Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-24
Pnrson BrowpIov,s Flag.

The editor Of the Knoxville Tenn Whig
W, G, Brownlow, is known the country over
as the "Fighting Preachery A strong
friend of the Union, he has dealt many and
haId blows to Secession, and has kept the
Stars and Stripes flying overhis house during
ali the excitementand tumult This flag has
been an eye.sore to the traitors, and various
attempts have been made to remove it, but
without success. These repeated demonstra-
tious have aroused the Parsons ire, and in
recent issue be lays down his platfofm at
some length, from which we make the fol-
lowing extracts: ...
1t is known TO this community and to the
people of this county, that | have had the
Stars and Stripes in the character of small
flag, floating over roy dwelling, in East
Knoxville, since February. This flag has
become very offensive to certain leaders of
the Secession party in town, and to certain
would. be leaders, and the more 50, as it is
about the only one of the kind floating in
the city. Squads of trovps, from three to
twenty, have come over to my house, within
the last severals days, cursing the flag in
front of my house, and threatening to take
it down, greatly TO the annoyance of my wife
ard children IL is due to the Tennessee
troops 10 say that they have never made any
such demonstrations. Other troops, from the
southern States, passing into Virginia, have
BEEN induced 10 do so, by certain cowardly,
sIeakiDg, while-ivered scoundrels, residing
here who have not the mettle to undertake
what they urge strangers to do. q g =
Now, | wish 10 say few things to the pub
lie, in connection with this subject. This
flag is private property, upon a private
dWelling, in q State that has neUar Uoted her
sell cut Of the Union, or into the Southern
| UCnie deracy, and is, therefore, lawfully and
| cODstitutODslly under these same Stars and
| Stripes have floating over my house. =
| Those who are in rebellion against the
! Government represented by the Stars aud
| Stripes have put up the rebel flag, aud it is
a high piece of work TO deny loyal citizens
Of the Union the privilege OF displaying
their colors. .'..'.
But there is one other feature of this
| tyranny and Of these mobocratic assaults,
wish to lay before The people, irrespective oI
| parties. There are but few of the leaders oi
this Secession movement in Knoxville, les:
than halEa dozen, for whom | entertain any
sort of Iespsct, or whose good opinions
esteem. With one of these had a free aud
full conversation more than two weeks ngo
in regard to this whole question. l told
him, that we Union men would make tbs
best fight we could at the ballot box, on the
9Th Of June, to keep the State in the Union
but that if we were overpowered, and s
majority Of the people Of the State should
say in this constitutional way that she mus
secede, we should have TO come down, and
bring our flags with us, bowing to the will o.
The majority with the best grace we could
o. TIE whole Secession party
here know this to be the position and purpose
OF the Union party, but portion Of them
seek 10 bring about personal conflicts, and tC
engage strangers, under the influence o.
! whisky, TO do dirty and villainOus worh
they have the meanness to do, without the
| courage.
If rhese God forsaken scoundrels aud hell
deserving assassins want satisfaction fol
what | have said about them-and it ha,
been no little-they can find me on thest
streets every day Of my life, but Sunday.
am at all times prepared to give them salts
faction. ! take back nothing | have eyel
said against the corrupt and unprinciplet
villains, but Teiterate all, cast it in Their das
tadly faces, and hurl down their lyin!
thToaIs their own Infamous cslumuies.
q Finally, the Destroying of my small flag
On of my town property, is small matter
The carrying out Of the State upon the ma
wave Of Secession is also small matter
compared with the great PRINCIPLE involved
Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish
! am Union man, and owe my allegiance l.
the Stars and Stripes of my country. No
can |, in any. possible contingency, have an,
respect for the Government of the Confed
crate States, originating as it did, aud beinl
controlled by the worst men in the South