Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-05-30
Sound Union Sentiments.

The following extracts from the Presidents old
speeches constitute the platform upon which we
stand, and intend to stand. If he has turned his
back upon these sound Union principles we will
not turn with him:
ANDY AGAINST THE ''FACTOUS TRIBUNE, APRIL
), 1865, ON THE FALL OF RICHMOND.
Complaints had been made. 1t was charged by
some that the Government, IN the struggle, had
done things which seemed to be unconstitutional,
but it was with President Lincoln with the Ro
man of old before tie factioHS tribune, and with him
the President might answer when asked to swear if
he had not violated the law
II swear that have saved the Republic, and in
saving the Republic, have saved the Constitution
and the law"
The query naturally arises now who has been ell
gagged in this bloody opposition to the Government
The answer is, the man you have fed clothed, edu-
Gated, whose sole reputation and early honors were
won under your colors; him we find with the sword
! given him by the Government and the country to
defend them; him we find plunging it into his
| mothers bosom Voices from the crowd" Hang
| him, hang him 'l You say hang him." l know
men in this country are hung if they murder one
| man but what shall be done to him who tries to
murder a nation? In Solon's code no law was writ
| ten against parricide The Athenian treated it as
crime none could be so base as to commit. Mr.. Da-
| Wis sought to kill his mother. Voices" Hang
! him hang himI1 Yes ] say hang him twenty
| times
MI johnson then dwelt on the necessity Of prop
/ er punishment of the leaders and cOwardly nstiga-
tors who induced or forced the youth of the South
to the strife they feared to share. Treason should
be put in its proper light as the greatest of crimes
| and while magnanimity and mercy were with one
hand dealt to the deluded masses, he believed sig
| nal and memorable punishment should be dealt the
| crafty instigators and bloody leaders.
The property of the former should be contfscated
and it should be used to remunerate the loyal mel
whom they had despoiled and prosecuted.
ANDY NEVER RETRACTs-AFTER L1NCoLNs MUIR
DER, APRIL IS, 1865.
To the delegation Of the citizens Of Illinois.
Let it be engraved upon every heart that treason
is crime, and traitors shall suffer its penalty Ap
plause.l
While we are appalled,, overwhelmed, at the fal
of one man in our midst by the hand of traitor
shall we allow men-I care not by what weapons
to attempt the life of the State with impunity?
In the dealings of an inscrutable Providence, an
by the operation of the Constitution, [ have bee
thrown Unexpectedly into this position. Ny pas
life especially during the present rebellion is befor
you. I have no principles to retract. L defy an
one to point to any of my public acts at varlanc
with the fixed principles which have guided m
: through life. have no professions to offer Prt
LESSONS and promises would be worth nothing
this time.
When President johnson was acting as Militar
| GoVerAor OF tennessee, he mace use VI Ine 4OllON
ing language, which expresses the full sentiments
/ every Union man in the land, and honest Unlo
men have not changed their views since then;
say that the traitor has ceased to be citlzel
and in joining the rebellion has become public el
envy. He forfeited his right to vote with loyal me
when he renowned his citizenship, and sought
destroy our Government. \ fellow who takes IL
oath merely to save his property, and denies II
validity of the oath, is perjured man and not
1 be trusted Before these repeRting rebels can
trusted let them bring forth the fruits of repentanc