Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

a'ffetftd ~ Neic lOrk Ihursd ~ kroitng Ney 10.
Parron Bfownlow, afer the uproarious applause which
erected him had subsidized, said De took occasion in adj
ancc " anything he might say appfsc them Of what
hcv would doubtless end out by the time he had con.
cndod-that in his public addresses, matter what
meh bc ms theme he did not present u to an audience
WITH charming Cloqueuce beauty OF dciion which
capaes an assembages There was powcrof SO great
Nhu'hce upon The human mind a. that OF el0quCucc.
Cesar controlled men by exciting their fears Cicero, by
captivating their affections he effect Of the per
shcd; but the other would continue the end Of time.
o was confident that he addressed appreciatye au-
donco who had assembled TO- hear facts about the
great southern rebellion. Hc should, therefore, look
more TO what he should say, than 20 the manner In
which he should say applause more the subject
matter than any display Of frro u language. Applause
For The last thirty years be bad been accustomed to
speak IN puehe on all the subjects that came up for pub
JIG discussion. lie had never been neutral any sub
Jcct lAppl'use From an attack Of bronchitis, three
years STAGE ne had been disabled from speaking and had
visited the City Of New York Tor medical treatment lie
lHN ncen treated 10y eminent physician, who did him
great good and then advised him 90 so home and ocoa-
tonauf exercise bis speaking powcrs-o retire 20 the
woods, If necessary, and doclam stumps logs AS
the case might be- IAppause Instead Of doing that,
he nad taken occasion to speak n neighborng town
lolHl abstinence which they aH knew was very good
cause lAppausel lie had also al other times endeay-
orcd to deliver short sermons Methodism. which
ALSO R,'l cause they would al know. lApplause,
That had tailed 20 restore his voice but he
spoke against this Internal rebellion his voice improved
and Doe discovered all at once that 80 could be- heard
holt mile Laughter and applause Tie could only
attribute The Improvement Of bis voice 20 the Gud-lke
cause 900 which De protested Co be engaged " That's so
uon Tie would employ mo- language that he had not
used ht home way down in Dixie, lAppause lie
of me Noh and another set Tor the South Applause
llo would utter here word against the corrupt and in
famous wretches that he would utter the street
whtfc Doe resided. Applauso He would repeat simply
what Doe had frequently said m the widest circulated pa
per the South Che Knoxville VIM up The time the
paper was suppressed the 25th Of October lastthe
last Union paper that permitted TO live 10 the South
aud thc only religious journal ia the eleven seeded
state lArplauscl Inc people OF the South and not
he people ui hc North were 20 blame ur The lAp
pau.eI The South bad intended for thirty years to
break up thc Government They had had the Prosdcu-
cy twice 200 our once and five a their Presidents rcecct
Cd Tor periods amounting iu all 60 forty years No man
az the Nortt had than term 10 the Presi
dcny yet in addition 90 their Presidents, She South
had s,irrd uu1u two or three mscreaus who had been
elected by The North the South had plowed with them
as their hciiers. ApPauscl The South asked the fu-
f'h'c slave law and 10 was granted They asked the
peal " he Missouri Compromise line which never ought
60 nave been gwen but it was granted She demai dcd
The admission Of Texas and IL granted. The Norh
had granted all the South ever desired Hence this at
tempt az secession was without cause 10 the work
OF The worst that God permitted live this
earth. (Appltuse) Il when the over, the gov.
eminent should fail 90 the leaders every one as high
AZ Hamau-the triumph would be failure (Applause
The rebellion would be crushed lie bad always had
confidence that the Al the head VI Affairs would Do
IT, George Is. McClean-that great gallant and gloii
ops mani Applause, and three cheers for George Is
McCcIlen)a man in whose ability and integrity ht had
always relied and who, he had prophesicd would cout
out right side would certainly conquer the rebels u his
iont lAppause) h. Tenn, was now in the Department
OF that hero Fremont Applause and three cheers for
Tennessee rejoced when Il heard il had in hi,
division. (Applause) he differed from Fremont lin
politics but agreed with him in This ST. lie had con
hdcnce that Fremont would either make spoon spoil
a horn. (Appiausc, and great ianghter) When IRE
mont got ready to down 10 T.. Tennessee he intended
To- go with HIM and ride nice horse aud have epau-
lotics and sword CLaugh,tr) late member Of Con.
g'css MI Briggs had promised 90 give him a coil OF
ropc and be wanted 20 show who the traitors ia T.
Tennessee and have the pleasure Of lying the rope
roud their nccks.
We had had heretofore few experiments in crushing
ont rebellion In Massachusetts,. the whisky rebellion In
tennsl vaui terrible rebellion in South Catolina.
