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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
Treason and Perjury.

Every Senator and Representative in Con- |
gress of the United States, has sworn sol
EMMY upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty |
God, to support the Constitution of the Uni
ted States; and Senators especially, have
sworn in addition thereto, to act in good
faith as the Prvy Council of the President.
By the State laws, in every State in the Union,
every State officer has been required, be ore
entering upon the duties of his Office, to take
a similar oath. Attorneys and Counselors at
law, in all the States, have taken oath to
support the Constitution of the United States.
Clerks, Sherifs, Judges, Legislators, Consta-
bles, and Justices of the Peace, have taken
this same oath. Fourteen Senators, represen-
ting Seuen Seeded States, took this oath,
and sat on the floor of the Senate in the day
time: under Buchanan's reign, and pretended
to act in good faith towards the Government
from which they were drawing nine dollors per
day, aud mileage, while at night, they were
in caucus, with closed doors, plotting for the
overthrow of the Constitution, and the viola
ton of the laws enacted inpursuance thereof!
Tycoon DAVIS, Bully 'TooMBs, Treasury Plumber
ing CoBB, Whiskey Drinking W1GFALL, Rerolu-
lufionary PIcKENs, clustering KEIrr, FTe-the-
! Southern Heart YANcEY, and probably every
man in the Montgomery Convention, or bogus
| Congress have each and all taken this solemn
oath. Plain, unsophisticated laboring men,
among the mountains of East Tennessee;
say they are puzzled to know how these men
can escape the guilt of perjury, although they
! avoIA IT'S r-.-s-h----t--s-==----.-
We will try to excuse them, though we of
fer but a lame excuse. 1t is historical fact,
that as nations decline, the obligations and
sanctity of an oath becomes disregarded, and
mental reservations, after the manner of Je-
suit oath, are devised, to satisfy the con-
science, where the mouitor exists and is in
clined to be troublesome. Where there is nc
conscience, and the case is palpable one, as
in the case of q Post Master, or Federal
Clerk, or Federal Attorney, let the party VIC
lating his oath, justify himself, by crying out
Lincoln is Black Republican-he appoints
such men as Giddings, Burlingame and Red
path to Office, and refuses our rights in the
Territories" The Texans have wisely guar
ded against this thing in future. The officer:
in Texas, in future, are to swear allegiance
to the Constitution anc Laws of the Southers
Oohieoeracy, only " SO long as the Ota'e o
Texas shall remain member of that Con
federacy." This is a good loop-hole, and i
is creditable to Texas-showing the Texas
conscience still in terder stale, and unwil
ling to allow to again do what their Wigfar
and Hempstead's have already done-swea
i, unquali6edly to support Constitution which
they mean to destroy whenever they get heat
| in Presidential e1ectioni Ynu ara poy
right, gentlemen of Texas, put your reserva
tions in your oath of Office, and save your
selves the trouble of devising mental ones
after the Treason you provide for is consuma
ted
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
What Shall we Do?

