Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-16
PROSPECTUS

TEs undersigned is now publishing :
Weekly and Tri-wsekly Journal, bearing tbs
above title, at Knoxville, East Tennessee.
The Weekly paper, made up from the con-
tents of the Tri-weeklies, | propos. to send
out to distant subscribers, for 81 per anuum.
inrarjiabiy paid IN adrance. The Tri-weekly
will cost s. per annum. The cost Of paper.
materials of all kinds, and Of labor, has so
increased, since the Inauguration of the Re-
belion, that | am not able to furnish the
paper for less or to hold out any inducements
TO clubs.
Two years ago, my paper, then the Last
Union sheet and the only religious one float
ing over Jeff Daviss uncodlv dominions was
crushed out BY that God-forsakcn mob famil-
iarly known rs the Confederate authorities.
| glory in opening my batteries from nv old
Notifications. beginning with this hell born
and hell-bound Rebellion, where the traitors
forced me to leave off my work of faith and
labor of love"
The Vine AND SEyTfLSToR will be IN
DEPENDENT IN all things, and NEUTRAL In
nothing, taking liberal hand ip all the con
troversies of the dav This shall be an M
conditional Union journal, holding up all
participants in the Tate Rebcllon-now al
most played Out-as n choice collection Of
men for Rogues' Gallery At the same
time, | will make var upon all gamblers and
thieves, North and SUuth-all whose trade it
is to rob the public crib, as well as private
pilfcrers; the whisky -bloats; the bullies in
elections: OpPressorS who grind the face of
the poor; extortioners in trade who swindle
by wholesale and retail and all foul-mouthed
Secession sympathizerS and other disturberT
of the pe:ce, in the various sink-holes Of
society, North and South | will not fail to
-co justice to the worst class of men who make
tracks upon Southern soil--SecessioH preach
crs. Of all denominations
| repeat, that. in the rule of nv editorial
conduct, | shall ahjure that seryilitv which
destroys the independence of the Press, and
east from me that factious opposition which
gives to party what is due to country And
while the name of my paper indicates, in I'M
mistakable terms, Its politics, | shall, as
faithful sentinel, lose sight of Wings, Dem
Ocrats, and Republicans. and remember only
my Government and the preservation of the
Federal Union, as richly worth all the saeri-
fees of blood and treasure, their preservation
may cost, even to the determination Of the
present race Of men, and the consumption of
all the means of the present age!
intervention national Jealousy, and hatred,
double dealing, and piratical cowardice have
been governing principles with England; and
when our home troubles are settled. | will
advocate giving England turn! The whole
course of the Emperor of the French has
been characterized by diplomatic i"sinceriy;
and a truly loyal American journal can en-
terrain no other feelings toward NAPOLEON
than those Of hatred and contempt.
The cycrlastiag Negro Qncstion brought on
this war-the corrupt leaders of tho South
alleging that it was necessary to render tho
"peculiar institution secure, when it cds Sc
cure under the Constitution. and could never
bo secure anywhere else. 1t is now no longer
the local, but the rarciing institution of the
country; and have no sympathy with any
Southern Disunionist who has lost his slaves
Slavery has been destroyed, and the South has
done it, without any provocation whatever
This position [ will openly take and stubbOrnly
maintain.