Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-05
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We've b regard % the reslsFatiaa u oasr
state Esvernnrne md iAho Governor
1plsnfea % taak FOR the course hs hiss seen
AZ % pafNus all III i sIHeIs breath. The pub.
lie win Be esliaesl b shs 70 palilisatsssn Of
q speech delivered By him In april. isai.
IN this city, ID ssfsFrnec 10 the duty Of
Tennessee ~ roaspaFing the lbIloxinR
speeeh alth his fhres letters recently pub.
sIsllal b the eolnlaIs Of the Press Of si.ls
eits aud also n pamphlet GarIn, ii viii be-
seen that tho efnsof of the Febellion Was d
great deal lnofe seaions, ardent and enlha
slassls h his deyatlon to the Rebel Conled.
efasy than he il toward the Federal tsov.
srnmsal ~ the Ifess, which seem 10 be
the shaeen mouth pleee u NJ Esing. has
Lately sllaplasrd gfvat industry ID colleeting
and reisrlnilng old speeches, We suggest
aAas L add TIC following speech Of Il. "a.
write % a. budget sf political literature
The soldiers who arc fighting 10 put lown
The dannahle rebellion which Joha He'll
and aIr Ewing helped 10 s,ir up, aud es.
pcsialIy The twenty Thousand loyal soldiers
Of Tennessee, would like 10 know The an.
seeeaeass az politicians who have eotne
back fresn q filling rebellion 10 lecture 10y.
al officers Of the Federal Goyesnmeni.
trfcrn tbs Nashtille Republican Bannef, April
"a, isell
lion John Bell spoke for about three
quarters OF an hour. stating in effect HAT
50 Fur rs present duties and responsibilities
are concerned, the rasl il sraled book
The time for notion aud unity of action in
the South had arrived. ana he was for
standing by the Sonth. and defending the
South, all the Son,h, against tho annecssa-
nv, cruel, aggressive, unjust and wanton
war. which Is being forced upon US. lie
rScunAied az some length the eiGoits which
he had male in the past, and especially
with the present Administration. to avert
this war, and the hopes he had cherished
ttlr the preservation of peace bnt those
hopes had now vanished. anil our duty was
to defend ourselves AMI 10 make common
against d cpfanlon invading foe, lie nd.
yoeased strong aud eacetive military
league or unioa Among atl klavchelding
States. Err the successful prosecution of the
war lie declared that Tenncs. re had in
effect dissolved her relations with the Fed
oral Union, and though he had hdTcd aud
iaaorrd 20 the last TO preserve th. Union
lirSts and second. IL separation was inev-
II. Is
doncd all such hope, and his voice was
clear aud hud % every Tepnessecan
to arms % arms lie coanscicd the nost
elective and energetic public measures TO
secure the best organization possible al the
military strength OF the State.
spgEea OF tiox. {. II. EwINa
Mr.. Bel was EsIlawed BY Ifou. Eiwia
IL Ewing. WIN declared ihst in his opinion
the Enioa between tlie North and the Soatlt
ly.sS nj an end i'gfseeg and he had no hope
of sls restoration lie regarded this as a
war at sabidgation, aud ne would not Gun,
sent 20 such domination rs was attempted
IN be established over as. lie was for a
most vigorous prosecution of the war. lie
denied that the Federal Administration is
the United States of America, or That
/. Washington was the rlghtfiii seat Of Gov
efnment The District OF Columbia WAS
rarysd cut of Southern territory, and they
ought not 70 be permitted 20 hold an island
IN sns own country. lie was therefore for
taking Il. lie was for unity OF action
among ali the States Of the South under
anv military leador who was BEST qualified
10 lead them. lie said that though Mr.
Jefferson Davis hal not boon y tavorite
with hin, rs politician, he believed him 10
be as able aud competent military man as
there was IN the South. aud be was for
marching ander hial, or any other man
against the invaders of Southern sill, His
cry Was, 20 arms! to arms 2 not only To
resist Che inYasion az our own soil, but that
Of ans 90 the Southern States. lie had no
/; Thought Of adopting The poor privilege of
being swallowed up last.
Hon. Andrew Ewing followed. dseiaim.
ing ia the strongest aud most emphatic
terms iar resistance In the attempted Sub
jngation of the Soaih. lie was for the
! whole Seath standing as a unit