Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-20

batteries at Charleston poured their hot shot into
the fortress built aud armed and manned by the ma
ton Ia protect thR city from foreign Invasion un-
der which il had twice fallen, II signihed a war Of
fire nnd sword against tho nationality founded by
our loronhcn 81 secure the liberties for which orr
cOuntrymen fought and conquered, The Democra-
cy Of the North rose rs one man with the Rcpub-
leans in whose hands the elections had placed the
Administration, 10 defend thu cause Of freedom and
the Union, The Democracy then saw the conflict
IN which this net involved the country In iu true
aspect Every stop IN rs progress proves that II Is
n war wRgad for military supremacy on the part Of
the Rs'ailrnts--for tho liberty and nationality Il ~
cures ON the other, Foreign kings aud cmperors are
invoked 10 Join with the consplrRtos In making u
wreck Of the Republic, and share in the advantage
to be- derived from ruin, ..,' bearing the hg
of tho rebellion, and fitted { under the uusp5n u,
wealthy spectators looking for remuneration n the
pluulcr Of our commerce, dl ,rucc the civilization
of the ugc hy ruhbcrics ana coulugrHton On the
high sous. IN such wur-u war for Freedom on
the one hand and slavery on the the other-nu per-
mancnt pence can be patched up, To endure. there
must b. submission 10 the Government Us constituted
ly our fathers or rs Il would he constituted ly Mr..
Davis and his military Hdherenn Any compro-
mise or partition treaty would give but u breathing
spell for fresh preparations for renewed struggle,
May we not hope rs there !. no c.cape from nm
issue So forced upon u. that the Democracy of the
North will ~ ut the Threshold Of the war he found
with the great majority Of the constituency of the
loyal States zoalously battling for the right which
every patriot of whatever party hold, TO be- with tho
government Of the Union2 Ithos taken the stand
that the extinction of the slave institution Is css1-
tinl to save the Union and pcrpctuatc the govern
mcnt which it has put in jeopardy The armies Of
the Union fight to make prisoner this giant Of the
war on thcsid of our adycrsarirs. Once Withdrawn
from them, he takes from them the motive and the
means Of continuing the conflict
The partisan who may thwart the brave men that
risk their live. in battling for contamination nlkc
patriotic and humane will on the return Of The
manned veterans to their homes covered with hu-
rel, and honorable sears hide his diminished head
in olscurty forever,
~ contests Of opinion between parties. the ut
-, irulence Of expression il soon forgiven and
r..'tto, But shrn war strikes the country the
,,. .lo wit Hhod' support to the soldiers who otter
M.ir lives in ita 'sfcnce or disable, Their efforts by
a''' r,vorin " ths cnusa Of tho enemy never
w".n W i..",,. anc, What was the tsto of the
public mtn who took "a" v"
Of the revolution on that o.. Ial4 ,. o,l;,.i,L.
The political CONFUSION Of ,793-9o, "ha'ng IN l"e
election Of Jefferson, was chsrhLtcfAed y ',".e
bitterness, with party frenzy moro lhthe ]
when blood flowed in bltIle on the fold. 'ut 'he
in spirit vanished like the spectre of Il mon ing
dream when Mr.. Jefferson rose to the nationI chT
honor and the country WAS relieved OF thstrpre-
tensions of tn, loss Of the elections made by the
reorl. The struggle had kc,n on one side b con
'rIiiate the r. lera power and by construction give
Fl thpt tone and tendency Of the British Government;
.,r .A, other 20 a.,rt states rgh. and popuIr ,ov
'-n'y by s.ric. adherence ~ the republican,
nr., .rt.i IN he Constitution. This t'iry con
: -usd arrl r. ID the opinion. of both connndlng
usr.ie. Thy were reconal.d in the adlnra'e in
.u-u nj address, which aIlsfod partisan fuyln 10
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