Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-04

schemes we Conservatives have formed 70 get pos
session of the Government and--but you know /
what. Remember this letter is strictly confidential
and must be kept profoundly secret for If The Union
men should get hold of it plans would be sll ex
posed.
We johnson men know whom TO trust. We
can trust any man who has been Confederate ON
Ger, or who has Yankee lead in him. You are one
of these men; and we put additional confidence in
you because you were especially efficient in uphold
ing the Confsderacy which thank God, is not dead,
but only sleeping.
Remember then, Colonel, first and foremost, that
we are all johnson men, know you nate old
johnson as YOU do the devil. But tell you 1 be-
eve we can get him mot the devil but Johnson) to
carry out our plans. The same stone which refused
the builders has become the maidstone in the cor
ner! This is the Lords doing, and it is marvellous
in our eyes," / always believed the Lord was on
the side of the Confcderacy. We all tell johnson
" loyal We have thrown dust in his eyes COM
pletely, and the old fool is blind bat to our
schemes. Never, therefore, allow yourself TO say
one word against johnson. Praise him to the skies,
and in the same breath curse the Radicals to the
devil. This takes well with johnson.
In the next place. always pretend to be intensely
loyal and enthusiastically devoted TO the Constitu
ton. Don't mind the inconsistency of rebel Col
onel who tried to overthrow the Constitution, now
worshiping il as the decalogue of politics Consis-
tency TO the winds. Swear that you are glad the
war is ended and that you in favor of the "Con-
stitution as it is and the Union it was" This is
a strong point. You must never forget to use this
expression on all occasions and everywhere. PUTT
in all of your newspaper articles 1t looks well and
sounds well. 1t is good bait. The Union folks
thank God we are bringing some of them over to
us already bite it greedily and unsuspectingly.--
Say that you are in favor of the Constitutional
Amendment, and that you are glad the negroes are
all free. But the moment we get into power, the
moment our state is reconstructed, will, you
know pass laws to suit ourselves on this negro sub
ject; and we'll attend to those poor Union whites
too. "The Union as it was and the Constitution as
it is that is the second plank in our platform.
| In the third place. never grow tired of denounc-
| ing negro equality. You know how these Southern
Union men are prejudiced against the negro. Make
unceasing of this prejudice. 1t is strong point
| with US. We can convert more Union men by
means of this cry of negro equality" than by any
/ other means You know that and I glad to
see that in your able paper you are daily making
use of this potent agency. 4 came near writing
patent agency for it deserves to be patented That
is right. Use every argument you can find borrow
or invent to show that negroes are nothing but a
high order of monkeys; that they utterly inca
pable of education; that they Of liars and
rogues that they will never work unless forced
and then swear that the Radicals trying to make
these negroes your equals; trying to force them
into your parlors and to your tables; trying to
make your sons and daughters marry with them
in word, exaggerate this thing to the utmost. You
are not obliged to believe yourself all you say or
write about "negro equality" The end. will justify
the means. If we can only keep alive this preju-
dice against the negro and make the whites believe
that the Radicals in favor of social negro equal
ity, we safe and the good old Confederacy will
rise out of her ashes again more gloriously than
ever. God speed the day How fortunate for us
that these Union people are such ignorant fools as
to believe all we say about these Radicals and negro
| equality!
In the fourth place. we must get all the editors on
J
them; it does not take many greenbacks to buy
some Union editors. 1t was the newspapers that
enabled us to begin the war; without them we would
have failed before we did; and with them we
may yet succeed. You know We compose all the
wealth. intelligence and responsibility of the South
Don't allow an editor to associate with us then I'M
less he gives us the aid of his paper Don't patron
lie him unless he will consent TO do our bdlng.-
! This plan has worked we'll; and we have already
won over several editors, even men who in the
Union army. Get up few religious papers too
They are sure to be with US. If we thus buy up all
the newspapers, and continually cry, Hurra FOL
johnson! The Union as it was and the Constitu-
ton as it is! Death TO the Radicals Death to ne
gro equality | believe we can again rekinde the
old fire in the Southern heart.
In the fifth place, you must do all you car tc
bring Congress in contempt. l tell you solemnly
" we" have more to fear from this Congress thar
from Grants and Sherman's armies combined i
is a bold, determined and united body. All we car
do to abuse vituperate deame and curse to the
very utmost. We must call it by every odious name
and denounce the members except Johnsont
faithful few as demagogucs, radicals, agltators
abolitionists negro-worshipers, and traitors. W.
must educate the Southern people to hate this Con
gress We must pray johnson may prove Crom
we'll Fill your columns, therefore, with all kind
of abuse vltuperation and denuncation of Congress
Heap upon Sumner and Stevens every imaginable
indignity, insult and calumny. Yes, say eGt,:n'ry
for we must leave nothing undone to accomplish oul
purpose of resuscltating the Confederacy. The PEG
pie believe anything they read in paper-there
fore have no scruples about what you print. There
is no conscience in politics.
In the sixth place-well I see my time is up
will write soon again. 1 have much untold. Blu
praise johnson, curse Congress, denounce the ne
gro, eulogize the Constitution, and leave nothing
undone to unite the South upon another war, an
divide Union men. We all working. The rebe
debt will yet be paid, we will yet get compensate
} for our slaves, and keep them slaves afterwards
and as for these poor, contemplate ignorant whit
, Union men, when we get into power again, the
will find the terrors and sufernga Of the late war
} paradise compared with what our wrath will hsa
them our hands, until we get their votes-but the
may the devil speedily get them But don't fail t
praise johnson and curse Congress and the Radical
Yours in the Q,
c. SESSION.
late Gen. c. S. A.. Ho10 NJ c. elect.
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