Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-12
Rebel plstrnst Of JelE. Davis,
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TherS are Two Of Tires nssspaPsn N eeefslA
whese COLUMNS are eoalhaAiiy hiIsd VIM Nsras,1g'
aud thrvAtsniags against every % =.
! peopip, Why il tkis2 csFteinly he psegse 81
very snooh interested In the present STATE q slsiis
Their konof Their prepsfty, their tihHFty the rtes
exisseuca af themselsaa and faailtss aFa ateeak e
add Is il vcnasrIA that they should desire 10 ioof
into their awn Affairs aad see how those sefsA.s y
! Shom thes have eennittod eoeh iapertant tsuss.
hAvs managed tesn An shese
ssrvaBts Of tbe people do not appear wihhg W
| an Account cf their stewardship. They ~ every
/ hing /. soinw On veil why ehonld the people
tFoe6ie themselves Ahoai their a9srsS Those wac
manage fr them know What is hesi fr them. az
people have TO aos W ilkhl pay theif go. 80
lo low ana keen dask--ue viii manage iof tsea''
This 4 The substance Of the Language wn'sa tnvte
who profess 10 be In The conndenue o. the ao"inu-
tratIoa. aHa who publish shy authority, bass oeea
holding tohe people Tor several yeAfs sac me Pes'
pie wiih an enduring patience ard coo aasnss =.
tbylr raier4 legs that ibitsd IS any ottet poo.
plo on which tAe sssn ever sikone have tfAteds atd
paid and fought aad suaefed. without npasinsnF
until MARY Of them have very little len bHt toesr
lives snd their konor. IN these trying times many
wise and good naen believe Il s time te take IA 90
setvaiiou, and sec whittier We arc driiagi 10 oFef
haul the rec0ras, and see II we caa, who hss boon
true AID faithful 20 The cause and who has been set
itsE for himself
We hear acne talk 81 asxsr.ing The great and glo-
rieas cause II which are are embarked bat oniy o.
correcting abuses and giving a aew ditectiun 70
things thai are going wrong AID who are I'M
ussn that would deny the people me right o. leok
ing into their own sisirsf Are they moi moas d
then, usen who have comfortable otHccs undes the
administration, where. free from danger, teey are
gathering up large fortunes out Of the edernE peo
Die These men fear the poopiei and we'll they
may. Tbsy dc not want the books ossrhenisd-~
They dc not want 10 give an account OF thor Sew
bal
Be ssoEard They want things TO rock cis they are
dong wen enough. But the people have begun e
ind them out aud hence they faar the people. We
hsve not urged consertion Of The psepie hessnss
we cculd mol see how such = convention would as
sist u in prosecuting the var IN which We are en-
gagged TO an henorohle issues and % do that We we're
willing ~ suffer and forbear as long Is ksnering
would do aay good. Bot II the pecple wsat ooni
vention Is Is their right and their privilege and wa
arc not afraid 70 trust them IL thore Is any tonn-
daticn for rae afcrt put forth By some Of Ne adj
slsaistsatoa 5esirSKls shat there Is disposition In
sEso quarters TO cell ~ oGt or give Ne awsyto kngf
laad, France and Spain aud turn over TO eponiAl
vass&l&ge those powers, then certainty the peepir
have = right 10 be beard In Convention before the
transfer Is made Or e. that other report Is true,
Aat Cur rulers have received proposals Of rccpgni
ton on condition 81 tie abolition Of slavery then
the people should be heard N con vention before any
sach bargain j. made for neither the Prsideut nor
Congress bot both together, have any right or power
abolish slavery without the consent OF the people
But why should the ADMINISTRATION journals entcr-
tain such gresa AlosIsy and distrst Of the people
They are cerssirly IS capable Of judging Of their
ewn interest these 10 judge for them, and
do believe there Is any danger Of their doing
anything 20 iniure themselves How, then can the
people ia convention inuro these editors unless their
interest Is separste and astin from the reSs o. he
pecpteT This 5A-Iepsy and distrust Of the people,
by men who profess 70 be in the councils cf the adj
nizistrAtion Is calculated to alarm the people and
to cause them 10 fear that all Is not right. With the
present lights before Us We DO not what coed q
convection would do. But things may occur short
~ that would make State convention necessary
IL the people want q convention they viii have one
spite Of all the editors or the soldiers in the Sate
One editor goes on through long and very absurd
article 70 state what men would compose the csa-
vansiOn. Ha says shis convention would be COM
posed Of disappointed politicians How docs he
Know that I Saoh IA assertion Is an tnsst - the
people, Ter the eenxeBtion would DO couaposed o.
sst such men the people chose 70 eisct and they
Woald not Be likely 70 elect disapponsad
they have had boo much 81 their work aIresdy the
peopla would want good msn, and We are nst affsid
70 trust them.