Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-22
A Dangerous Doctrine.

Several Republican journals of ability and inlu-
once are opposed to the admission Of Senators and
Representatives from Tennessee. They desire that
the State shall be treated territory and continue
under military government, subject to the arbitrary
orders of military ruler A dangerous scheme in
deed for n government like ours to establish In
stead of permitting the loyal citizens to rule them
selves under the Federal flag as the States have al
ways done heretofore military officer is appointed
to govern them, backed up by military power. Then
by the time the rebellion shall have been quclled
there will be eleven Military Governors each back
ed by a strong force which will enable them if they
combine, to defy the power of the nation longer than
the rebels deed it. The people of this whole nation
are asked to put themselves ut the mercy of the pa
triotism and personal integrity of Il few leaders who
will be exposed to all the Establishments and appli-
ancos of the Southern arstocracy while on the
other hand hope held out to the loyal people of
the reclaimed States, Of being restored to the Gxcr-
else of the privileges and right, pertaining to cti-
zensbip. Why should not Tennessee be received
into full and perfect membership with the States
which never went off into rebellion Kentucky sends
her delegation TO Congress and has a member in the
Cabinet; and doe. any one pretend to believe that
she Is to-day more loyal or entitled to greater favor
than Tennessee?
We are willing TO compare notes with Kentucky,
for we know that the record Of Tennessee is better
W nav seGlluh OF hentuCkY CiH contest tins point
with the counties of East Tennessee? Over 1000,
and probably near $4,000 of our people, not eNotcs,
but boaa hdc citizens, on the I'D of February voted
70 abolish slavery within our borders forever, and
Kentucky to-day would not do better, if so we'll
Are our 10000 loyasts Of Tennessee to be kept for
ever under a military ruler and the whole military
power Of the country be kept in the South to serve
as body-guards for such military chieftains as Dana
and Candy, who hold the people in utter contempt,
and would make the bayonet predominant over bal
ot-boxes and courts at all times to pcrpetuate their
power If this regime is to be prolonged in the
South, We warn our friends in the North that their
time will come next. These military rulers, having
impoverished and crushed out the loyal men Of the
South, will take steps to bring the North into suE
lection.
Gen Dana Of Memphis, forbade any citizen to adj
dress letter to the President of the United States
without first getting his permission a petty officer
lorbids, by grand pfaSc his fellow-citzcns to an
proach his own superior, the Commandcr-in-Ch Chief
Of the United States army and navy, part of whose
business is to make such things rs he is.
1t IS the policy of the Radicals in Congress toad-
INIT the Radicals from this State as speedily as pos
slble. The State organization cannot rctard but
actually assist the military operations Of such Cen
erals as Thomas, Grant and Sheridan, although it
may come in conflict with such dcspots as General
Dana. -NushrUe Times