The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-06-03


bold and open declaration that Jesus
Christ was Southerner, born on South
ern soil. Laughter. He did it in good
faith he did it in sincerity, however, not
in truth /; he said, "Jesus Christ was a
Southerner, born on Southern soil, and SO
were his disciples and apostles, all except
Judas, and he was Northern man.
Laughter. Holding up Bible, he
said-I presume he was sober, but !
would not guarantee it" would soon
er, my brethren, announce to you text
for discussion from the pulpit out of a
Bible or a Testament that | knew had
been printed in hell, than out Of Bible
or Testament that was printed North of
Mason and Dixon's line" That was a
part of gospel sermon on the Lord
Day. And more unmiligable pack of
scoundrels does not live than the preach
ers of Gods Word down South generally.
AS a general thing, the most unmitiga-
ted set of villains we have in the South
are the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
and Episcopalian preachers. We have a
noble exception in the town in which |
live. Thomas w. Hugh, STAKEHOLDER
and man property. His Bishop some
month ago furnished him with a new
prayer, which did not require him to
pray for the President of the United
States-which means old Abe Lincoln,
that they thought worse than the devil
but 1t substituted jeff. Davis and the
Confederate Government. Mr.. Hugh
promptly but frankly and like man,
said /: Il cannot abandon my PRAYER
book and regular form. l do uot believe
in the Confederacy l do not believe in
jeff Davis" They turned him out and
procured another plant tool and cats
paw who was willing to pray for any body
for yictuals, his wine and his liquor.
[ Great laughter. Bad as New York
has been reported to be, beg your pray
ers for those vile, unmitigated devils in
the South. After this statement, you
will not be surprised when | say that |
was quite willing to accept the passport
and escort offered me to leave the Con
tederacy. The devil himself was saint
by the side of them. and | would not in
suit the memory of Judas by comparing
him to any of them. Benjamin, the
thief at Yale, wrote me letter, the bur-
den of which was, You are very bad
man, Mr.. Brownlow, a dangerous man,
and we propose TO give you passport
and military escort to take you away"
| said, in reply, :" Good and we will
strike bargain give me your passport
and military escort, and | promise you
| will 90 for the Confederacy what the
devil has never done-I will leave you ="
| knew he had never left the country.-|
Although | was feeble, and could not
walk ten steps, yet, as | told you, | was
willing TO 80. | took some bed clothes
along, and fixed myself up as comfor-
table as | could to make the trip. | had
an escort Of l2 men, armed and their
arms loaded with buck shot They were
selected from rebel company, but they
were Union men ; they would have
fought for me, and | knew it, and both
of the officers were Union men too.-
With this escort | started, and we were
interrupted by the rebel troops and BY
the citizens, who urged them to bring
Brownlow out and hang him. At Ath-
ems, 65 miles from Nashville, they made
a rush for the cars, but, planting six men
at each end, with the officers by me, |
they declared they would all shoot as
long as they had loads in their muskets,
and then they would use their bayonets.
One of the officers said he must see the
id old traitor anyhow before he got
across Mason and Dixon's line" They
told him that he could come and look at
him if the sight would be OF any service
to him. He inspected me particularly.
looked me in the eye. and | looked at
him looked daggers at him | had as
much brass in my face as he Well"
says he, :" am satisfied now believe
all | have ever heard about him. be- /
lieve that he is just as dangerous as he /
ever was said to be, but TO be galanted /
to Nashville in ttis way-why | should
like to take the trip there myself in this
way" Well" says |, "ii you will
stay little while, there is a penilenliary
At Nashville, and the Sheriff will take you
there at the expense Of the county. .
Then he wanted to take me out, but the .
officers restrained him, and told me had .
not better say anything more. At some
other places they held out ropes and al
.hough am not very good at interpret.
ing hieroglyphics, | understand what
hey meant. At another depot, 65 miles
rom Nashville, they tried il again and
failed. At Shelbyylle. Gen. llardee ar,
rested me, and confined me for 10 days,
and was about to send me 10 Montgom-
,ry, but my officers insisted on Mr.. Ben.
jamin's passport Endorsed by jeff, Davis,
and the flag OF truce granted BY Major,
Gen. Geo. b. Critenden addressed 10
Gen. Buell.. So the railroad being taken
up, we hired carriages and buggies AMI
and set out on beautiful +
turnpike. We were interrupted by this
ellow Morgan, who had serious notion
't hanging me whether or no, but they +
PERMITTED me TO pass until we 20, within +
i've miles Of Nashville Ii was cold
lay early in March We saw soldiers
lrst IN log hut. and then any number
'f tents, and | beEell in the distance the
Stars aud Stripes in the breeze fluuering
2 the wind. Cheers. The first ana
he only time from the time left home
Intil that time that was induced to shed
tear was on that occasion. The sol