Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
Letter OF Approval.

This letter will explain itself In view of the
source whence ii comes we appreciate it worry high
ly, and take the liberty Of publishing 1t, withhold
ing the name Of the wriicN
CnATrA NOoGA, Tenn, March b, 20,
Hs Erc0iWcH w. q, Rrowniop,
Gorcypor CcifcD Of Tennessee
DEAR Sui know not how ! can better employ
u few moments this beautiful Sabbath morning than
by congrNtulatlng the country and yourself upon
your election and | do this the moro chcoruly MS
have Just road your state of the 2Sth ullimo in
reference ~ the "l.yOn farm | feel bound 10 re-
pond heartily 10 the Chattanooga GasrHr of this
morning, awe stand by our Governor
] nm glad you have done rs you have. | think
you are right and being SO, you can afford to ego
ahead, The people will stand by you, and you
have other work te do which will test your frmncss
hut believe you and equal TO the task ' 1870. q
The loyal citizens of East Tennessee are bearing
burdens Zoo grievous TO BIO borne and in my opn-
ion, altogether unnecessary and they win look TO
your for the remedy. Should you be sustained rs
trust you may be, al Washington city your duties
will DO comparatively easy; but in any case, be-
oyc the loyal people viii receive your constant
protection
God grant that all may work for our mutual
good, and that these great allctions may soon give
way TO prosperity and peace
Pardon me this. My short acquaintance leads me
TO think you will not take it amiss.
am, very truly your obt servant,
REMARKs.-We are grateful to the writer of tnc
foregoing letter for his expressions of confidence
and regard. We are also grateful to the voters of
that county for their generous confidence in that
they run us ahead of the ticket some 33 votes We
shall labor to meet their expectations and to merit
their future good opinions.
While we shall endeavor to do Justice TO all sec.
tions of our State we shall certainly not forget the
interests of East TcuicSse,, the Swift erland Of
America, the birthplace, residence and grave o.
LOYALTY, aye the craze Of Lomly for in her yalies
rest the ashes Of thousands of true and unhinchng
Union men, who stood firm amidst all the storms o
secession and sooner than abandon their cherished
opinions, went down TO their graves heart-broken
because overpowered by brute force. In her noun
tain gorges sleep the ashes of Others who fell il
their attempt to reach the Federal army in Ken
lucky. And on her mountain tops are. bleaching
the bones of others gallant, patriotic men, murder
ed by rebel hordes who pursued them in their flight
and were denied any sort of burial. No election o
us, no promotion given us will ever make us forge
there men, or their families and friends left to mourn
their loss. Especially should we remember then
kindly, when we reflect that for quarter of n cen
fury and more, we have, in common with Others
taught them the doctrines by which they lost thei
lives.
In word, our interests are all in East Tennesse
our family are here and will remain here, wher
they were born. What little property we have i
here and We can never lose sight of the interests
East Tennessee and her noble Union population,