Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-28

| 1EA3of HAlhkm Formerly eIilzen 81 bic town,
be- fseantiy ben hers On ssit % his fstsiiiy he
ioaehl geliantis thrpns slIa fpEsilIea aud rsssas
minus "a asra. lest d De ssa e vieksbasr sitss
he " sltsshe4 = 1s Fo1lsses ea.n.nanllsa 81
I'ilss aaIlsksr deserves cfellt Isl Bis ftsnkness,
aaa pays tissf ttsass ef estsays aase tsbais who
assiassd n bringing On che warahd lhenskulksa cat
u shs Hshss
KsoxsmAs. Jass q. issa
8egsfhof BFoseHlolei
STA. have been fof neaFiy Ioar years connected
Win me rebel army and neNf eith my parole IN
ny poekeh have fssnsnsd q Tanneasse. | entered
re service ffuia pfiaaple believed 10 oasns was
just and never ter manent st ertansd A cpinies
ether than thai We would Ultimately snsveea ii tie
sssAhlishnieht q Southern Confedaracy But IN
tAls Nas HiistAken, tha verdict ls against ma
ecnfsss placed 20 hlgh An astiaais pon gossasya
essssssI vhs usedaleas, had bslioved that men
would defend, with arms the principles thee advo
Gated, and IN this I WA deserved Nary a tie
Leading men Of Knoxyilla ard Indeed al portions
o. Iennsssso exhibited - much saxsty FOE aspasa-
tlon and protested 70 Be 80 DO ssifh foAf foeafds
The NeFth, that could aos doab4 thsir sncesi.g =
bas wasn Armies werate b organised and te reesfs
qussien ~ issue was % 30 submitted 10 arbiEra,t
OF ne swosst their pregnancy proved to be Faisa
conceptions They sought pOaitsuas N the civil
eranones q me uoyeFamsnt, and contracts with ths
might astsdis spsTS and soldIars fa,4iiea atd even
rob the inAht Government Of It's swaddiihg clothes
In Ell Of which they succeeded admirably. Thee
same men urged the rigid enforcement OF the con-
sefipt law tatCinE thousands 81 men against lhor
principles 70 enter the services. sTwaa tksV Who d.
ciAfed that II The South Succeeded, Uniaa men
could NOD live in Tennessee. And 4 was they who
hfst bowed obaeqaionsiy 10 Federal masters, ana
now syeopharts fske ask 10 be taken into full Fed.
erAl communion. And IN great agony 90 they
wrihe under The Acknowledgement sci II tbs Lsgls-
isture. think, myself, that the Union party, and
the Legislature particularly, tf Il s their purpose
10 eonclliate and reconcile the dcordant aismentA
and establish that harmony that oaee did and ought
ezisLl might 10 facilitate these ends hare win prof
70 acted with more magnanimity Bnssn scl more
Just In Gil ~ bearings and under ell The eircnm-
stances could not have been eoacelyed 81. ], sif,
for one, togsthsr with al other Southern msn Of
Tennessee, II We had succeeded, Noald hava favored
the passage Of such laws that would have forever
prseudsd from cisiEsnship men who len their homes
and took up arms agninst ~. And cannot repro
bate In othafs, what / would have considered Just
In mysalE Nor win I enjoy privileges granted BY
others, that would not bessoW upon them. Nor do
- ! would have passed - punish my oppcnants.--
And bow, having fought and failed, eheeEfalIy
submit 70 The powers that be- And without any
malice either special or general viii hsk the ~.
thoFities for passport 70 some other stAta, where
al the foxes have lost their taila sEd with the ded
catien Of my new hems wherever is may Be, win
renew my allegiance 20 the Union Of our fathers.
And BOW, Governor, am,
Very Respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. {. GALiAHER