Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-28

he'pl some noble words from his pom aud YOU vii
'ee that they coqucntly sustain the position hay,
taken give the whole letter. just ~ he wrote it
Read ii md sog whore ho stand. in tbi. cop,c,,
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city Point August 10, ISGL
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DEAN sIH state to NIL citizens who visit mo that AFT
We want nov 10 insure an early restoration of the nion
hA determined unity of sentiment North The rebel,
nae now W Their ranks their last man The little bows
~ ol' mon are guarding prisoners guarding railroad
blgns ana forming good part Of their parrisons for
lnq'g'hel positions man lost by them cannot be re.
plHrl' They have robbed the cradle and the grave
,Hpagy to got their present force, Besides what they
losc IN frequent Sklmishcs mud battles, thcy are now
losing rom desction aud other least one rcgi.
mentpcr day With this upon hcm, the end is not far
Isiali II We VIII only be true TO ourselves Their only
@lSlcdH0 aNH" lN8Slscc, TRSumiEly, gGG Jhf@ rsips
Missouri, while It would Wcaken ~, With the draft
quul( enforced, the enemy would be- dcspondcnt aud
wo'i mako but little resistance. have no doubt but
the ceny are exceedingly anxious 10 hold out till after
the PRESIDENTIAL election They have many hopes from
It's eject Ihey hope Tor a counter revolution. They
hopciur the election ol peace candidate. In fact like
MiG0bcr, they hope for something to turn up Oar
peic friends II lhcy expect peace from separation arc
mph mistaken, II would be but the beginning of war
wan thousands OF Northern men joining the South, be
caIscof our discuicc in allowing separation To have
pcgc on nny terms the South would demand the rcstura
lol Of their slaves already freed. They would demand
n@mny for the losses sustained, and they would de-
mtd treaty which would make the North slave hun
tee Tor the South, They would demand pay for the
siaation of every slave escaped to the North.
Yours, truly, Y. S. GRAM.
need make no comments on the above. louare
soNicrs, and know Grant. We will make him Pres
idUt some Of these days. But hasten to Il close.
have said that man Is known by the company
hc ccps, Who is Geo. IL. Pcndleton, the so-callcd
Dmocrtic candidate for Vice President? Remem-
b9 that Harrison and Taylor died in the Prcsidcn-
cytand If Mcclellan We're elected he might die and
Pcldlcton become President. Who and what is hc2
nan Of great wealth, ordinary talent, and no
monL princpc--thc rankest kind of Il Peace Cop
pcrhHd openly 0yowing his sympathy with the
Souu, warm political ally of Fallandigham and
NorhcS, lie was nominated to please the Vaan-
diglim school of politics. And rcmcmbW that if
You tote for Mcclellan you must vote for Pcndlc-
ton And when you vote for Pcndcton remember
ieh soldiers that You vote for a man who in his
scatn Congress 0l,cayS roted against supplies for
the rmy, and who airays rotcd against oppyopria-
ITO" 10 pay crcp yoW! Thi, is not only matter of
rccod, but it has been Pcndlctons public boast
thothe never yet voted dollar for this war aud our
gallant soldier. Go stand by the graves Of your
ielloy comrades, enyoke their ashes, and then vote
for nndcton, i yoo can!
Again Each party has It's platform What the
CnNn platform means any one may know who can
reat 1t means Just what You soldiers mcan-crusL
HG rc'c''ionF A. l lou these lines the Two pmt-
forne are before me, side by side. | look in the
nnr
Of rbukc for Je1. Davis and his fcllow-rebels in
vail for one word in condemnation of the rebellion;
in win for one word expressive of determination
to onqucr peace in vain for one word Of encour-
agcncnt for you, feow-soldcrs to go ON till victory
pcrhcS on your banners in vain for one word in
rcgird to what they would do after Jch, Davis had
AuiS back their offers of peace with scorn in vain
for nc word of open, honest positive declaration to
maitain the Union at nll hazards There is any
amNnt Of wordy abuse of Abraham Lincoln, but
notuuc word against jeff Davis or his rebel associ-
atcS And McClellans Letter of Acceptance The
Wilde thing is ms transparent MS the web that the
spdr wcavcs TO catch silly flies, and written for
precisely the same ptHpo'e From beginning TO end
it talk Union and yet the man who wrote ii allows
his hume TO be placed on the same ticket with Geo.
II, prndlcton, an open and avowed rebel sympathi-
zcr 1t is just such composition n school boy Of
SIXTEEN might write, full of gencralitics asserting
lincof policy protesting nothing deciding nothing.
Soldiers, we have won with blood the right to de-
mund that he who asks our votes shall be bold in
the cvowal of his opinions any and all points of
pubic policy. Geo. b. Mcclellan has not done this
- Abraham Lincoln has
Finally: Asking you still to bear in mind that
man is best known by the company he keeps LET
me isll and answer the qucstion--who will vote for
Mcclellan?
All men in the North who openly or secretly SYM
pathize with the rebels, will vote for him.
All who have discouraged enlistmcnts and resist
ed drafts will vote for himl
All who have joined armed and oath-bound Sc
crct lodges to resist the efforts of the AdminiSra
tion, will vote for him
Every rebel who has been sent North of the Ohio,
and has secured residence will vote for him.
Evcry ,n"n ,.,s alupsys ubu.e- Lir'yy" o,,j ,e-,.
abuses jeff. Davis, will vote for him!
Every man who loves his party better than he
loves his country will VOTE for him
Every man who has rcjoiced over rebel victories,
and been gloomy and silent over yours, will vote for
him
Soldiers, are you willing, after covering your
selves with glory as with garment, to link your
selvc. with these enemies of the cause you have 50
nobly cNpouscd and 50 gallantly upheld. Let me
eNhor YOU Ia turn back and read again and again,
the letter of Gen Grant. He is II ,oldicr-cvcry
inch soldier. DO you doubt where his vote will
II L..
There hc is--bchold him. His great warm heart
throIs with devotion to the Union. His love OF
country !. holy passion, is his religion Calm, I'M
shaken, he hccds not the mad waves of faction that
sweep around him, but with a singlcncss of purpose
and an intensity Of devotion that commands admi-
ration and ccmpels respect, he moves steadily for
ward brcasting the storm, not sclfreant, but God
reliant his watchword Peace ,rjH Union, and leaves
To history his name and fame In the annals of age
4 Il, nd thnl 4 pnt hrnllpl