Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-07

of the two Democratic tickets together and they
make 2,2l3,52O, giving majority against Lincoln
Of 5000 votes, Thus It Is plain to be seen that
the Democrats desired the election of Lincoln, as
they wanted an grouse for seeding from the Union,
They split up ut Baltimore and Charleston because
they wanted the issue Of peace or war to come. In
further proof Of this, the nows Of LincoIns cleo
ton was received ut Charleston, South Carolina,
with cheers ON the 7th of November and the Pal.
mctto Flag was hosted ON the vessels in the har-
Dor. Let them now be dashed into obedience TO the
laws Of the United States aud until they run up the
Stars and Stripes,
Bay November Is, 1860, the Georgia Legislature
appropriated 81 100000 TO arm the State. Alabama
had previously appropriated Il Quartcr Of million
for the same reasonable purpose They did not
wait until Lincoln was inauglrated and committed
the overt act but began the work of treason ut an
early day They began the work under that gray
haired traitor James Bpch0aanj and when Con
gress met on the 3D. of December the old traitor
denied the right of the General Government TO-
coercc n seeding State,
the office of Secretary of the Treasury and went
into the rebellion, having previously plundcrcd the
treasury to the tune of thousands. The same day,
the traitorous Clay, of Alabama, resigned his seat
in the United States Senate and plunged into the
same dirty work of rebellion. And TO make that
day more memorable, the Legislature of Louisiana
ordered the election of convention to declare the
State out, and appropriated 100000 to arm the
State, so as to secure her lost rights ut once She
has got her rights first through "Butcr the Beast,
and more recently at the hands of Gen, Banks. Her
hundreds of thousands Of "niggcrs' are travelling
about in search of their lost rights and the sugar
mills are idle, and the sugar plantations are grow
ing up in weeds.
Ias' December Is, 1860, is Il memorable day, and
will long be remembered by politicians The Cab
met at Washington held IN extra session on that
day, and Buchanan revoked his order to reinforced
Fort Moultre with body of marines and with adj
ditional supplies. Gen, COss took ofenso ut this
act of the old traitor saw that he had sold himself
to the enemy and the next day resigned the office
of Secretary Of State On the Goth Of December
Buchanan sent message to the South Carolina
| convention guaranteeing that Major Anderson
should not be reinforced What a hoary-headed|
villain he is! December 10Th Mai Anderson left
Fort Moultrie and took possession of Fort Sumter,
and had with him but one hl0,drcd and CteceR men
Two days after South Carolina seized the Govern
ment property at Charleston, and took possession
of Castle Pinckncy and Fort Moultric. From that
day to this South Carolina has been on the road to
ruin, and Charleston on the way to the bottom of
her harbor May she find the bottom soon
pa" On the I'd of January, 1861, Gov. Ellis of
| North Carolina, seized Fort Macon. On the SAND
day Georgia seized Forts Pulaski and jackson and|
the United States Arsenal at Savannah. Two days.
later, on the ith, Governor Moore of Alabama,
seized Fort Morgan and the United States Arsenal
at Mobile. On the 9th, the steamer Star of tho|
West was fired upon by the rebel batteries in the|
Charleston harbor and driven back with supple
on board for Fort Sumter. The steamer had been|
betrayed by that pcjurcd scoundre and Mississippi
thief Jacob Thompson, the Secretary of the lnte-
rior. All this the reader will bear in mind, wa
while Buchanan was President and bcforc Lincoln
was inaugurated, and consequently before Lincoln
had done anything good or bad.
BeasH On the 10th of January 1861, Florida
adopted an ordinance of secession and seized FortI
McRac. The next day the Governor of Louisiana|
seized Forts Phillip and jackson, below New Or
leans, the United States Arsenal at Baton Rouge
and Forts Pike and McComb, on Lake Pontchar-
train. Two days later still, and Florida seized
Pensacola Navy Yard and Fort Barancas. On tho|
| 18th, the reasonable Legislature of Virginia APP
propriated 81 5000 TO aid in the ruin of the Gov
eminent And yet, dcmagogucs and traitors speak
of Lincoln having commenced ,cqr Of su!jRgotio,
against the South. Lincoln all this time, was only
President elect and had not been sworn into office
B3sn On the oath of January, 1861, the rebel
seized the United States arsenal at Augusta Geor
ga. Two days later, the Louisiana Legislature
passed an ordinance Of secession. And four days
thereafter, the revenue cutters, Cass and Mcclellan
through their treachcrous commanders, surrendered
to the rebels All this was before Lincoln was in
augurated before he had done good or evil and
while Buchanan was the President. Still dema-
gogues in the South, and their more infamous and ]
corrupt sympathizcrs talk openly about the aboli-
tionists beginning a war with the South And
strange to say, they have uttered this infamous
falschood so long and SO boldly that the ignorant
Masses cut of from correct sources of information
believe it.
Eeish On the first of February, 1861, the Texas
convention passed an ordinance of secession and
plunged headlong into war against the Govern
ment that had paid untold millions TO buy them of
from the tyranny of Spain and the expressions o
Mexico. The same day the rebel authorities o
Louisiana seized upon the United States Mint ant
Custom House at New Orleans. On the It'll o
February, an army of traitors calling themsclvc
delegates, claiming 10 represent the seeded States
met at Montgomery and organized what they calleC
Confederate Government. -Four days later, th,
traitor in charge of the United States Arsenal a
Little Rock surrendered that property to the rebel