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The New York herald., 1866-09-17
MARRIAGES AID DEATHS.
NIarrisd.

NoRRr-wAKExAs.- Wednesday, September I2 at
ST Pauls Methodist Episcopal church. by the Rev DR..
Geo. r. Crooks, JoEATHAs W. NoRns 10 MldA, daugh-
ter Of VIM. Wakeman, Eq all Of this city.
The New York herald., 1866-09-17
CITY PCLITIC

The Great Mass Meeting ~ Union Squire y"
right-E1tensive Preparations.
The great Onion meeting and PROCESSION 70 come
on this evening ra,ify the principles oi inc fhhau0
rhia Convention promise 70 sorpass ID en'nus'ssA,
nusnbcrs decorations aud biancy, all previous bti
cal oyatons-eyen the great Mcclellan me tnl held at
same place in 1854 Tho stores ON the square and
immediate vicinity VIII be ossed at carly hour the
evening There win be grand stand, canopied and
gdd supported by number Of smaller stands covered
and flags bands Of music, calcium lights,
and red Greek res and The of john
clubs from nearly every ward IN the city, bearing
ransparences torches ships OF State and eDbematical
contryances como and seous besides about hDn
dr.d thousand human beings 10 DC addressed by the
abest talent in the nation, will present scene which
oe forgotten by the dazzlcd behoder Il will
n perhaps those weird spectaoes which ghou of
the Arabian Nights presents 10 the wondering eyes OF
mortal
THE STANDS.
There II be six stands for English and two for Ger
speakerseght in ALL situated around the Park and
vicinity anu facing south, east, and north. The
man stand facing Broadway rs grand feature OF tho
casionhrty six feet 'front.' twenty four feet deep and
for.ysthree feet high. The ncor ncnes to the front
nearly two feet II will be canopied with a dome Of
vii surround the dome, beneath which about two feet
wide will be iIieze covered with inscriptions,
Which, aRsS an y ssaa. spaee
red white and blue drapcres will be entwned, besdes
large American 1ags fastened In profuson and taste
this temple Of oratory. Gas jets win light up the inte
ror for the Of speakers and reporters,
also the other stands The cornce Will be red and the
frieze white and biuethe embcmatica Union coiors.
fhe following Tho patriotic inscriptions-On the
front fricze, in large letters, viii be the motto
ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION,
ONE DESTINY
On the north side will be The motto
THE CONSTITUTION is MY LEAGUE.
hing extract from Jobnson's speech delivered
| Gently At Indianapolis, III. On the east side,
| THE UNION FOR TIE SAKE OF THE UNION. s
Another inscription will be
ANDREW JOHNSON,
Sthe who raised poverty to emnenco and placed$
the laurel on the mostened brow Of labor
o
On the east side is the motto:--
<~S
come here to-day with the flag oI my counryS
Sconan thirty stare, and the Union Of the sta,esS
suDbroken
Being extract from the Presidents speech, del vered
at Indianapolis Surmounting the DOME large golden
ball. will be epread American eagle in gilt which alone
A. j. Garycy, harman OF the committee on decorations
The other stands will be ordinary affairs festo0ned and
noticed pentfuy. On the stand opposite Spingler In
stitute will be the motto
ETERNAL OPPOSITION To EVERY FORM OF
{ TYRANNY.
On the stand opposite Washington monument
I civiL AND RELIGioUs ,,T LIBERTY TTE RIGHTS
OF MAN.
On the stand opposite the MaisOn DOree the FIRST
OF the "tlag of the nion:"-
union OF hands, q union OF hearts,
union Of States none sever;
union Of lakes, union of lands
/ And the flag OF OR Union forever.
NsS~-S
The New York herald., 1866-09-17
DEAcE AND REUNIov--orR COUNTRY NOW AN
FOREVER

DEAcE AND REUNIov-orR COUNTRY NOW AND
Il FOREVER.
In compliance with tho request Of the
NATIONAL UNION CONVENTION,
held at Philadelphia the ISth August 1906
TUE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK
who In favor OF the
MAINTENANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION
and immediate.
OF the states who dese 70 forge: the the
distracted country. ap
prove the open, manly and patriotic OF
ANDREW JOHNSON
oppoaton tho Illegal assumptions ugurpations Of
rarsn Congress- requested TO assemble in
ing At
UNION SQUARE,
THIS (xONDaY) EVENING, SEPT. III
the anniversary o the adoption OF the Of the
United sstes ut ~ clock, Tor the purpose Of
rating that usrols event and OF ra yng the proceedings
OF the
NATIONAL UNION CONVENTION,
set forth In their address snd resolutions
The loIlo~ng distinguished speakers expected 10
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Rebel War on General Grant.

