Ellsworth American., 1864-12-09
Brownlow on Prentice.
A sKINNINd OPERATION.


The Knoxville Wing, Parson Brown
lows organ has tho following terribly &C.
we're rcjoinder upon Prentice Of the
Louisville Journal:
TO George d. Prentice
Since the opening Of this Presidential
campaign l have been repeatedly assailed
through your paper, either cditorially OF
by such dismissed officers and humbugs as
Wolford. L have never replied, either to
your editorial attacks, or the attacks ol
different correspondents. I have felt as
su-ed that you desired to make some lit.
tie capital for your Constitutional-Con.
ssrvative.State-Right- Peace-on-any-terms
ticket, and it has grati6ed me little to
know that my blows have been felt some
where. In noticing your attacks at this
late day, it will be apparent to all that |
address myself to you, and not to the
odds and ends Of all Gods creation who
composed the newly-organized party Of
Democrats and traitors with whom you
are associated.
In your paper Of the 3Oth of October
you state editorially, that "Brownlow,
having received Office from Lincoln, he
now declares his appreciation, as we un-
derstand, Of all that Lincoln has done and
all that he may hereafter do. Every
such man has his price,
hold an office in the Treasury De.
partment which was conferred upon me
by Mr.. Chase. without my seeking 1t, Or
any friend applying for me, The pay is
not equal to the labor performed, and at
no time has paid the board Of my small
family, with my two sons in the army
I have retained the position because de.
sired to serve my friends in East Tenne.
see, and to unite with them in restricting
the benefits of trade to the loyal men ol
the country.
During the first eighteen mouths Of the
war, you, associated with others held office
under Lincoln, or, if you please, were
mixed up with contracts ; and when
last saw you in Nashville, summer a year
ago, you was staving and pulling along, to
and from the front, moving heaven and
earth, to secure some of the contracts to
supply the army Of the Cumberland, and
writing the most sickenng and flattering
notices of Gen. Rosccrans, in the hope oI
winning upon him and his officials But
all your fla,tcry failed, and all the letter,
you presented failed to secure for you the
contracts you sought; and thus refusing
to give you your "price, . you bolted from
the support of Lincoln's administration
While you were interested in contracts
under the Government you was gooc
Lincoln man as | was.
There is slight difference in the posi-
tious occupied by your family and mine
and. as necessary consequence, yoal
principles and mine must differ. My
wife and little children after had beer
incarcerated for three months and sen
out of the country, were unceremoniousy
forced to pack up and vaoate their house
and home, and 60 North, at their owl
expense, upon thirty.six hours notice
and thus thrown upon my hands North
while my property remained here for the
use of the Confederacy. | thought al
the time, and still think that the govern
mcnt ought to have done something more
for me than to confer upon me this small
office, although l have not expressed thi,
opinisn before.
MY two sons entered the Federal army
and one of them is now at home or
crutches, because of wounds received III
leading his regiment Of cavalry in a
charge upon Wheeer's forces in Middle
Tennessee. My other son is in Genera
Gilcm's command, and was in the fight
when the great Kentucky horse thief
Morgan, was killed, under whom and
with whom your sons have been fig ghtine
against the government, upon whose
bounty their rebel mother and contract
hunting father are living. One OF your
sons was killed in Kentucky while on 4
horse-stealing expedition under rebel off
GERS. Your other sen is nov on trial ii
Virginia for the murder Of brother
rebel by the name of White. Your wife
is an avowcd rebel and ought TO be sen
South by the Federal authorities and
you are but one degree removed from
rebel and q traitor, having completed,
played out. There is not a true-hearte'
Union man in your Office, unless he b.
some one OF the employees. Your pape
is no longer Union authority, but is rap
idly sinking into disrepute and meeting
with that contempt its treason merits.
With pity for the sorrows OF poo
old man, | am. &c..
G. W. BRowNLow.