Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-09
Gcneral Banks q Homo.

On Thursday evening last MAJ Gen. Banks re-
turned 10 bis h,sne IN waifham, Mas<, and feceiv-
Cd sn- enIhuslaaie welcome. formal reception
took place Ia Ranford Hall, where General Banks
made bfsf spssch (before referred IA 10 which he
said
II you ere glai 70 Ne ne, am dosibly glad soses
you. whAievef eSmcs b ne. whatsoever dcstlny may
open, shah io& back % The toNn ~hsse i VS.
born, 20 people AHong whom passed ny early life
with the deepo setisfsctim hnd Tie kfAelest Ssas-
urei ard 4 weld b misfortune b Which IN
tAogisand deaths NOad be no cofspafisun, IL nneer
any circumstances 81 any tisnA 81 aay - o. 81 say
word i could thtew skads o. dishonoF upon de
town, the StatA dat Fase me birth, OF catse cas-
paag 70 Be fslt ~ themsn and wOsnen among whoa
have lived.
IN times u ssyclu.Ion there 4 alwxys more e.
lsst ef ezcfeneBs ad passion shere isaaways more
or iea uf good a. bid rsuae and he great duty Of
public man ef a private men Il 70 heeF that which
oeiea with equ& Trinity. and least ~ all e b tAir
fEhs % inlerFar ss CoEss e public sersice osea-
Aagsnas public e private opinion % thrustlnE for
yard personal ahslaefalioa ard expAHaliens &c The
dii7frsns sV6nls IL which Ihey hass hssn enxaeed
bl d fisaa ma llasaarp 70 aay. and - s ies he
estt atA fhat = ksn he hiatofy e Ne sreasecstns
a s6iek hass ba ragged shAli - vtiltsa, there
3 40 nan end nn Nealan II nay native State Or
Iowa bs4 viii h eailaeed with The record which
ksvs nnde. T19plnssal Il h . coed thing for
tkh e6uatFT--elSk great good Sostane Tor ths
spantry -that Il list grand struggle uf he vsr,
which Involved In ifseaom Of TIE hisiaippi that
he Esss snd The West struggled togcthsr, hand Ia
bad and joined IN he aoelaaaton. Of vies.ry 70.
Il win be ssksa he8 Is the tioSerament 20 be re-
esEAblishedf Il e net matter Of theory but 4 h
msster Of estalllihel fact. The State sf Lcaisi-
ana know By lny own observation, h efee. loyal
State--as true ~ The union ~ Massachusetts, or
khods lslends g any other State. 4 b % b. tho
act of The people who were born In that Stats. Let
re sAy 10 you, lsllsw-eisi1enA thai Louisiana can
Be- - much kelesl ppon 10 sustain The Gov rumsnt
q the Unioa as sthy ether Etaaa Much d sad IN
he North about he military power hAsing made
Louisiana what Il b. do noi propose 70 debate
that salieCt az Asy lsnaah, bet say thas it 4 not
only withoat military lnanFFensian az conkroi b u
y almoEt Nisheai he assistance a ne 9esefnnsnk
ihai this work bee heen dens there u 4 she god
senss of No people themselves thai hsa wrcn9hs
thle sreat aeauge. said little while siaca lAes
No respect 5eF lie Hi1eom and good saasa * the
people had been incfenaod sinea lct ypn: and thai
respect has BEEN enkancsd b. ska retssrn e Loais
lana The Frslsih psple there always lad lin-
gsring dea thas their Preach peHor wenId Be re-
Stored they have never been entirely American i
they have been seea1sioaistz Elale-righb msn ssc-
tenAiiatai tAey tsysl embraced viii fIlsi Esoae
head the Peopls q he Uaios. TAe Erenrh 80
pie VII bae0uls paFt II the Tulsa, ahssa vii Be-
no Baore Stats Flfkfs aad sectional doanas . poison
thu hearts Of the people N that section ksnnse Tia
Tnioa Of these efates -