For months Lieut. Gen Grant has been endeav-
oring to conciIiatc rebels and expressed his belief
that they honestly accepted hesitation" In re-
turn rebel papers have been classifying the General
as enemy of the Union party Of the country, or,
as they term it, "the radical party" Being gal
liant man, the General was disposed to be magnsni-
nous TO foe whom he, enormously, supposed to be
fallen and subjugated and inclined to support the
government in good faith.
Recently the General seems to have discovered
that the snake is scotched, but not killed"
4 verifcation of this is fouad in his order sup
pressing publication of the Richmond Examiner,
and his Circular Letter Addressed to Department
Commanders" of February 18th. In this Circular
the General says, Such copies of newspapers pub
shed in your Department as contains sentiments of
disloyalty and hostility to the Government in any
of its branches shall be sent to these headquarters
The Lieut. General says, q This information is
called for with view to their suppression which
will be done from these (his) headqusrter. only
General Grant is right in hspurpose to suppress the
publication of reasonable sheets.
If. however his order is executed, las it should
be- majority of all the papers in Tennessee will
be suppressed.
The Southern papers are now making general
and ferocious war on General Grant. The dogs of
war have been turned loose upon him.
The Washington correspondent of the Macon
Geo. Telegraph chsracterizes the order as bsg
ti''gty rritteH aud a,sgranlmatical'
As Grant was not vanqushed by the attacks of
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Letter from a Loyal Georgian.

From the intensely rebellious, slave-holding por-
ton of Georgia, we received letter few days
since, from which we make an extract. The letter
was not intended for publication We're the writer's
name given, he would be put through in secession
style, that is tarred and feathered" and ridden
on rail" if not hung. The writer says:
"Send me copy of your valuable journal. Itis
not often get to see it here always admired the
holiness OF the WHIG, and truly glad that the
principles it advocated have trumphed Though
live among rebels, and was among them during the
war, never fired shot at a Union soldier; and
when after the surrender of Lee and Johnston, the
old stars and stripes" brought to this section
could but shed tears at the thought that the wick
edness of the people had opposed it so long"
Such letters we receive almost daily from the 10y
al men of all sections of the South where there was
ever any loyalty. The true Union men throughout
the South endorse Gov. Brownlow and the course Of
the Knoxville Wing.
The endorsement of one such as the writer of
this letter, more than remunerates Gov. Brownlow
for the abuse of tlOe7gty such copperheads as the
beastly old vagabOnd and corrupt old scoundrel
Prentice, of the Louisville Journal.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Rebel Feeling toward the President.

In speech at Nashville recently, Judge NJ. NJ.
Brien Union candidate for the Legislature exposed
the duplicty of those 1on loudest in praise Of Mr.
johnson, but who until recently were most emphat-
ic in denouneing him. Judge B. said, They re-
minded him Of an old man in the mountain dis
tricts-a great thef-whOm he prosecuted for steal
ing meal in White county and hogs in Overflow
1t was long while before the old fellow could get
ready for trial, under either indictment. At last
when his case was called at one ofthe counyseats he
was found ready, and, us an artful dodge, had
got religion There was great crowd around the
court house, and the prosecutor, jeff Eldridge stood
among them. The old thief as he passed through
the throng to the court house, shook hands
with all he met, and professed love for everybody
Recognizing the prosecutor, he looked at him as he
passed, and exclaimed, Yes, and love that Cd
id JEFF. Eldridge, too" The Judge concluded by
saying that Tennesseeans who are now so freely de-
nouncing the loyal men of the State, could exclaim
q" Yes, and we love that Cd id Andy johnson
too
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11

