Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-05-23

him two years since in the chair disgrace
ed by that miserable mockery of a man
at Wbeatland-and he would have had
this rebellion crushed out two years ago.
Jackson was a true patriot and lover Of
his country, and had Old Hickory been
president when Floyd commenced his
stealing for the rebellion, rising about ten
feet in his boots, and taking Floyd by
the collar, he would have sworn by the
God that made Moses this thing must
stop, and when Andrew jackson said by
the God that made Moses a thing must
stop, that thing must stop. We bad sup
pressed the Rhode Island Dorr rebellion.
But the great rebellion was now on hand
and be believed that Lincoln, with the
people to back him, would put it down.
It would, must, and should be DONE
And if we were only allowed to have a
little rest when that was done, England
and France might come on and we would
lick them both, and he was not certain
that we would not have it to do. Eng
land had been playing two-face3 game,
| Its great journalist, DIR. Russell, we a
good representative of the country. But
we would have large army at the end
of the war, and would be ready for the
rest of the world and the balance of man
kind. He saw in the opening of the re-
bellion where we were driving. At an
early period lie took sides with the I'm
ion. How could he do otherwise? He
had travelled a circuit in South Carolina,
and had fought the notification heresy
in 1882. He had even published pam
pblet opposing notification, and they
threatened to hang him then. He had
the honor of being one of a corporal's
guard to get up an Electoral ticket in
Tennessee for j. Q. Adams against An
drew Jackson. In the next contest he
was for Clay. Yes, they might cheer
Clay, and at the next presidential cleo
ton he was going to call convention
and nominate the last suit Of clothes that
Clay wore before his death. When the
rebellion opened the rebels approached
him with money. They knew be was
poor. and supposed they could buy him
as they had the last devil of the others.
He told them in the words of the bible,
"Thy money perish with thee" He de-
nounced them until the crowd of troops
going East, coming through his town,
were in the constant habit Of numbering
Union men. They frequently were or
dered TO go aud hang him. They came
to his door and called for the id old
Linconite and traitor" to come out. lie
had several times appeard on the little
balcony of his house, and addressed them
saying, Men, what do you want with
me?" He was choice in his language,
and took particular pains never to say
"gentlemen." They said eve want a
speech, and we want you to come out for
the Southern Confederacy." He re-
piled, 81 am utterly and irreconclably
opposed to this internal rebellion. ]
hope that as you are going to get your
rights, you will get them before you get
back" They finally drove him from his
house, and took the place for an old
smiths shop to mend F!oyd's stolen mus
kets. They finally enacted law to de-
prive every Union man of arms. They
entered his house three times, and got
two guns and pistol; but being ID.
he was not largely supplied, and had the
balance under the clothes concealed.
After robbing the Union men Of all
their horses and blankets, breaking open
drawers and chests, and selling upon
money, countenanced by the authorities,
in spite of being unarmed, the people re-
belled. In one night, strange to say, all
the railrond bridges from Chattanooga a
hundred miles south, took fire and burned
down. 1t was a singular coincidence that
they should all take fire on that night
That was purely accidental. He hap
pened to be absent from home at the
time. He had gone on! to collect some
debts from Union meG-the sheriffs Of
several counties. But as the bridges
took fire while he was out, they swore
that he was the ringleader of all the
deviltry. They had the jails all full.
They seized him on December 9th, and
confined him in dirty miserable Jail
along with $50 others. In all the Jail
there was not chair, bench or table, or
any furniture, except a bucket and two
old tin dippers to drink from. He knew
the inmates and they knew him, and
when he entered they said, Brownlow,
are you here ?" eyes, boys, we have at
last met at the hatter's shop" They said
that they never thought they would come
to this. He told them to cheer up
Were they there for stealing, counter
feiting, or manslaughter No, it was