The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-24
rFrom the Nashville Banner.

tfFrom the Nashville Banner.l
Speech of William G. BrOxvnIOyV.
We are indebted to the correspondent of
the Philadelphia Press for the following re-
port of the speech of Parsou VIM. q. Brown
low, delivered last evening in front of the
st. Cloud Hotel, in this city:
- GRETLE1EN:-I am in a sad plight to say
much of interest-too thoroughly incapaci-
tased to do justice to you or myself. Ny
throat has been disordered for Che past
three years, and / have been compelled to
almost abandon public speaking. Last De-
cember 1 was thrust into an uncomfortable
and disagreeable jail-for what? Treason!
Treason to the bogus Confederacy; and the
proofs of that treason were articles which
appeared in the Knoxville Wing in May
last, when the State of Tennessee was a
member of the imperishable Union. At the
expiration of four weeks, became victim
of the typhoid fever, and was removed to a
room in decent dwelling, and guard of
seven men kept me company. ! subse-
quently 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 and run away to Ken
lucky. Becoming convalesceDt, in q meas
ure, was removed to my former place of
confinement. One day l was visited by
some Confederate officers, who remarked,
" Brownlow, you should not be here. Take
the oath of allegiance to the Confederate
Government, which viii not only entitle
you to a speedy release, but insure your
protection" I" Sir, - said I, {" before would
take the oath to support such forsa-
ken institution, would suffer myself to rot
or die with old age"
| Vhu NV frioUda fhaaa dnmannOnau not
ually boast that the Lord is upon their side,
and declare that God Almighty is assisting
| them in the furtherahee of their nefarious
project. In Knox vile and surrounding 10
calities, q short time since, daily prayer
meetings were held, wherein the Almighty
was beseeched to raise Lincoln's blockade,
and to hurl destruction against the Burn.
! side Expedition. Their prayers were part
/ " answered-the blockade ct Roanoke Is
land was most effectually raised; a recipro-
cal of their sacrilege was divinely rendered
Gentlemen, am no Abolitionist ; I ap-
plaud no sectional doctrines; am q South
ern man, and all my relatives and interests
are thoroughly identified with the South
and Southern institutions. I was born in
the Old Dominion, my parents were born
in Virginia, and they and Gheir antecedents
were all shareholders. Let me assure you
upon her institutions; the slavery question
was actually no pEetext for this unholy, I'M
! righteous conflict. Twelve Senators from
the Cotton States; who had sworn to pre-
serve inviolate the Constitution framed by
\ our forefsthers, plotted treason at night
q At time for such a crime land telegraphed
| TO their States dispatches advising them to
pass ordinances of secession. Yes, gentle
men, twelve Senators swore allegiance in
the day time, and unswore it at night A
hshort time since, | was called upon by a
i little Jew. who l heliaza- js,afIAsssrEeg--H7Te
threatened to hang me, and I expected no
more mercy from him than was shown by
his illustrious predecessors towards Jesus
Christ entered into long correspond
ence with this specimen of expiring human
itys bnt from mercy or forgetfulness, on their
part, was permitted to depart with all my
documents in my little valise, which hope
| to publish at no distant day. Gentlemen,
| when started on my psrilous journey
was sore distressed in mind, and exceeding
| ly 30 in body. But the. moment my eyes
encountered the pickets of the Federal army
| my depression decreased, and returning
health seemed suddenly to invigorate my
/ physical constitution
Gentlemen, Secession is played out-the
dOgis dead-the child is born, and his name
| is JEFF. Davis, jr.
Ny throat distresses me to such an extent
that must decline further remarks this
evening, but shall make myself heard upon
the next convenient occasion, which will
probably be ere the terminationa of lthe
present week. vm=ava as4.ss a. :
GURTIs AND SIGEL AT THE SUGAR CREEK
BATTLE.-We translate the following para
graph from aletter published IN the Volks-
blstt, dated Camp Sugar Greek, March 10,
1884," Tie writer was on the field, and
himself engaged in the action: ..-.-
Shortly after daybreak the enemy, who
had concentrated his entire strength upon
the right wing, sent us, by way of I" good
morning. number of cannon balls, sew
eral of which fell directly in front of the
headquarters of Curtis and Sigel. Curtis
was greatly alarmed and embarrassed, and
gave expression to his anxiety by saying,
We are surrounded and fear lostH' Gen.
| Sigel, however, gave hlm to understand that