w r. Patterson, late Caskisr Of the National
Bank of this place said recently to =. I. Carson,
citizen of Cincinnati, that he had left Knoxville
because Northern man could not live in the South"
This we learn from the most reliable source. It viii
be news to the people of Knoxville and East Ten
nessee, and is reflection upon our people wholly
false and discreditable. Such statement might %
made Justly in regard to the rebel Cotton States but
it is not true of East Tennessee. The uttersnce OF
such a SANDER upon the people of East tennessee
compels us to give the reasons why he left Knox
vile. By the President and Directors he was re-
ouirad to resign his position as Cashier OF the Ma
tional Bank, because his management OF the Bank
was no: acceptable. He discounted paper for the
benefit of mercantile house in schich he had in
srest after style which did not suit the purpose of
the Board of Directors. To favor him as much as
possible and his feelings he wss allowed to re-
sign. He ought therefore, TO assign no such reason
for leaving Knoxville. Up to the hour of his de-
parture from this place he ardent in support of
the so-caed policy of the President, and unsparng
in denunciation of radicals.
This was his course in Knoxville. Because We
said through this paper that in the sections of the
OONtA WASiO WIG HVJO'tSy VI eAO PSNPAS -~
there was q feeling of hostility toward Northern
men, Mr. Patterson was of that class who denounced
us as "a beller of the integrity and loyalty of the
South" Now he goes further and puts East Ten
nessee in the same boat with South Carolina.
Old Thsd Stevens ought TO have Patterson sum-
moned as witness before the Reconstruction Com
mittee. We have heard of no testimony that East
Tennessee is SO disloyal that Northern man can't
live here, until W r. Patterson gave it.
The truth is, Patterson played out" here more
effectualy than any man we ever knew in the phase
He is of that class of Northern who care moth
ing for any platform of principles, and in politics
take the course which they think wiU pay best. In
Maine or Massachusetts they bitter in denuncia
ton of rebels. In few daysin Kne1vills to curry
favor with pi,pch-bGek broken down slave aristoc-
racy they denounce the majority in Congress as
traitors, and all who defend them.
Finally it is this lying, worthless class Of North
ern men who create all the prejudice which exists
against Northern men in this section. They are the
worst representatives of the meanest class of men at
the North For their bread and meat they change
their principles, and creep after the disloyal who
use them for their dirty work
A large majority of the Northern men who have
settled in East Tennessee, are Of an entirely differ.
ent class and are good citizens and honorable men
as Tennessee or any other State can boast
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Great Union Victories.
freedoms battle once begun,
Bequeated from bleeding sire to sen,
Though bafled oft
L. nrar urnn y

Since our last paper was published, events have
transpired which will cause the hearts Of loyal East
Tennesseeans to leap with pride and exultstion.-
There has been series of victories treason and
copperheadism, which are scarcely less important in
their results than the riumphs over armed rebels on
the battle fields of the late war EvERYwHLRE
RADICAL UNIoNIsM has TRIUMPHED, AND Con-
sERvATIsM AND CoPPERHEAD1sM HAS BEEN
ROUTED, HORSE, FOOT AND DRAGONS"
But little while ago so-cslled Conservatives
were rejoicing and confident as were Sehnacherib
and his hosts but now it may be said of them as it
was of the Assyrians
Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green
That host with their banners at sunset were seen;
Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown
That host on the morrow lay Withered and stsOwn.
And there lay the rider distorted an pale,
With the dew on his brow and the rust on his mail,
And the tents all silent, the banners alone,
The lancss unified, the trumpcts unblown"
First, treason has been routed in Tennessee
Though majority of the traitors who broke up the
Tennessee Legislature have been reelected by dis
loyal constituencies enough Union men have been
successful to give quorum and the law ITO limit
the elective franchise
After the twenty one rebels left their seats, refus
ing to vote resigned prevent the passage of the
law there were only TWO votes wanted to make a
quorum At least half dozen Union men have
been elected.
In Connecticut the glorious Union soldier and
radical candidate, Gen. Hawley, has been elected
Governor, though, as Horace Maynard says, "the
bounty jumpers and deserters from the Federal ar
nv voted against him. Both branches of the Leg
islature of this State are radical Union. The House
by fifty majority. In municipal elections in Ohio
and Missouri the radical candidates have trumphed
In Rhode Island, Gen. A. E. Burnside has been
elected Governor by more than 5000 majority over
Lyman Pierce, Conservative Constitutional-Cop-
perhead-Jef. Davis Democrat. Every loyal man.
woman and child in East Tennessee will rejoice over
the success of the noble soldier and patriot who
planted the stars and stripes" on our rock-ribbed
mountains, and drove beyond our borders the hosts
of rebeldom.
Every conservative in Knoxville looks woe be-
gone They see the handwriting on the wall."-
They feel that the spirit of freedom and nationality
is destined to triumph. Roll on the ball. Truth,
Justice and the God of battles the side Of Rad
icalsm and loyalty, and they are destined to tri-
umph
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Give us a Separate State.

