The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-06-11
am, sir, very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
A. Med. MCCOOK,
Commanding I'd DjUiSion.
BrOWnlOVv i'm New YOrk.


The citizens of New York have given
Parson Brownlow grand reception, at
the Academy Of Music. The financial
proceeds of the ovation, which were quite
large, were presented to the Parson to re-
establish his paper at Knoxville. The
following are extracts from his reception
speech. Speaking of his Imprisonment
the Parson said:
Before 1 was confined in the Jail, their
officers were accustomed to visit the Jail
every day and offer the Union men con
fined there their liberty, if they would
take the oath of allegiance to the South
ern Confederacy and volunteer to go into
the service, and they would guarantee
them safety and protection. They were
accustomed to volunteer a dozen at a
time, so great was their horror of impri8-
onment and the bad treatment they re.
celved in that miserable Jail. After got
into the jail-aud they had me in close
confinement for three dreadful winter
months-all this volunteering and taking
the oath ceased, and the leaders swore
did it. One of the brigadiers who was
in command of the military post, paid me
a special visit, two of his aids accompa-
nying him. He came in, bowed and
scraped, saying: "Why, Brownlow, you
ought not to be in here" "But your
generals l replied, shave thought other,
wise, and they have put me here" ~
have come to inform you that if you will
take the oath Of allegiance to the South
ern Confederacy, we will guarantee the
protection and safety Of yourself and fam
ily." Rising up several feet in my boots
at that time, and looking him full In the
eye,-"Why," said I, 81 intend to be
here until I rot from disease, or die of old
age, before | will take the oath Of allie
glance to your Government. deny your
right to administer such an oath. deny
that you have any government other than
"a Southern mob. You have never been
recognized by any civilized power on the
face of the earth, and you never will be
| will see the Southern Confederacy, and
you and on top Of it, in the internal
regions, before | will do it' "Well,"
said he, "that's damned plain talk
{ Laughter and applause) eyes," I re-
piled, "that's the way to talk in revolu-
tionary times"
The Parson handled Northern sympa-
thizers without gloves. Said he:
If owed the devil debt to be dis
charged, and it was to be discharged by
the rendering up to him of dozen of the
meanest, most revolving and God.forsaken
wretches that ever could be culled from
the ranks of depraved human society, and
[ wanted to pay that debt and get pre-.
MUM upon the payment, | would make
a tender to his satanic majesty Of twelve
Northern men who sympathized with this
Internal rebellion. (Great cheering.) IF
| am severe aud bitter in my remarks
(Cries of "No, no, not bit of it. ")-if
am, gentlemen, you must consider that
we in the South make personal matter
Of this thing. We have no respect OF
confidence In any Northern man who sym
pathizes with this internal rebellion, nor
should any be tolerated in walking Broad
way at any time. Such men ought to be
ridden upon rail, and ridden out of the
North. ("Good, good.") They should
either be for or against the "mill dam !"
and | would make them show their hands.
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