Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-01
Three Partles N Tennessee.

The lsta Presidential election, and chs scsion a.
the late State Convention, have developed fatty
wha, ne knew ezissea-shree distinct political par
tie The srst is the radical Union party that voted
for lincoln and johnson, and that assembled ard
controlled The late State Coavsntion. This party
snas It's main strength in East Tennessee where a
rnssority Of 81 Ooe Sosss were Poled against sep
Grafton and Representation, even IN June 1881,
when regiments Of rebel troops CHARTERED along
this CREST raiIrusa 70 intimi4ste unbon men, and
keep them from the ballot bor. In this party are
Z, Be ooauted 7oeee soldiers in the Federal Arusy,
who ART unit ia their Eapport q the measures Of
the present Administrator and in their dessTEiHa-
tan 70 re the state q slavery which they new re-
esra "A tho cause # the rebellion. This radical
rarty Of Eas Tennessee is backed Up by the aHeoa-
sitiogai rnion men e the Middle and Western d.
visions Of The State, and assisted by some now
calling themselves aconscrTAtivss,H carried the
Tosssl
The second crest party is tia. IL the rebels who
were sueh froai the beginning They are The ne
gro-vorshiping arstocrsey the cotton and tesAeeo-
planting loris and The dsladsa POcr, whom, a. ten
ants and ssrfs they led into rebellion they had
intsrssa in. The sirsy rsbsl rSgiaseats they have
cent inio the sel5ste sgbs The Government shows
the infuebos they AeEerted for evil The original
ss-rssiouis.s never numbered In the State many
men Is went into The rebel array. Many we've in
dsosa 20 20 with them b,easss this Stats had usfei
cat
Thafhira party i thst middle elias which springs
up in a rgvolutions-s party Ia ali respects uaeer-
tain and unreliable Il IL forming nov. Tennessea,
and began its work Of organization under the semi-
rebel Sag Of Mcclellan and Pendlssos. This is the
great Party, con-
tnually fading faut With The administration q AZ
sirs al Washington with the operations Of the ar
nay in the aeld and with these who command the
various military posts The leaders Of this faction
are fsr sSlay, DELAY, in AlI things DELAY, IN the
hope that something VII turn 1p 20 IS 70 enable
them 10 save and exercise ownership over The ne
groi They claim 70 be alarmed % aoooant Of tbs
usarpstiOn Of the Executive they arc diAgasted
With so many arbitrary arrests and they are born
fed because Of the growing national debt But, in
reality all that troubles the most Of them & the ioss
Of the negro Some Of the leaders are nsulted BE-
s4s.ls< y were net taken gp by The Administrations
and placed in Offices Of honor and profit This eAs,
Of leaaerp have taken the initiative and viii finally
go ever 70 htS trnSi P@fAgf eAo - WIZ s~''1 80
elsctions The worst men among the rebel leader
are and viii be for some time 20 come in the South
keeping cut Of the way Of indictments, and avoid
ing the wrath Of injured Union families. Wher
these return, s. they win gradually, the eonserva
Yes viii faH IN with them. act and woe With them
although they have not the eoarsgR to SIGHT fol
them and were even silent while acting hgAins
them.
Original mountaineering { MON men should gaard
against the iHtFgas d this third party, With mof'
determined spirit than they would against the
svowed followers Of JET. Davisi