New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-06
pARsON CROss-ExAmINED.

The Rev. Gov. Brownlow, in his annual mes,
sage to the Legislature of Tennessee, said: 90
81 am convinced the white and coored people CANNOT
Live together politically or socially as eqpAls. o.W
Emigration shall be fostered and encouraged snd com
mission stationed the East to secure snuHerous foreign en-
We should prefer to have the Governor in
the witness.box, and touch him up eird roee,
but as be is in Tennessee, and We are here, We
must proceed, as is usual in such cases, by
filing written interrogatories, as follows:,a 90
s1.uAre you aware that Punishment, except as
q punishment for crime, is itself crime Of The
strong against the weak1 ,,-..r -.
g. Win you state the crime which the Blacks
Iof your State have committed which render'
them deserving Of banishment' ga '.a
3. How much do you estimate the Govern
ment, or the Governor of your State to BE-
worth, if it or he is incapable of protecting the
weak against the cruelty and the injustice Of
the strong2 'daJu aA4 '
All Blacks and Whites cannot live together
politically as equals, why, then, do you support
that Government which has declared them to be
equals before the law7 '9.tt uIo a1A. a'
5. If Blacks and Whites cannot live together
socially as equals, is it not true that Whites and
Whites also cannot so live together @
6. Why do you not, therefore, having estab.
lished standard, propose to Danish all Whites
who fall below it' % 81 v.e''e ~ y -~
Z. Are there not many people in your State
who think the best public interest would be
promoted by banishing you IaLHo u-l
g, Did they not, in fact, Danish you on eer-
tain occasion % 1''as gi. l.,.., 81 % rvI
9. How did you like it,
10 Can you, while preserving your self
respect and consistency, live upon terms of po-
litical and social equality with many thousands
of Whites whom you see aroundyou 2 a.--1 b.
Ill. DO you propose to Danish them or to per-
nit them to Danish your
-. Suppose black man declines to emigrnte
according to your notion, what authority do
you find in the Constitution for compelling him
! to go2 .,.-,,l,-.,.-,. $50. r-,r.s
Is. If you cannot compel him constitution
sls, what right have you to compel him NOR
ally by partial aud one-sided lawsl lJC,l.r
Ia. What surety can you offer that those WHIT
would treat the poor black laborers badly, woulC
: nottreat poor white laborers in the same way
Is. Do you consider it Christian to inveigl
poor but honest white men and women int
such trap' u. ..f a'ra.,
Is. The material interest of the State con
silered, is it probable that raw hands will per
form your labor as skillfully and as proftabll
as those which are accustomed to it ari
II. How happens it that every blood-stainet
oppreSsor who has been thirsting for your lif'
will assent to your proposition, and drink you
health in bad whisky, for making 1t : vi
! Is. Do you believe it to be your duty to d.
unto others as you would have them do unit
r you : Do '..'-i.
10. Judging from your own experience,
; the strong aud weak cannot live together, is
probably the fault of the strong or the weak
r 20. How would you like it if those who d
not feel foryou the highest personal admiration
n should insist upon packing You of, with Mr.:
!, B. and all the little BIS, TO make home in
bowling wilderness, and preach the gospel
/, wild beasts and birds ? u ~ Eg.r. ~ .
o.. Brownlow! Brownlow you have rea
your Bible a good deal-read it little more
You have prayed often and long for Others
why not pray little for YOURSELF BrownloV
you can step down
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