Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-03-26
Parson BrownloW's Speech.

| ANDREW JOHNSON.
Parson Brownlow's Speech.
The following speech Of Parson Brown
low was delivered in front of the St. Cloud
Hotel, Nashville, on the evening Of the
18th:
GENTLEMEN; | am in a sad plight to say
much Of interest; too thoroughly incapacita
ted to do justice to YOU or myself. Ny throat
has been dis0rdered for the past three years,
and have been compelled to almost abandon
public speaking. Last December | was thrust
into an uncomfortable and disagreeabe jail
for what? Treason Treason to the bogus
confcderacy and the proofs of that treason
were articles which appeared in the Knoxville
Wing in May last, when the State of Tennes
| see was member of the imperishable Union
At the expiration Of four weeks became a
victim Of the typhoid fever, and was removed
to room IN decent dwelling, and 4 guard
OF seven men kept M company. | subse-
qucnty became 50 weak that | could not turn
over in my bed, and the guard was increased
, 70 twelve men. for fear | should suddenly
recover and run away to Kentucky. becom
/ ing cOnralescent, in a measure. was removed
to my former place of confinement Onc day
| was visited by some Confederate officers.
who remarked, "Brownlow. you should net
be here. Take the oath of allegiance IL the
Confederate Government, which will not .nly
entitle you to speedy release, but insure
Yoar protection" Sir " said |, before
would take the oath to support such hell
forsaken institution. | would suffer myself TO
rot or die Of old age"
Why nay friends, these demagogues actu-
ally boast that the Lord is upon their side
and declare that God Almighty is assisting
them in the furtherance of their nefarious
project. In Knoxville and surrounding 10
calities, short time since, daily prayer meet
ings were held, wherein the Almighty was
beseeched to raise Lincoln's blockade, and to
hurl destruction against the Burnside expedi
ton. Their prayers were partly answered.
the blockade at Roanoke Island was most
effectually raised reciprocal of their sacri
lege divinely rendered.
Gentlemen, | am no Abolitionist applaud
no sectional doctrines ; am Southern man
and all my relatives and interests are thor
oughly identified with the South, and South
ern institutions. | was born in the Old Do
nlinion, my parents were born in Virginia.
and they and their antecedents were all slave
holders. Let me assure you that the South
has suffered no infringement upon her insti'
tuition; tho slavery question was actually no
pretext for this unholy, unrighteous con-
hict Twelve Senators from the cotton States,
who had sworn 10 preserve invioate the Con-
stitution framed by our forefathers, plotted
treason at night-a fit time for such crime
and telegraphed to their States dispatches
advising them to pass ordinances of Secession
Yes, gentlemen, twelve Senators swore allie
glance In the day time; and unswore it at
night. A short time since, was called upon
by little Jew, who, believe, is the Secre-
tary of War of the bogus Confederacy. He
threatened to hang me, and | expected no
more mercy from him that was shown by his
illustrieus predecessors toward Jesus Christ
| entered into a long correspondence with
this specimen of humanity, but from mercy
or forgetfulness on their part, | was permit
ted to depart with all my documents in nv
little Valise, which | hope to publish at no
distant day Gentlemen, when | started on
my perilous journey, | was sore distressed in
mind, and exceedingly SO in body. But the
moment my eyes encountered the pickets of
the Federal army my depression decreased and
returning health seemed suddenly to invigor-
ate my physical constitution
Gentlemen, Secession is played out the
dog ia dead the child is born, and his name
is JEFF Davis, Jr.
My throat dlstresses me to such an extent
that must decline 1urtner remarks this eve-
ming, but shall make myself heard upon the
next convenient occasion, which will probably
be ere the termination of the present week.
The Nashville papers publish this speech
on successive days, the demand for it being
such that they could not supply it in one day
To Consumptives.-The Advertiser, hay
ing been restored to health in few weeks by verv
simple remedy. after having suffered several rearn