The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-07-28
REMARKS OF DrW. G. BROWNLOW
Delivered in New York City at Meet-
Ing for the Relief OF sick and wounded

| ing from llIIicSS, ana mad no desire to
deliver an address. On my return 10
Knoxville some six months ago. l
found the Jail in which the Rebels wcro
kind enough TO lodge me for three
months, filled to overfowing with an
other class of beings.
Among them | found d portion Of
the leading. active, villai1ous Rebels,
who were concerned in my incarcera-
ton, guarded by Union soldiers
They were to be sent across the noun.
tains I'd Camp Chase, and curiosity in
duced me to sec how they would look
going through the operation had
gone through. 1 looked on with d
sort Of malignant pleasure, my mind
occupied with only one reflection,
Every dog has his day" Laughter.1
Standing on the corner of Jay and
Cumberland streets, less than fvo
weeks ago, in Knoxville, while an or.
tillery regiment Of colored gentlemen
came in that town, a prominent Rebel
a gentleman personally friendly to me,
tapped me on the shoulder and said,
Brownlo&, I know you are n South
crn man. How docs that thing look
in your cycs?"
"Sir,' said /, "a little more than
Two years ago when Ilay through tho
cold winter in this jail which towers
above cur heads, denied the blessings
of fire, bedclothcs or any comforts,
frequently marched in. and out by
blacks in Rebel uniform with muskcts,
taking the place of their young mas.
tcrs who were smoking cigars and
drinking liquor about the hotels Of
Knoxville.
As l marched to prison the guard
would say, "Stcp a little quicker, you
id old Lineolnite, or / will put this
bayonet INTO you" Sir" said 1,
"that looked very bad to me; this looks
q good deal bctter."' But, he contin-
ued, ain all sober earnestness, Brown
low, are you in favor of Orming ne.
groes to fight white mcn?' "Yes,
sir-ee."
And if l had the power. Sir, would
arm and uniform ir the Federal habil.
iments, every wolf, and panther, and
catamount, and tiger, and bear in the
mountains of America; every crocce-
die in the swamps OF Florida and
South Carolina; every negro in the
Southern Copfederacy, and every dev.
il in he'll and Dandemonium.
This war, say to you, must be pros
ecuted with vim and o vengeance,
until the rebellion is put down, if it
extcrminatcs from the face of God Al
mighty's green Garth every man, wo-
man and child, south Of Mason and
Dixon's line. [Checrs.] Those who
have preceded me have spoken of the
influence OF the ladies of the South.
bear testimony of my own knowl-
edge to the influence of, and the in
domitable courage of the ladies of tho
Southern Confederacy. The most
wealthy, the best educated, and the
most refined among them have planted
themselves in their doors and piazzas
and have run their husbands, sons,
nephews, unclcs, brothers, &C., out in
Go, Volunteer and fight, or I will
disown you forever" and when tho
Yankees met them and they fell, the
Southern women complacently folded
their arms, and thanked God they died
in good and glorious cause-fghting
Tor the independence Of the South.
But when Il Yankee has stolen ono
of their negroes they would howl as if
the devil from hell was after them
The only way to reach the tender sem
sbiitics of d Southern woman is. to
get after one of her negroes. Kill her
hdsband-shc thanks God he died in
good cause but steal one of her ne
groes, she will howl and whine as it
the devil himself was after her.
In the New Testament an occasion
similar to this is spoken of,''only it was
afeast. Ladies and gentlemen were
invited to attend. Various were the
excuses sent; one had bought farm;
another says, l have bought yoke Of
oxen; | iAGst prove my steers. A
fourth says, l ought to go, but it is ut
teriy impossible-I havo married o
wit6-I cannot 60.
So You see according to the scrip
lures one woman can outpull ten
steers. | am glad to find the women
pulling in this glorious cause. Pull
on, and so prosecute the war. Let US
carry it on We will get through
with il after a while. We have been
fooling with tho matter at the North.
The South is terribly in earnest, and
always has been. q, ,....s.
You have not felt the effects of tho
war in the loyal States, but you are
going to now. l know that little man
Grant-he is the right man in tho
right place. lam willing to sec Rich
mond captured by him, but if | had
my way, / should choose that Rich
mond and Charleston should be taken
alone by negro troops, commanded by
Butler the BeAst
Sherman has got the finest army in
all the world-not less than ,1R0, 900,
all told. He is gradually advancing
into the heart of the Southern States,
He will take that country. Grant
will take Richmond. And wo will
crowd them into the gulf of Mexico
rnd drown the entire race as the devil
did the hogs in the Sea Of Gallilee.
When VIC como out of the war we
will come out with SOC, 900 or 100000
of the best of soldiers, who have got
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