The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-03
PARsoN DRowNLow IN CINCINNATI.
His Speech at tsc Mercllan nt's Ex-
-- change!

the meeting 10 ORDER, ana announced tnat
Mr.. Brownlow had arrived in the city,
and stated that it had been proposed to
invite him to meet tihe members on Change
Mr.. N. W. Thomas moved the appoint.
ment Of q committee OF FIVE, to invite Mr..
Brownlow to visit the Chamber.
/. Tie President named as such commit.
tee. N. w. Thomas, Jos. florence, Q l..
KiIburn, Isaac A. Ogborn and j. WISH.
ley.
The Committee Immediately waited
upon Mr.. Brownlow, at the Gibson House
and he accepted the invitation and ac.
companied the Committee back 10 the
Exchange.
Mr.. Brownlow was here introduced to
the members by the President of the
Chamber, aud then addressed them as
follows:
ain sorry, gentleman and fellow.citi
zens, that | am not in a condition to make
you even short speech. have been
accustomed for thirty FIVE years to ma,
king public speeches, aud have only failed
in the art during the past three years,
while suffering from bronchial aeection
Of the throat. am getting better, how
ever, and although ior two years past l
could hardly speak above whisper, |
can now make myself heard at the dist
ance OF few feet, particularly when am
talking about Disunon | never get
on that subject that God, in his Provi'
dence, does no, increase the volume Of
my voice.
In addition 10 my other su1erings, l
have been iucarcerated in damp, gloomy
.ljail, shut out from the fresh exercise, for
three months. This has been hard on me
who was always accustomed 20 jump
higher, tall aatter, and squal louder than
any other man in Tennessee, cheers, al
ways sayiug what l pleased, where
pleased and coming when pleased. FoT
three months | have been kept in close
confinement, and the only favor allowed
me, was that my little sou should bring
me my meals three times day. The
food that was given my fellow prisoners
by the officers in charge of the jail, was
he foulest oifal from the hotrl, No true
Yirginiah would give such food to his
dog. My food was prepared by by wife
AMI was brought 10 me by my little son ii
a little basket. 'sa' 'as
The officers in charge, used to TAX
this basket, lift off the napkin, examin
b4tween the plates and watch al! IN.
r movements to see that some little bit o
paper containing information from m.
/ friends was not concealed in the basket
and when | had finished my meal, tn
same examination was made to see that
n did not communicate with them. Tn
only information | obtained was from NJ,
4 little son, who would whisper to me tha
r u fight had occurred here, or an engage
Z. ment there, but no details whatever wer
given me, for they charged that in tn
absence OF Gov. johnson and Horac
= Maynard, that l was at the bottom Of tn
conspiracy and the leading spirit in tn
q opposition 10 the Southern Confederacy
}. |, however, entered into learned d
plomalic correspondence with little mis-
e cradle Jew, named Judah P. Bcnjamil
e the SO called Secretary of War Of th
i, bogus Confederacy. In that corrcspor
N dence | have the vanity to believe that
J. got the better Of him. This correSpor
d dence has never been printed, although
Ii now that am at The North, | shall TAX
|. 1.-The Opportunity to lay it before the pee
4, pie. .-. .,,r-.s -. ,..s
II 10 that correspondence, he stipulate
ig 10 let me ont. He said was bad ma
Of and dangerous man 10 the SOuthel
Mt Confvderacy; and, said he. Il have die
n ted ,MajorTGeneral George B. Crittsnd(
is to send you through Iheaines to the pc
r pie you serve" "Agreed," said i; %
W! out your escort. and | will accompany
d propose 10 DO for Southern Confederat
ms what the Devil never did-quit the eou
ng try" lCheers. About the time | W
y, ready to Start, au inferior officer came
a with a warrant for my arrest. Holding
ut my pocket the passport of the SecreIa
&C. of War of the bogus Government Of I
1915 Southern Conlederacy. and the order
us my removal signed by Crittepden. d
'ar clned to notice the warrant. This ol
mt Ger, a little upsart named James @, RAT
y Isey, seized upon me, and swearing
his own warrant, the perjured villa
8 that had committed treason against /
'ptl State Of Tennessee in writing a cert'
Ps. editorial which was published in
'ut Knoxville Wing, and which, mark yc
ill was printed May Gath. one month befc
the ordinance of secession was passed, a
y Tennessee had passed into the South,
.ai Confederaey, and yet this was treason
crs the State. | was taken out Of the militia
eat authorities, deniedsa trial and thrust i,
on. Jail on the affidavit Of tlis miserable,
has bauched little pukc. ,aa,. .s.a 10 .
.r After being injai three weeks. I '
cir attacked with typhoid fever, and
last twelve weeks was very low. Twas
10 moved 10 another room, and becom
'ck worse they called in an additional phys
ian. Although | was SO low that |
be 20 be turned over in my bed, and Sol
ing not move of my own will, the guards W
lelr doubled and extra precautions were tai
to prevent my escape. The excuse II
'at. gave for all this was that was only p
i tending 10 be sick. In this they show
'en' their ignor ance Of the Union men of I
way nessee. intended to see them out if
were trumps, and never to run from tn
| intended carrying out the arrangsms
"A made with Benjamin.
ex. The Bripadier. General commanding