Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-10
/ Grave Mistake.

Since the collapse Of the reballion, hundreds if
not Thousands of its master spirits have visited and
traversed the loyal States; ana not one of them-so
far as we can now recollect-has received an INSULT
hardly one has been greeted with an unciviI word
If murderers of unarmed citizens ike Quantrell
or of disarmed prisoners like Forrest, were known
to be among Us, they might hear observations that
could not well be deemed complimentary; bat no
rebel General who fought US fairly and manfuly
need hesitate to visit any Northern city village
whittier business or pleasure should invite him. We
have had terrible civil war; but have Fought it
out; and there is the end of it. To persist in hat
ing and insulting each other because of this by gone
quarrel is not the way Of brave but of towards
How is it on the other side? Look at this ex-
hibit, il the columns of a Southern journal of the
treatment Of Union and Rebel Generals respective
w. BY the Legislature of the just restored State of
Alabama:
! Correspondence OF the Nashville Union.
MONTGOMERY, Dec. Ii, 1868.
| An occurrence took place in the Alabama Legis-
! lature day or so ago which is worth mention as
an indication Of the loyalty which prevails in this
! headquarters, where Iancey Sam Rice, Tom Watts
! md others Illuminated treason. Gen. Woods, the
! Commander of 81 ,bama has been in the city du-
/ lug the session Of the Legislature. Gen. Thomas
/ not unknown 10 fame a leader Of the Union ar
mics ami The commanders Of four States, Alabama
included, was IN the city last week on official bust
! ness.
! Gen. Swavne Of tho Freedmens Bureau, was
here watching the attempted legislation discrimi-
mating against freedmen, andfn communication with
the Governor That august body, sworn to support
the United States Constitution, and intended to be
| a Union Legislature, much that Of New
York with the flag over the Capitol, Tor it ought TO
be there took no official (and but little private
notice Of these distinguished representatives Of the
! naton-invited them not TO its hals-sent no COM
! mittec to wait upon tBem-ignored them entirely.
! Well, this might be considered a sin of OmssiOn-a
specimen of bad breeding-s sullen manifestation
of disrespect, which hurt nobody but the Legsla-
lure and the State and II might have passed by
But mark the contrast; Gen. Wade Hampton of
( South Carolina made his appearance in Montgom-
cry, he, unpardOned rebel, lately in arms against
| the United States. Instantly Mr.. [. B. Bethea Of
Montgomery, lately specially pardOned by the Pres
ident rises bis seat offers resolution 20 honor
Hampton to invite him to the Hall of the House
and that Committee Of three be appointed to wait
upon and escort him in. II was carried Hs5a con.
Bethoa, Gibson, and Worthy were made said Com
mittee They, Il guard Of honor escorted the dis
tnguished unpardoned enemy Of the United States
Government 10 the Hall; the members rose to re-
| ceivc him: Speaker Cooper made glOrifcatiOn
| speech Of welcome: and Gen. Hampton happily re-
| spOnded, COmpImentlng Alabama exertiOns in and
devotion to the cause lhe attempt to overthrow the
Union and Government and the gallantry display
ed by her sons Then a recess took place that all
( the members might be introduced to the General
/ and get q lock of MS hair may be- But poor
! Swayne, Wood and Thomas, they we're nobodies
and represented the hated tyranny al Washington
! the Union.
About the same time the Legislature adopted a
memorial to the President asking that the troops be
removed from the Statethat they the Legislatura)
were loyal, und could vouch for the entire State.
Gen. Thomas the commander Of the Military De-
partment wherein he was thus treated Is q Virgin
ian born and reared in the most proslavery portion
Of that State. He was I'VE think Major Of the reg
iment Of cavalry whereof Robert~E Lee was Col
oDel, when each Of them was offered high rank and
honors if he would enlist in the armies Of rebellion
Lee consented; at the same time writing his sister
that he saw adequate reason for secession Thorn
as holding his oath Of fidelity to the Union sacred
refused. Alabama now professes to believe that
Thomas was right and Lee wrong in this; but her
acts belle her professions. She can imagine no
ground Of hostility to Thomas but his unfailing 10y
atty; but for that she would delight TO entertain
and honor him. There is no shadow of difference
between his conduct throughout and that of An
drew johnson, whom she processes to regard with
grateful affection and confidence.
things are not seen H-Ne3r York Tribune.
CHILI-Chii has distinct natural boundaries in
the Andes. the Pacific Ocean the great desert o:
Atacama and the savage plains Of Patagonia; it
possesses homogeneous population various but
temperate climate and immense coast line contain
ing hundreds OF ports and bays which make access
to the interior easy, fertile region which enables
the nstion to export bread-stuffs, and mineral re-
sources rich that, besides coal silver, and gold
half the copper produced in the whole world, annu-
ally, Is mined IL Chill Chill has two millions of
people who form Il republic, in which a president
is elected every Eve years while the popular branch
( of Congress Is chosen every three years, and the
Senate for seven. Taxation is trifing the custom
duties are light, and imposed only on articles of
luxury; one-tenth OF the whole revenue ofthe State
IS devoted to public instruction; and IN 1862 there
we're 933 free schools in the country besides uni
versity al Santiago, the most important il South
America, and colleges IN the different provinces.
HURRAHING FOR JEFF. DAvIs.-Hundreds of
young men paraded the streets Of this city during
the entire day Yesterday hallOCing and cheering for
JEFF Davis, Gen. Lee and other noted rebels, with
the most deafeuing and stentorian voices. Many Of
them were dressed in Confederate gray and all were
armed with the regulation pistol, better known as
"the horse pistol" There seemed to be general
concert Of action the part of all the young men
formerly identified with the rebel army and those
/ who had svmpathized with them in their struggle
70 establish the Confederacy. They Travelled about
the streets in squads of from ten to hfty singing at
the top of their voices all the rebel songs they
had heard They fired their pistols by platoons and
by companies, and frightened women and children
almost out Of their senses Their indecent songs ard
language finally drove all the ladies on the streets
and towards the middle Of the afternoon hardly
respectable lady could be seen outside of her domi-
cl!.-Atera1ldrio Journal 2StH
LARGE assortment of Fine Cut Tobacco at
Kings Old Corner
dec?0-2m j. H. FEssENDEN & Co.