Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-24
BRoWNLow MAKES A spEEoH.

The notorious old renegade, Parson Brownlow, was
cled upon to address the Baltimore Convention the
7sh instant and in response said:
Gentlemen of the Convention IL assure you you
have tonight walked up the wrong passenger. am
very sick man and ought TO be in my bed and here
have journeyed on however, through great circulation
to meet you. The last regular meal I took was on
Saturday, upon boat the Ohio River. am sick,
sick, and come forward because so enthusiastically
called for to make my bow and apologize 70. not at
tempting to speak. But before take my seat know
you will take of me kindly auy suggestion may make
or any rebuke may administer to you am one
of the old apostles, (aughterD and / heard when
came to that you bad doubts 10 your mind
about the propriey of admitting the delegation from
Tennessee State in rebellion hspe you will pause,
gentlemen before you commit 60 rash an act as u
aud thereby reeogriz, secession. We don't recognzs
it in Tennessee (Appa seq We deny that we are out
(Applause) We deny that We have been cut Jap
pauae) We maintain that the minority fret voted rs
out and then majority whipped the minority out oil
the ate with bayoaes and drove out portion OF our
their ranks but we are here to participate IN
your deliberations and tolls, and show you honor.
pray you not to exclude u.s. We have full delegation
FROM Tennessee patriotic delegation talented del.
egstion all excepting the present speaker daughter
Our best men are here. We have 10 Tennessee, IS
you have in most of the Northern States Copperhead
party Just beginning TO come into existence They have
existed here COCO while have fought the venemols
to organize in Tennessee, and ienty look for them
to be represented at the forthcoming Chicago Conven-
ton, and to send up delegation then, under the nose
and scent of that pink of virtue of IKE Chicago Times
The delegation hat State sends up to you would
scorn to 90 to the Chicago Convention. They would
decline having any ching do with the late Cleseand
Convention. Applause We are for the Baltimore
| Lincoln Aiming ofNegro Convention. Applause. We
are for the Convention of the party that resolved 10
put down this wicked this internal rebellion, at all bag
ards and convention instructed US, before we lett
home to advocate and for Abraham Lincoln first,
last and all the time. Applause BE has got hs
hand in no has learnt the hang the ropes, and We
| want to try him for second term
Let US get along in harmony. There need be no de-
tanning this convention for two days In dscouses OF
various kinds, aud the idea slggss; to you an in
ducement not throw out delegation, Is that We
may take it into heads before thing over to pre-.
candidate from that State 10 reb alton for the
ond Office in the gift OF the people. APP lause) We
have a man down there whom il my good luck and
bad oruoe fight untiringy for the last twenty 1--we
years-Andrew johnson. (Applause) For the first
time in the providence of God three years ago, we got
together on the platform, and fighting
the devil Tom Walker aud JEFF Divis, side by hide.
(Applau e never refuse to speak when ,m able to
sp ak aud my old friend Deacon Bross knows it we'll.
should like TO help him canvass Illinois, and gouge
for him among these Copperh ads. If were able to
speak, and could interest you would. BatI an sick
and must be excused. shank you for the honor you
have done me-