Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-31

A. J Hamilton, the Military Governor OF
Texas, South Carolinian, who was in Con.
gress when the rebellion broke out, issued
an address 10 the people Of Texas. on the
frat Of January, 1864, and from this adj
dress We give an extract that one class oi
Union mcn In Tennessee would do well to
read and profit BY
stili Il 4 expected thai you viii FIELD Ia moral
cewnrdnes, and shrink frusn the nsne Of eAbeli-
onissr too odtons % be borne. altheagh you mar
believe N your heagts Sat slavery shoad perish.
Citizens Of TexAs-feE the last seventeen years
my fsllov.eitlssns--in great struggle Ike this
through which Ne are now passing none shoaia
shrink from the re<ponEb ility OF acting when ia 4
condition 70 dcsn according 20 he highest eonyie.
tons Of duty. To Oil in this e inadeiity to poster
ity and crime agAinAl humanity. II thea, Yoa
believe ~ Do that the iustltutica Of slavery has
erited and invited is ewn destruction, and That iss
dooaA prcaounced By the sovereign power OF the
nation, b an 81 Of Justice -nore than human fns-
tice attesting the presence Of an 0mnipotent hand
thea speak and sct as nseH who deserve freedom
Tor themselves and their Posesity The day is near
a. hand whom the name -Aholiiionists VIII hare
ceased % Be reproach, even in the South aud
when ehildren, daily the subjects cf attempted
Insult on account Of u application 10 their fthsFs
win thank God that they vera 20 reyiled.
When yoa shall have baen--as yoa win soon be
delivered ffoha your present bondage say 10 these
who would question you upon the subject that you
are sAbolitionist not only 10 respect te slavery,
bat sbolitonistA ~ veil in respect % treason sfd
traitors in respect 70 every Posrer iafess sfits-
ties Or aias which oppose human peegrcss, liberty
and happiness. Tel them that slavery mus. die for
The highest Of all crimes known ID human laws-an
attempt 70 destroy The national ie thas no govern
meHt can tnerats that which seeks ils death; that
the issue fairly made--ulaae hy the reAellian--s
and Is nov as ikiriy iuesslAyery against the Gov
erusnens. Tho struggle Is for life. Slavery must
perish Il the GoyeFnalent suryise-s mnss die Tint
ISstrst Mss hps. Tell them that yen can No longer
give yoaf sanction 70 IA insltatica which er,.skes
human sympathy, stiles human thessRkl and ttran.
niEes ever the minds and hearts ard eon.piant ef.
men and which, Ia is efforts 10 Issfrey frna3o,s
has Jae.laeed truth istlee. relIgioa and humanity
Ana When ho.s Nhe were lately e defiant and de-
nnnciaiuEy Of the Government 81 the Jnlsed States
and is ffiends--who spurned ne very thought IL
heing again IL citizens a. the deepest de9raaasan
land who have 50 olien promised each - NdBa IN
the lass ditch atheF than submit q Lincoln, -
Gin 70 trsHhe and tarn pale as their fate aprEuaeh-
Tares 70 thc Unlon letA sserezy ten them hrst e.
repair he iqIagM they have Indicted pppH ths Gey-
eminent and IL psople
Ask them b ssniofu the lives shat hess hssn sAs-
lAeea hg thar egsneY, not q thesa ealy who have
Ailsa upon ths heiileasda q ths var seeilsss fse
sheis hired aasasains--&o bird and heal Up che
wounds which they hare inflicted ppQn 70 InAa1
heAsis-io hisnh he grosns end dry khs t1att II ne
widows AM orphans whose cries have gone ~ q /
God eaainsi he maNislssS q hlshaads aad nfksrs
-to ha1ieh hala aHd a1lFnlh and Fsl1ss ceeadenes
and ftakefaal feeling einehg our peoFle Ard 9aAaiia
sksif Naslsd fbetansa~-ts bld 6um tie aeesx e
history, and kfam The nemory 81 inaa, ~ cEIines
ssasilss and dase alsefacs q fha LAT shBse ssafs
ana chen. peEAapA 81 nss q thea VII yaa esa-
.ldsf their appeal