The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-23
Speech Of Pars0n Brownl0w to the
Merchants Of New York.

Mayor OPDIKE welcomed the parson in q
few appropriate remarks, to which be re-
sponded in the following humorous strain |:
GENTLExEN-I thank you for the kind
reception you have given me and for your
demonstration of esteem and regard. L am
here briefly only to pay you passing visit
on invitation of two or three OF your men,
bers this morning. have therefore no
speech to make to you but l must say,
however, in reply to the compliment paid
me by the Mayor, that have no idea of
deserving any consideration whatever for
anything I have said or done. l have done
my duty according to the best of my ability,
and at the risk, to be sure, of my neck,
which, after all, is small matter, when
compared with the interests of our glorious
Union. (Applause.) The man, North or
South, who would not risk his property
and imperil his earthly-I had like to have
said his eternal-all to put down this I'M.
natural rebellion, and uphold the glorious
flag of his country, does not deserve the
name of an American (Applause.) The
Apostle Paul tells US that be had fought at
one time with beasts, at Ephesus. l have
done little more than that. Not, how
ever, claiming superiority over the great
A: ostle. (Applause.) have fought the
devil and Tom Walker, and JEFF. Davis and
bis legion cloud laughter and appause),
and, honestly, gentlemen, I did not expect
three months ago to see this city again, and
my mind was really intent on looking up a
rope" (Cheers and laughter.) 1 made
my calculations to that effect (Cheers was
incarcerated in prison where there were
one hundred and fifty Union men. issued
thousands upon thousands of q tri-weekly
paper, shooting with them and pitching into
them, from jeff. Davis down to the least
reptile in their ungodly coufederacy.
daughter and applause) 1t is astonish-
ing they did not execute me. They came
to my cell with their guards and bristling
bayonets. l frequently remarked that my
time had come, and had taken pencil and
noted a speech which had intended to ask
leave to deliver at the gallows. (Applause.)
And, gentleman, by not hanging me, the
world has lost precious and rare produc
ton. lCheers and loud laughter. Well,
after pouring bot shot into them they con-
sented to send me out of the Southern con
federacy among the people l sympathised
with. Cheers. consented, and told
them would do more for the confederacy
than the devil had ever done--I would
leave the country. Loud laughter and ap
plause.] Even at this good day Southern
papers abound with statements that, owing
to the loss of Southern custom, the grass is
growing on both sides of Broadway.
Laughter and cheers have been look.
ing out for this this morni g, and found a
little grass in the Park, and that has been
trodden down by the multitude. Cheers
Gentlemen, l congratulate you Oh the speedy
termination of this wicked and God torsa.
ken rebellion. [Cheers.l There is one
battle to come off which l dread. 1t is
the battle of Corinth. The rebels have one
hundred and twenty thousand men there !;
and they are desper- tie class from Ar
kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, and so forth. l hope for
the best, that our men are equal to them
better armed, and better drilled Cheers |
After relating an anecd0te about the estl
mate of rebel chivalry, as explained by a
fair daughter of the South, the speaker con.
Guided by thanking the meeting for the re-
ceptiOn accorded to him.