The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20

Ex-oov. NeilrBr6wn.
There IL no longer doubt Is to tho
present position of this gentleman. He
IL cooperating with Andy johnson, OK.
Gov. Campbell, Jordan Snakes, and few
others of less note, in an effort to in.
augurste counter revolution intended 10
carry Tennessee over to the Northern
eovertsment. Neil Brown was . member,
and the working member. ofthe Military
Board appointed BY Gov. Harris; and be.
cause Of the uubounded confidence which
the people he'd in him, extending even
70 bis old political adversaries, gave an
impetus 10 the revolution and to the spir-
IL Of volunteering In this State, which
could have been derived from no other
individual sources. What could have in.
duced his recent move, Il difficult to con-
lecture. II could not be . latent love and
hope for q ''restoration Of the Union and
the Constitution" suddenly warmed into
new life and vigor by the adverse circum-
stances surrounding the Southern cause
at this time. For there are mono so blind
~ MOTT see. that can never happen
r. the war could be terminated to-mcr-
row by the success Of Northern arms and
the cooperation of their Southern sym.
pathisers. the former order Of things
could not be restored. And the idea that
the North and the South can ever be uni.
ted sgain upon terms of equality and
live together d, ,ne people under com.
mon popular. government. cannot be Sc
riai,siy entertained BY any but fools and
such,nsp ~ pSfmit their prejudices 70
shaps aand control their judgment. Con.
quest and subjusation mean abssemsnt.
humiliation and exaction; and the histo.
~ Of the world furnishes no instance
where the eonquerors had the magma.
nimity 10 restore the conquered to their
former status. Lincoln In his last procla.
nation, warns the border slave States Of
"the tendency of the times" and admon.
ishes them to make merit of necessity
and prepare for the extinction of one Of
their institutions for nominal dollar and
cent confederation. No matter what may
have bsen the leading sentiment among
themanes North at the commencement
of the war, It has since assumed the char.
scter of-a crusede of fanaticism and dead.
~ hstred to the institutions of tho South,
and. II successful will be satisfied with
nothing short Of their extinction and the
political and social degradation of the
people. No one sees and understands
these things more readily than Neill 8.
Brown; and we must therefore attribute
his abandonment Of the Southern cause
in an hour Of dependency and gloom to
some other impulse than the one We have
alluded to. He was ono of the few pub.
lie men In the State In whose honesty
and integrity We had unlimited conf.
dence. and while No have NO right to pass
upon his motives, we shall not attempt to
conceal our modification and regret at
bis unexpected dereliction. God knows
We would have as soon expected 10 see
the princely eagle leave his homo above
the clouds and descend in eccentric cir
Giles 70 feast with kites and cArrion crows
- to have believed that Nsill 8. Brown
would ever be found In bed. in Low
Ing snd sn,orDus proximity, with An
drew johnson. On one occasion. Will
making speech At Nashville. and refer
ring to the abuse which Andy was heap
ing upon Miiiard Fillmore. he held ur
bis hand and made the remark that ther.
was more virtue and integrity in Millarc
Fillmore's little finger, than johnson hae
In his whole body. Tho conceit ~as ap
plauded TO the echo by the appreciativ,
audience, and was felioitous expression
Of . truth which the country at large a
that time believed. Ex.Gov. Brown ha
Alright 70 change bis opinion. but An
drew johnson has not and cannot chang,
bis nature.
M Since writing the above article
we have met with date Of the Louisvill,
Journal containing what purports to be
copy Of aspeech delivered 1t Columbia
Maury county. by ex-Gov. Brown. n
says. in substance, that he had neve
been secsssionist. but yielded to tn
force Of circumstances. determined 10 g
with Tennessee through veal and woe.-
Now; "thI rebellion ,oas played out-,oas a
utter :tailrx"-and a. "ths North has 90
00o. 900 of people, the South. only 5000
900. Tennessee had better abandon th
Confederacy. and make the best terms
can with the all-conquering and owe,
whelming North. That is the sum an,
substance. tho logic. of the speech. as r.
ported in the Journal. We presume !
will do less harm to the Southern oaus
tnsn 10 It's distinguished author.
... Wholesale Lying.
Asa specimen of tho wholesale lyin,
INDUCED ia by the Federal Generals l,
| reporting operations. read the following
from niger and cotton stealing Mitchell
4 sRf6Amond, juno 1.-THE .Philsdslphis
Inquirer of tho 18th is received. A dis
patch dated at Chicago the 18th, say,
Gen. Mitchell won ancther brilliant vic
tory At Chattanooga. The rebels wer.
cornnlotNlv routAd altar two davs hars