Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-31

The following dispatch, received Saturday
evening", shows thet Parsop BrOwnlOw will
visit Cleveland, but the time cannot be def
nitely fixed OF present:
CINCINNATI, March 20.
RDs. LEADER; Saw Parson BrowDlow and
extended to him the hOspitAlities Of O.eve-
land. BE accepted, but could FIX no time
he remains here ali next week.
G.B. HAMILTON.
Me- Brownlow was welcomed at Cincinnati
on Friday and made few remarks, giving a
sketch Of his political career. We quote from
the Gssstts:
The Parsons reply was most st to the oc
cspion. He first gave 8 short history of his
political career. In 1928, then living in
Tennessee, he supported Adams against
Jackson. BE next supported Clay and Hugh
Lawson against Van Buren, and in ls40 be
sustained Harrison In so be aided in get
ting up the Webster ticket, which, in oonse-
quence Of Mr. Websrer's death was with
drawn. BE ass sted in nominating and sup
porting Fillmore and DOnelson, and at the
last election, Bell and Everett In connection
with Bell be always thinks of the couplet,
GPity the sorrows Of poor old man." butin
Everett he feels pride, for that man still
stands erect, like one created In the image Of
bis God. He never sympathized with AbO-
litiOI ists, Disunionists or Secesslonists.
His parents were born in Virginia. So was
he. Although sslHVeholder, be has no hesi-
fancy in saying that, when the Issue is pre-
scented, as it may be, "The Union and no
Slavery, against Slavery and no Union" be
is for the Union, and Slavery may 60 to the
| dogs. he is for the Union above Slavery or
any other institution. Large bribes have
been offered him to induce him to aid the re-
bellion. His answer was "Thy money per-
ish with thee"
He was afterwards invited to speak at the
Merchants Exchange, and from his remarks
there We quote few sentences. In speaking
Of his imprisonment at Knoxville, hssaid:
The Brigadier General commanding at
Knoxville came in to see me oRe day. The
prisoners all rallied around to hear what was
said. he said; "BroWnlow, you ought not
to be here" "I think 80, too, said l.
NOw," says he, "come along with me and
we will make it all right. We will go sp to
Judge Humphrey, at the Court House, and
you can take the oath of allegiance to the
Southern Oontsderaey." turned round to
him at this insulting proposition. "Sir,"
said /, "beiore will take the oath of allegi-
ance to the Southern Oonfsderacy, to obtain
my freedom, will rot in jail with disease, or
die Of old age. Nsy, more-I deny that you
h,vr T 1auv that M
thoriEed TO administer the oath of allegiance
to your rotten mob Government which no
power OH earth will ever recognize. Before
will do 30, l will see the entire Southern
Oonfederacy in hell and you and l on the top
of it. EGrest cheering "Sir," said he,
"that is id plain talk" "Yes, sir ee,"
replied /. he tipped his hat, made q bow,
which returned, and we parted. hope to
meet him again, and that will be when the
Federal army takes possession at Knoxville.
expected to be hung, and had made up
my mind to it. l was told that the drum
head court-martial lacked but one vote of
confirming my doom, and that was the vote
of Secessionist. No man ever came 30
near being hung and was not. One Of my
companions. A. O. Hswn--the gallant Eawn,
one of the most moral and upright men in
Knoxville, with q wife and two small chill
dren-Wss Benteneed TO be hung by this
court-martial, and he had but ons hours no
tice to prepare himself He asked for min
ister of one of the churches in Knoxville to
be cent for, but the reply Of the jsilor was,
mo d-d traitor to the South has q right to
be prayed for, and God does not hear such
prayers." Poor Hawn was placed on the
sca6old, and a miserable drunken chaplain
of one of the Southern regiments was sent
to attend him.
Just as they were about to launch HRwn
into eternity, the chaplain said: "This poor
unfortunate man desires to say that be vas
led into committing the scts for which ho is
now to atone with his life, by the Union
men, and he is really an object of pity"
Hawn rose, and in stentorisn voice re-
piled, 81 desire to say that every word that
man has said is false. l am the identical
man that put The torch to the timbers of that
bridge, and am ready to swing for it,
Hang me as soon as you can" He said he
would do it again If be knew this was to be
his fate for it.
I tell you to-day, upon the honor of man,
that the Southern army and its hsngers-On
have stolen more negroes in Virginia, Ten.
nessee and Kentucky during the past elk
month, than the AboIitiOnists have enticed
or aided away in the last forty years, and Z
day, 90 help me God, One-half the soldiers
in the South never owned slave or were
ever related by the ties Of consanguinity
with any one that ever did. rChesrs. i
They ars the ofEseourings of the lowest or
der Of society, the meanest oct Of towards on
the face Of the earth