Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-01
From Brownlow's Whig, January 3o
Sweet Talk for One CrOZier-Amen-
tiles of Journalism.
TO THH PUBLIC.


TO THB PUBLIC.
In nv issue of last week l stated that the
manuscript editorials of the Register, the
rebel organ of this town, had been captured
upon the arrival of the Army of the Union,
and that certain articles against Johnson,
MAYNARD, and myself, were in the handwri-
ting of W. g. Swan, the rebel Congressman.
Below give the opening paragraph of i long
article contrasting Gov. Johnson and myself,
which two of the printers in the office at the
time tell me was in the handwriting Of John
H. Crozier. l herewith submit an extract,
and then propose to ventilate this man Gro
zier. 1t will be matter Of interest to North
ern men, who have heard so much Of South
ern chivalry, to see what Christian forbear-
ance Crozier has displayed when tortured,
denounced and disgraced!
WILLIAM q. BRoWSLow.
Brownlow and johnson were very much like
each other in many respects, though they used
different means TO obtain similar ends. Both had
strong physical frames johnson was more CON-
pact aud solid but BrownlOw had nerves of wire
which never wearied, and was capable of more
constant application and endurance than Johnson.
johnson was sour and Malignant Brownlow
was malignant and bitter. johnson poured forth
his invective impulsively, on the stump; Brown
low like the venOmOus insect, retired to 4 corner,
woyc his web at leisure. and darted his fangs into
his victim surcharged with poison double distilled
johnson loved money dearly; Brownlow was
most Obsequious wOrshipper of Mammon he
sometimes, Judas-like. forsook his party to follow
after those who carried the bag.
Now, this man Crozicr is practical law
yer; was, before the rebellion, man Of some
property and money; and was for years a
member of the United States Congress, car
ried it BY the storm of political excitement
that prevailed. This district being largely
Whir, he was elected on that ticket, and
when turned out by the Wings for his inetti-
cheney, he turned Democrat, and finally a
Secessionist, and drunken scamp-having
reached the position suited to his nature and
talents.
shall first notice the charge of my love OF
money, and my obsequious worship of Mann
mon. Though a poor man compared with
Crozier, it is known to all parties here that
for fifteen years or upward l have g iven away
to the church, to the poor, to educational
purposes, and to the Wing cause, ten dollars
10 Crozier's one. Indeed, Crozier has been
celebrated for his close, niggardly disposition
in money matters. When in Congress he
used to 90 round to the rooms of other men,
bcrs and smoke and drink at their expense,
and never was the man to offer cigar, or n
glass of liquor in return. His wife, claiming
to be one Of the "uppcr tens" he actually
hired out for years with her sewing machine
to do up wheat sacks, and jobs that the poor
women were entitled to-
In all towns Of the importance OF Knox
Vile it is customary for the citizens to fur
nish parties or entertainments to their neigh
bors, and especially to their select friends.
Crozier was too close for q thing OF this kind,
1 IL NarfX
to the gentlemen OF the bar and their wives
and daughters. To the utter astonishment
of all, when shown into the dining room the
feast was one of blackberries, with but little
sugar on them. Blackberrics we're that sea-
son three cents per quart, and sugar was ten
cents per pound. At liberal estimate the
entertainment cost Crozicr eight cents, or
the making Of eight wheat sacks. 1t was a
matter of sport for months after, and every
old woman coming to town with pail Of
blackberries was told to call at Crozier's
where they were in demand.
With family Of several small children
and half dozen slaves, the man is SO mean
and stingy as to have practiced buying one
piece of bacon at time, at the provision stores
of the town. He has been for years borrow
ing -four and meal. without returning either.
One of his neighbors kept an account of Hour
borrowed by the pan full, until it amounted
to barrel and half And yet this man
complains that Gov. johnson and myself
love money and worship Mammon.
Speaking Of my courage, or rather want OF
it, he states that l, "like the venomous in
sect, retired to his corner, and woye his web
at leisure"
Now this man Crozier was one Of the sew
oral cowardly LAWYERS who inStigated suits
against me, in different Courts, and in sew
eral counties, and volunteered to prosecute.
So far from recovering any damages, gained
every suit, and defeated the conspirators.
then printed posters, took brush and paste
cup around town and put them up with my
own hands, in which l announced that |
would speak in Knoxville, Kingston and
Ioudou, on three several occasions, and that
| would demonstrate beyond the possibility
of a controversy, that Crozier was liar, n
scoundrel and coward l spoke to large
crowds in all these towns, and never less than
one hour and half. invited Crozier in
these posters to be present, and promised to
divide time with him. He was in Knoxville
and Kingston, but "retired to corner" and
submitted like coward and poltroon, as he
is, to the disgraceful castigatiOn gave him.
This is the coward and scoundrel who pub
lished me in my absence, and fees from the
approach of the Federal forces. l do not
expose him because he is absent, but | pub
lish the facts in his case that may still fur
ther disgrace him in the eyes even Of his
brother traitors.
Not content with putting up my posters,
and with taking the hide off Of the william, in
the hearing Of three large congregations,
among whom were his brethren Of the legal
profession, wrote out the speech, published
It, and circulated it throughout East Tennes-
see. therefore leave the reader to deter
mine who "rctired to corner, like the yeno-
NOUS insect, and wove his web at his lels-
ure." He even hid behind degraded editor
and drunken beast, ]. A. Sperry, who had
been whipped in Pennsylvania for stealing a
gold watch Fit representatives, these, OF
the Confederacy. w. G. BRowNLow,
Editor of the Knoxville Wing.