Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-03-07
Hon, James Mullins.

The gentleman whose name appears above Is
OF the leading men of the Union party OF Tennes-
re. We see from our Northern exchanges that his
sress and able advocacy of the glorious principles
df the Union party have attracted the attention of
true men throughout the country, and by them his
Spartan courage and unselfish patriotism are no;
anspprecated Would to God every man in the
Legislature Of Tennessee and the Nation possessed
bis courage and patriotism.
he is now about sixty-fve years of age, OF most
vigorous constitution. He has always lived in the
South and knotos the objects and evil designs of the
unrepentsnt traitors who ondeavoring to regain
political power, and effect by strategy what they
failed to accomplish by force of arms. Though
farmer with little experience in parliamentary de-
bate he is q forc.c,s Ia pointed speaker, and
terror TO the copperheads of the lower branch of
Legislature. In honor of William Pitt the great
English statesman, medal was struck, which had
for its emblem u rock in the midst of the ocean.
against which the waves beat necessarily without
moving it. We reminded of this by the CON
sistent manly and patriotic course of Mr.. Mullins.
With his home in disloya Middle Tennessee the old
patriot stands like the pillars Of the Aleghenies
unheeding the storms of apprehension and treason
which beat in unreienting fury above his head.
While recently sitting by him in the Legislative
Hail. letter was brought to him which lie permit
ted US to read. While we were reading il he was
called from his seat, and we brought it away with
US. We publish it below as evidence of the appre-
cation in which loyal Tennesseeans sre held by the
true men Of the North. The writer is not a poIti-
can, but one OF the people, and the views he e1-
presses are the sentiments of nine hundred and
ninety-nine out of every thousand of the men who
voted for Lincoln and johnson.
VIeo, Ross County, Ohio, Feb. u, 1855
Hon. James Mullins:
1ou will no doubt feel some surprise 10 receive a
ist'ef from me- 1t may be that you have forgotten .
ene Sohirlng TREND you rode in the seat with from
xtn'IIe 10 "artrsce, in December, 1868. Your
friend who WAS his gav 10 racovnr firm, s.,-iIi,
lous lnterment the body of his onlvhov who Eal in
oeienoing with arms the old a~g you are now ask
ing protection Tor by your voice and vote "a keeD
around u guarantee In future To shield !, s- Al;
honor i often have thought of Won. r. =
STOOD the hery tide OF treason. over vb,so - T..
the HOOD pHseed so often when il took ae,,r.,a -.
every trisl tie human mind can imagine 10 be- ana ,
maintain loyal character. 1t seems YOU have -,
through the fiery furnace. Your shreds nav -
been ,corched, but the soul and body srill' live
hurl defiance at the whipped, insdiaus conperhead
In Looking over the Cincinnati Gazette read
rom correspondent at Nashville your remarks in
debate with Mr.. Hood believe in which Won are ,
notlced in very fsttering terms fo= having van :
qYashed the copp-rbead- l. with many in fact All
tne Mon North, look with delight and adm- q
Saslon on yourself and McGee, NJ. C. from Kentuc- 1
~. You are regarded as tue bright stars of hope
:" any Legislative bodx.in the South May you I