Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-11
ANOTHER SPEECH FROM PARSON
BROWNT,OW.

nhO w NlIONs
A Committee Of the Ohio Legislature wait.
ed on Parson Brownlow, in Cincinnati, on
Monday last, and invited him to visit the
State Capital. In reply, he made the follow
ing address
GESrLENtN
feel called upon 10 respond 20 the document read
0y the honorable Secretary and also 90 the address oi
the gentleman from the General Assembly who has just
taken his seat ] authorize the gentleman and hunora.
Die Secretary 20 say that shall 0c proud aud happy
Ystthe Capital as the guest u Che General Assembly
but cannot say When shall hC able 90 scccpt their kind
invitation. want io undo the Vaccinations aud refute
the sayings " certain bogus nephew Of mine, whom if
God does not know any moro about him than do, will
be inevitably and irctriVYaby lost in coming day
My mind has been ,arousy exercised while have
been sitting here. This is society 0f young men
and boys but society of old men meu who are rue to
The backbone-loya, fahul, patriotic men, who, Old A.
they are, would lay down with caVer JOY life almos st
out under the benehccnt protection of the best
Government established on Gods beautiful earth. They
are honest men-none " your mean, piulul swiudling,
God orsakpn, rascally dcmagpgucs who have used the
strength God endowed them with cndeator 20
his most sacred insututiun-our Government am NO
candidate Tor popular ftvUr-I want f o. although
did take t.lt against lsham Harris. Laughter sm
not adapted for office, and ar said before j donf
want but / am a Fcdcralist and / believe 10 a
strong guycmmeni-ohe that has the power and the BE-
bdy and the energy 10 put down tfcasonio crush out
thok hat present Government is the right kind of
Govcrumcnt, but still not entirely so inasmuch IL s
uaNNli DO earnest enough va tun HtuUNuUuua Wurk d
now occupied ni but hope and believe thnt with Gods
help and backing that this Government win soon put
down the most dabolcal treason that has been seen n
any part of the world
have fought many hattles-rogious battles political
battles and every other Kind of hltes-aud have en-
countered the devil, Tom Walker, and The southern
Confrderacy, Laughter and APPLAUSE and % has gone
hand with one 20 be called ner and pointed long,
traitor by an the miserable kug. cowardy
calls who have torn and this glorious Mon apart.
My father was volunteer in his countrys army, and my
uncle lived and died in the service of his country, and
thank God their graves are still in The possession Of the
Federals My mothers relatives also shed their b'ond
at their couutry's call, at Norfolk and yet called
traitor and by such men as compose the Southern Con
fcueracy.
Mr. Eggleston alluded to the crushing out OF my pa
per. Yes, gentlemen the office from which came The
last sheets IN defence of the Union published in
Knoxville, was cleaned out and converted into work
shop for repairing and altering an the arms stolen by
that accomplished thief and runaway, Floyd. All my
ambition now Is 20 go back once more TO Knoxville 20
establish another oiice once more 20 spread abroad the
glorious truths Of the Union. and take from
drawer n my house, the flag which SO long waved
dedantly in the breeze while these hell hounds were
Ion ing and yet not daring To tear down and uampe in
the dust
would never have taken down that flag but for the
females in my own house, who besought and entrcaed
me 10 do SO, lest The house should be torn down about
their ears.
One day a crowd surrounded my house and threaten
ed 20 tear down my flag; but warned them that they
would have TO do it 10 the face Of six loaded muskeis
which would be used by men who would never finch from
their duty. They took sober second thought marched
away but presently about fy back again. dtuuker
then ever, led Toy young officer, who desired 10 tear
the id thing of flag down. 10 the meantime had
eh my house and gone the office leaving my wife in
charge She canc forward aud expressed her intention
of shooting the nrst maa who attempted 20 haul down
the flag he officer was slightly scared and said
" Madam, YOU won't shoot will YOU -
You had better ny the experiment. said she.
Go on, 90 on !' shouted the crowd, she daren't
She instantly drew from her pocket ono Of Colts re-
volyers and cooking H. leyelled IL at the officers head
" Never mind her, she's only woman cried the mob.
low bow scaped the ground and todded Of followed by
the whole crowd.
The gentleman addressed me, expressing his regret
that paper is stopped and my office is closed and
reply to him that all my ambition is go back to Knox
Vile aud 'e-urect my Old paper To go back With uev
presses a'd with type. aud with fou renewed ord
revived by baptism in the glorious liberty ofhe North
States And also want TO back there aud repay
debt 0f gratitude about hundred and ity
Of the unmiuga aed scoundres that be found
the face Of the earth 10 bcrae people oppressed aud
deauded by the most satanic conspiracy ever consum-
mated-dcreuded and duped by southern Confedoucy
b1nds-1onds having on one side full length portrait
Of Jet Davis and picture OF henroost ON the other,
aud brlurg on them these words-"l promise 20 pay
six months after declaration of peace between the South
ern Conf,deracy and the United States Of North Amer
ca, Sjj'
They have fixed a time that never ran and never will
come. The only treaty Of peace which have will
be accomplished with powder aud bali and river guub1ats
There is nothing which hlls q rebel with much horror
guuboais, They would rather meet Old Nick, horns
aud ALL than meet guuboats But this Is not strange
perhaps when recolect their near relationship to that
aa0ie luulNlNuA.
Some time since stood alone amidst 900 rebel sol
dicrs, and said in my address 90 them at is you OF
the South that to blame. The North have not pre-
cpitated this on IL is YOU who have done 10 -
You complained Of infringement OF Southern rights
when there was infringement You complained OF
Northern encroschmonts when there were none and you
have rushed into Of the wicked kind without
I the shadow of a reason
But gentlemen Of Ohio do not aud exonerat,
the North aud say ia brief 10 you, that IL fhy years
ago, had taken hundred southern fre-eAers and
hundred Northern Aboltiouiss and hanged them up
and buried then ia a ditch and sent their souls
70 hell, should have had none Of this Immense
/ applauseJ | speaking too long Cries Of " No
I no 2" E" Go on :" " Don't allow that talkl' But II
looking around this assembly, notice that Time ha
written his mark unmistakally on the countenance
Of large proportion of this audience Many are grow
ing gray; / am getting old myself and know not how
tho span Of existence may be shortened and th
spirit take its flight realms of eternal JOY and happi
everlasting misery II behooyes us all, then. t.
il that prepared for this change whereye
and whenever may come, and may God in his infinite
mercy bless and keep us all