Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-29
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

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Eds. Gazette: In your paper Of Saturday find
this notice:
Gov. Brownlow was robbed of $500 and his watch,
by some highwaymen near Nashville, while he was
riding out with Hon. Horace Maynard, on Friday
evening.
This is a mistake. II my son, the Adjutsnt
General of the State who was riding in a buggy
with a son of Horace Maynard. I AN too prudent
man to ride out any road leading from, or COM
ing into Nashville other than railroad. This whole
country abOunds in thieves and robbers, any Of
whom would murder man for his watch, or for q
s. bill. Despite Of all the vigilance exercised by
the civil and military authorities, murders and rob
berries are of daily OCCurrence-both in Nashville
and the surrounding counties of Middle Tennessee.
As loud and numerous are the complaints against
East Tennessee, by the papers of Nashville, and
certain class of politicians there are five of these
that occurs in the Eastern division of the State
To be candid, there Is almost much dISOyalty in
Middle Tennessee now, as there was in 1851. And
this is of the whole South minus the number Of
dislOyal men who are under Eroundl Tennessee is
in a much better condition than any of the Sc
coded States and she has great room for improve
ment Six seven out of her eight representatives
to Congress are true and loyal men, and for the good
of the State and nation, l should like to see them
admitted to seats in the approaching session. But
this 1 cannot say of the other Southern States
They will not elect loyal men to Congress nor can
a loyal man be elected Governor Of one Of those
States Their Conventions and Legislatures are
overwhelmingly rebel and viii be for wears 20 come.
Their candidates for Governor, Congress and the
Legislature well for county Offices urge their
claims for votes on the ground that they had done
all in their power to aid the rebellion. They are for
assuming the rebel debt and they are tor legis
Lattng Northern a9c1 0llt Of tic South!
In word, the rebels Of the South have by no
means abandoned this long cherished idea of ssBz-
rating the Government! They looking to this
end; and more, they are Organizing with view 70
this result. They do not propose 10 dissolve the
Union by the use of the sword and bayOnet They
have tried this in wicked war of four drgary wears
and signaly failed. Their purpose is to accomplish
their Internal plans through the ballot box in Con-
gress, and they look to the COppeThead Democracy
and other Northern traitors TO aid them. Thank
God the recent elections at the North have blasted
their hopes for the present. and taught them that the
real people the loyal masses of the great North arc
all right.
( My hopes for the future are III The goodness, the
obstinate loyalty and determined purpose of the Re
publican majority in Congress. l pray God they
will not admit rebels into Congress indisCriminatey
because they have taken the amnesty oath, OF OBJ
tanned the Executive pardon. As President John
son said, let them occupy the back seats for few
years.
am one of those at the South who believe this
has closed out t10o gears too soon! The rebels
have been whipped, but not ghiPDsd enough.
; For saying these things 1 expect 70 be- abused by
all rebel papers South and by all tratOrous sheets
at the North Let them say out / am able to stand
their abuse l for the American Union regard
less of the hate of sections the war Of parties or
the malice of individuals
L have honor to BE-,
Very truly and sincerely
W. G. BRowNLOw.