Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-07
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coleael A. D. Sareieha, Il tho FifAy -art 1nssana
vclanteera. has addressed letter ifOm ChsitanoeA
10 Jeseph b McDonAld, ooFPsrhcad candidate fss
Goycrnor ef Indiana n relaEioR 10 his pmitioa css
poii,ical suhsecsa He cites cchvcrsaiiOa cf aLr.
NcIIOasia, Ia which thai gsnIlemsH maintained
tha. State hsa aeuastitufonsl rgat % secede tcsn
TIE UAIoa; that tie general government had no
right 10 Ueerce Stxte; and that var NSged hy
he general gevernaent against ghes0vereigR 8stss
os he Seath woald be Unconstitutional and witheat
authority. since thar time TaIlanaigham had IA
ken precisely tie same ground. As Mr. MeDonald's .
salaeQueni position May have bcca modified and 81
sny rate Is aot strictly definite. Colonel streighs
ADVISES him ghe following pertinent Inquiries:
~LIsa year prossat oplniOa tAAl fAs kensrni Esy-
suusns bas he c1nsiutioaal Fight y eoere stats
q sny sunhoF sf States, that hare may sseeaei
IN Is il youF pressat s1inioE tAat the goneTl gof-
snNuai bas he ecnstifaioaa night 10 eoerce state
cssnxed year opisieA siace Fshrasry, 1881.
III In eaSe yea have net ehanged yeur epnians 81
ibis sShse 6Ice 1881, please inform ~ as - Waethef
yap s ne IN the srsns ef yoas slssson, fed seasssli
bosa& SvPse ~ every possible the prosecuon
q at shsi yea thsn dsearea wsaa ts uscensatisaaL
Ens9eesszry asd NFoasi
II. What do yea and yoar party mesa by declaring
IA 90 the sA Il gasaaFy e which sea sntsF u tAssf
Unisn under the eonstitEton De tksy believe. yoa
dad IN 1854, hat he States sovereign sad that
20 eoeEse shen Il uneOOsttstoaa2 s dsesssnE n e.
Rect ha, tbs ssessd ssaes are oay sghtas for ihsis
constitutional rights; aad 20, L the 10 which shes
refer the thsy Win support In mGintsDhacs sf ~
eansiatons % b var against government and Gu
srDy( The imPortaace II answering this questien L
PlAn 70 every ona, froa The fact that yea and lAFgS
and saaasnal PFtisa of ySaF party hsTs repeatedly d
Ared thas the States seFersgn and a. sch had
right 10 Eooeas aad that uaf q coercs tkan neees-
saTy ancpnE1tionaL NcN, i Il plain thai H yge sd
yOur party h aFsF sf p mainaaln ths sensau-
en Il ths crisis In nstienA Aairs, yoa mus array
ysslrss agAns she FsTerameat and he array that
Euseczug Unconstitutional ear, wsh yoa and year
party hare sfsn deciaEed ls bs gossrnmuns saa
v1F army. q
opposed the vaz Il preseestsd now. u ease
Of YoVE slerou. zn& the Prss0at policy g eoadaetns
The shozla R0t ba ehaEg, x0ua yea exsr yoars.f
Eh zeal and sargy furnish he g0FsrHmsai sth The
necessary SD all calls tAat nay ~ Dsds Ay the
Pres3sAi pn tine 70 tie tfvssPestvs Il yous opinies
Of the eozsut5saaIity sf As % of The Wisdo Of
TIE psiiey Eith 4hish t nay te saaaactsdt
fhoss gExFe qasssioza and vital b. az IN the
Any ne are aesirous 70 knew whetAeE there u really
aaasr Of rsTesutsa and blesdshea n beloved State
We Rear shat eIset gevefnsT who s opposed % Tie
win bring IL 6eats and Gatena suthsfina h eoi-
hOE henee sPpTeAenEioa u civil h thak ezenk
Indiana n ss array al Il uhsm zre astsmEnsa te agh
this trsasaBahls Esbslea 10 tn utinr as1Eaelea-
nay noea aEsistAnee frOE keInei heaee ~ Eeal
Ike % knew Bhstkes your esetsa would be likely % -
ism Of many sf cur people and the excited and rsFles
euHditioa q ezg country, Ni, tFuNt, Be sa1heen
apology Fsr addressing yea this letter. and fssl var
Fantsa IN saying tAst fa. fFsnk and eomPrshsusiy
answer 81 bsasions kersia asksd Weula fsaiase ~
soldiers lhen yvuSay haTe your sympathyt frem mnel
anxiety ia reiaslen te the coming sleetion
Il have The henos, SIR % Be youT most seeeas 81
want, A. d. sEaSIsHE.