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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
Change Of Policy.

On the 10th Of July, 1865, the President tele-
graphed Gov. Brownlow TO faithfully execute all the
laws passed by the existing Legislature of Tennes-
see and to enable the Governor TO do this, he d.
rected him 10 cali upon General Thomas for a suf-
fcient military force. One year from that date the
same johnson, having gone over TO the rebels, and
turned his back upon the loyal men of Tennessee,
talegraphed General Thomas not to interfere in any
way in behalf of the State Government This WAS
at a time when the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House
was resisted and overpowered by an armed rebel
force while attempting TO arrest refractory and rev.
dictionary johnson members Of that body
This is not ALL nor is it the worst of the case. The
perfdous change Of the President, in year, and
his base treachery, sticks out in damning relief at
every point of the compass. At the very time he
was refusing the Union men of the Legislature mil
itary aid against armed rebels, he turning over
the military force of the Government to an infuri-
ated rebel mob in New Orleans TO break ups Union
Convention, and slaughter a crowd of Union men,
both white and black! John Tyler was the embodi-
ment of fidelity, compared with Andrew johnson
Benedict Arnold was the soul of patriotism COM
pared TO johnson! Aaron Burr devoted TO the
Union and Constitution of his country when weighed
n the scales with this man johnson! And Judas
Iscariot was faithful to Christ compared with John
SON. treatment of the State Government he inau-
guaratedl
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
The Union State Central COmmitte Of
PennSy lvania, to the Patriots Of the
South, Greeting:
PHILADELPHIA, August Is, 1866.

| PHILADELPHIA, August Is, 1866.
The Union State Central Committee of Pennsyl
vania send greeting to their brave Union brothers
of the South, and extend to them hearty welcome
on the occasion of their meeting in this city, OF
Monday, the Sd day of September next.
| History furnishes no parallel to the patriotism
courage and fidelity of those men who, from the be-
ginning of the rebellion to the end fought the good
fight, and kept the faith.
The question to be decided is whether loyalty is
to be prescribed and punished in the persons of pa
triots like these treason rewarded and honored in
the persons of the guilty authors and agents of the
rebellion Shall the loyal masses or the ba1led and
defeated traitors govern the country? In these
great issues all are vitality concerned and our South
ern compatriots have instinctively turned toward
the spot whence the Great Charter of American
Liberty was first proclaimed, and propose, within
the sacred shadows of Independence Hall, to renew
their vows of fidelity to the principles of that inn
friends.
On behalf of the loyal men of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, this Committee hereby gratefully
extend cordial welcome to these patriots and
friends from the Southern States. All who come
will be received with open arms and warm hearts.
The Union men of the entire Commonwealth are
cordially and earnestly invited to come here and
honor the occasion with their presence and to ena-
Die all to confer together upon the present and flu
ture OF our imperilled country.
It is also suggested and recommended that
friends from other States send delegations here
this important OCCASION not to sit in convention,
but to cheer and cooperate with these tried cham
pions of liberty from the South
By order of the Committee.
FR JORDAN Chairman
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
Advice TO Northern Men--War Coming.

