The national Republican., 1862-07-01
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Mr.. Br0wnlow commenced by saying that he |
had only talked publicly. on temperance, and
his church AS good. "a voce--what church
Is thatD Why that mean, good for nothing |
Methodist Episcopal church South which has
now gone over to tho rebellion: once bo.
church now. When get back to Tennessee |
mean to set up church Of my own. Gap |
plause.) When the rebels turned me out of
Jail was unable to speak n loud word. The |
me 10 speak to them: I had no expectations
that I should be able to make myself heard. |
They furnished me u large audience, and !
had no sooner opened my batteries upon th,s
speak distinct enough to be heard a mile;
tLaughter.l l have spoken in all the loyal
States except the State Of Vermont. ! have
not been there. I knew II was unne ecoessary
to instruct EN- on their duty, as that 70 the
ticket tApplause.l have spoken to seventy.
fvo or one hundred thousand people. have
found the North right. know that there are
= few foolish agitstors there: wish that had
out TO arrest about three or four hundred of
the abolition agitators Of the North, and the
Internal secession agitators Of the South and
brought them 10 the District OF Columbia, and,
hanging them N high Ms Hanan, dig common
trench, and embalm their internal bodies with
dog fennel and gin weed. (Applause.1
Tam native Of the Old Dominion. My pa.
rents were both slaveholders: ! have always
been n pro slavery man-have always an.
nounced myself MS 4 pro.slavery man; but not
fool on that subject. have not abandoned
my pusition or opinions. Though am Vir.
ginian, happen TO belong to y second family Of
Virginia There are many citizens of Virginia
| IT them but will say that they belong to the
first families OF Virginia. [Laughter.l You will
/ hnd those sons Of the Old Dominion used TO reg
lister their names at the hotels with the letters
| u dad IN hoi mn u,au Thara ahnuld
| be u new meaning TO those 'etters-Fleet Foot
| ed Virginians. Laughter and applause.l The
| Yankees set the example Of running vt Bul
Run, but they have thrown you in the shade
| since then at the running.
We are In the midst Of fearful rebellion.
| | am free to admit that this has been forced
upon the country by the South. This country
IA now pursuing course with this Internal,
| wicked rebellion which do not approve of.
| Tremendous applause ] Until we pursue
| dfforont and n more vigorous one, wo shall
never end this rebellion in Gods world. Tap.
| plause.l
In the last presidential canvass, went into
The field for the Bell and Everett ticket, be
| cause | believed 1t to be the best one Of the
| four presented. Tho frat name of that ticket
has gone the way Of all the South. lie was
surrounded by a whisky drunken rabble, and
| tho poor old man had to knock under Ia scces
| sion, though | believe, at heart, the Union il
l his first choice. Edward Everett, have al
| ways venerated and admired. Ho is now full
man, In the image of his God, erect and noble.
I always considered that AS n kangaroo tlcke'
With the main strength in the hind legs.
(Laughter.]
MY second choice was the Douglas ticket
Douglas was Il noble little fellow, and II now
| ,livo would have tho straps on his shoul icrs
| and be ba,llng for his country. johnson wen,
10 the Devil with the Southern Confedersoy.
| Others won't into the canvass in support Of
| the meanest, most contemplate ticket that
could be scared up in tho wholc Universe
L Cnn nj a
goose or miserable reptile can hiss, and they
all belong to the Breoki ridge party. Laugh
tor and applause.l TAeirs was the dlsunion
ticket. Tho fourth was tho Lincoln and Ham
heard of 1t before, II Is my pleasure TO an
nOunGo to you that they were elected.-
[I.aughter.l Forty eight hours after Linc"ln's
l election wR announced, came out in my
paper, the Knoxville Wing, and insisted that
It was my duty, tho duty Of every patriot, 10
,usttin his administration. | have sustained
him ov"r since. ! am M office seeker. de-
sire no office under the Government. ! aspire
to one office only. ! want, aud iutend Ia edit
The Knoxville Wing At Knoxville, and no where
else.
/ resided in South Carolina in 1882. fought
nullihcston then, and they threatened to hang
ma. But told them. ~ | told the devils IN
Tennessee, to hang away! was ready to look
up u rope M soon M they were to m 'ke me do
lii. was II Fcderalist, and have beon ever
since. ! am tonight in favor of strong cen.
.S ony maE ,oe asrG 10 H. wo ike
/ to tve resurrected old Andrew jackson II little
over Il year ago, and placed him in the soai OF
that vile, sneaking, supsrannuated lid dovil
James Buchanan tarplsusel the o!d cut butt
of the meanest stick In creation. NJ ny"f ynu
supported him In the Canvass, and hold office
under him. You ought tn be ashamed Of IL.
Laughter and applause. Iappeal to tho ladies:
can you ever expect anything good out ofa man
| who would live 10 he seventy years old and
| nttalnnt to court marry a woman
l.aughier.l Ilo was hardly ht for wolf bait
Loud laughtar.l
| little over n year ago. Pryor, Of Virginia
tsegraphed from this city to the South that 9
on get the Critlenden compromise, if we want
1t, but II Ia best not to have It; and MasOn-l
mean tho beef headed, Thisky.rnted Senator
Of Virginia said that he intended to listen Ia
no compromise. A Southern ConiederaCy or
nothing, was his watchword. He and Slidell-
that other moan man-when God made him he
put mark in his face, giving him such An in
fornal mean cast of cOuntonanCe that ho nOvar
should he mistaken for au honest man. laugh.
teri
Almost every State was rushed out of the
Union against the will of the people. South
| Carolina IL an exception.
The Parson then gave his opinion of that State
in characteristic language. Ile would enamel
IIate their slaves, COnhscate their property
and their Internal necks, deselate the whole
State, burn charleston 10 ashes, and pass law
that II should no or be re built, sinsithe whole
L
sympathy for South Caruna.n ti.anshto,'l
ne Ihem pruceeded 10 describe the manner ol
Iexit of the other States from the Union, eX
| posing and denounoing In sGathing terms the
J.. fraudulent manner in which they were dragged
out against the will of tho people.
He then paid his respects to the preaoheri
a who sympathized with the rebellion, described
the preachers of Tennessee, portrayed In pa
. thetio language tho suferings Of the true
hearted preachers of the South, and YET
there are women here who sympathize will
this rebellion" fle also robuked, in severe
terms, the men in office and their famil es here
q who exult in the defeat Of our arms. They are
. . lost to all honor and sense Of shame.
ii We wish time and space would permit us II
! do Justice to the eloquent history Of his owI
,, Incarceration and suffer ings In the loathsome
- jajl; OF Tennessee, tho touching illusions to his
n noighbors Imprisoned with him, tho sickness
/. produced by Gonflnemen'r me tears and ontreA
a iies OF distracted women, the whippings, the
y hanging Of 4 grey haired father, after being
compelled to witness the dying struggles of a