If ever the real people of East Tennessee were
united on any project ii is that of forming and
erecting separate State out of the thirtyone coun-
ties of East Tennessee. The people with one voice,
cry out give US new and separate State 1t is not
necessary here to set forth the geographical, poti
cal social economical and industrial reasons which
urge this separation-they strike the minds of all
men at once and with force. We should set out, If
organized, with population of 300 600 souls, and in
ten years It would be doubled. Our new State from
the lower end Of Marion county, to the upper end
of johnson, would afford territory 300 miles
long Knoxville being within ten miles of the GEN.
ire. Our fine lands would at once be taken up and
put in cultivation. Our vast mineral resources
would be at once developed, and every:county made
boast of its manufacturing establishments. Erect
East Tennessee into new and separate State, and
il will be the proudest day she has since the
year 1896, when Tennessee was admitted into the
Federal Union.
This idea of a separate political existence is not
recent one but has been entertained for quarter of
a century, by many of our best men. The hopeless
and irreOonclable differences of opinions and pur-
poses as between our people and those west of the
Let 1t be done honorably, amicaby and constitution
ally and let the division of territory be followed by
division Of the public property upon fair, just
and equitable principles. Let the State proper turn
over to us her interest in our line of railroads. and
such public buildings as have been erected by
the State-snd they are few in number-while we
would surrender our interests in all west Of the
Mountains including the State Capitol.
Let our people by memorials to the present Leg
islature or by the action Of an East Tennessee Con-
vention, call that body for its formal assent to
the proposed separation, pursuant to the provisions
of Section Sd, Article 4th, of the Constitution Of
the United States. Or let Convention of the peo-
pie OF the three Grand Divisions of the State be
called with authority to amend the Constitution
Of the State, as to carry into effect the proposed
change Let US have action, and have it noi0 and
lot every county and every speak out As
soon rs we are smicably separated, Congress will
admit us and in doing so, will admit new State,
greatly superiorto West Virginia
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Protecting the Constitution.

The newborn rebel admirers of the President say
be deserves all honor for opposing any further
amendments to the Constitution, as that sacred in
strument is more perfect than it can be made by
amendments. The President, while in Congress du-
ring one brief session, proposed as many as nine
different amendment to the Constitution. He evil
IDENTIFY did not then regard the Constitution as per-
feet or beyond the reach Of improvement. Before
the rebellion the South ciamOred for such amend
ments as would give the secessionists their rights
Now, the loyal pc ople of the North demand such
amendments as will afford all necessary guarantees
for the future But the reconstructed rebels and
pardoned traitors cry out no more amendments, for
they will destroy the Constitution!
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11

