The New York herald., 1862-04-12
ParsOn BrownlOvv Before the Cincinnati {
Preachers, Convention.


On the 3lst ut. Mr. Brownlow met the Methodist clsr.
gynen Of Cincinnati and, to highly complimentary ad
dress, replied as follows
thank you, brother and through you the Prsachers'
Association for your kind expression of sympathy and
regard. claim as Union man to have done nothing bu,
my duty. / have always been a Union man.
and have edited a Union paper for the last twenty
I'VE years ,0io J was travelling circuit in South
Conference and there met with Rev. I. +. Wright
and l.. Swormsead. was also travelling the Anderson
living Calhoun during The notification troubles which
throted by Old Hickory. This thing called
secession originated in falsehood, theft perjury
Floyd did the stealing the Of the people did the
lying and fourteen United States cotton
States the perjury While in the Senate in the daytime
they made show Of keeping her but night they
vising thcr leaders TO sczo the prominent Of
south and arms Of Importance wherever they could
them. havo no doubt there better men in he'll OF
in the penHentariss OF this any other state than the
prominent leaders in this secession movement. And
sorry to say that tho worst class Of men the
Southern conledersey tho Episcopslian Methodist
Baptist and Presbyterian preachers. High functioas
rss in the Episcopalian church are now drinking and
swearing Men who have met in general conferences
with some OF these aged brethren whom now
around preach as chapains on Sabbath, bu, swear
and get drunk through the week. Presby tcrian minis
ter in Knoxville invited all denominat to hold a
union meeting TO pray TO the Lord sink Burn
sides fleet and raise Lincolns blockade And they
went composed Of many old clerical rips who Desieged
q throne OF grace raising choir hands, heaving set
ting like old Tennessee ram at gate post that God
would SEND Ignnlnx Storm Inc blockade.
And tho Lord did giyo them n raise-at Roanoke
Island, and with that kind Of lightning and storm
which they did not expect in answer 70 prayer.
| also heard q Presbyterian minister in Knoxville
make OF the following words on the LORDS day,
which he said would give TO show the degradation Of tho
punt In OF his he stated that Jesus
Christ southern man. aud all OF his apostles
Southern men, save Judas, who from the North,
and that he would sooner read text from Bioe boand
IN he'll than from printed and bound north of Mason
and Dixon's line l regard the churches in the South
ruined, and financially they are in u bad Tx. canie
across DR. dcFarren about seventy miles Nashville
trying to away; but his horse would work. He
traded the horse fof mule but the muo would n work.
When lott him he was STANDING ON The street.
papy withis wife and children, looking sor her trade
Huston, Sehon and BadH vim stil IN Nashville adj
herring secession. The citizens vi Nashville could
note tho contrast expressed their opinions In re.
gard the superiority OF the officers and soldiers the
federal army that Of tho confederate The former
were we'll dressed and well behaved and did insult
citizens nor ladies' upon the streets, while OH the
contrary the vagabonds Of tho confederate army stole
everything upon which they could lay their hands and
Grove peaceabe citizens from their homes. While thore
were some honorable exceptions In the confederate
army strange say, seemed TO be mostly composed
OF the oscouring The land; swearing cwd Fellows of
tho most degraded possible character. | hal a hard
time among them, and sat SIZED that thev Intended
20 owe my escape TO the fact that for
long time had been editor and TO a great extent
had gained tho confidence Of tho people. The Union sen
msft prevails in East Tennessee i've to one Among
them my friends notified the leaders that Brovnios
was hurt twelve OF thslr prominent men would DO
sacrificed for his life, and thak they we're afiai to
hang me. so they wrote 20 Davis and Benjamin tha,
they had better release that had many friends and
that presence would continue 20 stir up the rebson
ana Ihai u they cnud send oi their lines the
would got rid OF and my influence. Therefore Rea-
iamn thought that as was very wicked fellow aud a
great traitor he would release me condition that
would ieay the southern conederacy and II would do
they would give ne sac passport out o their nes