The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-28

Parson Brownlow ON HIS Own Stamp
ing Ground-He Pays his Respects
to Tennessee Rebels. -
Parson Brownlow signalized his return to
Tennessee BY publishing in the Nashville
Union swinging card. from which We
make the following extracts
HE DRAWS 1T MILD on THOMAS J. CAMPBELL !
One Thomas J. Campbell, of East Ten
nessee, the corrupt, lying, cowardly and
merderoas Judge Advocate Of the helkborn
and hell-bound drum heal court martial,
that tried. hanged and imprisoned Union
men at Knoxville, while l was Imprisoned,
has appeared in the East Tennessee papers,
over his natchiess signature, in . card set
ting forth my iniquitles and faisehoods!
have not been able 10 get bold OF his card.
but have conversed with Colonel in the
United States army, who has perused il, and
given me the points. Mr.. Campbell has
denied my charge that his Court condemn
ed, executed or imprisoned any man with
out a fair trial, or without hearing both
sides patiently. l meet this statement by
asserting that Mr.. Campbell is an unm,ti-
gated har, and. in proof Of my charge. l
appeal to every prisoner III the Jail. and to
every lawyer emplo, ed by them, including
Coionels Baxter. Temple. Rogers. and
others, who came to the prison aud inform
ed their clients that they were not allowed
10 sppear for them, and that they were de-
MED the privilege OF sending witnesses be-
fore the Court
When General Carroll issued an order to
start twenty-nine of our prisoners to Tusca
loosa, and furnished the jalors with list of
their names, this COZ rupt william, Mr.. Camp
hell int al he i.ior ON his Wav tn onr
priscn-look the list in his hand. looked il
over, and added the names of DIR. Hunt and
Levi Trewhitt. These two gentlemen were
according sent upon the authority Of Mr..
Campbell. without any trial whatever, and
the old man Ire whit, in his 65th year, and
in feeble health, died in the prison.
THE PARsoN GOING TO KNOXVILLE
Mr.. Campbell, and other scoundrels asso.
ciated with him in East Tennessee. need
not fatter themselves tina. they have go. rid
of me, by driving me out of the country.
and appropristing my property. l am pre-
pairing to return to Knoxville. where l shall
again resume the publication of my paper.
beginning where l left off one year ago 1
Intend no oher occupation than that Of
newspaper editor-and intend through the
columls Of the most widely circulated paper
ever issued in the State, to show up the
guilty originators Of this infinitely Internal
rebellion, and their villainous associates in
the Southern States. Among those who
will come n for a notice. will be this vile
and unprincipled man Campbell. and the
contemplate clique who acted with him in
East Tennessee
SUBMISSION OR ExTERMINATIr N.
The people OF Tennessee who have gone
int ohatti tbor lao 40 fboir
weapons of warfare and submit to the Gov
ernment of the United States, or they can
continue to resi- st the national authority and
take the consequences, which l assure them
will be utter ruin of their country and their
temporal prospects for years to come. They
may iatter themselves that they cannot be
subjugated. and that may be true but tell
them what they will have TO abide by ia lieu |
of subjugation, and that is ertevmin atios-l
This wicked rebellion will be put down, no
matter what it may cost in blood and treas
ure /; and if Tennessee shall encourage raids |
of these guerrilla chiefs and these invasions !
by rebel armies, as her people have been
doing, her whole territory will be made
"howhng wilderness and the very "abom
ination of desola,ion.''
l tell the people of Tennessee. and of the
whole South. not to flatter themselves that
the going against the Republicans, in the
recent elections. in certain Northern aud
Northwestern States, promises any laid /
and comfort" to their unholy cause. was
in those States at the time, and claim to i
have been familiar with the issues The
Democratic candidates who were elected
pledged themselves to q more rigorous pros.
ecutioa of the acar, and complained before
the people of thu inefficiency Of the present
ADMINISTRATION. in prosecuting the war
This, together with the TACT that most of the 1
thousands in the army, from each Of these
States, were the friends OF the Administra.
ton, and of the war, enabled the new can
didates to succeed.
The Methodist Animal Conference was
held at Athens. 10 East Tennessee, q few
weeks ago, as l am told by gentlemen Just
from there, Bishop Early presiding. AS l
anticipated. by ono sweeping act, carried
out in the same internal spirit that origi-
mated the rebellion, the Conference suspend
ed the Union preachers from the exercise of
their ministerial functions. They have 10
ehrct, issued new Gospel Commission,
which runs thus " Go into all the South,
and preach JEFF Daris to every creature: lie
that believeth and is bap,sed. shall be
sared u he that believeth not shall be
damned! Z" Let all men who wish for hap /
piness after death, live and die in unbelief of
all tins. . another Gospel" The Churches
In the South have about played out, aud
there is bat little left in any of them 10 in
duce an honorable and law abiding man to
remain in their fellowship. l.
So far as l am Individually concerned.
am so thoroughly convinced of the corrup-
tons and prcaigacy of ,joriiy of the
ministers of my Own Church (Methodist)
that would scorn 10 be associated with
them in Church relations. But purpose.
God wiling, upon ny return to East Ten
nessee, to call Cor vention of the Union
loving and law abiding ministers and mem
bers OF our Church. Al which we shall de-
clare ourselves The Church. and claim the
Church property, confident that we can hold /
it under the Courts of the Irnited States