Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
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rebel organ of this town, had been captured
upon the arrival Of the army Of the Ohio,
and that certain articles against me, john
son and Maynard were in the handwriting
of w. Il. ,Srdn, the rebel Congressman,
Below give the opening paragraph of y
long article contrasting myself and Gov
Johnson, which two of the printers in the
office at the time, tell me was in the hand
writing of John II. CrO=ier. ! herewith
submit an extract, and then ] propose t.
rent7dte this man Crozer. 1t will be mat
ter of interest to Northern men, who have
heard so much of Southern chivaIry, to SEE
what christian f0rJcdrdncc Crozicr has dis
played when tortured, denounced and dis
graccd
WILLIAM q. BROWNLOW.
Brownlow and johnson were very like each other
in many respects, though they used different means
to obtain similar ends Both had strong physical
frames johnson was more compact and solid, but
Brownlow had nerves Of wire which never wcared
and was capable of constant application and cndur-
ancc than johnson. johnson was sour and mag-
nant }rownow was malignant and bitter. John
son poured forth his invcctivc impulsively on the
stump; Brownlow, like the venomous insect, retired
to corner wove his web at leisure and dartcl his
fangs into his victim surchargcd with poison double
distilled. johnson loved money dearly; Brownow
was most obscquous worshipper of Mammon he
sometimes Judas like, forsook his party TO follow
after those who carried the bag.
Now this man Crozier is Il practising
lawyer, was, before the rebellion, a man Of
some property and money, and was for years
Il member of the United States Congress
carried in by the storm Of political excite
ment that prevailed This district being
largely Wing, he was elected on that ticket
and when turned out by the Wings for his
inefccncy, he turned Democrat, and finally
Il Seccssionist, and Il drunken scamp--hav-
ing reached the position suited to his nature
and talents.
shall first notice the charge of my love
of money, and my obscquious worship of
mammon. Though a poor man compared
with Crozicr, it is known to all parties here,
| that for fifteen years or upwards | have
given away to the church, to the poor, to
educational purposes, and to the Wing
cause, ten dollars to Cro-jcrS one. Indeed
Crozier has been celebrated for his close.
niggardly disposition in money matters.
When in Congress he used to 90 round to
1 the rooms of other members 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 ont 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 heirncgh-
| bors. and especially to their select friends
Crozicr was too close for thing of this
kind, but ventured one court week to give
party to the gentlemen Of the bar, and
their wives and daughters. TO the utter
astonishmcnt Of all, when shown into the
dining room the feast was one Of bdcFber-
rieS, with but little sugar on them. Black
berries were that season three cents pc,
quart, and sugar was ten cents per pound
At IA liberal estimate The entertainment cost
Crozer eigh cents, or the making of cighi
phedt sacks. 1t was matter of sport foi
months after, and every old woman coming
to town with pail of blackbcrrics was tolC
to call at Crozicrs, where they were in de
mand!
With family of several children, and
half dozen slaves, the man is so mean anC
stingy as to have practiccd buying one piec
Of bacon at a time at the provision stores o
the town. lie has been for years borrow
ing -four and meal, without returning either
One of his neighbors kept an account O
-four borrowed by the pan full, and never re
turned. until it amounted to "A barrel and {
holfl And yet, this man complains tina
Gov. johnson and myself love money, am
worship mammon!
= TI'uhihS vi IA ''""J'i VI '"'"N' ""'
of it, he states that ], q like the vcnomou
insect. retire to a corner, and wovc his We
at leisure
Now. this man Crozicr was one of the sew
cral cowardly lawyers who instigated suit
, against Inc, in different courts, and in sew
| cral counties, aud volunteered to prosecute
, So far from recovering any damages, gain
ed every suit, and defeated the consprator
then printed posters, took a brush an
p paste cup around the town, and put thcI
g up with my own hands in which announ'
/ ed that | would speak in Knoxville, King
, ton and Loudon, on three several OCCASION
, and that | would demonstrate beyond tn
). possibility of controversy, that Crozler va
b. n liar. a scouNDREL and a COWARD.
spoke to large crowds in all these town
9 and never less than one hour and half