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

Several Republican journals ef ability and inau-
ehce srs opposed b tho Admission q Senators and
Representatives from TENNESSEE. They desire that
the STATE sha b treated - territosy and continue
under military government sab5eet % the arbitrary
orders of military ruler. A dangerous scheme in
deed for g0sornTnent IKE oaFs 60 establish. In
ssazd q permitting the loyal citizens % ruls them
selves under the Federal dag ~ the States have al
ways done heretofore military oficsr Is Appointad
10 govern them. backed up by military power. Than
By che time the Rebellion skall have been qaelied
there viii Be eleven Military GoysFnorS each back
ID By strong force which Win enshls them II they
combine b dsy the power Of the nation onguftbsn
the rebels deaed f. The people Of this whole nation
are asked 70 pus themselves Il the mercy Of the pa
trioilsn and penonai integrity II fee leaders Who
win Be exposed 10 al the Establishments ard appli
anefs Of the Southern arstoerney, while On tho
ether haad no hope s held cat % the loyal people Of
the reclaimed States Of being restored 10 The saer
else Of the privileges and rights pertaining 20 clt
senship. Why should not Tennessee Be recsived
into ftlli and perfect membership with the States
when never weaten iAie rehelilons hsntncky Sends
Der delegation y Congress and has member Ia the
Cabinet and does any ons pretend 70 believe that
she Is to-day more loyal OF entitled 10 greater favor
than Tennessee
Wearo willing 70 compare notes with Kentucky
for we know thai iha record Of Tennessee L better
and brighter since the outbreak Of the rsbellion.
Whas section q ksnt'seky can contest this point
NtftAAsN4>%
and probably near 50 600 az cur beople not exotks
but 6osR S&s eitizsnS the ed Of FebruEFy voted
70 Rboliah slavery wishin our borders forever and
Kansneky to-day would net do better, IL - sell
Are our 10000 ioyASa Of Tennessee 70 be kept for
ever under military racs, and the whole military
power Of the conhtry be kes IN the South 70 serve
- hody>gaards for such military ehiefains as Dams
and Candy, who held the people in utter contempt
and would make the bayoaet prcdominate over bal
os-boxe and courts Al Az times 20 pcspetnste their
power II this regime Is 70 be prolonged IN the
South, We warn our friends IN the North that their
time viii come NEXT These military rulers having
impoverished Snd crushed out the loyal men Of the
South win take steps 70 bring the North into sab
jeciion.
Gen. DHnzAs Memphis, forbade any citizen 10 ad-
dress letter 70 the President Of The United States
without 6rst getting bis psruissioni A petty ocer
forbids BY grand akass shi fellow-citixeRs to APP
preach his oSa Superior, The Communicated Chief
Of the United States army ard navy, part Of whose
business Il 70 make such things ~ he T.
Is il the policy Of the Radicals lu Congress te ad-
t1it the Radicals from this stats ~ speedily g pos
sielA The State organization cannot relara. bat
actually assist the military operations Of snch Cen
erals IS Thomas, Grant and sheFidan, although a
may epuls Ia conflict With such despots IS General
Dana. !N,saAeitts TSslses