Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-09
News OF the Day.

We have nothing of interest from the
front, not named elsewhere. The rebel ar
my are posted east Of Talbott's Station,
thirtv-fvc miles east of Knoxville They
extend from the llolSton River South, to the
foot of Bays Mountain, Our forces front
them, and the piclicts are in sight, The
plundcrcrs under Longstrcct are Selling al!
the supplies on Chucly River, east, and
What they are unable to carry off they
burn.
The Democratic party in Congress are
taking a course calculated and intended to
protract the suticrings Of our brave soldiers
in the hands Of the rebels. They persist
ingIy refuse to adopt any legislation looking
to the amelioraton of their condition. and
interpose all the obstacles they can As an
example a few days ago, Mr. Miller, Of Penn
sylvania, submitted the following tirebrand
Resolved That the President Of the United State,
Dc respectfully requested promptly to instruct tho.C
having in charge the matter of the exchange Of pris
oncrs between the United States and the so-callcJ
Confederate States to propose an exchange of wht
men for rhite men, leaving other questions 10 be dis
posed of when the suffering white sons Of the Re
public shall have been restored to the service of thu
Government their friends and fircsidcs.
After exchanging 5000 Union prisoners
at Fortress Monroe, with Gen Butler, t.,
rebel Government rcprcss any further eX
change. They find these Coppcrhcads il
Congress working the wires for them.
The Charleston rebel account is, that on
forces threw 1870 shells into that city on tn,
Goth Instant, and that several houses wcr,
destroyed
The late Copperhead Convention tha
met in Cincinnati broke out in a fresh plao
in Philadelphia, and hangs out the following
bait on a conservative hook;
Rc,olrsi, That this committee recommends to thu
people Of the United States General George b. Nc
Cle1an a. a candidate for the Presidency and Gov
W. b. Campbell, of Tennessee, Us q candidate fol
me Vice Presidency.
Rsclisca That as = basis Of union this committee
recommends the KENTUCKY PLATFORM, embodyinl
the two-fod idea of support of the government il
its contest with the rebellion and of opposition t,
all efforts TO substitute the dogmas of radicali.m fo
the principles Of the constitution
Resolved That the chairman Of this committee i
authorized to convene the members thereof at tn,
same time and place with other conservative nationa
committees, with the view Of taking such furthe
steps toward carrying this action into final effect
may be deemed fit and advisable.
Resolred, That it is the paramount and single oh
feet of this committee to obtain perfect unity ,nc
concert Of action of every conservative element o
the people of the United States and to bring back thu
government to the great principles of compromi.
and liberty upon which Washington and his ossoci
atcs based the constitution
Resoiced That when this meeting adiourns it vii
adjourn to meet at independence Hall th, cvcnin.
at "A clock that, then and there in that hall sacrct
10 the cause Of liberty and Union, we will announc,
our action, and call upon the ircamcn of the coun
try to rise in their strength fer IT, redemption from
the hands Of those who have nsaaled Is integrity.