Some of the Copper-Johnson leaders in East Ten
nessee have commenced advising Northern men to
wind up their interests here and leave, in view Of
troubles ahead which they think will ripen into
another conflict of arms The position they take is,
that when Congress meets in December, either they
will impoach johnson, or he will set them aside In
either event, we are told there will be collision,
and hence this advice given that class of North
ern men who sustain Congress, and are usually call
ed radicals Our advice 70 all truly loyal men is
TO stand their ground, especially in East Tennessee
and 10 be prudent but firm, and arm and equip
themselves for any emergency that may arise. Let
natirc East Tennessee Union men and returned
Federal soldiers do the same, and not be caught
without preparation for whatever may occur. That
we are 20 have another conflict of arms we have nc
sort Of doubt but East Tennessee is safe place fol
loyal man who stands by Congress, the lawmak-
ing, and the war-making power of the Government
That the President will be impeached there is but
little doubt, but the impeachment will be sustained
and the decision of his tiorS inforced-he himself
turned out of Office, and loyal put in his place
The Army and Navy, and the Treasury, will pass
into the hands of the true friends of the Govern.
ment and million of returned veteran soldiers will
rally at the call of the legally constituted author
ties of the country. We be to the men, then, who
are active in bringing on this second rebellion
Congress will be sustained, and the Union will be
held by its proper owners, if the country has to be
drenched in blood and the rebellous portion of the
country is made bowling wilderness! Come what
will we 60 with the law and war-making power OF
the Government, and no traitor, whether in or out
Of Office can transfer TO the ranks of any set of
conspirators. The people not to be deceived who
are loyal and when the dividing line is drawn, it
will be in fUc months from this writing, it will be
one-sided affair in East Tennessee, and throughout
the loyal North. The result of the coming Fall
elections alone will check the mad career of the rebel
boards who marshaling under johnson. The
friends of Congress will carry the elections and this
may cause the regoltiosts to pause and reflect be-
fore thew are utterly ruined.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
A Letter from a Georgia UniOnist.
WAsHINGToN, ID. c.,
August 4th, 1866


MeSSrs EditOrs-I am pleased to see you going
forward to possess the field which your people have
so calamity and gloriously in battle against
rebels, copperheads, and executive influence.
hope you may remain intrenched within the cir
Gle OF the Notwithstanding your lines with
the Parrot gun of Understanding your left flank
around my birth State, North Carolina, and with
your right flank encircle my adopted State, Geor-
ga, remembering that the great and brave platform
upon which the Federal Government fought the
battle against secession, treason and traitors was
freedom to all liberty to ALL rights to all, and pro-
lection and justice to all.
1t is not reasonable to suppose that the Amer lean
people will go behind their victory, and allow the
enemyz to possess the field permanently which
cost so much blood and treasure to win Its not
reasonable to suppose tn at those Andy johnson so
treacherousy and reasonably put in possession of
the blood-bought fields will be permitted to con-
tnue long in building up another system of oppres
sion, founded on distinction of classes.
cannot think the loyal people will commit such
a crime against themselves cannot think the ma
ton will permit rebels and traitors under the doc
trne of State rights, to regulate and control the
loyal Uni on people of the South who have carried
its flag through shot and shell to maintain nation
atty that proposes to protect the world of ankind
in the enjoyment of freedom and equal rights. Such
a thing would be sacrifice of principle sin
against themselves. How Andy can trust the ma
chinery of government to be regulated by half
subdued gang of rufians, who were base enough to
conspire against the political and legal rights of the
masses of white and black Union men of the South,
is mystery that can only be found in the doctrine
of State rights and accounted for by the rule of
cession. Yours very truly,
G. W. AsHBURN.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
One Of Davy CrOcketts Best.

One of our Oldest citizens, distinguished soldier,
and who has represented his country in the halls
of legislation tells the following practical joke as
perpetrated in this country many years ago by the
illustrious backwoodsman and Tennessee pioneer
Over on the west side of the square, where now
stands the large brick building occupied by the mer-
camille firm of Harrington & Co. there used to
stand little log house in which was kept lot of
dry goods groceries, and many other articles suited
to trade derived from a new and thinly populated
country, among which, matter of course, if not
necessity, was a barrel or two of old fashion
whisky. The narrator at the time - promis-
ing clerk in the establishment, and there made
the acquaintance of old Davie himself. Crockett
made the store his headquarters when he was 'in
town." and often could be seen seated OH the head
of barrel, in front Of the edifce with a crowd
around him all eager TO hear related some of his
exciting and marvellous stories about BEARS wolves
or panthers. On one occasion Crockett came into
the store and as usual desired to trade coon skins
for whisky. The proprietor of the store struck
trade with him, and was TO I'll quart bottle with
his best "corn" for each skin Crockett threw the
coon's outer garment upon the counter, and the
tradesman picked it up and dashed it into the loft
overhead, the usual place for deposting skins and
peltries, and then stopped down to draw the fire
water" While his back was turned Crockett thrust
the ramrod of his old rifle through crack in the
floor of the loft and drew the skin down. The gen.
tleman handed him the whisky and he retired to
vacant lot close by, with party of friends: and
hauted its contents. In few moments he entered
the store again and had the bottle filled, deposting
coon skin and in turn drew another from the loft
retired and drank to the health and prosperity of
his thrifty merchant and repeated the trick often
Turing the day as he desired. In the evening when
ne and his party were somewhat merry, he walked
INTO the store and asked the merchant how many
kins he had bought from him that trip, and was
old seventeen" Whe reupon wager was made
# two gallons and q half of Crocketts favorite,
a IL -soAo @,NTf4
d the ladder and to his utmost establishment found
hat there was but one coon skin in the loft Crock
1T paid up like for the bottles but held on
o the wager.-BolLiuer Bulletin.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
The Proposed Convention.