CARTEE COUNTY, March g, 1906
Mr.. JOHN B. BRowSLow-Dear Sir. The elec-
ton is over in this county for Representative, and
Capt Williams is elected over Capt. Taylor by
majority of seventeen votes. Taylor was gaining
votes rapidly every day. and if the election had been
of few days longer he would have been elected
by good majority. This is the opinion of most Of
the men that have heard express Themselves
Taylor, have no doubt would have been elected
anyhow, but for report put in circulation just be-
fore the election that he had withdrawn from the
race, but it Upton instead of Taylor. under
stand that several Taylor men were kept away from
the election account of this report You may
be surprised at the vote that Taylor got in Williams
own district but it was the boys that served under
Taylor, and who knew Taylor to be soldier and a
gentleman, and would not vote against him. Lastly
and grand reason of Taylors defeat was because
the people, or good many of them, we're misled,
and made to believe that the Franchise Bill would
disfranchise all the loyal men who had been forced
to aid the rebellion in any way whatever, and en-
franchise the negro soldier, and this was the ground
that Williams occupied, and from which he brought
his battery to bear we'll knowing if he could only
get the people to believe it. that he was sure of a
victory. Although Taylor did not enter the can
vass for time after it opened, he made telling
speeches in favor of the bill. AL honor to Captain
Taylor for his able defense of the bill He fought
manfully and bravely for several years private
and officer to put rebels down. and he is of the
last men who will do anything to bring them into
power and place again.
The following is the vote:
|
Williams majority .............. ............. II
l
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Another New Sensation.
THE ASPIRATION OF MAN APPEARS TO
SEVERAL PERSONS AFTER HE HAS BEEN
HANGED.
February I'd, 1856.

Dr. Hughes, while standing on the scafold with
the rope about his neck declared that he should be
with the earthly community as much after death as
before and he seems determined to keep his word.
Among the many persons who called to see Hughes
in his cell before the execution was an honest butch
er, of the Teutonic persuasion This man, from the
moment of his interview with the doomed doctor,
became much afflicted with Hughes on the brain
Scafolds and men dangling by the neck were con-
stantly fitting before his sleeping and waking eyes.
After the doctor was executed matters grew worse
and worse the butcher being unable to sleep at ALL
owing to the CHASTITY visions that appeared before
him. The climax to this strange state of mind was
reached last evening.
Upon that occasion the butcher entered his barn
in order to care for the inmates thereof when who
should he see standing by the side of the horse but
Dr. Hughes, dressed in the suit of clothes that
he wore before leaving the planet and looking just
as natural as life The butcher gave one loud pierre
ing, and unearthly YELL and fell upon the stable floor
in svoon. His family hearing the cry, fastened
to the barn, where he found just in the act of
recovering. With wild eye and blanched cheek, he
pointed to the STALL ndinquired whether Dr. Hughes
was still there. Upon negative answer being re-
turned, he declared that he had just seen him and
that if he wasn't in the barn he must be in the i'm
mediate vicinity. With an unsteady STEP and with
the assistance of his wife, the butcher enabled to
reach the house. He has not yet recovered from the
fright of last evening, still remaining in high state
of mental and physical excitement.
We hear, also, that the inmates of the jail were
likewise thrown into great terror and excitement
yesterday, owing to the appearance of Hughes, who
entered the prison and walked about the corridors
as was his won't before the execution. He looked
perfectly natural and dressed in the neat black
suit that he wore upon the scaffold. As he walked
up and down the corridors he was seen to occasion
ally pass his hand about his neck at the same time
giving vent to squirting sound from between his
teeth. He finally walked up the steps that led to
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Rhode Island Election.

The Democrats Of Rhode Island have nominated
Lyman Pierec, If Providence, for Governor, in op-
position to Gen Burnside and the National Intell-
gencer boasts that Pierce is cordial supporter Of
the Presidents policy. So also was English, who
was beaten the other dsy il Connecticut by General
Hswley, the Republican candidate. Maynard and
Stokes canvasseS Connecticut in favor of Hawley,
and Gen. Rowan and N G Taylor spoke in favor Of
English, the Democratic candidate We go for
Burnside in this conflict and so will the people of
Rhode Island
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Important to East Tennessee.

We are authorized to state that Major William r.
Tracy, Depot and Post Conmissary Of Subsistence
at Chattanooga, Tenn, will pay all Subsistence
Vouchers presented to him on urdOhbtca proof Of
loyalty. For several months Major Tracy has been
endeavorng to set authority to pay loyal East Ten
neseeans the subsistence claims justly due them from
the Government. He is entitled to great credit for
the energy with which he has urged this matter on
the attention of the authorities at Washington. 1t
is just what we would have expected Of the Major.
He is and has been true friend Of our loyal peo-
Il
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
Knoxville, Tenn, April II, 1856.

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