The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-08-13
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Wisfellaueons geading.
SPEECH OF PARSON BROWNLOW
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN I take occa.
sion, in advance of anything and ill maj
say to apprize you Of what you will all have
discovered before I take my seat-that is Il
say, in my public addresses, no matter wha
my theme may. be, I do not present it to al
audience with an eloquencc that charms, o.
with that beauty Of diction which cap ivate:
fscinates and chardis. This, may Le al
lowed to say, I most sincerely regret, be-
cause there is no power on earth-there i
no power so great and Of such influence up
lin the human mind as the power and intiu
cnce Of oratory, finished and high wrough.
Caesar. controlled men by exciting their fears
Cicero by captivating their affections. Tn
one perishcd With its author the other ha
continued throughout oil tim, and. Will
public speakers, will continue to tho end o
time. Lut there is one thing am confi,len
Of this evening, and that is, l address an ap
preciative audience; an assethblags who hav'
congresated on this occasion to hear some
facts in reference to the great rebellion SOUL
the gigantic conspiracy Of the nineteenth
century; and l shalt therefor look more Il
what shall! say than to the manner Of say
ing it--more il you Please, to the subject
matter Of what shall say than to any
studied effort at display or beauty and force
Of language. will be allowed by you an
additional remark or two, personal in their
nature to myself For the last thirty five
years ofmy somewhat eventfnl lie, l have
been accustomed to speak in public upon all
the subjects afloat in the land. for have
never been neutral OF any subject that eve,
came up in that time daughter and ap-
plause.) Independent in all things, and under
all circumstances have never been entirely
neutral, but have always taken hand in
what Was afoat. About three years age
my voice entirely failed from stubborn at
tack Of bronchitis, and for two years OF that
time was unable to speak above whisper
During that period performed pilgrimage
to New York and had an operation perform
ed upon my throat. and was otherwise treat
cd by an eminent physician ofth,s city, who
greatly benefited me, and who when part
Q " tn him cnj lined it upon me to 80 home
and occasionally exercise my speaking ma
chnery, ana il could do NJ better to retire
% the grove or village Of the town where
live, and to make speeches., to declaim upor
stumps or logs, as tn case might be. In
stead OF doins so, however, in the town il
which | live | frequently addressed tenn
perance organisation in favor Of total abs,i
nencc and you all know that is a 900,
cause. ('G"od !" and applau>e) At uthe'
TIMES; as regular ordained licensed Me:ho
dist preacher, tried to tell short sermon.
TO the audience. That is good cause, yo,
Mmit. (Applause.l And yet. both toyv ,he'
failed to restore my voice and when lcl
home for the North, hy way Of Cincinnati
had no intention or expectation Of making
a speech, bat as soon as op,ns my bat.
teries in Pixies Opera House, in Cincinnati
gainst this infinitely ,nierna! rebellion.
found myself able to speak and to bs heare
half " mile.-Great latgh,er.--t attribute
the partial restoration Of my voice to ,l,
goodness, the glory and the God-likc cau>,
in which | profess to be en;ssel-that 0
vn'icat'ns The Union.-Applau<e.-.
We are, ladies and gentleman, in tn,
midst Of a revolution, and most erful one
~ you all know it is. shall, in the re
marks may make here, advance no
sentiment. no idea, I shall employ no Ian
guagc, that | have not advanced and employ
ed time and again at home away down il
Dixie.-"Good" and applause.-I should
despse myself, and merit the scorn and Con
tempt Of every lady and gentleman
under the sound Of my voice, if l were t,
come here with one set Of principles ant
opinions for the North, aud another set fo
the South when I am there.-Applause.-I
viii utter 10 denunciali"n of the wre,ched
the corrupt, and the infamous men who in
angurated this revolution South here, that
would not utter in their hearing on the street
where I reside. I therefore say to you, j,
the outset ofthe remarks purpose to make
what have time and again said through III
e"l'ithns Of the most widely circulated pape
they had in the South-a paper. by the wa,
they suppressed and crushed out on the 25,l
|of October !aSt-the last Union Journal tn.
fioated over any portion Of the Southern con
federacy, and to this good hour the las, On,
only religious jouroal in the eleven sccsae'
s'a.es.-Applause II say then, to you. .
have said tune and again, that tie psspl
|'5 hs South. tie demaso 5ues aai leaders Of IL
Soath; ars 70 tLsAs- Jor Aaei.s brought osou
'A;s state ofthi"ss aid not tie people If "a
NertA tA-Cheers.- They have intended dow,
South for thirty years to break up this gov
|ernmsnt. : L has been our settled purpus
ana ctr sole sirt down South to destroy III
Union and break up ehs Govsruu,e,ls. "
have Ind the Presidency Ia the South twic