The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-03-29
Parson BrownIOw Speaks.

ParsOn Browniow Speaks.
Speech of Pa4sors Bro,c,l loc, deltvered an from
of the 81 Cloud Hotel NaShviUe, on Mt
!, eve'ing Of the l7M.
GENTLEMEN: | am in sad plight 10 say
much OF jnterest-too thoroughly incapa
citated to do justice to you or myself My
throat has been disordereG for the past
) three years, and have been compelled to
almost abandon public speaking Last
December | was thrust INTO an uncom-
) Portable and disagreeable jail-ior what Z
Treason Treason to the bogus Coniede
racy; and the proofs of that treason were
articles which appeared in the Knoxville
Wig, in May last, when the State of Ten
nessee was a member OF the imperishable
Union At the expiration of tour weeks,
became victim of the typhoid fever,
and was removed to room in a decent
dwelling, and guard of seven men kept
me company. subsequently became so
weak that ! could not turn over III my
bed, and the guard was increased to
twelve men, for fear l should suddenly
recover and run away to Kentucky Be
coming convalescent, in a measure, | was
removed to my former place Of copfine'
ment One day | was visited by some
Confederate officers, who remarked
" Brownlow, you should not be here.
Take the oath Of allegiance to the Con
federate Government, which will not only
entitla you to a speedy release, but insure
YOUR protection" Sirw said !, - before
| would take the OATH of allegiance to
support such a hell forsaken institution,
| would suffer myself to rot or die with
old age"
Why. my friends, these demagogues
actually boast that the Lord is upon their
/ ,lecl.ra that God iluliuiItV IS
/ assisting them in the furtherance OF their
nefarious project In Knoxville and sur
rounding localities. short time since
daily PRAYER meetings were held, wherein
the Almighty was beSeeched to raise
Lincoln's blockade and 70 luri destruction
against tne Burnside Expedition. Their
/ prayers were partly auswered-the block
/ ade at Roanoke Island was most eiiectually
raised: a recisrocal of their sacIlleges
+ diyineiy rendered
/ Gentlemen. | am no Aboltionist;
| applaud no sectional doctrines: | am
( Southern man, and all my relatives and
( interests are ,horou- -hly identified with
the South and Southern institutions. !
was born in the Old Dominion, my parents
Were born il. Virginia, and they and their
;ntecedents were all shareholders. Let
ne assure you that the South has suffered
.
the slave question was actually no pretext
for this unholy. unrighteous conflict
Twelve Senator'S from tAe Cotton States.
who had sworn 10 preserve inv!o'a:e the
Constitution framed by our fore fathers,
rlotted treason at nirht-a fit time for
such a c-ime-aud autographed to their
States dispatches advising them To pass
ordinance OF secession. \ g. gentlemen,
twelve Senators swore allegiance in the
dav time, and unswore IL at night 4
short time since, | was called upon by
t little Jew who. / believe. = the Secretary
of War Of the bogus ,on.edcracy lie
threatened to hang me. and expected
/ no more mercy from him than wa- shown
by his illustrious predecessors towards
IeSu, Christ. | entered IEto long cor
respondedcc with this specimen OF eXplr-
ing humanity bu, from mercy or forget
( fulness. on their part, ] was permitted to
depart with all my documents in my little
/ vai;se. which hope 10 publish at no
distant day Gentlemen, when started
1 on NV rerilous Journey | was sore distressed
in mind. and exceedingly so in body.
. But the moment my eyes encountered
the picke,s Of the Federal army my de
7 preston decreased and returning health
seemed suddenly 70 iayigorate my physical
constitution.
Gentleman. Secession i p,ayled out
the dog is dead-the child is born, and
. his name j. Jeff Davis. Jr.
Ny throat disiresses me 10 such an eH-
tent that must decline further remarks
this evening, but shall make myself heard
upon the next convenient occasion, which
will probsbly he ere the termination OF
the present week.
/ The Nashville papers publish this speech
on successiy" DAYS, the demand for II
being such tAat they could not supply 1t
/ in one day.
Tug JAYS VoLUB!LIry-One Of the most
remarks able peculiarities OF the Jay Is the
yolubiltv of their sounds, The alarm