The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-30
Beauties of BrOWnlOW.

Parson Brownlow arrived in New York on
Wednesday, and though in poor health has
made several speeches., to enthusiastic
, crowds. We extract few of the gems of
the patriotic parsons peculiar style of orato-
ry:-
/ say then, in the outset of my remarks, as
have often before said in the most widely
circulated and only loyal and religious paper
in the South, the demagogues of the South
are to blame for this state of things, not the
people of the North. We have intended
down South for thirty years to break up this
government, it has been our settled purpose
to destroy the Union. We have had the
Presidency in the South twice to your once.
and five OF our men were reelected. while no
Northern man has served a second term, and
in addition to all this we seized upon the
miscrearts who were elected from the North
to the Presidency. and "ploughed with them
as our heifers." Immense and prolonged
applause and laughter.) We asked and OBJ
tanned from you Fugitive Slave law, a re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise, the annex
alton of Texas to increase our slave territory
and balance of power. We have obtained
all We asked, and this revolution has been
brought about without shadow of cause by
the worst men on the face of the earth, and
if, after conquering the South the Govern
ment shall fa! to hang these men as high as
Haman, we will make failure. Great ap-
plause.) | have confidence myself, and
thank God have always had faith and
confidence in the Governments crushing out
this rebellion. We have the man at the
head of affairs who will do it, Immense ap-
plause,) e,)-that great, that gallant man, Gen
Mcclellan prolonged and enthusiastic ap-
plause) is one in whom | have always had
confidence, and prophesied he would come
out right side up. daughter and applause
My own distracted and oppressed section Of
the country, East Tennessee, falls now, by a
new arrangement, into the military depart
ment of that hero, Gen Fremont. (Great en-
thusiasm lasting some minutes.) We re-
joiced in East Tennessee when we heard we
had fallen into his Division. (Applause.) j.
Though l differ with HIM, and always have
in politics. yet in the war he is my sort of a
man he will either snake spoon or spoil
a horn" and believe he will make the
spoon. Great applause.) When he goes
down into East Tennessee, want to 20 with
him. want to show who in the confederate
army ought to hang, and to have the pleas
ure of tying the rope round their necks.-
daughter and applause.)
Mcclellan will capture the whole of them
(Renewed applause.) have confidence anc
faith in Fremont, and hope he may rush int
East Tennessee. If Halleck, Buell. & Co
(sreat cheering) will only capture the regior
: round about Corinth and take Memphis, tn,
play is out and the dog is dead. Laughte
/ and cheers.) Then let US drive the leader
> down into the Gulf Of Mexico, like the devil
, drove the hogs into the sea of Galee.
, Laughter and applause.)
The man, North or South, who would no
! risk his property, his life, and l had liked t.
say. his hope of heaven, to put down this in
S finitely internal rebellion and assaults upo
: the flag Of our country does not deserve t
e be an American citizen. Uproarious ap
: plause.) The Apostle Paul tells us-and
r presume you are all familiar with his wri
lngs-that he fought with beasts at Ephesu.
c (Laushter.) That was terrible enemy.
s have done little more than that (withou
: claiming superiority to the apostle,) 1 hav
y fought the devil and Ton WALKER, or JET
e DAVIS and his lesions. daughter and al