The war of the sections has commence
Seventy-6ve thousand men, will, in less tina
a month, be poured upon the revolted Statt
These States cannot be conquered, if tn.
people are united; but they will in all pro
ability be Orerrun and laid desoIGfe. The pc
ulation of the free States is about TWEEN
milliens, while that of the revolted States
less than five millions. The population of;
the slave States is less than ten millions
part of this population (the slaves) are
element of weakness, and not of strength,
The government has large navy ar
army has credit at home and abroad h
unlimited supplies for feeding an army, va
quantities of arms and munitions of war, al
the PRESTIGE of being the government; viii
the revOlted States are destitute of every OF
of these. II, therefore, there is any ener.
and wisdom in the government in the pros
cution of this war, no one Can doubt tb
untold miseries and desolation are to be Il
lot of the revolted States.
49, In -th;s A.oaAfal amerrencv what ia Il
duty of Tennessee and the bordeei 5s.vc y =
think most clearly it is to meet in Converts.
at frankfort in May, there organize temp.
rary or provisional government for such 1,
will agree to it. and make the veherab
JOHN J. CRITTENDEN President. This prov
sional government to continue during IL
war, observing strict neutrality between u
of the Cotton States, and holding itself at
times in a position to act as a mediator in Il
work of peace; and in the end forming
nucleus and the basis for the reconstruct,
of the government, Or for such OF the Stat
as may unite with them in the reconstructit
of the old Confederacy, or the formation of
great Middle Confederacy. In this way, al
in this way only, can Kentucky, iennesse
Missouri, Virginia, and Maryland keep the
xbo hiatt Al
sections. In this way, all their material j,
terests will prosper, rather tnan De RUNE
and the Institution of slavery De secure.
ON the other hand, these States join the
voted States, that moment John brown raj
will occur all along their horoers' and
ninety days the slaves will De driven ba.
fifty miles from the dividing line, ana sen !,
of insecurity every where seiSe the minds
shareholders. Northern armies VIII pc
down upon us. and the laborers ana the Fl
mers will have to 60 forth to de'end III.
homes and property. Thus oesoiation Al
ruin will be brought to our very doois. Al
who are to pay the enormous expenses oftl
war? The people. How? BY drset faxati,
No man will be SO insane as to suppose the
can be any commerce while tee war las
| from which 10 derive revenue.
Nothing is more clear than taat we
under no obligations to fight ON the side
the revolted States They have never C.
quilted us. Selishnees and vauiting ambiti.
! are the motives to their WICKED conduct.
Why then shall we be dragged into Il
vortex of blood and revolution Our tr,
policy is peace and neutrality.
If, however, the border otAses refuse )
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
Secession Bravery.

We have just received a letter from a Seu-
tlemaa ding in Middle Georgia, inclosing
the money to renew his subscription to our
paper, man OF sense AMI character He
thus concludes his letter:
:. We have call from the Governor of this
State for 1000 troops, and strange to relate
there is not miscreant in all the ranks of
the Secession party who will move wheel
in that direction. They are waiting upon the
Union men, and we intend to die at home. be-
fore will go and leave these traitors and
rascais at home
These . traitors and rsscals" could bring
on this conflict of arms, but they want other
men to do the fighting. They now begin to
feel tie need of Tennessee and Kentucky
Volunteers to fight their battles, as they have
done in ali the wars since 1912. If Lincoln
stoes his duit, and we hope he may-these
! l:rbels of the South will have to face the NM
! sic-s And our word for it, they will not haze
ecrporal's guard of men, fuel and proyis.
ions, to deal with in Fort Sulnpter
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
Particulars of the Bombardment.

We have perused detailed account of the
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, given in the
Richmond papers, and it amounts, in sub
stance to this: Maj. Anderson surrendered
because his quarters and barracks were des-
troyed, and there was no hope of reinforce
ments from the Fleet, owing to the failing tide.
The fight continued thirty hours, and Ander-
sons men, numbering 50 soldiers, were pros
trated from over exertion, hunger and loss of
sleep. In addition to the mortally wounding
81 Tour of his men by the bursting of one of
MS guns Maj. Anderson's losses are thus
summed up by report in the Richmond
Wig:
There were but five of the garrison-b---
fsur of them badly, and one it is thought
mortally. The rest were worn out
The explosions that were heart and seen
from the city in the morning were caused by
the bursting of loaded shell, which were ig
nited by the fire on the fort, and could not be
removed quickly enough to prevens exPios-
ion.
The fire in the barracks was caused by the
quantities of hot shot poured in from Fort
Moultrie. Within Fort Sumter every thing
bat the classmates is an utter ruin. The whole
thing looks like a blackened MACS of ruins
Many OF the guns are dismOunted on the side
opposite to the iron battery at Cummirs s.
Point. The Rife cannon from this place made
great havoc. The wall of the Fort looks like
honey comb, and near the top, on the side
opposite Fort Moultrie, is breach as big as
cart. The Floating Battery also told severe
~ on the wall in front of it.
Fort Moultrie is badly damaged. The Of
fcer's quarters and the barracks are torn to
pieces. The houses on the island are riddled
with shot, and in many instances whole sides
are torn away.
The fire in Fort Sumter was put out and re.
caught three times during the day.
DR.. Craw ford the Surgeon of the fort re.
ceived slight wound in the face.
Maj. Anderson, after his surrender, together
with his command, embarked on the Lsa6el
direct for New York. He is gallant officer
and true man, and was badly treated bott
by the present, and the preceding Administra.
ton. Never was brave and honorable mar
more badly treated than Maj Anderson has
been by the vile wretches at Washington
both under Buchanan and Lincoln. They
knew his position was untenable, and yet they
kept him in it, that the odium Of a surrender
might fall upon him.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
The First Secsder.

