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

nominated George B, Mcclellan aud George II
Pcndloton They choso the former for their leader
and he knowing their character and motives has
accepted the position But of thi. hereafter
shall attempt no criticism of Mcclellan mill
tary policy whilc in command of the army Of the
Potomac, | will neither praise nor condemn what
do not comprehend, and my private opinion
would avail nothing if expressed, | oppose him
for other and stronger reasons than are TO be found
in his military career First the rebel leaders de-
sire his election, A. far rs they have any choice,
they are unanimously in favor of Mcclellan
"Nerer TO do what your enemy wishes you TO do
has been maxim in war for centuries. The South
Is looking TO this election and it, results with eager
anxious longing Their last earthly hope rests in II
! division of the Northern mind The reelection of
! Lincoln would be to the southern Conicdcmcl the
sure precursor of dissolution, The election of Me
| CleOn would inspire the South with removed zeal
and, for II time cndow the rapidly dccayng body
of secession with an almost vigorous vitality, Sol
diers, here i, question rs soldier, answer it, If
the entire rcbcllious South could speak out as one
voice can you doubt for moment, that the cry for
Mcclellan, aS opposed 10 Lincoln would thunder
from every hill-top and ring through every valley
in Seccssia? Our cnemies--Ub, and U5TS-thc
men who hate the North and hate YOU and who
would dcspisc you if they had not too often felt the
power of your anns--thcy are partisans of McClel-
lun and, if they could would canvass for him. vote
for him, They know that the present admnstru-
tion will make no terms with them but uncondi-
tional surrender Soldiers, comrades in arms would
you make any other terms with such foe? But
from Mcclellan they hope for something better.
Again. There is another maxim that IA man may
be known by the company he keeps And here ]
crave your earnest attention, firmly believe that
the soldier who gives his vote or his influence to
Mcclellan is throwing himself directly into the
arms of his own and his country worst enemies.
By whom was Mcclellan nominated WHO
have been and who are his political associates p
The very convention that placed him ut the head
Of their ticket greeted with thundcrs Of ap-
plause those twin traitors, C. l.. Nallnndigham and
Dan. Noorhics and that political abortion, Henry
Clay Dean, Here soldiers are some specimens of
what you might have heard had you been at the
Chicago Convention Said Coppcrhcad Whiting:
81 want to know if my hearers are going to sub
NIT to the conscrpton to fight their southern
brethren. This war is war of invasion
Dean Richmond wealthy and influential New
York copperhcad, said
by Cd, we must have Mcclellan nominated
We must put stop to this Id war
Dean Richmond was one of the frs, to call ON
Mcclellan after his nomination, and have private
interview with him.
Sunset Cox said, "This is an unholy fight
LII, l! A. A.
of a Western Confederacy and of the right to ST.
cedc
Mr.. Rollins of Missouri said
Il love our southern friends. They are Il noble
brave and chvalrous people, although they are try
ing to break up the government
Henry Clay Dean said
"Ill tell you about JEFF Davis. Abe Lincoln has
Il title dificidty with him. and make il n rule never
to interfere with blackguards. There was never a
crime perperatcd in the history of the world that
has not had its exact counterpart in the conduct of
Mr. Lincoln. Abe Lincoln is n liar and pcriurcr
and has petit larceny written all over his body from
the crown of his head to the sole of his feet
These extracts are but specimens of what the
Chicago Convention sat and listened to, many ap-
plauded, and Me,-procoeded to nominate MCieHat
Fellow soldiers, it is well that you were not there
Blood would have followed those speeches. Sprh is
the aid and comfort that Northern traitors extended
oyou, sweltering in september sum- living rough
fare, climbing rebel breast-works when "lcadcn rain /
and iron hail are your only welcome. Yet, these
men in their platform, had the cool audacity to in
suit yor with their compliments, for they cdm you'
DoteS. God has given you the blessed privilege Of
being the defenders of your countrys honor her
flag her lie! And does not the hot blood stir in
your veins as if trumpet called to battle when you
read such language from Northern lips, whose every
word should be Il closer bond between YOU and those
whose very homes, but for you, would be made des-
olate by Southern vandas? The class of men who
that Chicago Convention could have end
ed this war eighteen n'o,S ago, and single deter
mined resolution, if passed by that Convention de-
caring their willingness to vigorously sustain the
Administration in its efforts To crush this rebellion
would have struck terror to the South palsed their
arm, and have ended the war by the first day of De-
ccmbcr. But no. That Convention wanted more
of yo,g blood, feow-soders for political capital
Again: The rebels have long since abandoned
all hope of foreign Intervention. At sea, in tenn
pest of blood they are cnging 10 but one solitary
plank-d dirided North! Great God! Did ever .
the world gaze on 50 strange II spectacle! An i'm
placable, sronghcarted foe, hating the North with
n deadly hatred, hcaping unmeasured abuse on us
and our glorious institutions, trampng our hallow-
ed flag in the dust, and threatening to plant the
black flag of Slavery on Bunker Hill protesting to
utterly despse Us as associates and to prefer annihi
hilation to any political or social connection with
us-and yet there are found men in the free North
who talk of humbly extending the olive branch of
peace to such foc--men who assemble and adopt n
peace platform to soothe our"'brave and chvalrous
Southern friends And this, too when that Convcn-
tion kuec that this very act was bread and meat to
the rebels, without which they must die. In one
word, had Vallandigham and Noorhics and Cox
and Richmond and Seymour, and other influential
men of their stripe, resolved one year ago to lend
,bair whole Influence in rrilshinu ont this rphpn