Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-24
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@. @ 7brbsst AID T. A. FFsse, President AID 6issk,
isr, Bark II Ts5Hsasse;
0IxTLEMEs; YoaF COMMUNICATION of cha Sd
inas Il received, and would have been answered
earlier bss for my absence IN East Tennessee. Ny
proposition or rather the request Of Mr. Fisher,
granted BY me- vas that The officers Of the Bank
Of Tesneasee may coue " Tie city Of kAskyills vita
she bAak and IL sssets without being Hiclesed &c
Yoa aaw admit that stha inssisati0n has been im.
paired By change Of sscaFitissY And IN an open
letter protesting 70 seneufe memorandum Of your
assets, which BY great energy and personal detEs-
ment We tyoal have BISON able ~ prcseEye no such
memorandum appears. / cannot believe this oHaia-
10 Is that the Substitution has been impaired By
changing ts seuritica ineuding The cosn and Stale
bonds and school fund, into CoBfsdeEsts notes or
bonds and that the suppressed memorandum
void show this faa You must not presume that
Ia agreeing that you might rvtaEa The bank and
is assets, | intended ihss you should Insult The
loyal people Of the Static b presenting them With
quantity Of worthless and REASONABLE tfasA On
The contrary, yuu must ksow that it was tho meAa-
sg and inteasioH Of the agreement that yon should
return ths hank at least in good condition ~ il
was before you proatisaio3 il ~ the purposes Of
treason and rebelliOH. This you aiast satisfy ne
you will dc before saake any further pledges. And
I snay add that aadelty u ths State, OF Which yon
beass 80 freely might feqsife mach tsore 81 yeur
banda for, il your own friends are 10 Be credited,
you have with che Assess 81 che hank engaged IN
blockade running and cotton spscalaticn nnd ac-
CARED millions. am advised that AadslIsy 70 he
STATE demands thss you should account for al seh
gains,
l will not engage ia controversial osrrespua-
denee with you, bus viii point oA 10 yen, aud, If
zen are net blinded yoa shall 500 the gravity and
magnitude az tho errors Into which you have fallen
You say aAil that 40 have done has heen In strict
accordance with legislative Aatkerisy The conssi.
tuition which you we're sworn 10 support provides
that the school fund shall never DO diminished by
legislation aRd shall never be diverted 70 any other
use than s4hS sspport and encouragement Of cone
mon sgheelk and .the interest thereof shall b IN.
violabiy appropriated to that purpose for the equal
hensa. Of she people Yea now adnis hat Q 4
aispairsi By change II sasaFisiss@ and the truth
Z yoa ran away with e wthces sven the aa1hoFity
Of "a acs Of that conelave Of traitors you sre pleased
10 aenemihass 9 n legislstare. But afbsrwards
somewhere ia rs aghS passed GR set 70 cover the
case. which does not show whan il was enacted.
Ii Is usecsa 10 sdd that no at Of that body sworn
~ Its members weFc to support treason, constantly
iaborng 70 destroy the stale aad The nAsion Itself
great crime, violating each day every principle of
law and justice can Be pleaded In excuse Of any aet
you NAY have performed II yoa are fortunate yoa
viii live 70 SO il IN this light
While am ready % make almost any sacrifice
that will secure b The State tho rss0YoFy u her u
rights, viii no. shield The guilty without some
thing Ike full reati.utioA.
Send me full ssstemsAt 0f the Sssets sad profits
Of the Bank, aud prove your adelity 10 the Ststa
and yoa shall not be molesteG on year return with
she Bank and is assets. they were when yoa aed
with T. W. g, BRowSLow.
Governor Of TFaneSsasa