Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-15
The Richmond ENQUIRER.

This infamous organ Of Joil. Davis is edited, In
part by John Mitchell, the Irish traitor, who Ned
his country for robolling against the English Gov
crnmont We copy whit this tory organ says
against Brownlow, johnson, and the Tennessee State
Convention, regarding 1t ms n compliments
The new Governor of Tennessee to succeed John
son, the drunken tailor, Is Brownlow, the brutal
disappearing, Methodist parson, II any one should
yet be In doubt what would be our fate and fortunes
in these Confederate States in case of subugaon or
Submissions there are events occurring every day in
Maryland, Missouri, in Kentucky and in Tennessee
well calculated to create lively idea of H. The
new Governor elect Of Maryland Is that same Swami
formerly the head and chief organizer and protec-
tor Of the flash clubs Of Baltimore, which, for
some years, almost made that city the uninhabitahlo
for decent people, In oycry State wherever the mr.
mics of the enemy ARE ut present predominant those
men are selected Ms the most scryceablc tools of
Yankee government, who have always been n scan-
dial and an oicnse to all moral citizens, terror to
those who do we'll and praise to oyil-docrs men who
are born mortal enemies of honor and truth, and
who, having been all their lives Mt war with those
who possess such qualities, know best, when armed
with power how to hunt them down.
Perhaps the most suspicious example Of this kind
is the same Brownlow, nm ignorant, violent, malig-
nant being, who was once the disgrace and scolrgc
of East Tennessee and who, since the war began,
has been the direct cause of more murders than any
hundred of the tory brgands Of his country 1t is
| he who has made the occupation of East Tennessee
by Federal forces true reign of terror and horror
who has virtually been reigning in that great valley
| for more than year. and has driven from hous,and
home or slain or degraded to labor with ball and
chain whatsoever was honest vrtuous, and ofgood
repute in that ncighborhood. 1t is the infamous
success Of his administration in the valley of East
Tennessee which has now recommended him to tAe
enemy as Military Governor of the whole State.
He is nominated by Convention at Nashville -
Convention composed, of course, of servile rascGls
of the Yankees, and sitting and voting under the
Yankee rod, That same Convention has also de-
creed the immediate abolition of slavery. Then AZ
n warning of the method and spirit in which the
new order of things is to be administered, ii has
designated the atrocious Brownlow as Governor Of
the State, and he accepts with hideous joy.
1t is the natural course of things. If Virgins
should ever, unhappy fall under the rule of Yam
KEGS, then cast your eye over the whole State and
look for the worst oulcst meanest ruian in it--you
may find, perhaps, in all Virginia such a super hui
man wretch as Brownlow-but still, single out tn,
worst you can think of, one whom every honest mar
avoids ike poison let him be some hardened "grog
shop politician, coward at once, and a bully,
foaming preacher whose prayers to God are impre
cations and who hates his neighbor like the devil
that is the man. He will be inaugurated in our ole
capital, hedgcd round with Yankee bayonets ii,
will appoint all civil officers, including hangmen
for there will be no Senate or House of Delegates
under that regime The flag of this State, with it
sic Sempcr, shall wave over II den of robbers anC
shambles when drum-head justice shall soak the sol
with the blood Of all good Virginians and give the
possessions to their murderers to have and to hole
to them and theirs forever. Some by abject servil
ty and oahs Of allegiance, taken amidst the sheer
Of the blue-coatcd soldiery may save their lives
perhaps, but not their property they must return
into the Union as naked as they left their mothGi
womb
1t is but faint picture of the future of a sujugt
ed Virginia, which he who lives to see will Offer
wish in the bitterness of his soul, that he and Iii
had persisted by the cruelest exrcmtes of war thai
been preserved to endure such peace.