The Copper-Johnson leaders of this State pro.
pose to call Convention to amend the Constitution
and to overthrow the present State Government
Should any set of reroLutionistS however formidable
attempt to hold such conclave, electing their del
egates by setting aside the existing Franchise Law
we promise them that they will be dispersed in less
time than they were coming together, by the State
militia Neither the Legislature Governor of this
State intend the State Government shall be over
thrown by set of disorganizers, however formida-
bic they may seem to be- This State Government
will exist while the present State officers are in Of
fee and the term of its Legislative members exists
and that is until October 1867. Then the loyal men
of the State will send up loyal members, who will
be sworn in at the capitol elected under the opera
ton of the Franchise Lava law that must and
will be nforced if it require bayoncts TO inforce it.
We talk it out plainly, because should understand
each other on this subject Let any revolutionist
dare to set aside the State Government, and they
will be taught lesson they will not forget soon!
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
Speech of one OF the Philadelphia
Delegates,

In Philadelphia one Friday night, one of the
delegates from South Carolina, Hon. Mr.. Moses
who was Judge under the Rebel Government
said
He hailed those before him as his fellow citizens
Of the United States. However his State may hav
acted, she was honest for she had given the people
of the North thirty years notice before she fired the
first gun, and after they had entered into the war
and had fought many bloody battles and had finally
been conquered, they submitted to the North with
grace that was highly commendable.
There were certain promises made by the North
however, which should be remembered. One OF
these promises was that the Constitution was to be
liberaiized and it was owing to these promises in
great measure that his State submitted. The instl-
tuition of slavery had been given up. In abiding
to the change in the Constitution he said that South
Carolina would no more accept of than Pennsylva-
MIA would.
Do the pigmies who have charge of both Houses
of Congress pretend TO be wiser than our fOrefath-
ers? The speaker had nothing to conceal the
people of South Carolina true to the Consti-
tuition as the people of Massachusetts,. If the solu
ton of this difficulty could be left to the soldiers
and sailors they would settle it in five days. What
right has Senator Wilson and other men OF like
character to construe the Constitution? Such men
are governed by their preudces, and are not there
fore, capable of doing justice to all classes compos
ing the Union.
He then alluded to the clergy, and said that the
chaplains who had come among them were more
dreaded than the Union armies.
This man was appointed Collector Of Internal
Revenue in Charleston by President johnson, but
was compelled to resign account of not being
able to take the test oath.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
NapOleOn's Career.

