Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-21

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posted a saeh msilsns hAs sh ) pseslhfis9 wish
nsskind fhat The iess thing We aeupoh mkalhs our
sdvest Ints MS void b % oomaisaes eompihihine
We soon begin kicking and sqaealipg, sndecstihas
Il ~ ne pass through lie and aaslly 81 cut q the
wotld kieking a What vs cAaAos AVOID We'll, I
Esupeoss1 An iIke sany cher iaan cane into The
world complaining, and shah ne doubt aomplAin 81
lsAslns a. fsnaal likely Il the manner ~ lsasing;)
sna Do feel jast Hov thai L wish thousands of
clhefs have fsst grounds and cause tf s0nplslns,
ana shink sAat Ne ars ssFy baaly treated Il mat
Der Of greet asd 10 many q rs Vial Importance
while va hardly dsss speak u 4 withsat eadsagsr.
ing Our lie, liberty and pursuits Of hsppinssss
We baicng b that class d unfoEtanatee who, more
ihAa four years slnce. hads Aleu 10 vita children
and hieadAn homes, families, and al Ghs dear a.
socistiohs contested Herewith; sprung up and fell
into line st tho lst blasi u The var bugle 70 de-
fehd our country and government beqaoAlhed 70 u
BY our sirrs whose hand planted sud whose blood
acarishcd The Ire Of liberty ,fndsr sha shadow
81 which We hsd lived long In peaea and 70 pun.
ish the traitors who with saeriiIgioas hands, hsd
dared attempt 10 pluck the stars from eur banner
Of bsaRty.s
We did not walt 10 hunt for Big kosssty; We did
not wail for eoAseriptoa We did not cell Ourselves
10 some weakened, trembling craven, or 10 he
highest bidder, as sbststssi We went IS We thought
meg should 60 Ne elaisa 10 credit for H. BAT zee Do
eel Justice. Oar torn Of service VS. nearly expired
How We performed cur duty let Che hIsioran Of the
arst three years Of the war tell. And just al Che
darkest hour Of this faArfay long dark and gloomy
night Of war, when the nations 81 the earth were
looked on, holding thsir breath As Il we're, with the
most intense interest, knowing that the next cam
paigh likely 70 determine tke success or failure
Of cur grand experiment Of Republican govern
Ineni; while The best and wissst men Of our land
were slmoss afraid 10 speak above whisper; with
volcano 'eOthiug and subblins iust ready 10 break
forth In the Northern States and deluge that portion
Of our country With blood when Che poisonous
breath Of the eopperhSAds could be fsls and their
hiss be heard On every street corner in Ghe city and
Al every cross Rad and lane In the country The
most fsartully important aud gloomy hour Of our
national existence was upon u.s. Our armies de-
plesed BY the ravsge Of war, woak soon lose thou
sahda Of their Oldest hardest men, who had bravcd
the storm until their term Of ssryis had or would
~tSh - HNN+ AANh FAASu4 must &c uleu- Appeals
we're made, Large counties were oEsred. Treason
was rampant thrOughou. the States where men must
he obtained. The men shrahk back Il wss unpOp-
aisr b speak Of eailsting. Strong men gave way,
and despair was Inst gaining held upoa the people
The eload was dark and threatening, until a muir
muir was heard along tho lines finn Chesspeaks
Bay 10 the Balise, followed By shut thnt caused
thrill Of Joy in every loyal breast "a our land, and
culver In the whole frame Of the Confederacyo
The Old Guard was coming. Tie war.worn vet.
Grams Of a hundred hard fought httle-aelis were
heard singing, Z" We ara couliug, Faher Abraham"
II was then that the rebellion aad IL Abos.ors Ia h
North saw sh2t their ehsrsAei hops that our arusss
would be depleted BY discharge hat the vacancies
could not be aliedi aud that those sho dbl velun.
tesr would be inefficient in the cosaing campaign,
which al saw Was 10 be The Aeath-slraexle. They
saw that the men they had hoped would be only too
glad 20 retire only too ready 10 anih the work
they hsa begun.
The brunsed and hardy vsserans sald 10 The good
men OF the North. Do you take care Of the trail
tors at home aud we win take care Of sba rebels In
the ield They re-chlstaa Tor another three years
or during the war and were hurried back Do the
field and resumed their place. in line almost before
It was known that they hal bean permitted brief
visit % the homes and families they had lafN three
years before. That wa sAid n be an grand pic |
ture.' Look at the picture now and say II YOU |
can, that We have no Just cause for oouplAinta-
The war is ended. The work Is done. We have
performed our part of the contract Yea we mus. |
stand by and men mustered cut Of service IA |
who staid II home comfortable and safe while the
fury of battle was raging for nearly four years and
came out when the work was almost done and re- /
eeived more money as county and pay as sR6sfittcs
Tor one year ENLISTMENT, than we have received /
Tor more than four years SERVICE Most Of these
twelve months men tmAHy Of whom were oonscript- |
ID copperheads who could not get suhGttuasl were
'nugy quartered in barracks ready built for them at
home, or at some convenient point along Railroad |
lines, guarding bridges or doing provost duty, ,as
We used 10 say in Virginia, playing house dog,
living on plentiful rstions wearing paper collars.
shiis gloves, patept-lsatheF boots, going 10 ballA
parties &C. while The sOsss were glad 70 sleep un-
Ter bush when IL ralncd OF showed, and 10 have
IN opportunity 10 wash their grOssy shirts and hang
hem upon bush aud sit In the shade Of them while
hey dried Instead Of white gloves, they were glad
{ their angeH escaped being frozen while standing
'icket and listening 70 the hum and tramp Of the
'nemy. Instead Of pAtentlsathsrs, they were proud
they could pick up By che WAy-side some half
worn shoes Of the L. s pattern, To pat on their
bleeding feet, which had been bare F,r = week or
nore. Instead Of plentiful ration. and darkio 10
'ook them, they content - e., halt. rAtons Of
'Ard-taek and soS-bally raw, is they marched
Ilons through dust rain. They, to however,
I'D hsve their balls and paT,isa,a but they wers
'li''e balls and scouting storpsi,eg parties Can
be e1pected that We have been 20 long iron home
hat the prattling little which We le would moi
'cogniss Us, and gar families appear alnaos. like
irAnger'' tstili those dear ones walt and hope for
'if return, bat hops deferred uiakesh the heart
lex : that We who have endured an hsrd.hips and
'rivstions brRved all tbs dangers and rasaa an ali