The Devil was the first Secessonist ev
known, and he seeded from better Cover
ment than the leaders of our Cotton Stat
did, but from the same motives. "Rule {.
Ruin " was the platform Of both. Here, f
the most part, the people have been flied al
drummed out of the Union, and denied
voice upon the subject. The same SPIRIT a
tuates Secessionists wherever they are foun
Had Bell or Douglas been elected, the san
state of things would now be upon us. The
Southern conspirators intended all this mi
chief, and they have brought it about. tt
Southern Democracy are to blame Tor all tn
thing.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
Forbearance of the Government.

The history of all the Governments ever
formed, from the days of ancient Rome down
to the present time, furnishes parallel to
the forbearance which the Government of the
United States has, up to this period. shown
20 those who have wiekediy and viliainouSly
rebelled against its authority, and expressed,
by word and deed, their determination to
break it up, and to throw off all allegiance
to It's authority. National vessels have been
stolen, Treasures plundered, MINIS seized
upon, Custom Houses robbed, Forts unlawful
ly captured, loyal citizens orerawed, States
rushed ont of the Union by the few, in oppo-
sision to the WIN of the many, The execution
of the laws, a IRRESPONSIBLE position not only
boldly, but arToyantiy assun.-d-mannes .e.-
sells have been fired into a-foss, with less
than one hundred soldiers in 1t to take care
of Government property, has been assaiied
By an armed HOO of seven Thousand men;
and vet. not a gun has ever been fired by The
United States, until this last assault upon
Fort Sumpter, when her inmates fired in self
defence No attempt has ever been made to
arrest or punish these vile conspirarators,
and scarcely a harsh word, or even faint
threat has been made against the rebel otien-
ders- There has not only been no effort made
to s.coerce u the people Of any State which
adopted Secession Ordnance, but they have
been peacefully permitted, by both Buchanan
and Lincoln. to run riot in their mad. not to
say Internal career, and to heap indignation
upon all who publicly avowed a Union senti-
ment. Earnestly desiring to avoid the mani
field evils of a civil war, the opponents of Sc
cessIon have tacitly acquiesced in almast eve
" demand, however unreasonable, and every
exaction, however unjust and Infamous, which
these IawIess Revolutionists have made
But one of their exactions has been spurned
and that was their insulting demand that this
Government should officially recognize their
revolutionary conduct, their wholesale robbie.
~, and their accursed treason.
We have, however, approached a perioC
when a collision of arms has taken place, ant
the indications are. at present, that our Gov
eminent will be compelled, for the protection
of tsh public property committed to its pro
lection, to repel, foreibly, at Fort Piekens, n
villainous attack which now seems inevitabl
in that quarter, where thousands of rebe
troops are congregating- We are pleased t
see that active preparations are in progress
on the part of the Administration, at all tn
Navy Yards and military stations in the con-
try, and that the Government is determine
TO sustain Lieut. SLAMxKR, at Pensacola,
employing all the means at its disposal
There must be limit somewhere to the 70
bearance of the nation. and in our judgmen
that limit has now been reached As a
Americas citizen1 proud of our country, W
have felt mortified that our GovernmeI
should suffer itself to be run over, its author
laws treated with contempt, and all by 81
of Iawless adventures, and disappointed o
fce-seekers, who deserve to be hung or sh'
as traitors.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20

