The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-23
Prom the a-st number or the Knoxville Bulletin
East Tennessee 4 Psean Of Dehverance
slug. for the pride q tn syrAn, is broker

sng. Tor the pride q the IyrAnt Is broken
Freed Al last indicated and avenged, our
people stand 10 day under tie Old flag OF their 4
fathers. borne into their midst 10y one worthy 10
b. their deAveIer. the chiyalrOus hero OF New /
bern The symbols OF rebellion are gone, the /
idols OF the temple OF Baai are broken. and the /
false geis our people so gloriousy refused 10
bow down 70 ana worship. have been removed
from our sight forever. The worlds history can /
not We honestly believe show Counterpart; 10
the scenes our city has 1ituessed ing the at
tao DAYS Men aud s0men. aud even prattling
babes hailed the OLD has with such emotions as
made 10 apparent 20 every one OF the gallant
army of our deliyerefs. that here 10 East Ten
nesset had been the home az ~uch deep aud ter
vent PATRIOTISM a. frightened and made glorious
the annals 81 our Revolution. Such patriotism
wnterca a. VALLEY Forge, and during the pres
ent war, has marched through dismal s~amps
and mountain paths, seeking everswhere Gle en-
emies OF constitutional liberty, smiling them mp
and thigh Such has been. such Is the patriot
ism of East Tennessee. II j. with TO spirit OF
vain glorious boastiug that Ne write these words.
The world viii in time know how the spsiler
came and took te himself the heritage OF orr
people bow men fed from the deSpotism 81
Richmond 90 d more than promised land across
the mountains. and there took arms in their
hands. faced about, ready aud eager With mailed
hands, 20 drive eas0n aud oppression from their
land
To.ds, they sle here-their mission Is accom-
plished and ~ ARR FREE. To those OF Us who
Tor tao long Suffering years have been forced 90
live as best We could under the rule OF the rebel
Government these are words Of no ordinary
significance. At some future date we will en-
deavor TO compile record OF the past, TO day
We can do no more than deal with the present
Our people can be assured of one thing, al least,
aud act accordingly. There Is no probability OF
their again passing under the rule OF Jef. Davis.
= For that have the word OF man who was
never less than his word Gen. Burnside, on
his arrival yesterday evening at his headquarteT:
L In this city, was surrounded by a large crowd
OF our citizens, and in repeated calls, said that
his profession Was arms snd not speaking, but
he would say, from the moment he took com
a mand OF the Department OF tie Ohio, IL hal
+ been his fervent wish to lead army into Eas
e Tennessee TO our deliverance, and that he tool
pleasure 10 assuring US that he had come viii
! means sufficient, with our assistance, TO hol,
the country permanently and securely.
j. Here Is something tangible, and our people
p SO acting a. not to disappoint the just eNpecta
. tons OF General Burnside, We can safely say tina
We have seen the last day OF eur humiliation
Above al things LEI us not waste our energie
!, in petty ieuds The human heart Is fiery fur
D., mace at best aud such wrongs as ours woul'
r. stir fever in the blood of age; but let u
+ leave vengeance TO the authorities We wh'
have been the victims OF lawless violence SHOULD
'' now shun the least approach to it ourselves
?. aud We know Gen. Burnside well enough TO sa
IL that not one OF those few of the rebels vet re-
10 naming among US will be permitted to lay s.
much rs the tip OF his finger upon the Ark O
- our Covenant. Leave TO him, then, the dealing
lie out of punishment for the past, and the estsb
e iishnent Of security la the future. Our duty /
Is 70 gather around him in our might, strengthen
4 ing his hands by every means he may Indicate
Aud this, there Is no earthly doubt, is what GU
e people will do. The change il in form only Il
y the future we may perform sacrifice upon on
ID country's altar, openly aud boldly in the Ugh
10 OF day, while Ia the past such sacrifice was OF
iered bHt secretly aud by stealth
Let as, then, otier up iervent prayers OF thanks
j giving o. Almighty God for our great deliver
10 aucc, and icmean ourselves in the future TIA
81 not one doecr "a our glorious wreath shall b
~ furnished.