Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-10
PROSPECTUS
or
bR0WNLOW'S KNOXVILLE WING
REBEL VENTILAT0R,

TuE undersigned Il now publishing q Woelh
journal, hearing the above title of Knoxville East
Tennessee. The paper ! propose to send out for 81
per mmunr ur1"o5g p4W U o6roU'r. The cost OF
paper materials Of all kinds. and OF labor has BIO
Increased since tho Inauguration of the Rebellion
that ! am not able to furnish the paper for lgss, or
to hold ont any inducements Ia clu'
Two years ogo, ny piper then the u-l Union
sheet, ind the only dJ..w one floating oyor JET
Dayiss ungodly domiuiona wa, crU he'd out by that
God-lorsnkCn mob (amili0ry known ns the Coutea-
crate authorities, ! glory IN opening my batteries
from my old Notifications beginning with tl hell
born and he-bound Rebellion, whore the traitors
forced mo TO leave of lhy "worl Of faith and labor
Of love
The VINO AND VENTILAToE win be INumEy-
DENT in all things and NEUTRAL in nothing, taking
q liberal hand in all the controversies Of he day.
This shall be nm unconditional Union iournpl hold
ing up all participants in the tate RoLron-now
almost played out-Hs a choice collection Of men for
q Rogucs Gallery, At the Same time, will mako
war upon all gamblers and thieves, North and South
all whose trade il 10 rob public crib as vol us
private pilieror5; the whisky bloa,,; the bulcs in
elections the oppressors who grin, The i,ag of the
poor; cXtortioncrs in trade who ,Wiudlp ly whole
sale and retail and MI iou-mouthod Secession SYM
pathizcrs and other di,tmbcre Of the peace in the
various sink-holcs of society, North and South, ]
will not fail 10 do Justice TO the worst elias, Of men
who make tracks upon Southern soil-ScceSSot
preachers, of all denominations.
/ repeat TINT in the rule of my editorial conduct
| shall ALLURE that soryity which destroys the in
dependence Of the press and cast from mc that fac
tous opposition which gives to poriy what is duo to
! co0ityV. And while the name of my paper indi-
Gates in unmistakable terms, its politics SHALL MS
a faithful sentinel, lose sight Of Wings, Democrats
and Republicans, and remember only my Govern
mont and the preservation Of the Federal Union. aus
richly worth all the sacrifices of blood and treasure
their preservation may cost even to the cNtormiuu-
ton of the present race Of men, and the consumption
/ of all the means Of the present age
Intervention, national jealousy and hatred. double
dealing, and pmtical cowardce have been govern
/ ing principles with England; and when our home
/ troubles are settled, ! will advocate giving England
turn. The whole course Of the Emperor Of the
| French has been characterized by diplomatic nsai-
ceriiy; and truly loyal American Journal can en-
terrain no other feelings toward Napoleon than
those of hatred and contempt
The everlasting Negro question brought on th, war
the corrupt leaders Of the South alleging that il
was necessary to render the "pocujar institution
/ secure, when il waS secure under the Constitution,
and could never be secure anywhere else 1t is now
| no longer the iocai but the tarc'Jg institution of
the country and | have no sympathy with any
Southern Disunionist who has lost hi, slaves
/ Slavery has been destroyed and the South I'm, done
/ it, without any proyocation Whatever This posi-
ton / will openly take and stubhomly maintain.