The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-09-10
Letter from the Traitor Brownlow.

Ur1cA, New York, August 7, 1862.
Editor Nushviiie Union am pleased
with the out spoken course of your paper,
and with the well aimed blows 1t gives
the rebel leaders in this Internal rebellion.
| have intended for some time to write
you a communication for publication, but
| have not the time, nor have time now.
| have oeen speaking for four months to
crowded houses, ranging ut five hundred
TO live thousand, and usually about two
hours. ] am, therefore, rendering .he
Confederacy all the SerVice can, by stir
| ring Up the North 10 volunteer in force
and crush out this wicked rebellion.
owe them debt Of gratitude for t':eir
iinprisonng me, suppressing the pubIca
ton Of my paper, Selling upon my town
property, and driving my wife and chill
dren out Of their hc.I-born Confederacv,
upon SO hours notice.
have canvassed the entire North and
| have spoken 70 more than one hundred
thousand persons, taking great pains TO
learn the actual condition OF the North
ern mind. There is a settled purpose on
the part Of the Northern people and the
loyal men Of the Northwest, to crush ou,
the re ,ellion, at any and every COS, OF
men, money and blood. The grta, body
OF the people Of the loyal States have
vowed, and their decree has been ratified
IN HsaveL, that none but the banner Of
glory and beauty, known as the stars
and stripes" shall ever float over any
State in the Old United States. They
have sworn that this Government shall
never be divided, and that this country
shall never know but one Government
and that shall be the Governmen, Of the
United States.
have spoken in all the large towns
on the Hudson and through the Mohawk
Valley to this city, aud am pleased to
assure you that the call Of Governor Nor.
gan, IN response TO the Presidents 3OO,-
600 demand of volunteers, is responded
to with alacrity, and soon New Iork's
proportion Of them will he in the field.
The recent order Of draft by the
President for 100000 more meets with
the enthusiastic approval Of old and
young in all directions, and the only re
gre,s have heard expressed are. that he
had not ordered draft for half mill.
ion.
The men taken from these Northern
an! Middle States are not even missed
10y these Sts.es. Every thing is prosper.
Gus crops are abundant money is plen-
ty and the only evidence one sees Of
war, Is in the newspapers and the rattle
Of the drum and fife at recruiting sta.
lions. True, iron clad monsters are bmId
ing. and transports for war purposes at
various points-alI going to show that
the Government is in earnest-terriLiy
an earnest.
! have nothing to disguise, Mr., Editor,
in regard to this Internal rebe lion. |
am for crushing it out, no matter at
what cost. ! am for suhjugaliou. coer.
cion aud determination, if tn ese measures
are necessary TO put down the rebellion
and sustain the Government OF the Uni
ted States. ! know the origin Ct the re
be!lion, and ! know the Oriyjnators. and
nothing short Of an old fashioned ortbo
dox hell, that burns with fire and brim.
stone, will reward them adequately for
their services
This IS the city where Gen. Ha!Ieck
was born, and from whence he started
out. This is also where Rev. Joseph
Cross used TO figure AS an ultra AbOIi
ZIONIST. This is the contemplate scamp
who preached the sermon at Gallatin, in
which lie held Up "Brownlow, Johnson
and Maynard' rs traitors TO the South |
He is now chaplain in the rebel army.
| am procuring the documents, including
his old letters, to show him up in his
true but infamous coIors. Yours, DC,
w. G.. BROWNLOW.