The New York World closes an editorial on Ma
poleon as follows
The career of the French Emperor has been all
extraordinary one; but unless he shall change his
tactics, it is not very far from consummaton. He
has acquired power by series of theatrical surpri-
ses When he landed at Boulogne, with an eagle
and gray oVercoat, he revealed the method by
which he expected to govern first France and then
the world Fortunately for himself he was sent to
the dungeon of Ham. Solitude is a great educator.
It matured Napoleons ideas, as it has those of JEFF
Davis who would now be a dangerous man in any
other country but this. But, although Napoleon's
ideas were matured, his diplomacy the same,
and it may be defined by the single word trickery.
He was chosen President of the French Republic
by trick He pretended to be fool, Just as one
of the ancient Popes pretended to be in his dotage,
so that INSCRIPTIONS would place him in pow
or to use him as their puppet.
While president he intrigued with and tricked all
the republican leaders in turn constantly practic-
ing his art as Houdin, or Anderson, or Heller prac-
tice feats of legerdemain. He became Emperor by
trick. His alliance with England was a clever
trick which has reduced the British nation to Sec
ond-rate power. All his plans for peace congresses
and diplomatic conference were shrewd tricks de-
signed to increase his own glory at the expense of
other people. His championship of Italy was
trick to dsarm those who were determined to
sinate him. He tricked Macmillan into Mexico,
and he has been humbugging Secretary Seward ever
since. Like diplomatic rt, he has sided with all
the powers of Europe, after the other, and at
last he has got them all at loggerheads Now he
has to deal with Russia who objects to his best laid
plans who cannot be bamboozled, and who is too
mighty to be ignored or defed. We are curious to
see how he will ply his game with this opponent A
single mistake, and we shall soon hear the end of
the Napoleonic dynasty.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
Well Put.

The Albany journal, speaking of the arm-in-arm
performance of the Massachusetts and South Caro-
lima delegations at Philadelphia, says:
"South Carolina and Massachusetts, have met be-
FORE They met when venerable and respected
citizen of the Bay State was thrown into a filthy
dungeon and brutality matreated for the crime of
opening the lessons Of the sacred writ to few ig-
norant blacks. They met when Yankee girl was
hooted in the streets cast into jail and treated with
barbarous indignities for weeks, because she had
taught negro children how to read. They met
again under the guns of Fort Wagner, when the
brave Colonel Shaw led his dusky warriors to the
mouths of the rebel cannon, and fell at their head
They met when Beauregard issued the Infamous
order respecting the brave and accomplished young
patriot Bury him with his niggers., They met at
Columbia, where thousands of our captured defend
ers were slowly starved to DEATH with every device
of malignant ingenuity and cunning torture. And
they met again when General Schemmelfnning
entered Charleston and his troops marched through
the streets to the tune of John Brown, sweeping
away the last vestiges of the heartlesS institution Of
which South Carolina had been the especial bull.
wark
1.-THE Massachusetts men who marched arm in
arm with the South Carolina secessionists past the
Philadelphia platform were never IN the trenches at
Morris Island, or under the guns of Wagner. They
did not suffer in the prisons at Columbia or Column
bus, or Join in the shouts which welcomed the un
furling of the old flag at Charleston. When thu
great events of the war we're transpiring they wer
writing letters full of gushing sympathy and condo
lence for Southern men, and making speeches pep
perry with denunciation of the Government and it
policy, and holding Copperhead meetings and il
every possible way demonstrating that they had n
sympathy with or interest in the struggle for ma
tional preservation. They belong to the order Q
New England Conservatives, and a New Englant
Conservative is the meanest specimen Of the genu
anywhere discoversble. The loyal men of Massa
chusetts-its soldiers and patriotic citizens-will
represented in the ranks of the other party, whic
the e1-rebels and ex- Copperheads at Philsdelphi
are ccnspiring with recreant Republicans to dc
stroy"
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
Col. FOrney on the Philadelphia DEM
cratic Convention,

