, 1866-04-06
SPEECH BY GOV. BROWNLOW.
Presidential Reconstruction of
tie Democratic Party,
Scathfng Review Of the Veto Messs1es
and Pardoning Power,
The NeWspApeFg, Politicians. and pao-
pie Of Tho south, ~

Of The following Is the full text Of Gov. Bro,
1t, lows speech, delivered In Knoxville. Ma
tly Gath, before the German Union I.eao,7e
es. which allusion has been already made in n
Fit 1 columns: -
nd Nh. PRESIDENT AND GExTtExEy nv r.
st NAN UNION LEAGEE: meet you this eyenine
es 81 eaeion ana ~ hat I'll ny heart with ne De
,r unable to cali 10 my mind language Win wh;.
~ en- express the feelings which thls OCCASION
p,en aenc N ny ooasm nIlted BY you to address
ar manifestation Of your fayor and csnddeuee. Tht
- - arc other considerations Of weight which cro,
tY nse We made Of this ball Ave years aFo, Herr
made speeches u opposition to the rebellion, Al
on1ns al: III. f. IS. a 4a5 o.Ssf and H.
onton Convention, which adjourned 10 Gfeeneyiij
~ AImott IN v1eW q this hall some Of our eaiia
"a here tonight to swear allegiance to, t shoui
s | ftCtet- @~-ft1
Profoundly seuslblc o and grateful for 20 1<t;,
hsts a. etidense ct yo9r esteem and conadenc
Rlsa,qfe te sa{ taa. endorse It throughout an @
pea.ed moi 1SGK b 70 III hpEo5s It + eIe collected
uee which uudere yonr platform, and etye II n
$ hearty endorsement. l expected such demoastra
would have been ae 81 hsTs ans ozn
you otherWIse No class Of foreigners In Ills conn
We5e a; g univer:ally loya to the Government
regiments and htsgadef, connels and Generals. ant
Assy %sse s sSs5 T. ihs hiskes 5e asbs Ans
to death in rebel PRISONS they prnndy ri III
!heir faces 70 the foe died Rsne TO lie isl hst
loaRS to desio9 gao9 h;s Fe.e9 aase ~
Inc gallant Getmans who fell IN the eIorions TTninn
army! st'A''S' en't
REcoSsrnrcTE9 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
I It be the p1rpose Of the President, a. alleged
oy ih9te oudest IN his pralae, 10 csurrect md Re
osSaRSi;ze he Democratic party an not with him
Democsasic Governor and Democratic Legislature
When The var Wae brought ON. The hundreds oI
Tie taxes 1t has entaled are the returns tae peone
hare hare lses1Eed 70 foI the,r confidence IN the DEMO:
temnied i fIecr,o rfo T. arst conception to its at
cratic. Ihe members Of a Democratic Administers
on ep,sTsa 'nfo he eonspae ,hat brought
armed the Government before Secretion. srd PAVE
II power BY The deelaratlon that the GoyeruEenf
had no constitutional nght 70 defend ttselL cor
public 11a to The control Of lhe rebels and e!t lie
national forts aefencelees and II their merry lie
.na e. az eoSnas H.
the whole party, North and South. The rebellion
made no division in The psr.y. The sane leaders
I
| South they arc thrustiug themselves forTard In
public meetings. md mcddling with elechone. with
| Presidents pardon in hanu. The Democrats II
constitutional power to put down rebellion Tney
epposea ~ esdy measure to raiqe men and means to
9a tss fhe sn9 hey ahots
dens break down the war, and establlsh thc Confsd
| sfaeS; They met In Convention At Chicago, nom
se uGHss 1asat In @ to the Lincoln and
ne rebellion was a failure. And the men in Ten
nessee whoSsetyed In the Chicago Convention n,
adroeased 'he Mcclellan ticket are now the iesd.
iuG the Presidents plan OF reeonItrueiioI.. They
nave gone Over to the democracy, and now eeek to
demand tor rebels Who fought through tho WI
leafs IN Congress. They Cow swear thai no po,rsr
shsla keep men out Of coogrea1, who TOOK up then
M md ess IL. aKsd s9
resto1ips these bad men TO once, Or plseipF be.
Let democratic journlls and orators hoWl oy.r
tne debt and taxes their war has brought upou the
feSanny eH1t 5o. ihsy E but magnify their own crimes
eJ. Evcr{ ta1 imposcd BY Congress Il pemocrsiic
gil,. 6Eery Government stamp W have 10 psT
aps 1S5 o.q n,id e. 'shnE ps:ss add
ST. leather, md dy gosds, i contrIbaSo,' be 10 70
IeoSi.sy. y 1hs smoker Of ecars and the dTnkes
pemocncy The sick mn psyine lse aa1ekn mss, sSeT
bI,, !. P,y1.g fos Deznoascy Tne h6or1ae mn
E5set ons.Entn 81 bis wages to pay for Democracy.
the liabilities o1 he Democ1atie' nsTiy 'PMGa ESsr
t'an.feE Of real estate 4 now saddled VITA Demo
q eTa,ie burden. 1aia Democratic iaz il to snnoy Us
Z feel the bnrceu, trom the cradle ia tne Rraye M
Inc mineral mourning, the cost or the conn .rd 4
s;o1 e' Il P,y MI 1t gsnst{ d q 'e
hia widow and children, must 70 ipto The u.mn.
fa.,S so,ffh f9r my.efl have to say that ihe
.he ao esa never sentn A.
