Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-18

setls for fuller Fepor,a Of the speeches Of
Messrs. Breckiaridgs aud Anderson. ct the
late State Convention, than we were able TO
give 10 oar hurried sketch of the proceed.
iags
sxNAars on ma aoassr 3 HsRekIxAspea
Thsrs Aesnr no hsssnsas before the Gonteasians .
Unanimous cali was made Isr Dr. BfecktafiagA vac
had been sftsar aasetSy n the res9 q ~ theatfe
with his aslegatiea he Asuse In bis place Aaa -
ran 10 rxraaae himself from mAking speech whsa
cries 81 Take The siand called fisaHl hs'h the sa
essaslssassa cas aasn Their ssesss h Il ~ hardship
fof men a. change neelftsas end fhee alatf sheee
Alsaek 1eerffEg Eseak hsl teegiie g she Fssasus
! tSns Assi alsrea he vas iafbfsaed that they bad
been rufsrrpd Thea sasd he, n they ase ont q The
hese shall have bus few worla y ssy hbols thelB
- psssF not % sissak Of IaaA lahlha bis hask
But IS ea have appetased eie one u slf aeiegstes
70 the Haitissere Convention, shnald ie glad ts
kaeS what |. the oPlnasa e tie meeting e regard
Do not want iase:usssoas, 30 I win give yca my
epnion and u yua Do nj Ike il YEA caa substitute
sasahsr man h my place II 3 my honest eonsie-
ton that Abraham IsneoIa 4 nos eniy the man Ne
ought % nofniaaie, lai be = he only man n NE
Vtted States thNi there 4 any certainty krntaekF
can uaita upon. tlfAst applause.l win 10 hf.
theF and say, thsi II SHALL be Representatives ID
that Nosveati9n u L clear in ny own saia thai
would be willing 70 este in that body fos divers
oe these Sha have heea nominated IN sle paperk I
would be glad 10 feel auhorized 70 Tols Ter him al
the time aaa Scr nobody ssse I beIieye re can
give The State II ksatarks f5r NJ Lincoln, fsp4
Fianse bsst have grave daahla whether ve can give
Il n ans BODY else l evea donbs wkethsF We eerhs
to give q 10 any body else
| want now t. say sosnetbina on the staserS cues.
ton. have had Il IN my mind ieag time. bat
never found "a u,zporas time 10 say Il 70 the peg
PIE Nho Nosild be 64venahip hanrcFs; for thers i
ahest much depeaas sn the heaFer a. the speaker
whether any goed results fesn speaking.
Divers ef yoa have seer IN one q the papers u
this city. = very bong and suppose very clever
artiele--I d0nt knpN Il ef mS ewn knowiedge. faf
have not read IL preftFring % be-. abased behind
my back than ecckiRg alaasa BY throwing myself
aHdet it-hgf understand Il i an elaborate attack
On me IN refetvnee - paper wrote 70 Mr.. Sew.
ard attempting ta SheH that I hare changed nv
opinion 90 this mblccs sf slavery. Nov / have no
ioa Of defending myself hers to-day, hut wish 80
make brief explanation in refcFcncs % thai letter
uf rniae.
In 1859 ~ss 4 candidate On the Eseancipaiio.s
ticket Cor the oenseAton 10 alter the CBnsfitnsuuo Of
kent0cky, sud vas heatea as probably spans ether
respectable men, who weuld not like 10 acknowledges
IL we're beaten 1t the sane time. Asa in the sease
e the Emancipation party 81 Kentucky ] wrote
three s4ters Prsf, enc 90 Mr. Sumner ID answer -
speech he made; second enc IN anssEef 20 speech
Ct seward - and the third in snswer b. = speeeh
INSIDE b. Jehh Breekiufidgs on being elected seAa-
tr They weFp all written Ia the seass ef essas-
cipasonisi, and / say fo-Slay, without endgrsihs
every ssnieare have ever ustercd--far there s
probably no man Ehese opinions have lsss weight
with nse than sny ewn when hare lsaInd OH they
are xnongeH this hnijeet hare made no change.