EUROPEAN DEMAND FOR BREADsTUFrs.-zhe
Neg York Market Actire.-The private advices
received at New York by the City Of Ba'ti-
more, to the 18th ult concerning Breadstuis,
are said to be very encouraging. The En-
press says:
There was considerable activity and excite
ment on the Corn exchange to-day, coEse-
qnent upon the receipt of favorable Euronean
advices by the City of Baltimore. There was
a very heavy business transacted in bread
stuns, chiefly for export, and prices show q
decided Improvement, the advance being lOM
20 cents per barrel on -four, 2C15 cents per
bushel on corn. The average business is IN.
usually large, and, in fact, there has not been
so much animation and buoyancy exhibited
on any one day for very long time past.
Reference to the official tables Of British
imports shows that Of the increased pur.
chases of breadstuffs, a very large proportion
is received from the United States, and until
another crop is gathered in Europe, nothing
can prevent continuance of this advantage.
Agricultural authorities are by no means san.
guine Of the crop prospects of the kingdom
for 1861, and argue that. by reason Of the Sc
verify of the winter, which has impeded the
planting Of wheat, there must, with an ave-
rage yield upon the breadth of land planted,
be a serious deficiency in breadstufs, to be
made up from American sources in . great
measure. At this moment the crop prospects
Of the United States are good, and II 10 prop
er to assume, no casualty to the grain crop
intervening, that a large export Will be made,
to the great advantage of the grain section Of
the country. In less than ninety days new
wheat from Georgia and other Southern States
will be in the market, and in large Quantities,
judging from the crop reports recs~y made
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
The Cause of the War.

The United States proper, is now engage
In with the so-called Southern Cenfed-
eracy, which, in all probability will last for
several years. There a great excitement
among the people of the whole country, and
free and angry discussions in the towns,
among the politicians and sensation men of
the Secession party. For our part, we claim
to be CALM and we are looking on with
much composure any one man in all the
land.
Men are insultingly demanding of others to
know which side of this wa, they are on =
Will they be for the North or the South ? We
can only answer for ourselves. We are on the
side of the Government in which we live. We
are for tie old American Union. and desire
the success of her arms, over all who have
rebelled against the laws of the land. The
bad men If the South, went into race for
the Presidency, nominated their candidates
in National Convention, and were beaten by
Lincoln and Hamlin. They at once declared
themselves out of the Union seized upon the
Government Forts, and Property, and even
the Mint, and money of the United States
They then had the impudence to ask the
American Government. through Commission
er: to recognize their act of secession, and of
treason, to recognize their robbery and steal
ing, and refusing to do so, they have declared
war; or commenced hostilities.
Our Government had gallant officer in one
of its Forts in Charleston, with about one
hundred men, and the South Carolina Au-
thorities cut off their supplies from the mar
kct, denied them fuel, and forced them to use
the sleepers and flooring plank in their din
ing room, to cook their scanty morsels wiih
The Government attempting to reinforce these
men, as bound to do, and in self-defenee they
return the FIRE. The Unite States Govern
ment really had to fight or recognize tae
doctrine of Secession. We say fight sooner
than do this, and fight ever, regardless o.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
We Border State Conservatives.

We border State men, who stand up for The
Union, against the combined hosts of ibis
miserable SoutherH Confederacy, have a han d
time of it, meeting with but lille encourage
ment from the North or South. We point 10
the organization of Cotton Confederao V,
and the treason and effrontry that achieved it,
as the climax of audacity We point to th'
evidences of the capacity of the people
the South for self-government, as consisting
in the fact that tie leaders have refused The
people any voice in the government. ",
point to the truth aud wisdom OF repu5lica
principles in the South, as displayed by til
snbrersion of constitutions by purse prouo
oligarchy in the secret sessions of the liz
Ultimate Conven ions they hold We prov
the virtue and patriotism. of Southern States
men, by exhibiting the ~lianies of Pow
the treacheries of THOMPSON and CoBB, til
wanton conspiracy against an unoifendr
and beniguant Government, by fourteen pea
-z------- r,--..--e-
Government, and acting upon the floor OF til
Senate, for pay, under q solemn cath TO pre-
serve i'll We point to the revolt marked
every step by trusts betrayed, by violate
oaths, by disgrace and diSh0nor, by deceit
treaehery, and the plumber of minis an
forts-these aceS, sufficient to consigu the
mo5orratic authors, TO utter iufamv, and uGs
dfd off by the Sccessionists, who point us
the vile Abolition antecedenis, and incendiar
doctrines OF the up-start rufhans, loaihson
black guards, and filth rate men Lincoln al
his Cabinet cruwdiHg into high offices
homer and trust We, are met and tol'
that the Republican leaders at Washington
refuse AL offers OF 81 compromise, and will NJ
aid for one moment in settling our nation
troubiesI We are told, aud told with truth
that the leaders of the party in Congress:
opposed to the objects of the Peace Commi:
siouers il Washington, and refused them ii
right hand of fellowship! These knO'
down arguments GiSarm Union men-il
friends OF the nation and it requires
amazing degree of hardihood to face mp :
these truths, and talk and write down ii
legitimate odium which clings 10 the traitor
Gus conduct of the Northern agitators of il
slavery question. The truth is, if the Re
publican Administration at Washington, al
its leaders in the free States, and i'll Congress
don't change their policy, and do it soon,
Cuion men South, are all to be crushed ou
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20
Another Richmond in the Field"

