Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-26

people of ka-l tennessee the Gcl which are dnly
transpirinp In thr country. After The Hon, JrL
Davis bad stated In Riohmox IN a conversation
relative 10 my pupor that he you'd not hNo ~
Govenmunt TINT did not tolerate freedom Of INC
press after the Judges, attorneys, jurors ana al
others llllng positions OF hoh9r ana lrus' unuot .no
Upermanont Constitution" which guarantees lrse-
dam Of the press and after tho entire press OF the
south had come down in their thunder tones upon
the Federal Government for suppTessing tho Louis
Wills Courier and Now York Day Iiooh and other
accession Journals, did expect the utmost liberty TO
be ALLOW ed TO one small fee whose errors could be
6ombated by the entire Southern press II Is not
enough thai my paper has been denied circulation
through the ordinary channels Of conyeyancei IN tho
country but il must be discontinued altogether, and
It's editor must write and select only such articles as
meet tho approval Of pack of scoundres In Knox
yillc when their superlors in all the qualities thnl
adorn human nature are in the ponitontary OF our
Stutr And this Is the boosted liberty OF the press
! IN The Southern COniedcrocyl
| hall in no dcgroc feel humbled by being cast
into prison, Whenever il Is the will and pleasure of
this august Government to put me thcroi but, on tho
contrary, | shall feel proud of my confinement !
shall 20 10 iail--as John Rodgers went to the stake
for my principles shall CO. because have
| failed to recognize the hand Of God in the work OF
| breaking up the American Government and the in
auguraton Of the most wicked cruel, unnatural and
uncalled-for war ever recorded in history. lgo, be-
cause have refused TO aud to the skies the acts OF
tyranny, usulpation and oppression, inflicted upon
the people Of East Tennessee, because of their de-
votion 10 the Constitution and laws of the Govern
ment handed down TO them by their fathers, and the
Liberties secured TO them by war Of seven long
wears of gloom poverty and trial ] repeat, | am
proud of my position and Of my principles and .hal
leave them 10 my children rs a legacy far moro val
liable than princely fortune had the latter to be
''"Wllu me ne mas losl some Of It's energy hayin,
passed six annual posts on the western slope of hal
n century, something Of the fire of youth Is exhaust
cd but ! stand forth with the eloquencc and energy
of right to sustain and stimulate me in the mainte
nance Of my principles. ] am encouraged to firm
ness when ! look back to the fate of Him "wlost
power was righteousness while the Infatuated mol
cried out "Crucify him cruelty himl'
] owe to my numerous list Of subscribers the hl
ing out Of the respective terms for which they hay,
made advance payment and, if circumstances eve
place it in my power to discharge these obligations
] will do il most certainly But, if am denied tn,
liberty Of doing So they must regard their smu
losses rs So many contributions to the in which
l have fallen | feel that i with confidence re-
" upon the magnanimity and forbearance of my
patrons under this state of things. They will beal
me witness that have held out as long as am al
lowed to, and that have yielded TO II military des-
potism that could not avert the horrors of or sue
cessiully oppose.
WIZ 'lLlg III NOIltluSoil--OT AN lbt NJ
lowed the privilege to writethat the people of this
country have been unaccustomed to such wrongs
they yet scarcely realize them. They are astound.
ed for the time being with the quick succession OF
outrages that have come upon them, and they stand
horror-strcken, like men expecting ruin and ami
hilation. may not live to see the day, but thou.
sands of my readers will, when the people Of thi,
once prosperous country will see that they are
marching by double quick time from freedom t.
bondage They will then look these wanton out
RACES upon right and liberty full in the face and my
prediction is that they will stir the stones of Rome
to rise and mutiny,' Wrongs less wanton and out
rageous preciptatcd the French Revolution. Citi-
zens cast into dungeons without charges Of crime
against them and without the fornalities of trial
by jury; private property conscated at the back OF
those in power; the press humbled, muzzed and sup.
pressed, or prostuted to the ends Of tyranny
The crimes Of Louis NV fell short Of all this and
yet lie lost his head The people of this country,
doWh-troG"en and oppressed, stl have the resolu-
tion' OF thelr lI"srious orefathers who asserted
their rights at Lexington ord Bunker Hill.
Exchanging, with proud satisfaction. the elitori,l
chair and sweet endearmcnts of home lgi ceT i,
the prison or the lot of an exile
! have the honor to be, &c.
WIN. G. BRowNLow,
hf'tor Of the hnocriHc Hhig
October 25, 1861.