The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-27

Speech OF Parson Brownlow at Nashville.
fSpeech of Parson Brownlow, delivered in front
of the st. Cloud Hotel Nashville, on the evening
of the l7th.l =
1 GENYIEMEN 81 am in sad plight
to say much Of interest-too thorough
hy incapacitatedto do justice to you or
myself. my throathas been disordered
for the past,<hree years, and / have
been compelled to almost abandon pub
lie speaking. last December l was
thrust into an uncomfortable and disa-
greeable Jail = for what? Treason !
Neaso1 ito the bogus Confederacy ;
and the proofs of that treason were ar
Lticles which appeared in the Knoxville
Wing in May last, when the State of
Tennessee was,.a member Of the inn
perishable Union. At the expiration
of four weeks, Ibccame- a victim OF the
typhoid fever, and was removed to q
room in, decent dwelling, and . guard
of seven men kept me company. l
subsequently became 500 weak that 1
could not turn overin my bed, and the
guard were increased to twelve men,
for fear should suddenly recover AMI
run away to Kentucky. Becoming con;
valescent, in measure, was removed
10 my former place Of confinement.
One day / visited by some Confed-
crate officers, who remarked, (" Brown
low, you should not be here. Take the
oath OF allegiance to the Confederate
Government, which will not only settle
to you speedy release, bat insure
your protection.''i :" Siri" Isaid j, be-
fore would take the oath to support
such a hell for saken institution, /
would suffer myself to rot or die with
old age" Z 'y'''ays g s.9i'ss 9 q S.ii
Why, my friends, these 'dcmagogues
actually, boast that the Lord is upon
their side and declare that God Al
mighty is assisting them in the further
! ance of their. nefarious project. In
Knoxville and surrounding localities, a
short time since, daily prayer meetings
were held, wherein the Almighty was
beseechcd to raise Lincoln's blockade,
and hurl destruction against the Burn.
side Expedition. Their prayers were
partly answered IL the blockade al
Roanoke Island was most effeetnalIy
raised; reciprocal'of their sacrileges
divinely, rendered. ,.f, a,o..-.,..,
Gentlemen, am no Abolitionist ]
applaud no sectional doctrines; am a
Southern man, and alLmy relatives and
interests are thoroughly identified with
the Southern institutions. | was born
in the Old Dominion, my parents were
born in Virginia. and they and THEFT
antccedentsw were all shareholders. Let
me assure You that. the South has suf
fercd no infringement upon her institu
tions the slavery question was actual
ly no pretext for this unholy, upright
eous conflict. Twelve Senators from
the Cotton States who had sworn t.
preserve r. inviolate the constitution
framed by our forcfathers, plotted trea
son at niglit-a fit fine for such crime
and tclcgralhed TO thciro States dis
patches advising ,lst1n to pass ordi
nanccs of secession. Yes, gentlemen
twelve Senators swore allegiance in. thu
/ day time, and unswore il at night. 4
short time Since, was called uponlb 81
ailittle jew, who, believe, is the Sec
rotary of War of the bogus Confeder
acy. He threatened to hang me, and !
expected no more mercy from him thar
/ was shown by his illustrious predcces
sors towards Jesus Christ Epmtefed
into n lonO. corresnon lenee with sthis
specimen of expiring humanity, but
from mercy or forgetfulness, on theil
part, | was permitted to depart with al
my documents in my little raiise, which
1 hopeto publish at no distant day
Gentlemep, when L started on my sper
!. ilous journey | was sore distressed il
mind, and exceedingly so in body. But
the moment my ewes Encountered the
Federal Army my depression decreased
and returning health seemed suddenl,
to invigorate my physical constitution
! Gentlemen, Secession is played. ou
the dog is dead-the child is born
and lis name is JEFF. Davis, Jr.. s'l I.
My throat distressesi inc to such in
extent that L mustadecline further re
marks this evening, but shall make my
self heard upon the next convenient oc
casion, which will probably be ere The
termination Of the present week.
The Naehville papers publish thil
speech on successive days, the demand
for it being such that they could mo-
supply it in one day. 4 s'''' 'si'''" : e
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