OxFoHD, Miss, April ii, 1861.
D. BnewnLow Dsw 6r:-Being .
constant reader Of your valuable Paper,l dis
cover that some of the young ladies are tres
passing on your kindness, to advertise them
selves as candidates for matrimony, just ms II
every body did not, know that we we're made
for that purpose. With your permission I
will say to your young gentlemen readers that
am also candidate, and that am running
on my own hook, am not put forward by
scheming mother, or a cunning and spitefui
old maid.
am in my twentieth year, am rather taller
than the average height, my hair quite dark,
large blue eyes, complexion fair. If l hsd
husband, and was required to do it, couid
spin, weave, and make his clothes. can milk
a cow, cook dinner, and scrub the hoor.
can also entertain gentlemen in papa's ao-
sence-they say play n-the piano timely
Ny pai ents are living, and when marry they
will give me start in Lille. Now, II any
young gentleman, who don't drink whisky
nor play cards, and who is politically as vel
as personally for Union. he will find me no
overly hard on bargain. / forgot to men
ton in the proper place that am memoe
of the Methodist church, am now and eve
have been in good standing.
Your sister in Christ,
SARAH JANE.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-04-20

company l6 sections Of $40 <ee61 eacn,
each mile Of ,soad sin All, 40 sectionS>
equal TO 9,zl6, 900 acre ssE-
These are good wheat and cotton producing |
lands.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company has
sold about 1 ,O0O, 900 acres of wheat landsHat
over SIS, 00O, 00O-making the average price
per acre more than SIS. The wheat and cot
ton lands of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company will bring, it is believed, the aver
age price of the Illinois Central Railroad
lands. 1t is stated by the last named Com
pany that its land will more than reimburse
the company the cost of its road and outfit.
They received only sections, or 3S40 acres
to the mile.
Ii we put the lands of the Southern Pa
ciic Railroad Company at SIS per acre, the
product will be $l38, 24O,O 900.
The estimated cost of the Southern Pacific
Railroads and equipments, through Texas,
| $22, 100000.
As the road will be worth what it has cost,
the value of the lands may he assumed as the
| value Of the property of the company, when
the road is completed. The company propose
to build this road, with capital to be paid in
by its shareholders of So, 100000, in addition
its lands.
OF this amount about $4,000, 900 have al
ready been paid in, and shares have been is
600 of its CAPITAL stock and wants to sell
$780, 1000 of it, for the purpose of paying its
liabilities for labor, materials, right OF way,
duties and freights on iron, accruing since
the reorganization of the company, in Sep
TENDER, 1859 the Liabilities amounting to
about $40, 900 in all (; and to complete and
/ equip the fifty miles of road now under con-
tract 1t is estimated by the President that
with sale of $500, 900 of the capital stock
and the Texas loan, the company can COM
plete and equip fully seventy five miles Of
road and that with the net receipts of the
operations of these seventy-fve Lilies and
the bonds, the entire road can be built through
Texas. 1t is expected that New Orleans will
take 500, 900 of the stock now offered.
The present shareholders have the exclu-
sive privilege of taking the stock at So thu
share because they have submitted to re
duction of one half of their shares originally
held. This is believed to be boon justll
deserved by them. Persons not now share
holders are permitted to become such by pay
ing $40 per share, one fifth cash, and the re
mainder in equal payments, in two, four ant
six months
ment is unequaled, as the following facts will
show.
An investment made now, by the presen
shareholder, of Sc in the purchase of one new
share, produces to him, when the road is com
/. pleted, Sl97. And the investment, by tn
man who now becomes a shareholder, of ST.
for share of this stock, produces fo
him the same amount Of $197.
To the one subscriber the profit is $500 pc
cent, and to the latter 1900 per cent.
shall keep books open, for both classes
subscribers, DIT No "a Common street, fo
one week. r. V. FULKERsoN.