Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-09-18
The Devils Emissaries at Work.

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=, Inc Committee appointed by the Radical
convention Of Southern Loyalists,' to travel
over the track of President johnson with the
Vie" OF counteracting the impressions his
speeches. made, have entered upon their jour
ney. At the Cooper Institute, New York city,
they made their first exhibition. The meeting
was addressed by Hamilton, ofTexas; Stewart,
OF Maryland; Senator Fowler, Gov. Brownlow,
and other speakers. As showing the animus of
that party, we publish the following extracts
from Brownlow's speech on that occasion:
Il am travelling as one of an expedition going
round and round, and round again, to try and
wipe out the mocassin tracks of Andrew John
son and William Fl. Seward. Loud cheers
1T does not become me to dabble in politics.
1t will do for an accidental President, one who
has laid aslde-l his robes of office and dignity
who IS quarrelmg with the common masses Of
Cleveland, charging at St. Louis the New Or
leans butchery the gallant and loyal Con-
gress, and invoking the mob to hang Thad.
Stevens and Wendell Phillips better men than
he ever was himself Applause.
Il have been engaged in Tennessee for the
last eighteen months In battling good and
glorious cause. For thirty years prior to that |
had been fighting the world the flesh and the
devil, but latterly have been fighting the dew
lis, Jefferson Davis and Andy johnson.
''But am North making arrangements to
procure arms and ammunition. Applause. |
We have the boys at home. We have 10000
men who are in the Federal army. We shall
call out the militia and arm them, and I think
the next revolution will, in all probability, COM
mence in Tennessee. They ran me out from
there once, and [ came among you as refugee.
l was then fleeing from the mountains Of Hop
sldon, but shall stand my ground hereafter,
troops, [ will fight them, and, if necessary, die
in the last ditch. Immense cheering. Our
Legislature but few weeks ago ratified, by a
| majority of two-thirds of both houses, the con-
stitutional amendment. Applause. Here is
| the second State in the Union to do that job,-
to ratify the constitutional amendment. Our
Legislature has never seen the day at any time
since it was first convened that resolution
could be passed through either house endorsing
Andrew johnson, or his folly, but our Legisla-
| ture stands square to the Loyal Radical Con-
gress Of the United States
II would sooner have the VOTE were [ acan-
didate for Office tomorrow, Of a loyal negro than
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good, and applause. would sooner associate
| with loyal negro than disloyal rebel. Cheers !
| would sooner take my chances with loyal
negro after death, than with disloyal white
man. Laughter and cheers.
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| ''They trust to have the President upon their
side, and | concede the fact. Laughter. He
has gone clear over to them, soul, breeches and
body. He is on the side of the rebellion. He
sustains the same relation now to the rebellion
that Jeff. Davis did in former days. That
So He is the living head of the whole con-
Germ, and, if by their wickedness and rebellious
spirit they force another war upon the country,
which | think they will do, and which they are
determined to do, and you, the loyal North,
come to send another army upon US, to invade
our country and to subdue the rebellion, [ beg
Of you, as remarked last night in Trenton,
that, you come in three great divisions. First
with heavy revolvers and small arms to do the
killing: Loud shouts, and voice, We're
ready
A voice-Yes, we will do it. Hear, hear,
hear.
''Mr. Brownlow And may the Lord hea,
and answer your prayer. Loud laughter and
applause. The second great division should
come armed and equipped with torches and
turpentine to do the burning. Aye, aye. l.
And the third and last great division, winding
it up, shall come with square, compass and
chain, and lay off the lands into small parcels
and sell them out to defray the expenses of the
war to men who will respect the old flag. Vo
ciferous applause. y