Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-13
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The Hon. Neil s. Brown. of Tennessee,
reluctant follower of secession in its earlier
days, recently delivered Union address to
large concourse of loyal people ut Colum-
bia, in that State, in which he denounced
the reasonable acts of the rebellionists
aud, with all the power and enthusiasm he
was capable of commanding, he urged the
people of Tennessee to return TO their allie
glance to the Government, and join in the
efforts now being made by the true men OF
the South to restore the Union and thus
bring back again to the homes and iresides
of the South, peace, prosperity and happi-
ness.
| MIR. Brown was at one time Governor Of
the State; an old Wing statesman and
highly popular man. He thus relates his
experience while under the ban and influence
of secession against his better Judgment
lie said =
Last spring against his earnest counsels
and his deliberate Judgment, repeatedly ex-
pressed in public, the question Of disunion
: was raised and supported by influential lead
ers and powerful and active party The
people seemed hurried of by phrenzy.-
When he saw the avalanche descend upon
us irresistible as that which breaks its icy
cable and gldes on its mission Of ruin from
un Alpine summit when he saw that he
could no longer struggle 10 any purpose
4 against the tremendous storm, he deter
named, come veal come woe, he would stand
by Tennessee His opposition would have
= been useless any longer; it would have end
: ed in street broils and fatal alterations
: He felt the Stnte was gone for the present
His mind was tortured Al times he felt MS
5 though he would like to fly the country and
leave Il scene OF horror and misery for whicl
he has no appetite. But he felt that thi.
I would be unmanly and that he would stu,
r and use his influence TO moderate the fury o
:. Others and protect his old friends He die
what he felt was his duty, but he ielt dis
$ consulate, heart broken, unhappy. Ii,
q would rather die than lead II life made o
such dark aud dreary and bitter years us til,
one through which he had just passed. ii,
$ had seen young men, the hope and flower o
. the State, discomiitted, wandering hithc
and thither, scattered now from the prison
l. along the northern lakes TO the marshes ant
r cane-brakes in the interior of Mississippi
lie would not go into discussion of thi
% controversy or ills causes. Whether thu
North was right or the South, or whethe
o both were wrong, It was not his purpose II
argue. He wished only to say that in hi
= deliberate and settled Judgment taking al
e The facts MS they now present themselves int
consideration, he was bound to declare tha
this rebellion cas played om'-it soas al
l. utter .taiiure. lie had ties the dearest il
nature TO the Southern side. His onl
brother was a prisoner, and his two son
e were in the Southern army, and to-day h
would give his right arm to bring them back
lie never asked them TO so there; the
u Went against hs judgment. 1t was hi
= solemn duty 10 tell his old friends that tn
"a Confederate cause was ruined and hopeessl
y lost. lie had never been Il desponding mar
}. but for months lie had felt no faith in til
rebellion. lie had not serupled TO say $
T. to all his friends The longer ii lasts tn
}. worse it will he for the South