Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-07-07
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Parson BruwnloW,

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dies Home Z. S. General Hospital OF
that city. At the meeting speeches
were made by Hon. George Opdyke,
Henry Ward Beecher, James T. Brady,
Rev. i. II. Chaplin, Hon. N. G. Taylor
of East Tennessee, and Parson Brown.
low of the same State. Below we
copy synopsis Of the Parsons speech /:
Mr.. Brownlow said
On my return to Knoxville some
six months ago | found the Jail in
which the rebels were kind enough to
lodge me for three months crowded to
overi}owing with another class of be-
ings. Among them found q portion
Of the leading, active, villainous reb-
els, who we're concerned in my incar-
ceration, guarded by Union soldiers.
They were to be sent across the
mountains TO- Camp Chase, and curiosi-
| ty induced me to see how they would
look going through the operation |
had gone through. I looked on with
sort of malignant pleasure, my mind
occupied with only one reflection,
Every dog has his day." Laughter.
Standing ON the corner Of Jay and
Cumberland streets, less than five
weeks ago, in Knoxville, while an ar
tillcry regiment of colored gentlemen
came in that town, a prominent, ,reb-
Eel, gentleman personally friendly to
me, tapped me on the shoulder and
said Brownlow, l know you are
Southern man How does that thing
look in your eyes p" af3 r.a as ..Eea
E" Sir,p said | "a lite better than
two years ago when lay through the
cold winter in this Jail which towers
above our heads, denied the blessings
Of fire, bedclothes or any comforts, fre-
quently marched in and out by blacks
in rebel uniform with muskets, taking
the places of their young masters who
we're smoking cigars and drinking
liquor about the hotels Of Knoxville
As l marched to prison the guard
would say, Step a little quicker you
you damned old Lincolnite, or | will
put this bayonet into you" Sir"
said that looked very bad to me
this looks good deal better" But"
he continued, in all sober earnestness,
Brownlow, are you in favor of arming
negroes to fight white men Z" Yes,
sire. And If had the power, Sir, l
would arm and uniform in the FEEDER.
al lhabiliments, every wolf, and panther,
and catamount, and tiger, and bear
in the mountains of America every
crocodile in the swamps of Florida
and South Carolina every negro in
the Southern Confederacy, and every
devil in hell aud pandemonium.
This war, say to you, must be
prosecuted with a vim aud vengeance,
until the rebellion is put down, if it
exterminates from the face of God Al
mighty's green earth every man, wo-
man and child south of Mason and
Dixon's line. Cheers. 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 great influence aud the
iudomitable courage of the ladies of
the Southern Coufederacy. The most
wealthy, the best educated, the most
refined among them have planted
themselves in their doors and pazzas
and have run their husbands, sons,
nephews, uncles, &C.. out into the ar
my, saying Go, volunteer and
fight, or will disown you forever y"
and when the Yankees met them and
they fell, the Southern women compla-
Gently folded their arms, and thanked
God they died in a good and glorius
cause. fighting for the independence
of the South.
But when the Yankees lad stolen
one of their negroes they would howl
as if tho devil was after them. The
only way to reach the tender sensi-
bilities of Southern woman Is to get
after ono of her negroes. Kill her
husband--she thanks God he died in
q good cause but steal one Of herne-
/ groes, she will howl and whine as il
| the very devil we're after her. "
In the New Testament an occasion
similar to this is spokn of, only it was
o feast. Ladies and gentlemen were
invited to attend. Various were the
/ excuses sent !; =, Que, had bought a
farm another says Ihaye bought five
yoke of oxen Imust prove my steers.
i A fourth says, | ought to 60, but it is
utterly impossible-I have married o
wife--l cannot go. alal aa .NslaG (
| 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
prosecute the war. Let us carry il
, oD. We will get through with it Of
. ter a while. We have been, fooling
with the matter at the North. The
| South ia terribly in earnest, and al
ways has been. sl... O. a.s. asiia 31a
II You have not felt the effects of the
j war in the loyal States. but you ART
going to now. 1 know that little maj
; Grant-he is the right man. in th.
I right place. I am wiling to see Rich
: mond captured by him but If hat
my choice, should choose that Rich
. moud and Charleston should be takel
: alone by the negro troops, command
: ed by Butler the Beast.
Sherman has the finest army in al
: the world-not less than 100000, al
told. He is gradually advancing int
the heart Of the Southern States. II
It will take that country. Grant wi
s take Richmond. And we will crow
i the rebels, aud crowd them until
d trust in God we will rush them int
d the Gulf of Mexico and drown the er
@ tire race as the devil did the hogs
e the Sea of Galilee.
f When we come out of the war W
d will come out with 500, 900 or GOO, 90
e of the best of soldiers, who have gt
< their hand in and would as soon hay
their hand in little longer as nc