They were all crushed out. lApplasc.l II be could
hsycrcsusciaied the spirit cf Old Uickcrv he would
have placed him two years since the Chair dsgraced
bf that miserable mock,ry OF man at Wheatlaud-Iap
pl aust aud we W1uld have had this rebellion crushed
out Two Yeas age. Applause jackson true
patriot and lover OF his country, aud had Cid Hickey
been President when Floyd commenced his stealing for
the rebellion rising about feet his boots and taxi
uE Floyd by the collar be would have sworn that by the
God tlat made Moses, this tiug must stop great APP
pluse and lauehter,l and wheu Andrew Jackson said,
uy the God that made Moses a thing must stop that
thing must stop lGtcat applause. We had suppressed
the Rhode Island Dou rebellion But the great rebellion
was now on hand and he believed that Lincoln with the
people To back him, would put it down Applause. l-
II would must. and should be done Applause And 4
only allowed 20 take little when that was
done England and France mis- ht come aud we would
lick them both, sreat laughter and applause and he
was not certain mat we would not have il TO do rAp-
pauss England had Teen playing o-faced game
It's great journalist DR. RUSSELL good representa-
live n Tie country Bat would have large army at
world and the balance Of mankind. Laughter lie
saw, In the opening The rebellion where drv-
ing At an carly period he took sides with the Union
lApplnuse.l How could he do otherwise He had
Travelled circuit Ia eou 1afolina, and had fought the
hercsy Of uulhhcauon IL 1882. Applause lie had
even published a pamphlet opposing MULTI cation and
they threatened 70 hang him then II had the honor Of
bring one Of copouls guard to get up Electoral
ucketin Tenn for q. Adams against Andrew Jackson
In mo next contest he was for Clay Gfeat cheering
Yes they might cheer Clay and the Presidential
election, he going call Convention and nominate
he as' suitof cothts that Clay wore before his DEATH
inreit lughrrl When the rchfhou opened the rebels
approached him with money. They knew be was poor.
and supposed hey could buy him they had the last
deNl of the others Laughter He told them in the
denounced them until the crowd u troops going East
coming through his town were In ne constant habit of
murdrling Union They frequently were ordered o.
80 md hang HIM They came 10 bis door and called for
The I'D old Lincolnte and traitor 10 come out. lie
had several times appeared the little balcony OF his
mousse ana addressed them Saying "Men. what do You
want With lie was choice n his language and TOD
parionl.r pains never to Jay "genuemen.' [Grea,
laughter They sail: 1--WE want speech, and want
Won 70 come out for the s. uhen Confcdotscy" He re-
piled If utterly and rcoucilaIly opposed 10 this in
fsWa rebellion. / hope that you going TO get
your rights you will get them before YOU get back -
lGrcat laughter They finally drove him from his
house aud took the place fo old smiths shop mend
floyd's st len muskcts Laughter They finally en-
e'!cu ia" TO deprive every Union man Of arms. They
entered his house three Tines and got two guns and
aud had the balance under the clothes concealed.
Aocr rohhinp the Union Of all their horses and
blankets, breaking open drawers and chests, and Selling
upon money councuauced by the authorities IA spite Of
being unamcd the people rcbeed In night strange
10 cay, an The railroad bridges from Chattanooga hun-
drtd miles south, took fire and burned down Laugh
teri 10 was singular coincidence that they should all
take fire ON that night. Laughter That was purely
aecdontly. Laughter and applause III happened to
be out irom home at the time. Laughter He had
gone out 10 collect debts from Union men-the
shfufs " several counties fLaughter1 But as the
bridges took fire while he out they swore that he
was the rngleader Of all the deytry. They had the s
all ull. They seized him December g. and confined
him III dirty, miserable jail, with $50 Others In all
lhe jail there not chair bench table OF any fur
ntWc except bucket and two old tin dppers TO drink
nom lie knew the inmates and they knew him. and
when he entered they said. Br0wnow are YOU here -
Yes, Boys have at last at the hatiefs shop
Laughter They said that they never thought the v
would come to this. lie told them to cheer MP Were
they there for stealing, CONTRIBUTING mansaughtet
No, was because they adhered the flag and Constt
ton OF the country. Applause lie declared to God
as his Judge he looked upon that 9th day Of December as
the proudcst day Of his life. Applause lie vowed
that would stay until death, unii they should hang
him rather than renounce his principles The prisoners
were offered chances volunteer and from their isert
they had been compelled to volunteer; but after he was
first confined, that volunteering stopped Applause
During his Incarceration Of the Confederate Brpn
ders named LeAdbeater visited him. dressed within an
inch Of his natural but drunken life. Laugher Amer
some preliminary conversation the brgadier offered 10
have him els ased II he would take the GA OF allegiance
Rising up several feet and having his Irish aroused he
told him that he would before he would take that
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