Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-09

tleneraI Heekef speaks Agais.
On Monday, General Hooker had a third
Erceeptioa IN Chieagoz A grand popular
demonstration for which astrOpoistsn Hall
was altogether Inadequate The following
was his happy ,And tbFiIlingly patriotic re-
spcuse on the occasion;
III. Ckafrnaa, LadsSs aad Genamsn;
Ne wQfdseg mine can expnes@ ny thank
fulpesA, for the generous kindness with
Which Mr., LeFned has spoken. Of me. No
wofds Of mine can express 90 you Iny graft
tade for the manner 10 which you haye re-
ceiyed them. They are appreciated by me
now, and they win be remembered by me as
j6hR al i've am stiIi more thankful for
/ tlie kind manner IN which the speaker re-
fcfrei b kiy companiona They are more
deserving % your gratitude than am
They have been fhitkihl, and they have been
l'levdfed % the cause. FL have been more
EpFofdlneBt than they, II Is for the reason
ihas circumstances placed me III command
Of than. They ere as good rs / am they
have done their duty, asd Hhave done nsiae,
30 tar as could. Loud Cheering s
enlisted in this srebellion for the rebel
lion. Iesme in st the beginning, and / ex-
ped, Il ny isle il spared, to Be in at the
death FRapturJas RpplRase expect
when n isaeveFgin eon4snsH with my CON
pani0hs, 20 osclaim aa bonorabIe discharge
fCheerss1 4 intend - Eserieiss fCoRtiuaed
EeheeFibgl Il Eel from your indalgent ex~
pressions tas night. ~ though had lneFited
it ap b8thisEime. Cheers. lam ss deeply
as earnestly interested in the result asI MAS
when ] took np my, arms AZ the begianiBg.
| TAppiaase.l know that this rebellion IS
staegeripg from It's own weakness Teheersl
and ifany doubt is felt oa the sabiect, ,as many
newspapers seem TO indicate, Iet them read
/ the speech Of the arch traitor Of the world.
/ TChecrs1 Lei them read the speoeh Of JEFF
lefson Davis, whose name. / ara told, was
1 I0d6fy eheered IN these strcets but few
! weeks since fssShame ShameFl He who
thas eassed more huplsn misery and desola-
ted more hearts, desolated more homes than
has nyothsTua mortal man from the beginning
ef all time, flcud applaase1; The enemy of
Gosefnments aud Of all maakind And what
does Il mean when he i eheered by Ameri-
ieansl When thesnemy Of enemies is cheer
/ ed hyA Amerieans in this magnificent me-
| tropolis, what doesft haean9 There issOme-
thing wr0Bgst ErThaas so" Traitors At
home 4 & Yes that il the word--araitors at
home. ProlongeA applanse-l He Is di-
reeting his armies against your own blood.
Heis the anthor Of il all, and yet be is scheer-
/ ed, ana told in these streets. What does
i Il aaeaIs AEk We not Americans? Do We
ieeaso 10 iove a Government that has deno
lSrerythinx for usg Have we got no pride
4 ef country remaining7 Ii there any one
\ here who deserves 10 belongao ne country ?
a.
est nation that exists on the globe
1 lCheers.l
4 want that this Government should ad-
camplish is mission it is a noble one, and
| neither JEFF Davis nor the Cspperhead trai-
tors here can ever prevent is accomplish
nsnte. Cheers 1oa may as well try TO
stop the earth IN It's motion around the sun
~ TO stopthis Government lApplanse r.
It's destiny IS not yet. accomplished We
have great mission TO perform. We have
70 sustain aud vindieate the honor Of hu-
manity, Of right, of liberty, and we will
perfoFinit. EApplausel
Asi shall leave this State tomorrow
/ morning. would DO injnstice 20 myself not
10 express my thanhf1lnss for the kind
manner in which ! was received here, and
hesplendid hospitality that hasoyerwheim-
ed mssineeI i entered your city, and the good
| feeling which hes, been shown everywhere
toward me. can only tell you that I win
try % merit Il as long as i live. Iii my de-
size new 10 n, % 4he frent where think
bel6ng Load cheers may not De able
ITO do Il but whether door not, you shall
hear from me rs ever performing my whole
duty, whether thas 10 in meeting enemies
! hare or enemies in the CoASederaey loud
leheersl wish yoa al farexelL s,
Tho speaker Fslirsd amid the most sntku-
siastic cheering. ,-,afs.es