The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-07-16
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from illness. and had no desire to deliver
an address.
On my return to Knoxville, some six
months ago, found the jail in which the
rebels were kind Enough to lodge me for
three months, filed to OVERLOOKING with an
other class of beings.
Among them found a portion of the
leading, active villainous rebels, who were
concerned in my Incarceration, guarded by
Union soldiers. They were to be sent
across the mountains to Camp Chase, and
curiosity induced me to see how they would
look going through the operation I had
gone through. looked on with a sort of
malignant pleasure, my mind occupied
with only one reflection, "EVery dog has
his day. ~ laughter.
Standing on the corner of Jay and Cum
berland streets, in Knoxville, less than five
weeks ago, while an artillery regiment Of
colored gentlemen came into that town, a
prominent rebel, gentleman personally
friendly to me, tapped me on the shoulder
and said:
"Brownlow, know you are Southern
man. How does that thing look in your
eyes 20
"Sir," said I, ga little better than two
yesrs ago, when I lay through the cold
winter in this Jail which towers above our
heads, denied the blessings of fire, bed
clothes, or other comforts, was frequently
marched in and out by blacks in rebel uni
form with muskets, taking the place of their
young masters, who where smoking cigars
and drinking liquor about the hotels of
Knoxville.
GAS l marched to prison, the gard would
say, Step little quicker, you id old
Lincoln;te, or I'll put this bayonet into.
you Sir" said I, ''that looked very bad
to me; this looks good deal better.''
But he continued, Gin all sober earn
estness, Brownlow, are you in favor ofarm-
ing negroes to fight white men 90
Eyes, stree
And if had the power, sir. would arm
and uniform in the Federal habiliments, ev-
cry wolf, and panther, and catamount, and
tiger, and bear, in the mountains of Amer
lea; every crocodile in the swamps of Flor
ida and South Carolina /; every negro in the
Southern Confederaey, and every devel
in hell and pandemonium.
This war, / say TO you, must be prose-
cuted with vim and vengeance, until the
rebellion is put down, if it exterminates
from the face of God Almighty green earth
every man, woman and child south of Ma
son and Dixon's line. Cheers Those
who have preceded me have already spok-
en- Of the influence of the ladies' of the South.
bear testimony of my own knowledge
to the great influence and the indomitabIe
courage Of the ladies of the Southern Con-
federacy. The most wealthy, the best ed
ucated, the most refined among them, have
planted themselves in their doors and piaz-
zas and have run their husbands, sons
nephews, uncles, brothers, DC, out into
the army.
$50, volunteer and fight, or I will dis
own you for eVer;" and when the Yankees
met them and they fell, the Southern wo-
men complacently folded their arms, and
thanked God that they died in good and
glorious cause, fighting for the Independence
of the South.
But when Yankee has stolen one of
their negroes, they would howl as if the
devil from hell was after them. The only
way to feel the tender sensbilities of
Southern woman is to get after one of their
negroes. Kill her husband, and she will
thank God be died in a good cause: but
steal one of her niggers, and she will howl
and whine as if the very devil himself were
after her.
In the New Testament an occasion SINH
lar to this is spoken of, only it was feast,
Ladies and gentlemen were invited to attend.
Various were the, excuses sent; one had
bought farm, another said he had bought
yoke of oxen, and must prove his steers:
A fourth says, ought to 60, but it ia ut
terly impossible, for have married q wife.
and cannot go.
So, you see, according to the Scriptures.
one woman can output Ton steers. am
glad to End the women pulling in this glo-
rlous cause. Pull On, and let US prosecute
the war. Let us carry it on. We will get
through witt it after a while. We have
been fooli1g with The matter at the North.
The Scath is terribly in earnest, and always
has peen.
You may not feel the effects of war in the
loyal States, but you are going to now. 1
know that little man Grant-he is the right
man in the right place. I am willing to
see Richmond captured by him; but If I
had my choice, should choose that both
Richmond and Charleston should be taken
alone by negro troops, commanded By But
Ter the Beast.
When We come out of the war, we will
come out with 500, 900 or COO, 900 Of the
best of soldiers, who have got their hand
in, and would as soon have It In a little lon
ger as not. Then am in favor of giving
old England turn. Cheers.
We can whip the Southern Confederacy
five can take in France, England, and the
whole civilized world; and want to carry
it on until we have whipped out all Gods
creation.
4 The ,neeiinO then adiournAd