| On the evening of the second day of the Con
vention large crowd marched from the Wigwam
to the Press Office and called for Col Jno. w. For
ney, who responded:
Ny FELLOW CITIZENs--If you will let me speak
to you from my editorial room here, TCres of Go
on ''7 / will do so with pleasure. First L desire
to thank you for your order and obedience
to law. Cheers We have submitted for the last
two days to unexampled outrage and insult without
responding by the violence which disgraced the
pro-slavery rufGans and the johnson murderers at
Memphis and New Orleans. Cheers We have
seen men-bloody handed murderers-plotting in
the city of American Independence for the purpose
of restoring themselves to more power than they
possessed before they began this heaven offending
rebellion and we have submitted with and will sub
nit to it. because ours is party not only of free
DOM not only of humanity, not only of christian-
ty but of liberation. As the great apostle of true
! democracy said Truth armed with reason, has
cause to fear a contest with error" Hence doubt
less, while many heart has been saddened by this
sight and while shouts have gone up making our
ears to burn and hearts TO throb with anger
have borne all like good citizens Insolent speech
es from men who if they had their deserts, would
be rotting in aforementioned graves, have been
heard in proud dsdain. Applause Thanks be
to God we can bear this and more than this. We
stood the agony of the rebellion we have survi-
we'd the loss of our best beloved; have seen the
sables of mourning hanging over the llntels of our
doors we still remember the vacant chair, and we
go back to the time when we almost believed that
God himself had deserted US. But we prevailed
then, and shall prevail again. [cries of That's
so!' and the greatest victory that shall achieve
will be the victory our passions. Remember,
my fellow-citizens, that deep and painful as these
insults have been We have glorious record to pre-
serve. We dare not for own sakes forget that we
are the guardians of order and of law Applause
With us no riot begins; with no murder begins
Where treason is where rebellion is where hypoc-
risy and ngratitude there we are mobbed We
leave these agencies TO the men who plotting /
among Let not a voice be raised in /
anger. Your sobriety, your decorum, your mag
nsnimty are the surest emblems that you are fit to
govern and to hold together this great Government
LCheers. L know that many a sad heart beats to- /
night, and sadder than in the far South, par
ticularly among the msnumitted millions, who /
seem to fear and have a right to fear that the
cess of this convention may be the precursor of the
triumph of their tyrants. 1 know, too that the /
white Unionists of the South apprehend probably |
that the success of this convention the end of all
their hopes. But God is above us. These persecu-
ted men shall be saved from their betrayers. We
snail triumph in October. Cheers We shall
swing the flag of Geary and the Union to a glori-
Gus victory, tremendous shouts of applause, and
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-29
PHILADELPHIA Union League.

AT late meeting of this League-fve hundred
members present. after hearty welcome to the
Southern loyasts the September convention, they
proceed to say:
First That this League will welcome to the city
of Philadelphia the delegates to the convention of
and other loyal citizens of the United States to
cure the perpetual union of all the States on the ba
sis proposed in the amendment to the Constitution
agreed upon by Congress.
The second and third provides for public well
come to the delegates to the convention invites et-
of this and other States to parcpitate and d.
reefs the secretary to issue tickets of admission
to the League House to delegates
Fourth. That the thanks Of the League be and
are hereby cordially presented to the loyal represen
tatives in Congress from this and other States, who
faithful to Justice to liberty to the Constitution
and to the Union, have saved the country from the
humiliating danger and disgrace of admitting into
the public councils UNPUBLISHED traitors, whose hands
are stained with the blood of her loyal children.
Fifth. That in the extraordinary sympathy re-
Gently manifested by Andrew johnson, under the
guidance of William II. Seward, with prominent
traitors of the country and their political adherents
in his treachery to loyal people who trusted and
raised him to power in his recent declaration that
he will so use that power as to compel every man
who holds office under the Government to support
his policy give up his bread in his denial of the
right of the people to exercise legislative powers
in Congress in the present condition OF the country
in his indecent and rbald attacks upon their repre-
sentatives for endeavoring TO establish justice and
protect weak and helpless race from persecution,
oppression, and slaughter in his fraternity with
the rebels of New Orleans, resulting in terrible
and causeess massacre of loyal peaceful and virtu-
GUS citizens, wicked in conception and fendish in
execution, we recognize with profound disappOint-
ment and sorrow degree of moral and political de-
pravity which has no parallel in our history and
we are thus admonshed that the utmost vigilance
is required the part of those by whose votes
and arms the nation was saved in order to secure
the fruit of their victory-ustice with peace, and
liberty with Union.