70 70 @ inat psrty have taken my stand On The Eide
a1 III asa .ht party sho slee,sd the
e., i! out On that line, ii AN In csns BY
ENDORSING TIE pnrs1pEyr
Inc question pnt to every man now. ia. 10 ynp
endorse et, the policy Of the President, IN e;pe.
e,s ~ e1leeisd to respond to this quea.ton Viii
when t1ly matured; a. f fsr u II It la Ia hssn % d
seoped, and = III ss I understand It, do not en-
qas @ss T: T. .S enaoExs bis policy and teaehaKs
snlEe Heed then VAS comprehended Ia ihis bfiei
ses'Faloa sed Intelligent .taos puashed
ttits AID ibefe b but o o;s 1 nen me IL 9sse Tsn
heg 1hSna Soss II, ths stas DO
Governor, and when elected to TIC viss Fse;ldene;
on i 1et. The Fresideut having abandoned ,ss9 sa
platform. We arc Q! course not In harmony. ii
1Ss says that Southern @ seoes mast be rustsd
Ccsefe.sneu, rebel Generals, and others. % Who
iou5ht four ears TO deat1oy the Government, must
TO al this. and whyi. Bersute have no cop5fenee
IN ench men, md believe them sui to be hostife ia
.hs Government, seeking 70 destroy Il through the
men taking their seats In Congress md making
laws to govern loyal men, nbo, four years 400. m
d,SGnanty t9ok aP thgE bat. and canes walked out
aug s%n1G That no earthly power Ehonfd keen them
rgaF4 the Pze.,dent's reconstruction policy II
turned It oEa 10 ,he representative Of thc 1o1aI
psonle. telling them that be hid honestly isbofed
tee ne 6es Tady a,s to hem tie
aolo that mote lalented aud patriotic body Of
men neser occupied he halls Of Congress anee The
1bneed and greatly slandertd majority both In The
senate and Home But the President pefseveres In
o,ssoX az pa1 Of policy npor Gong1ess. md Con
20 people. and before the people Congress Is will
ne 10 e. 60; IL az with Congress, and am v1sh ,he
2 tnsf2tned By The Democsts ard cqppe1hcad. of
be No4th, md bJ the rebels and coppe7ai9 Of the
,ous o. ,s6.n, !he coming fall elections viii show who
he contest 10 the people. e~'' ''A'4 :
r.. syasEn nc ASn s1ErEss-ruz nAD1cA1a. \
1na iTea1dens h1a peseonal quarrel w1th Sens. :
q sumner and Representative stevens, and he :
ew-ooIn !ohnaon.m Of Tennessee are loud md =
th them, abusc Of theee men Ii made the stannaHj
Johnson orthodoxy. In other worde, you canT >,
9 ny friend an1ese you haze and abuae every nan Z
1ne. Metszs. Sumner and Stevens sis e no, tSe I
,nion y party Of America-tney are only members q
ned siateathe; are op5y Nv me3bsea enSfes o. TIC
Y that is sad Of Them here stranger would tnp ee
no = Ghasles Sumner, and who is Thaddeus Sic. IL
,ns5 fske them up n The ofde. In which name Il
9em' H. know them Hhen ses them. and know Ii
Dnted vlth elthef. Mr. Sumner Is m extreme |
an. md his views DO not accord with those OF !
, educated man, Of extensive reading. Of rrest nc
oodness Ct heart Of New England religions ain- VI
n s ssnd fssllnga towards the South
.us ste5ene, too, Is an extreme uAn-he Is an Old o.
N. ~ "a a9s man apd has tor years Represented
The lesdng rebels OF The South, who assisie ia o
friends to he souih % thsn M sny soutbeY teeY
oe1s ~. mo a5s 1n1spT them And - have IN ior
ainst these men, hare 4 rie6t to b. heard IN gi
e1r defense. Ct
Pr ,hese men arc ''Radicals," and Al who ac, po
that terrible name means everything that u In an
non.: No II may scare some men and deter them p;
r1er pane. thsn that For quasteE oi eent1. CO.
pSgs TO- ,hf 1sSslie1 says been called
n have been designated as 'ad-d Old Lincoln sp
:" To be let of now, with the eoubslduot of =, ap
d old Rldfca1,'' IL an improvement, Mhich nj tht
&C tcept, md ssrec that It ehall Be my political
rus, whether have company OF not. Let nv no
rruies make the u1oet Of thfe, tht
THE NEono EQUALITY QUESTION in
rteiets CT y fsised !9 East Tennessee by do. ant
ming men, agnfnat the Union party OF The cnnn agt
Tor wanting to cqualze the negroes and While ean
kf. These men take the advautacc Of me preiu-
e els ting aEalnat the negro and oppose every epe
'poellnn 10 DO HIM tust1ce with the inad-docaT we
- regfp equality The question Of eopsII1ino cha
lite men AID negroes, Ia purely one Of taste Me II,
Eatc themeelyes nboTc the negro, or deera5e | me
meefes 10 bis level BY their rood or bad connrf epe
ne Nb1fd people, BY their exceedingly bad rndDrt
tbffnkelyeH fhr heinz thn hA