Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30
OUR OPINION OF DEMOCRACY

Democrat who is square out for the Union in
this revolution deserves more credit than Wing
or Republican, because the whole Rebellion is the
work of Southern Democracy and they have had
the sympathy of Northern Democracy. We have
entertained but one opinion of Democracy for
quarter of century past and that opinion was
formed under firm conviction that the party in
tended the overthrow of this Government. In 1860,
one Jordan Clark of Arkansas wrote to us, stating
that he had learned with most exquisite pleasure,
upon what he considered "reliablc authority that
we were about to join the great Democratic party
and asked for the date Of our intended "confrma-
ton" at the hands of their high-priest. We gave
the data for the date, as follows
KNOXVILLE August G, 1860.
Mr.. Jordan Clark have your letter Of the 3oth
ut. and hasten TO let you know the precise time
when l expect to come out and formally announce
that l have Joined the Democratic party When
tho sun shines at midnight and the moon at mid
day-when man forgets TO be selfish, Democrats
lose their nclinatons to steal--when nature stops
her onward march TO rest or all the water-courses
in America flow up stream-whcn flowers lose their
odor and trees shed no leaves-when birds talk,
and beasts of burden laugh-when damned spirits
swap hell for heaven with the angels of light and
paw them the boot in mean whisky-when impossi-
surd to be believed, you may credit the report that
/ have Joined the Democrats
/ Join the Democrdtsi Never, SO long as there
are sects in churches-weeds in gardcns-heas in
hog-pens-dirt in victuals-dsputes in families
wars with natons-water in the ocean-bad men
in America or base women in Francel No, Jordan
Clark: you may hope-you may congratuate-you
may reason--yOu may sncer-but that can not be-
The thrones Of the Old Word-the courts of tho
universe-thc governments of the world may all
fall and crumblc into ruin-the New World may
commit the national suicide of dissolving the Union,
but all this must occur before join the Democracy.
join the Democracy Jordan Clark you know
not what you say. When | join the Democracy,
the Pope of Rome will join the Methodist Church
when Jordan Clark of Arkansas is President Of
the Republic Of Great Britain, by universal suffrage
of contented people--when Queen Victoria con-
sents TO be divorced from Prince Albert by county
court in Kansas-when Congress obges by law
james Buchanan to marry European princess
when the Pope leases the Capitol at Washington
for his city residence-whcn Alexander Of Russia
and Napoleon of France are elected Senators in
Congress from New Mexico-when good men cease
TO go TO heaven or bad men TO hell-when this
world is turned upside down-when proof is afforded,
both clear and unquesonabc, that there is no Cod
when men turn TO ants and ants to elephants, l will
change my political faith and come out on the side
of Democracy
Surprising that this full and frank letter will en-
able you TO fix upon The period when will come
out a full-giovn Democrat, and communicate the
came to all whom it may concern in Arkansas
l have the honor to be, etc.,
w. G. BRowSLow.