Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-02
Knoxville, Tennessee, Nov, 2, 1864,
Origin and Progress of the Rebellion.

The facts Of history are thrown together in the
following items at an expense OF considerable labor
and the reader viii lnd by perusng them, who be-
gan this war and who is responsible for its evils
ssS- In the Presidential contest OF 1850. Lincoln
and Hamn received ,sjL6l0; Dougla, aud John
son, l,366916 Breckenridge and Lane si7,553
Bell and Everett received 590s5l Put the votes
Of the two Democratic tickets together and they
make 2,2l3,529, giving majority against Lincoln
of S46,9l9 votes. Thus it is plain to be seen that
the Democrats desired the election of Lincoln, as
they wanted an eTclSe for seeding from the Union,
They split up at Baltimore and Charleston because
they wanted the issue of peace or war to come. In
further proof of this the news of Liucoms cleo
ton was received at Charleston, South Cacoma,
with cheers on the 7th of November and the Pal
metto Flag was hoisted on the vessels in the hur-
bor. Let them now be hshel into obedience to the
laws of the United States and until they run up the
Stars and Stripes
EGG November Is 1860 the Georgia Legislature
appropriated Sl,0o0ooO to arm the State, Alabama
had previously appropriated q quarter y II mHi9
for the same reasonable purpose They did not
wait until Lincoln was inuugurated and committed
the overt act, hut began the work of treason at an
early day. They began the work under that gray
haired traitor, James Buchuut; and when Con-
gress met on the Sd of December, the old traitor
denied the right Of the General Government to
eoerce seeding State
sss' December 10, 1860, Howell Cobb resigned
the office Of Secretary of the Treasury and went
INTO the rebellion having previously plmdercd the
treasury to the tune of Thousands. The same day.
the traitorous Clay Of Alabama, resigned his scat
IN the United State, 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, Is To secure her lost rights at once She
has got her rights first through Butler the Beast
and more recently at the hands Of Gen Bank, Her
hundreds Of thousands Of niggera are travelling
about in search of their lost rights and the sugar
mills are idle and the ugar plantations ure grow
ing up in weeds
SeS~ December 8, 1860, is a memorable day, and
will long be remembered by politicians The Cabi-
net NJ Washington held an extra session on that
day, and Buchanan revoked his order to reinforce
Fort Moutrie with body Of marines and with ol-
dtional supplies Gen. Cas- took oifcnse at 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.
tGF' On the 10th Of December, Buchanan sent
message to the South Carolina convention guaran-
teeing that Major Anderson should not be rein
forced What hoary-headed villain he is
ssay' December 26th, Majo Anderson left Fort
Moultrie and took possession Of Fort Sumter. and
had with him but one hundred and eleven men.--
Two days after, South Carolina seized the Govern
ment property at Charleston, and took possession Of
Castle Pinckney and Fort Moultrie. From that day
to this South Carolina has been on the road to run
and Charleston on the way to the bottom of her
hnrbor MAY she find the bottom soon.
herD On the % of January, 1861 Gov. Eli, of
North Corolina seized Fort Macon. On the same
day, Georgia seized Forts Pulaski and jackson and
the United States Arsenal at Savannah. Two days
later, Oh the ith, GOV. Moore, Of Alabama, seized
Fort Morgan and the United satcs Arsenal at
Mobile
FsE' On the 9th of January, the steamer star of
the West was fred upon BY the rebel battcrics in
Charleston harbor and driven back, with supplies on
board fer Fort Sumter. The steamer had been be-
traycd by that perjurcd ,counjrc aud Mississippi
thief Jacob Thompson the Secretary of the Interior
All this, the reader will bear in mind. was while
Buchanan wa. President, and b,fore Lincoln was in
augurated, and consequently before Lincoln had
done anything good or bad
Ifsy1 On the 10th of January 1851, Florida adopt
ed an ordinance of secession and seized Fort McIiac.
The next day the Governor Of Louisiana seized
Forts Phillip and jackson, below New Orleans, the
United States Arsenal at Baton Rouge and Forts
Pike and McComb or Lake POntchartrain. Two
days later still. and Florida seized Pensacola Navy
Yard and Fort Barancas On the 18th, the trcasou-
able Legislature OF Virginia appropriated elooo,ooo
TO aid in the ruin of the Government, And yet,
demagogucs and traitors speak Of Lincoln having
commenced a rar u V!jlgatioH against the South.
Lincoln all this time, only President elect and
had not been sworn into office
tes~ On the 2ith of January 1861. the rebels
scsed the United States Arsenal at Augusta Gcor-
gia. Two days later he Louisiana Legislature
passed M ordinance of secession. And four davs
thereafter the revenue cutters Cas- and Mcclellan
through their treaclerous commanders surrendered
70 the rebels All this was before Lincoln was in
sugurated, before he had done good or evil, and
while Buchanan was the President Still. doina-
gogues in the South and their more infamous and
corrupt sympathiners talk openly about the sboli-
,onist ,<gb1'irg wtr with the South. And