Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-20

Naakeae we're ling llAfk Isli.z the 8 s is.
heniny atpl hagt llahslened he sltseks
Rreedam Congenslna az the HlAfe
eiatess .sesstA
u - Nis-s 4 Es'ssss = - sssssaessai,,s
Tho var whiek Inns snse sklsssa 81 ..tas
three years, ,sustag saII 90 strength and
iesotien af the ioysI Iseepls y sl.ls sepab.
/ lie 20 suppress thn rebellion, has Developed
IA tsee nlsfe ssfls slle than tlse sleu<Ssiiy 81
( assi liit:ne 81 tss ferFiies sbrs
peaea s,aa be reasseed 0l,,ss The i1trlhsie
hostility s,esNeeu enhnssaiIies dslIAfine ~
| widely Ii tliciF seeial etrslcsslre fasHIls ans
ecustantiy In ne rear Df hllf es4ands IS
With lnars sytalpfica Aons Zee temporary
slepsession indicted. Assimilation. and i ii
Il leEmarriel paAezs caa only taAc place
npon the doing away With that institution
Rpm which 1le rsbellinn s sIrbjisssiea. ana
from which Il derives AZ liz hyilst,atlsg and
encouragement III the ieyal States. No.
where hE0 there SEEN either lnrn az s,artles
embarrassing the pr6skseatieh &C the war
who u not epefslxt Herewith mi oF,et
hostility ID I'D 8nraslrps that lri.sl f0 relay
the eeantry 81 the slave skslosa. II, s.l,.
favAs by hsrce tails sA1aiiian, theresaru. Il
saellH caasrA Mcfe fnfth ntsfF krassissa
than Il his been fbubia to he. ami 1saYe tho
oaslse n5sonellest, 10 breed t,lllpF ruheItiens
and eaAinlse heseatler constant ania,os,tirs
feady o. the 1sFx,sstst fas sieAe 10 ahlssal Tor
sniatieil to tive nFbitfamenf Of civil war.
wsnld he National suicide Its effects ui,on
the several States Moitld be eren more dis.
ssiFoas. asEtassoaixiag them against each
other, rseeesaFsls tsosn The presence Of that
Institution, around which would cling so
Iaa,y h;elneries oi d pssst e6ftiet, snd isr.
ing Naste, useir fields, delupulatiag their
VILLAGES, n1Ahing all tonnrsm .ot slila aud
property utterly insecure IN the subsequent
strife EbF lssaaseS ffas Aspaia RESULT be-
tween dIsreft slssses OF the community
Hence h IS tllsit hs insistaisre hlea trs{Sihi.1
ESoiiciex bath National and STATE. pFesents
itself a. the sispFsstness sfaty OF the honr--9
3 daty not to be sulureiiaated 10 aHy the
ory Of the pstst or any hesitafcy u the.
present Indeed the making ~ ssitk an
issue ~ The rs'-ttaqns4rd territory, and in
those ssave states which have adhered 10
the Union y enc q sctis preservation Ia
them. as has been aniplS demonstrated ls
tue asFoeitirs pcrPetrated under tic nasie
laf guerrilla Warfare Throughout Teanossee.
Asssaaisas. y $50 an, Maryland, and KEN
tIassSy, and demands a pfomptitnae Of ae-
tim e9incifent with the distress ensailed Nv
the asere existenee ef asiassS xysteansisa our
midst Changes which, IA other days and
for other reasons. might well have assumed
= gradual elaafacfssss aeE fed Ia the perits
Of thetimes no exeiias TOR delay, bat every
Iheitemeat u an Immediate corrosive.
To insure, however the requisite unity
afl9ii support aathe Hfiasss u nseslom ili
the slave States. i IS primarily essential
that the GefeFsd Government should adopt
IN A eiyii, ad less thanite military adIssii.s
istrztiaas a hrrFd seiisn kal sill 4ecognizc. 7
50 Tar rs may % authorized, freedsa to be
the true basis u i3yaIts'. and glsr t0 The
communities istetssslE sadiaieni gusrantics
thai Tiers Nia be - Foirsgerssipa in the8
fHiarei but, on tbe contrary. an objective
carrying out OF The principles elabojied ia
the. elvB code under The eon6srati0n act,
and IN the military direction by the prucla-
llIStioh-1E Jabuafy i, ltasJ s. This sss iieees- !
sssry lszause fsy VIA bsYdisEalsedt 70 engage !
in the WORK OF etfactihg tiioserhafges aeeal, !
ed for ANY Lloreagh i.ssis,ilation or any
positive npr9otihg &c slaxery,s If they are |
70 be len ulisnppurted 70 resl tilefF reward i
from the sixve pDsvef, refisssitc-i Ms domins
ant in either States or nasieh. hut Il Is TO
BE remarked IN this connection, that the +
General tspvprpment has assumol the a;ii-
tade Of awaifiaEga full asid fhr;her si,giiti-
catien Of CD popular thought, and This can
only be etched by the trends suf Freedoms
throughout the slave States making such /
appeal to The people oi' The nation as will +
riyet their attention upon the great dssngers
arouse them To manifestations
With the eailse ef human lib !
srty, and LEAVE $50 room tlH any doubt -
% the conrse that should De pursued by
rulers soliciions 60 reject their viii -
For these reasons for the promotion Of
: more cordial understanding between s
hose Who concur ia tho necessity of ade1,E /,
ng treeleal policies; for the more ofIstt'yc I,
Of loyal State organizations 4,
accomplish the work at eaianeipila ION and
or sneh mutual Interchange OF opinions
md experience Is may maxi: the .eaehfaags
e the past pnltt i9tae guidance Of the pres s.
mt, az invitation is hereby exteaded 10 !
he friends vi freedom residing in nll the
laya States 80 ntaf in raassl c6Ayention IN :
lse city III fEsaisvilis. KrH tueky. on the
sssd day Of February next etiiniisg II
Thosc favorable Il, sstfh Asseihtiaga are =
aauested 10 Lake neasslsas III their Fs4slear :
re districts Esf a. ATTENDANCE that VII !.
eeure them representation 5 81
Newspapers approving this call nrc 70.
nesfci to give Il circulation. sf
ESxeITsyE ConAaEsE IA
JAMES SPEED. Kentucky, -
Gre Ft9fsll9Ssggs.ift. lEenfaeA ~
EafIL PIs III { s, Missossi IS
CHARLIE E. MtlSf "a q 80 !
Isl 6FrElRETER, Maryland.
HfNIif w HOFFMAN,. Merylaiad. !
- AssH AAlPHFTJe Wet Virginia. 2
HARRISON II Af1A Ms. West Va. Z
JOHNS FAeK ~ aiikas ~