Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-01
From the Nashville Press and Times.
The New FORK Times on Governor
RrOWnlOW.

The New York Times Of late date contains a
vituperative attack upon Gov. Brownlow, the mat
ter and manner of which impress one strongly with
the conviction that it had its origin IN the White
House. and is the production of the pen of some one
of those pensiened rovers who by the instinct of
sympathy have made their domicii with the Presi-
dent. The New York Times says of Gov. Brown
low
"The course and force of circumstances kept him
from open tFeachery by making it dangerous; and
the generous attention and help be obtained from
the courageous and unHinching leader of the Ten
nessee Unionsts, who is now President of the Uni
ted States, induced him to endure till the rebellion
wss Frustrated by our armies. Even the founess OF
his tongue seemed to suffer abatement for short
while, and it appeared ss if time might cause him
finally to be tolerated by reputable people. Under
these circumstances, and under prospect OF refora-
ton, Mr.. johnson was more than generous to him,
aiding him to place and power and finally assisting
him to obtain the position of Governor, which
johnson had vacated TO assume the Vice Presidency.
But the dog will return to his voms and the SER
peant will plunge his fangs into the bosom in which
ne has been warmed. Brownlowturned on the Presi-
dent-turnsd upon him for ends as base and selfish
| as had formerly led him to join with him."
A fouler batch Of caIumnies never was raked to-
| gether than is embodied in the foregoing Il is a
/ mass of dirty falsehoods, unredeemed by single
grain of truth. Brownlow, Secretary Fletcher,
and the leading Wing and Bell and Everett men of
|
stump for the Union and against the Democratic re-
bellion which was gathering increased strength in
| the State under the auspices of Gov. Harris long
before Andrew johnson, then Senator, made his
| speech in the Senate. In fact Mr.. johnson Was
of the last politicians in East Tennessee to de-
clare for coercion and for the support Of Mr. Lin
coin. East Tennessee owes mono of her patriotism
and nionism to Andrew johnson; the reverse is
| much nearer the truth. The pretended friendship
shown by Mr.. johnson TO Gov. Brownlow is an idle
fiction of dreamers brain; it never had ex st-
ence. So far from favoring the election of Cover
nor Brownow, it is notorious in the State that the
| President did all he could to defeat his nomination,
and place some one of his Democratic friends on
| the ticket in his stead He denounced Brownlow
| as bigoted Wing partizan and said that it would
never do to elect him Governor. It is we'll known
also that both publicly and privately Gov. Brown
low had honestly buried the Ratchet and sastaineC
Andrew johnson heartily with total U1ilVion OF
the past, so long as he believed him to be work int
IN the interests of the Union party. To Governor
| Brownlow Andrew Johnson is indebted for his nom
nation for the Vice Presidency. When Parsor
| Brownlow" made his appearance in the Natlona
| Convention he was welcomed with enthusiastic ap
pause and no man doubts that he could have easil
obtained the second place the Presidential tieke
for himself had he been influenced by selfish mo
tives. He magnanimousy refused to allow nj
friends to offer his NAME and threw his whole IN
fuencs in favor of Andrew johnson, whom ne pu
in nomination. It was the great or his life
time, and one which ne doubtless bitterly regrets Il
common with every other Union man in the nation
Gov. Brownlow voted for Lincoln and johnson, bu
Andrew johnson did not go to the polls at alfin tn
gubernatorial election, and we are credlta6ly II
formed that those members of his family who d
vote, scratched the name of Gov. Brownow frof
their tickets Certain it is, that Gov. Brownlo'
owes Andrew johnson nothing whatever, save in
dignation for his Unprecedented treachery. II
received from the President the slightest as
l - md and hoy hau
scorned to ask it, or receive it. Had Andrew John
son joined the rebellion in 1861 instead of postpon
ing it until 1866, Gov Brownlow would have bee
no less firm in the Union cause than he is to-day.