Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-05

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nesses shared The saise fate llsty ,hsa al
been compelled, ia the rriga &c the febele,
u contribute sixty per cent &c thesr leaslef
10 the gcyerRmeat 8lr the ssiaeing Il their
soldiers !. bal Dew, when thcy were retreat
ing Eroa tbs Slate. they seized 81 the ieath.
~ ilstAe Sats and bore II away, leaving our
cid Iaea aud women aad chilassu e meet
the rigess * tho iassinss s7iiiher lasr ieeted.
ts wei Is alFGosi rs.lsess.
believe me. selySe,s.eitisens Esst Tsaaess
sseshas dranaS the fall cup OF suffering, ard
nothing keeEas len her now bat 10 dTsin its
BITTERNESS 70 TIE very tfegs. She hss sac
riEeed everything bat Loyalty end hnnors
eke alss suffered eseFsthing hef dishaaor
and death aaa rev dcssit0tion aaa famine,
followed hy dtspair and death, arr tramp.
fsisg uren the tsifsalfoils q her ssa homes,
are entering their very dcsrs. ready 70 CON.
samEaate The sscFiilee and complete the saf-
seTsng Bat thank Go1, throughout her
sasEerings she hes been faithful. Pessuasions,
tareaiss insults, imprisoaments, wounds,
stripes, priyatloas, chains confessions,
gibbess and military murders. the clash Of
arms, the terriblenesa of armies with ban
ners. and all the combined snd concentrated
horrors Of internecine war 'marSh&iicd upon
her battle torn bosom and hnriiag sorrow
aud ruin into al her hoineaS have never
corrupted her l0yaity. nor driven her soli-
tarv line fnosh her devoiion % the govern
rnent OF her fafhRrs fGreet applause r.
lea unprotected, when she ought 70 have
hem PROTECTED bs the government that shs
loved. interior sud ISOLATED, diearmed before
che could organize. she was ehcke4 down
BY tyFannys xnder reign Of terrier black
a. tie night gf the Ro6espefian dynasty,
ard be. proud neck felt the heel Of despo-
tisHa more relentless and crushing than the
fvss-s
because they could Ecs DO otherwise, sui
f.red the infection Q. bondage which their
inmost hearts abheired--a bondage that
filtered the soul ard sealed the lips and all
bat closed the door ef hope We know, lel.
low-citizens, what history means whea II
teiis "a Of sEeifa Of Tsrrer Such c
state Of things Is oniy 20 be felt; Il uever
can BE told Itcefaes 90 ne now, even here
on the free so.i CT Massachusetts,, not as
reality in the retrospect, hut Ike the nseu-
ery Of some hcrrsG dreara, to aistsrb and
haunt me aIong n8y pathway Of kie God
grant that may never feel the iron heel Of
such despotism in rIy soai again, nor zee
Is Ia the bosem Of ray fellow citizens any
where. IApps4nse. We breathe but 70
live, and live but &c pray--,-0h, Lord. how
long?" But, thsnk God the prayer OF the
loyalist. lespiag up from the heart, cannot
be held By the hsnd Of the oppressed. and
East Tennessee, in answer 20 our prayers,
i ssinost free, and the old bsnncr waves
oncc more frismphantiy. Florionsiy, over
our lneuntaiH-gift home, and there may 1t
Goat forever. Loud applause
With this hisiory Ct the people &C East
Tennessee before yensfellow citizens. il Is
fer yeu to determine whether this brave
and patriotic population shall b suffered 20
fail and perish 10 thetr devotion to Cur com,
mon country, BY the blighting hand Of
famine, or whether your philanthropy and
benevolence shall inteipess to shiQld sud
protect and guard and eavo them. East
Tennsssee, my native East Tennessee, hes
sacrificed all she had fir the country. Her
horses, her mules. her haelss and herds, Der
cattle upon Thousand hills have ell been
offered up; her corn aad wheat are al COR
sGmed her young n.en--aii who have not
persisted in the camp or On the battlefield
--are row swelling the ranks of your yie-
torious armies and, sir, cur matrons aud
rnaidens, Cur old men and little children,
our soldiers widows .and orphaned babes,
are all bound aud upon the altar; already
the saerifeial knife ie Gpiifted; il trembles
in The hand Of Famine--E1ay God saTe my
people, and avert tie ssroke, in this their
day Of sorrow ind trial
While the scourgcs Of this cruel war have
thus bliehtSd snd blasted. devastated and
ruined East Tenaessee, The home Ct the free,
the homo Ct the loyal and the brave. they
have scarcely teen felt north Of Mason and
Dixcn'A lire. Ca tbs contrary, n degree OF
prosperity. such Is ron have never expert
enosd, has poured into the lap Of the people
Of tbs north and west boEndiess wealth
The labors Of year agriealtarists have been
succeeded BY the blsseings of q Gracious
Providence your mechanics have received
remHnerative prices for al The labor they
could perform; yeur merchants have seen
their trade proper beyond sll parallel