Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-14
PROSPECTUS
sROVNLoN's IAoXuuEVNIG
REBEL vENTILAT0R.

Tux undersigned Is now publishing . Weekly
journal, bearing the above tile, vt Knoxville Rssl
Tennessee The paper propose to send out for ~
per annun, invariably pad IN Advances THIS cost Of
paper materials OF all kinds and Of labor, ha. 90
increased, since the Inauguration Of the Rebellion,
that ! am not able to furnish the paper for less or
to hold on, any inducements to clubs,
Two years ngo, my piper, then the last Union
sheet, and Inc only religious one floating over Jen
puvlss ung0dly donlniuns, was crushed out by that
Collaboration mob familiarity known us IN, C6nfed.
erate authorities, ] glory In opening my batteries
from my old forllicatlons beginning with this hell
born and hell-bound Rebellion, where the traitors
forced uG to leave off my work Of faith and labor
Of love-
The Wing AND NENTLAToR will be ISDHrRS-
DENT IN all things and NEUTRAL in nothing taking
liberal hand in all the controversies Of the day
This shnll be an unconditional Union Journal hold
ing up all participants IN the late Rebcon-new
almost played out-as Il choice collection Of men for
Rogucs Gallery, AT the same time, | will make
war upon all gamblers and thieves, North and South
AL whose trade 1t TO rob the public crib well as
private pilcrcys; the whisky boats the bullies in
clectious the opprcsaors who grind the face Of tho
poor; oYtortioners in trade who swindle by whole
sale and retail and all foul-mouthed Secession sym-
pathi2ers and other dsturbcs of the peace in the
various siuk-hOles of society, North and South III
will not fail to do justice TO the worst class Of men
who make tracks upon Southern soil Secession
yrsathcyS, Of all denominations.
repeat, that in the rule Of my editorial conduct,
shall ubjure that ,orvility which destroys tho in
dependence Of the press, and cast from that fac
tiou, opposition which gives to psrty what is due to
coUqtry And while the name of my paper nd-
Gates in mmistakable terms It's politics, shall Al
a faithful sentinel, lose sight Of Wings Democrat
and Republicans and remember only my Governs
mgnt and the preservation Of the Federal Union al
richly worth all the sacrifices of blood and treasure
their preservation may cost, even To the extermina
ton of the present race Of men, and the consumption
of all the meaDs of the present age.
Intervention, national Jealousy and hatred, doubl(
dealing, and piratical cowardice have been govern
ing principles with England; and when our hom(
troubles are settled, will advocate giving England
II turn. The whole course of the Emperor of thu
French has been characterized by diplomatic insn
certify; and truly loyal American Journal can en-
terrain no other feelings toward Napoleon tina
those of hatred and contempt.
The everlasting Negro question brought on this wa
the corrupt leaders Of the South alleging that
was necessary to render the peculiar institution
secure when it tcdS secure under tho Constitution
and could never be secure anywhere else. 1t is no
no longer the iocai, but the trdreiing institution
the country and | have no sympathy with an
Southern Disunionst who has lost his slaves
Slavery has been destroyed, and the South has dor
it, without any provocaton whatever. This pos
ton l will openly take and stubbornly maintain.