The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
parson BrownIoyv's Speech.

The following speech OF Parson Brown
low was delivered in front of the ST.
Cloud Hotel, Nashville, on the evening
of the l4th ult
GENTLEMEN am in a sad plight to
say much Of interest too thoroughly in
capac.tated TO 10 justice to you or myself.
Nv throat has been disordered for the
past three years, and | have been com.
PEELED to almost abandon public speaking.
Last December | was thrust into an un-
comfortable and disagrceabie jail--for
what? TreaSoh' Treason to the bogus
confederacy and the proofs of that trea
son were articles which appeared in the
Knoxville Wig in May last. when the
State of Tennessee was u member of this
imperishable Union. AT the expiration
of four weeks became victim of the
typhoid fever, and was removed to q room
in Il decent dwelling, and guard of seven
mcn kept me company. | subsequently
became so weak that could not turn
over in my bed. and the guard was in,
creased to twelve men, for fear | should
suddenly recover aud run away to Ken
!ucEy Becoming convalescent, in a
measure, | Was removed to my former
place Of confinement One day | was
visited by some Confederate officers. who
remarked, "Brownluw, you should lot be
here Take the oath Of allegiance to the
Confederate Government. which will not
only entitle You to Il speedy release, but
Insure your projection" Sir said |.
before would take the oath to support
such a hell fOrsaken institution, | would
suffer myself TO rot and die Of old age.
Why, my friends, these deniagogues
actually boast that the lord is Oh their
size, and declare that God Almighty T.
assisting them in tie furtherance of their
netarious project. In Knoxville and sur.
rounding lJcaliIies, 4 short time since,
daily prayer meetings were held, wherein
tie \ Almighty was be>eeched TO raise Lin
coins blockade, and hurl destruction
against the Burnside expedition. Their
prayers were partIyian>wered-tae block
ade at Roanoke Island was almost effect
ualIy raised Il reciprocal Of their sacri-
egc divineIy rendered.
Gentlemen, [ am no Abnlitionst
applaud no sectional doctrines am "a
Southern man aud all my relatives and
Interests are thoroughly identified with
the South, and Suuthnrn institutions.
was born in lhe Cd Domlnlon, my Pc
rents were born III Virginia, and tue,
and their antecedentS were all slave. huld-
ers. Let me assure you that the South
has suffered no infringement upon her
institution; the slavery question was ac.
tuai!y no pretext for this unholY, un.
righteous Conflict Twelve Senators from
the Cotton States. who had sworn 10 pre-.
serve inyiuiate the Constitution framed
ny our fureiathers, plotted treason at
night-a lit time for such cgime-and
telegrapiicd to their States dispatches
advising them to pass ordinances of Sc
cessiOn. Yes, gentlemen, twelve Sena
tors sworG allegiance in the cay time /;
aud unswOrc it at night. \ short time
since, | was called upon by little Jew,
who, b LEE, is the Secretary of War
of the bogus CUnfedeiacy lie threat
eued TO Eaug me, aud expected 40 more
mercy from him than was shown by his
iIlastrious predecessors toward Jesus
Christ | entered irtO long CORES
pondence with thisSpecimen Of humanity.
but from mercy or torsetluloeSs on their
part, was permitted to depart with ali
my documents in my little yalse, which
| hope to publish at no distant day Gen
tlemen, when | started on my perilous
journey. was sore distressed in mind
and exceedingly So in body But the
moment my eyes encountered the pick.
cts Of the Federal army my depression
decreased and returning health seemed
suddenly to invigorate MY physical COP.
stitaiion.
Gentlemen, Secession is played out,
the dog is dead; the child il born, aud
his name is Jeff Davis, Jr
My throat distlesses NE to srch an ex.
tent that | must decline further remarks
this evening, but shall make myself
hear6 upon the next convenient occasion.
which will probababy be ere the termi
nation of the present week.
The Nashville papers pnblish this
speech on successive days, the demand
for it being such that they could not sup.
ply it in one dav.