Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-02

i win ao4 dssaia yaa apon thase inciden-
mi noisstz. oEs u which hes bsen made
nronslnsnt In The fesnafkn of the excellent
chairman of khe National COMMITTEES. 1 de
ns,t know that wenld be willing to 10 a
81 "a t,Fohably Ne Woaid. But eerdially
arrce with him b thls--l think, tanaidrss.
lna what has been done about slavery, Ia
king the talng 90 lt now etanaa, overlooking
altogether, either In the way 81 ccndemna.
ten oF ID the way of approval. any act that
has broaRiit us 10 the point where We are,
bus tplievime In my eonsolencs and with eli
my heart. that what has brought us where
we are Id the matter Of slavery = the orig.
inal sin and folly of treason and secession,
because you remember hat the Chicago
Convention ltsalf was understood to-day,
and bellese & virtually did explicitly
say, that they would not touch slavery in
The States Leaving Il therefore altogether
oat Of I'd question bow We came whore we
arc, on that particular point, we are pro-
pared 10 90 farther than the original Re-
pubaicans themselves were prepared 10 go,
We are prepared to demand not only that
the whole territory OF the United States
shall not be made slave, bat that tho Gen.
ersl Government Of the American people
shall do enc Of two things--abd It appears
10 me that there IL nothing else that can be
done--either TO use the whole power of the
Government, both the war power and the
peace power, to put slavery as nearly as pos
sible back where il was---lor, although that
would be fearful state OF society, il IL bet
ter than anarchy; or else TO use the whole
power Of tho Government, both Of war and
peace, and oil the practicable power that
the people of the United States viii give
thcm to exterminate and extinguish slavery.
Prolonged applause
have no hesitation in saying for myselI
that If were pro-slavery man, II | be-
lisved this institHtion was an ordinance OF
God aud was given 10 man, would unhes-
hasinely Join these who demand that the
Government shoald be pat back where Il
wus. But am not a pro-slaveFy mani
never was; unite myself with those who
believe II is contrary 10 the brightest inter
ests OF all men and Of oil Government, con-
trary TO the spirit ofthe Christian religion,
and Incompatible with the natural rights OF
man; join myself with those who say
away with It forever Tapplause and l fer.
vently pray God that the day may come
when throughout the whole land every man
may hc as free rs you are, aud a. eapabicoi
eaiaying regulated liberty. Prolonged ap-
riauke
viii not detain yon any longer. One
single word Tou will allow me 10 say in be.
half Of the State from which I come, one Of
the smallest of ths thousands of Israel We
know very well that our eleven votes are Of
! no consequence IL tho Presidential election
We know very well that ia our present un'
happy condition, il is ty no means certain
that we are here to-day representing the
| party that will cast the majority OF the votes
In that unhappy State. Iknow very vel
that the sentiments which | am utSsring
win cause me great pdium in tho State IN
which was born, which love, where the
boncs Of two generations Of my ancestors
and sofne Of my children are, and where
very soon shall lay my own. ] know very
well that my colleagues will incur odium i
they endorse what | say, and they, too
know il. Dat we have put our faces toward
the way in which We intend 10 60, and WI
/ will 20 in Il 10 the end If we are TO per.
| ish. We will perish in that way. ali have
to say 10 yoa Il, help Us IL yoa csni If you
cannot. believe in your hearts that wc hare
! died like men.