Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-17


S. L the sprightly correspondent Of the
Knoxville Register, draws the following striking
parallelism between Brownlow, Yailandigham
aud johnson
Itis somewhat singular that it has never oc-
cured to any one 10 detect q paralleism be-
/ tween Br0Wnl0w sent North and Fallandigham
South. L is conceded that expatriation, whether
voluntary. as in Brownl0w'8 case, or iuvoiuu
/ tary, as in that of Andrew Johnson, does not
silence the voice of friendship, nor diminish the
I influence of bsnished citizens. Herea it has
been said that If the leading tories Of East Ten
/ nessee should have been executed, theiT agency
/ in your local affairs w8uld have been no longer
! felt when their bodies had returned TO dust.
While they live, their adhersnt5 are still AZ
I traced By al those sympathies which bind men
to each other whose fortunes and opinions are
the same Death and speedy oblivion dissolve
al human ties, but enlistment ministers 60 tbe
sympathies Of our nature, and fans the fame Of
friendship. Exiled citizens of Greciau and RI
man republics when recsiled, as 0ften>Occuued,
welded greater power because Of their former
ostTacism.
The President Of the North has sought to
make Valandigham Odious 10 Ohio, by identl-
flying him with the active participants in this
9 rebellion" Mr. Vallaniigham thoroughly
cOmprsheuds the motives which have Influenced
L
to conduct himself as q loyal citizen of ONO
and of the United States. To defeat the pur-
poses of Lincoln becomes the primary pur-
/ pose Of Mr. Fallandighsn, and hence it would
be unWise 70 give expression even 70 hose
opinions which, uttered with uuequaled el0
/ quence in the Federal Congress. have made
| him the Chatham Of this our second struggle
I for independence.
But alas poor Brownl0w now as ever
/ through all his contradictory, stormy life the
/ creature Of his tempest0u5 passions With
what demoniac fury does he pronounce endless
/ curses upon those who have sent hin " a home
/ less waudsrer TO a land of strangers" Read
/ his model book Of eXeeTadous, and contrast
/ the conduct Of YallaRdigham with that of Dr.
/ Br0wnlow.
+ The course Of Andrew johnson, compared
I with that Of Vallsndingham, is even more re-
I markable. Johnson is a man Of wonderful IL
teLectual power. If he has, like BrOwnlow,
fearful passions, he has an intellect, clear and
unc0uuded as a statesman. de could not be
borne about by every breath Of passion which
Z often left Dr. Br0wul0w berett Of reason He
is not the creature Of fury, but a thinker and
I calculating LogiCisu. When his opinions DIFF
fersd so widely from those Of the people who
often had hoDorsd him, when he could no
longer dwell in their midst, way should hs be-
come blood thirsty enemy Voluntarily the
people Of Tennessee had twice made BIN their
chief magistrate. With a spirit worse than that
betrayed by any paTicids, he came with armed
enemies and slaves 30 plumber, anslave and eZ-
terminate a people who only asked to be let
alone
Yaliandighsm is neither BrOwnow nor q
johnson He is still a citizen Of Ohio, Gas
johnson claims to be of Tennsssee,) proposing
to violate no obligation resulting from such cit
izenship He wiz not take uD arms against his
own native S.ateshs would Join no army cf ours
which sought 70 destroy Cincinnati, or convert
: the capitol at Columbus into a military strong
hold His patriotism is OF that genuine charac-
ter which obliyious Of passion and selhshness
renders him a rue citizen Of Ohio, and there
fore, an enemy Of the Federal dsspOtism. Hl
hes said that the North should make peace with
the South, even now, looking 90 the future for
restoration of the Union. TO grow ont Of th'
commercial necessities Of a divided empire. Hl
does not propose. because he is ban.shed, q
! make war upon bis own people, nor to extar
! inmate those who differ from him in tleir polid
. cal opinions.