Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-21
Prescription for Opinions sake.


The folIopisg article from the Richmond
Ws.s OF recent date, will ePeh the eyes of
ruaay OF tbt SecessionisIs, and especially that
,lHss of them pho were formerly Wings aud
Uaiouists The HAgg copies short article
frOul The EraMsa<r, And then adds the dis-
closures To which we call aitention. They
know each oihet-- they are on the spot, aud
know whereof they speak. We do net quote
Gcom Lineoln's journals, but from Daris's
court Journals, in tbe Capitol Of the Southern
COntedsTacy. A rich time is coming:
IL ! rxfd.nt te every ntrge observer that The s-
lirSst rrsseans " Eie susn,issi as party, fully rye
.sstsd NgRia C.,RveHtsn, r bxaI OFgAaising
.rgaiSr tppostsda thv GuvcFaaaeat. rBaef all tils
ar- that = sSs basBe rhst efent n Pelifirs has
-B invariably IhFONe AGAINST the Soathefa Interest
asd though tils eyes,s - Isai sprilg anhih cd s ma.
t-rTaf NJ Ieas. u 10 aRPesr froea bzhlic
exists Sivsss St,h unlimiaasd viruieUcs. sBd
tr slIlaiIy tysIslhE lHlo Light agaiH LaiIerty
&C, "a slrnce istsnctiy cyldrat than bF
f,r- and the ssers II the party tlsrov cat fy time
nse they e. inisIHi feirfs u Iubiic epih
.,a snsetisats tty apger rauj1EI Fasiig Ia usfr
ssrSp spvTs aaid fEisIav hiHstsOn Of the
fress--tit, E5nEe st-lvls stass ~ the aast sap
sr,rts q, nt Rs ssea tbs mahgaaat gas
- n lhe uns4ss of slsaI Isirty is Ghs sieeta show.
thrsr ntsat fhey Siil sssa apPeR In rsnroroas aud
Sv,Iital ssprsEsn g. sls SoatasEh AdllhlsTS that
Ie fsaIss'i.- Eyasalsef.
We are at loss TO know what motive woald
prompt the formation Of party by the Sub
InissionIsts 4 ia the prrseut e0adiIi0a OF the
country. ID there were any possibility Of
tEeresy moBOpoiizing the Offices Of the Gov
ernmeut, we could imsgine An inducemsAt-
though = not very patriotic one. By adopt
iay tust cOgrxe. they wonid effec1tailr bar
themselves from oiiee, and may be, the wish
H.
thereby leave all the otiees to = particular
olique. Is the father to the tbOagbt
Being an elder Seeessioast thAa Jea. Da-
VS. Ur apy OF his Cabinet (unIess Mr.. Hanter
he an e1ception) fiugs AT SatymissiOnis:s or
Eaioasts nave no applications 10 ne, and
therefore we may be privileged 70 speak our
Ipiad without reserve 90 this subject. Down
to The Proclamation Of Lincoln, laFEe por-
iaon Of the people Of Virginia, probably a
fnsiority, were In favor of and had hopes of
nrrstrring The old Union. When that doc
Hmsut appeared most Of these abandoned
fbeir former opinions, they saT that The issue
vas made between Liberty aud Despotism,
aud like true snd loyal sous Of Virginia, as
they are, no meH rallied more promptly TO the
standard Of the Old Common sealth. Whole
brigades Of the army which have eadared the
haruships OF the camp and met the enemy In
battle. are composed Of these same EnioBists,
whom people tho never have been In hHs-
G "a ,'ailss Of the enemy, delight TO stigmatize
as ".SEIiaisssoRisis . " The HsoRs HaA R,I-
sadc - of Gen. Jackson, whIeh ssood the brast
q she 6ght a. Stoae Bridge for Twelve hours,
~sa sossrsa tlIsmSelvss aud their eoaatry
With gtery, wss made mp exclusively Of 'ssab-s
missiouisa IRON the strong UaIo6 counties
of ihe valley. The same 4 spBlieebla "a al
81 l.. -
manfied by General JohHsoa. and uiKht DC
sxussded 70 laAny other divisions. These
peovle did aet pause 20 get fatsad safs places
% the Quarteraaster's or ccmmissariat De.
partmeHts or tAs STAFF; they went right OF TO
war. and there they Iave been doing their
auty like patriots and heroes. ThPy hawaii
bees thinking aHd sebemiag fer osganizing
parties; their whole soues, AL they had aud
their Hysa Eere freely Offered for the safety
aaa independence OF their csstlatry.
If their fafmtr Unionnism, whtch they
sAsssd with = large poFtoa Of tteif eeastry-
niea. Is To be 40 eternal stigma and feproAeh
10 thom. thty woald DO well 20 sugreEafT the
Bssts of danger sad suffering 20 the aamiHg
I.atriots who delight Ia deneHscing then, aad
Who wsaid do the werk 50 naeh better than
ury can. We understand thai ten at the
s-rreta ries have laid down the broad pFineipie
that no msn, who held rnion principles
sanee the seeession Of Lincoln, Rnd vas
willing 10 accept offies gadRE him, shall hold
aaE sl6ee aadsF the Conlederate gesernwsnt.
ia the Carrying eat Of this Friaeipte. poor
Han. sAo he'd eIeFkshiP Ia the Treasury
OspsEtnsat, whose father asa grandfather
hsVe both fsaghs fer the eoHHtry, aad esefJ
ess af whose kiadFed. capable a besFlng
aras. is mn is NE ssld, has been dIsaliased
ftem che services ss RBEt % Be tfpsted. We
Bear Ibe sasae principle is Fteogslsed - the
ar OePartnsRt with al eaF snthHsisEm