Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
No. II. m
General Beauresard so The Secretary OF
CHARLESTON, April 18th 1861.
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| Signed, ~~G G. T. BEAuRrcARD
Now, the naked truth is, ep1boldened by the
manifestations of desire for n peaceful So
luton of our difficulties exhibited by tie
Administration at Washington, the mad men
| and traitors at the South, with u recklessness
| in keeping with their yllainous purposes from
| the commencement of their raid, refused 10
sllow the evacuation OF Fort Sumpter, except
upon terms that would be disLonorable and
disgraceful to the Government. They sought
| through this medium to force>the Government
at Washington to acknowledge the right of
Secession. They resolved to push matters
to a collision of arms. They had to. being on
a fight or sink to political oblivion. The sad
spectacle is therefore presented to the world,
of corrupt, thieving, defeated political par
ty, plunging the whole country into u civil
war, with the hope of regainrg the power
and patronage they have lost by unparalleled
rascality, unequalled corruption. and untiis-
guised treason. War is the last resort of these
bad men, and their last hope. They have
staked their all upon the issue, and reckless
of consequences to the country, they deter
mined to bring about collision of arms
When they knew that the troops were to be
Withdrawn from Fort Sumpter, and that the
Government at Washington was making no
war-iike preparations, they were eoncentra-
ting large armies at Charleston and Pensacola,
and calling on each of the seeded States to
furnish 5000 men each for active servicel-
ol.,,,
perfectly quiet, tycoon Davis Government
mas eeen levsing war, They do not want
neaes A".i if ts-ssse ss.aap.Sr uu-,.. ls,,., s,.
wero both abandoned by tho United Statcs
Government, these desperate rebels would
march upon Washington. AT this the South
ern Secessionists are aiming, and to the awful
result of servile well as civil war, they
are driving the nation, reckless of conse-
quences. They are willing to see the Border
States converted into fields of carnage, and
the whole country irretrievably ruined, to
crafty their undoly ambition. We say let
them now have it to their hearts content =
Let Fleets land all round the coast-let Fly
ing Artillery and Regulars be landed in their
piney woods, and let them have battle upon
battle, here a fire and there fire, and upon
them and their wicked allies rests the respon-
sibilities of the consequences, whatever they
may be. I
Another, and more desperate fight is to
come off at Fort Pckens in Florida. The
Government has sent supplies of food to tho
men there. In doing so, the Government has
done no more than duty and common human
ity required. If this act is treated as "A cause /.
for an attack upOn an unarmed vessel MS II /,
will be, the attack will be repelled by sea
and land, and the true people of the whole
country, North and South, will condemn the !.
authorities of the Southern Mobs who make !
such attacks, and will applaud the Govern /,
ment for its efforts to sustain our national
honor.