Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-14


The Messenger Of PEACE issued prospectus her
aiding its advent, in which it promised to be posi-
lively religious, moral and conservative family
newspaper, ia well printed, reliable and RELIC
IoUs family newspaper" Before its swaddling
clothes are Oft e. in its second number, we find its
leading article to he full of maevolence against the
Union party. 1t is bitter datribe against the party
which Loyalty stood by the United States, when the
men whose spirit it reflects and whose utterances it
Indignantly repeats, were in against that gov
eminent and were doing their utmost TO overthrow
it.
We will give few specimens of its animus
The Black Republicans have for a long time
been labUring under the impression that the negro
is as good as they are and not being satisfied with
this impression they desire to make them good
is all the rest Of mankind. This is what we term
fanaticism, and DR.. johnson, of Dictionary fame,
pronounces the definition Of this word species Of
robust ignorance
The terms, Black Republicans, reminds one of
the days agone, vixen papers that were shouting in
secession and treason used them without stint. What
the Messenger Of Peace alleges of the Union party
as to the negro is as false and caluminous as the
outgivings of its rebel predecessors concerning that
misrepresentation and malignity fired the South
ern heart and prepared for as well as precpitatcd
the late rebellion and they loiU do II again. Like
curses produce like effects. Judging from the tone
and temper of the leading article criticising,
this is what IFS author intends Yet it calls itself
Messenger of PeGccIr and declares, in its pros
pectUs, that il " WILL BEAR NO CLOAK OF HYPoC-
RIsY!y Agitating ard netting by msrepresenta-
ton and maignity to hatred and strife and violence
as that paper is doing, il yet has the impudence to
sail under the banner OF peace and to call itself
reliable religious family newspaper.
The editor has, also the following:
Every attempt Oh the part of these fanatics TO
eLcrote the negro tend only TO place the whole
in a far more perilOus and tottering position. 1t
will only bring about more poverty, crime and deg
radiation As long as this disposition is exhibited
towards the State where slavery existed there
will ever be dscord and strife among the white peo-
pie as we'll as the black. This agitation for equal
and political rights at this crisis will never, in our
opinion. result in any good for the African race
Ii does really appear If the two must sepa-
rate-it seems if the line has already been drawn
The Southern people have been, since the suppress
sion of the rebellion kindly disposed towards their
recent slaves but the disposition spoken OF, will
eventually separate the freedman and the white
man.
This viii surely be the result unless tbs cry of
negro equality be buried in the back ground Of
forgetfulness. Our doctrine is, that this is WHITE
MANS GOVERNMENT, and must be established on
SOUND BASIS of the FEDERAL Union 1t is essen
tial to American industry and civilization that the
negro shall ever in this country occupy an inferior
position socially and politically. Whatever is to
the interest of our State shall ever boldly and
fesrlessly advocate
We defy Greeley and stephens and Shellabarger
and Kelley and the whole crew. be able to lift the
negro TO the level of the white race in this country
Tennesseeans, we ask you in the name OF sweet
liberty do yorf want to see the day when the two
races will tremendously intermingle, and move on,
for instance to the polls side by side as a demo-
cratic society," with the motto Liberty, fraternity
and Equality Pr
These extracts are not given for the purpose of
extended comment or argument. These are unne-
cesssry The extracts are for the purpose of exhb-
ting the spirit of this peaceful religious paper. We
"ventilate rebel papers, rebel men and rebel do
| lngs, and intelligent, patriotic persons only need
such an expose this TO detect the cloven foot of
copperhead rebelism under the cloak Of religion and