tgr have been m ssaaansipzssonist a. my hfsr--
The hFst thing resneiaheF 10 my boyhsod b that
whils playin with lttIe negro beg that vas given
ne % kiek and cna. ! numbered and sskea myself
Why Il wah not Nho had bern given - she nezFu
20 b. cuffed; and hsvp nefes Been able 70 solve
the question % tbs day. IAngiter and choral
! never technically "a AbollsioHists Aad les !
ne tell WHIST ] HaeaE by thGt xcfd. III 1851 they
pnt Garrison in Ilil il RsitmsFe, and be hsd fuss
gsst out when moved there He was ths 0flgihAtes
% tke special ideas yn cali tbs abolition tafy and
they SsbFaee troa pfoposItioas First the Instansa-
neaus aud universal atstion Of slavery nrtspeetve
u their consequence bar was always IN favnF %
\ system % gradual Emancipation The Gacand
point was, that the hostility aEnsnst color was q
prejudice, aad ought 70 le abolished and the negro
ought be admitted equality with tbs wkits race
aeeOrdiHg 30 his merits; that IA II he nsah Of
raoFe sense or hptter eultnFe thaa white man. be
onght 20 have the preference in any given oase -
for ofHee or social position have aIways eansid.
cred this 40 utterly impossible state Of society, and
have opPosed the idea, and do nov oppose u 1ea
ak me nov % iet the negroes vote ID kentaekyj l
aaswer no. II Is infsssieabis. The frsiaaiee 81
70 color . nasurEL Ia the West Inaies whess tbs
blacks predomlHate. they viii nct Alios whita nn
70 vote unless be has certain aHaont u black bioBd
was utter and unmiiigafed hatred IL eolasisaifon-
They thought the ressegai Of the freed negroes uas
the pFFpesastion a slavery Bat J. have been the /
warn and constant supporter Of the satAblishtaent
groes IRON the unitsa States. Thsre never was /
civilized State 10 the t0rcA and believe a shange
that would iatn the greatest inpressun tspon thu
woTa woald Be tbe establishment es civilized ffee
hisek State within the topics.
Nov, as for any change my part In fhe sesssss
ofths Administration many thiaes have besn done
that wsalld not have t9ne. ] believe the pewas
which l. vested ia the G0vsfnment 81 ths Uniied |
States Is far greater, more therggh and eapa-
bic Of being used for g1od Oh Tor III thae seems req.
traily 20 Sc admitfaz b. even cur eva party - t
berevee power hss hsen vested b the Government
il q aaid saFtas list aisy who adminstsF the Cow
eFninent shai have f0wer 70 do whatever Is neees-
saIy 10 be done FIR tbs Esnesz defsnse AID welfare
o. the nsiion What more power can there hs cos- |
ceised OF The enly question that hns arisen IN ny
mind isas been ~ ~ se mode u doing the things
necessary fof the nMtions welfare.
The ConaiisutioE q tie Unitaa Slates n giving /
the popular branch of the GesernlHest sxelastse
power 10 make uaF fendefs 4 linYesshle sllut Ekf
should be nla3e ekoeft hy the oaneurfsaos o. rs
uusierity q he AEisrcasl people; cad ny eWB |
oEai.sn Is iiat wheaegsf pegpls Eaist y hass var
they ought b ~ allowed - hare IL and Whenefgf
they dat vast . agbh no body ought e ,isss
them hght.
aeul and tuoshr1is X the ssasse which \ IN fsef
txvthrdH Of tie States are ID favor 81 Rssklng T.
1.-THE people choose to make Nef, they HAYS g carry
Il on until two-tbirsis want 20 make peaoe Ng~s |
1Asn yoa say they shall have poser b nsakp var
and y deeiafs passe yon do Wiat = dene rs Foar
State Constellation, vheB yai say, Trial b. 1aE7
.llAli y Aeld saersd Thaf Is si sou rs. bat The
sofds lhselss the form 81 trial and every thing ~
sentai 70 the tcffa Of trial So here mlea rcd TTe
y ne paPuat aEsash - Congress fhn poNsf b faakt
wsf, 4 asolFss ths Fslt 70 klls paopla sud "a 81
eka thlag necessary Toe he sseesssI prsase.sf,oa
81 tie war
ieaxs aid h talking With ny Yankee kfsskssn. /
afd faf hsanhssd % fghi o1s tbs va ssslEl Nss
zasisHd Has tstsesd g &c ess hasds.a saa tesF.