Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-09-11
Brick Pomeroy on Brownlow.

Among those who feel themselves called
upon to compliment the mild and gentle
spirit who rules the district of Tennessee for
his gentlemanly dispatch to ID. ID. Forney,
wherein he elegantly applies to the President
of the United States the epithet of "Dead
Dog" is that incorrigible ''cuss," Brick
Pomeroy, who discourses of the Governor
after the following fashion
Low Parson BrOwnlow-Preacher Brown
low-Minister Brownlow-Goyernor Browns
low of Tennessce-calls President johnson a
dead dog. If so, Brownlow is brave enough
to attack him. And if johnson is a dead
dog, who would not rather be in his place
than to bear the name of Brownlow, the
reeking, cowardly, red d-mouthed, radical,
lecherous, treacherous, ranting, praying,
blaspheming carved lava of hell, now sitting
as Governor of Tennessee? In all the an
mails of sinners, whelps, hypocrites, lunatics,
blackguards, and blood loving hyenas of
humanity, we know not one so saturated with
hate and birthstone as this lanterned- iawed
structure dignifed in sarcasm with the name
of man. Who is Brownlow? lie is reck-
less radical adventurer. He is an ordained
minister of the gospel. He is an illcgitimate
child of hell, let loose on speculation. He is
a blasphemous old tyrant-a drunken poll
tician aud dishonest Governor bigger
traitor at heart than ever was John Brown,
Thad. Stevens, or any other of that corps of
Union haters. He is a minister without
religion. A preacher without a convert A
Governor without brains. He has the tongue
of bedlamite ofhell-a heart without mercy
he is an adventurer without bravery-a
rascal without discretion-a libcrtine without
taste and decency-a sinner without the least
show for heaven-a man with the heart of
hend-a brute by instinct-a ruffian by nature
"a blackguard by profession-a hypocrite
certain of hell-a foul, nasty, reeking sore
on the political mass of corruption to which
he belongs-a stigma disgrace-an insult
Ia byword and a reproach to the list of
Governors of American States. When he
prays it is to the devil. When he sings it
is to the drunken rawlings of fiend. When
he indorses it is to damn. When he loves it
is to destroy. When he speaks it is to insult
When he interferes it is to blacken. When
he smiles itis to hide some of the deep and
diabolical yillainies his blasphemous soul is
ever planning: There is not devil in Pluto's
deminions but is more of true Christian
there is not an ourang- -outang in the world
but is more of a statesman-there is not
pismire on the prairie but is more of warrior
-there is not robber in prison but is more
honest-there is not beast in the forest but
is more lovable-there is not murderer in
the land but is more innocent there is not
tishwoman in ali the Billingsgate district
but is less of blackguard-there is not
name in the history of traitors but is more
patriotic-there is not warty, sweaty, Shiny
toad in all the dungeons of the world but is
sweetcr, purer, and more attractive than
Parson Governor Blackguard Brownlow, the
ranting, lunatic, radical whelp of the devil
now acting as Governor of Tennessee Should
Butler, Stanton and Brownlow reach hell the
same day, we should have the devil on earth
at once, for either of the above-na1ned ex-
erescences are more fit to rob, torture and
destroy than all the satanic fends of hell
acting in concert.