Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-16
Take One Side or The other.

There have been many outrages commit
ted by both armies, upon the rights of pr-
waite citizens, and there will be many moro
Of the same sort, Those oxcesses are natural.
and must and will follow the march Of l.rge.
and hostile armies, But it is useless for|
Union men to fly in pet because Of these,
and it is very simple for them to be grow-
ing, complaining, and cternally presenting
the gloomy picture of affairs to al with
whom they como in contact. There are butt
two parties engaged in this war, and thoro|
arc but two sides to the question All men|
are, or must be, on one side or the other.
As for ncutralS, taking no part, they arc
only more contcmptiblc than that class who
are on beth sides.
Our duty as Union men is plain and to
the point. We must prosecute this war I'M
til the last vcstige of the rebellion shall have
passed away Every other issue must ID
laid aside, and ALL true and loyal mon vii
lay them aside, until we crush ont the hide
ous monster Secession, now laying our FIJI
country in ruins and seeking to trail on
glorious banners in the dust! TO arms
then, Union men Of East Tcnne4sae and 0
all the Border Statcs-let not tho hell id
serving nest Of traitors have rest until th
Stars and Stripes shall hoas over every Zoo
Of national soil that is now disgraced b.
that Internal dish-rag that fo@ts over JoA
Davis ungodly dominions. And lot nj
quarters be given to those citizen traitors
our midst who are in sympathy with til
rebellion, and act as homo spies. Put ther
through via the limb of RADIO tree or
some other appropriate way rid the countr
Of thcm
In such times as these, he who will nc
put himself to the wh.eI-he who will No
lend a helping hand to save tho old shi
from dashing to pieces upon the rock -boun
coast of rebellion, is not fit to occupy IL
position of mdh, lie ought to be kicked OF
of all civilized society, and made to act wit
the savagcS in the rebellion, and made
pass their days in the misery that awa
them. And in the words Of the poet, |,
all loyal mon respond to them:
"Oh for tongue to curse the slave,
Whose treason like deadly blight
Comes DER the councils of tho brave
TO blast them in their hour of might
May life, unblossci cup to him,
Be dmggod with traacheric5 to the brim.
With hopes but that allure to fly,
With Joys That vanish while he alps,
Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eve,
But turned to ashes on the lips!
His countrys curse, his childrcns shame,
Outcast Of virtue, peace, and fame
May he vt last. with lips of fame
On the rarch desert thirstng die
While lakes that shonc in mockcry nigh,
Are fading OH untouched unstancd
Like the once glorious hopes he blasted
And, when from earth his spirit flies
Just Prophet. let the damn'd one dwell
Full in sight of Paradise
Bcholding heay aud feeling lIELLr'
Tho time has come and the hour is up
MS, when there is no half way grounds
there il no riding a fence, no holding wi
the hair and running with the hounds-t
preservation of the Union, and the putt
down of this uqcaIlcd-tOr rebellion, must
the cry of every true patriot When Il
is done, and our glorious banner Of bcau
of lovely proportions, and of time honor
rcnown, is floating proudly throughout
South, as it must and shall, where treas
now stalks abroad then, and not before
us talk about outrages lay soldiers and abe
negotiations. The traitors Of the lou
must he whipped into Il peace. Let tn,
be made to feel the nf;lmy and wickcdn
of their conduct. Let us as Union citizd
and soldiers. bind ourselves to sink or swi
live or die, survive or perish under the 70
of our flag.
For our part we want no peace until
rebellion is subdued. We are opposed
any treaty, and to all negotiations Il
would by the most forced constructions,
to recognize this bogus Couijdcracv.
rropos. 10 treat with lbc sword and to
gotiate with TIE ca.H4a.