Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-03-28
Mr.. Stewards Proclamation.
Mr.. Nasty Sets forth the Effect the Proclamation
Secretary Sel1ard Produced IN Kentucky.
CoNTEDRIT Y ROADS
(which is in the State of Kentucky,


CONFIDENT ROADS
(which is in the State of Kentucky
Dec. 25, 1866.
At last The deed is dunl The ii ranikle Co.
vernment witch heE sway at Washington has finely
extinguished the last glimmerin flicker of liberty
by abolishin slavery! The sun didn't go down in
gloom that mite, the stars didn't fade n2 q sickly
yeller, at witch obstinscy Nv nacher was considbly
astOnsbed.
got the news at the postofis (near witch am at
present stayin at the house venerable old plan
ter, who accepts my improvin conversation and
occasional promise, which is cheap ez equivalent
for bord). Sadly wended my way his peaceful
hum dresdn to fling over that house the pail of des-
pair. After supper broke to them as gently as
Good, the intelligence that three fourths NV the
States he'd ratified the constitutional amendment
that Seward he'd issued his proclamation, and that
all niggers was free
Never did see SIGH sorrer depicted on human
ccuntenance never was there despair Nv SIGH depth
All mite long the bereaved inmates Nv that wunst
happy but now distracted homo wept and walled in
agony witch perfectly heart rendin.
"Wo is me-" sobbed the old man, wringin his
hands.
John Browns karkis hangs danglin in the sir
but his soul is marchin on.
1T took possession of Seward and thro his ugly
mouth it spoke the words, The niger is free, and
there is more q slave in all the land.
Fl" Wunst / he'd hundred niggers, and the men
were fat and healthy, and the wenches wuz strong
and some Nv them wuz fair to look upon.
"Tbey worked in my house and my fields from
the risin Nv the sun 10 the goin down the same
"Wuz they lazy? l Gated them till they wuz
cured thereof for lol they wuz ez child under my
care.
add they run away? From Kentucky they run
North, and 10 the Locofoco Marshsls caught them
for me, and brought them back and delivered them
into my hand, without cost ssyin, 10! here is thy
nigger-do with him ez thou wilt witch allus did
wich is cheeper than keepin dogs and Jest ez good
Solomon wuz wise, for ne he'd of konkubines
suthshency, but We wuz wiser in our day than him.
For ne he'd to feed his children, and it kost him
shekels Nv gold and shekels NV silver, and much
corn and oil.
awe he'd our konkubins with ez great much
ness ez Solomon but we sold their children for sill
yer and COLE, and red dog paper"
And sll night long the bereaved old patriarch
who had thus been father TO his servants land
grandfather to menny Nv em(, poured out his le-
mentations.
In the mornin the niggers wuz called UP and ez
tina al he'd their kotes and he'd bundles spect tina
must hev herd the neus. The old gentleman ex-
planned the situashun 10 EN-.
q oo viii" sed he, stay in yoor happy homes
700 will allus continue to live here, and work
here, as yoo hev allus dun
The niggers, all in korus, with remarkable una
nimty remarkt that if ths he'd ever bin introdoost
70 themselves, tina thot tbs woodent. In fact tina
he'd kongregsted at that time for the purpose NV
sIArtln IN lie on their own nook.
A paroxysm Nv pane and anguish shot over the
old mans face. Nearest to him stood octurune
VIII he'd The not bin tainted with the secust blui
w Ham. w'od tsv eli kon-iierrd hutiful. Fsilen
." "rr h'', the o'd I'~trAIch, with ieers stresmin
o." hiS idrr"~i ''he' k, i ,kilattzi:
FAr""ri iLhnz r, INV ,iutlsr farewell I lovai
your Huthtr ~ never man loved niyy-ri She wIZ
the S'lar- Nv ml lrlsure hours-'he konpnniun wv
nj y"'ih She sold 10 pa orr II m .rysge on thr
pltis->h- IN 80 nldsr sIstersi F.r,I.ll [
BID heI"d To hrv sold y"o this winter (fr VOC mir
kiill yuhe) hhd bought out Jinkins, but wo liz me
Cursts an The t'rsht who thus sewers all the t-ndsr
ties az nz'heri Oh! il is hard for father TO mart
with child, even when the markets high, but On I
Goo TO part thus ="
And the old gentleman, in excess Nv grief.
swooned away genteelly. his son Tom had been
csressin her two little children, who wux a half
whittier than she wuz. Unable to restrain hissef be
fell on her neck and bemoaned his fate with tetchin
pathos