Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-25
t" Election Of the Rebel Williams

In the issue Of this paper week bciore last 4 very
brief article appeared under the above caution, IN
which exposed the bungling falsehooss Of this
shalow-brained traitor who misrepFesents Tie sen
tusenss 81 Garter county in the popular brsyrh AZ
tho Legislature. On Monday, 10th inst. WiIilauss
read my editorial before the House-charred the
authorship upon Gov. Browniow, and denounced
him in a coarse manner 8 coward and liar. aeeug
from home AZ the commencement Of the Relation
and seeking safety across Che Ohio riEes OF in The
North. when be concluded his TRADE and .at
down, Gen. james p Brownlow walked up 70 him,
thrust his hat into his face and pronounced him
ID IJAK and oogyAER-calling upon the men,
bers Of the House sitting to witpess bis shame
ful submission and disgrace. s,ff sEFRg
1 desire 10 say that the Governor was in Nash
vile when the artsclc appeared, and never saw or
perused It until It reached him through the paper.
AID Williams ksesS t< fat. A few before the
legislative election made two speeches in his
county In The article referred TO stated this. The
Governor has bsen in Williams county bat once IN
seven or eight years, and that was Last summer.
AAa sccUsDKEL and COWARD be made this edi
torial (which be knew I wrote) tie occasion 10
SANDER one whose official station, 70 say nothing Of
his lad health made IT impossible that hs should TO
sent the attack in any manner.
Iiuripg the four weeks the Governor was al home
in this city he was not within the walls ef the
VINO Office. Ttgrots the article and alone an re-
spOnsibie for Il al WlliaFas k''OsOs perfectly we'll
l. ALsxE am responsible for the ether editorials Of
this paper and viii be for those which may appear
hereafter.
This man Williams Is one Of the most infamous
bypocrites and prOfigAte men who ever disgrAced a
deberative body. Conspiring with those who bolted
from the Legislature, he rendered his resignation,
and after this was withdrawn he applied for leave
# absence 10 visit his home, and upon leaving said
70 his colleague Mr. Symmetry, and 10 others, that
it was not his purpose 10 return. His name was
signed 20 the Published manifesto Of the boilers
Withdrawing; and then with unblushing sudAcity,
he stands up in the House and denies Withdrawing
In bis canvass for reelection he gave as his reasons
for voting against the Franchise Bill " that it
Joreed negro suffrage on The State and disfrGaehissd
thousands Of truly loyal citizens ard discharged Union
soldiers. THESE STATEMENTS HE Knew TO BE
FALsE. The noble representative from Washing
ton county, Col Patton, exposed TO his face at his
home, these UNANIMOUSLY falss assertions In his
speech be read the bill, and denounced Williams in
anmeasured terms. After hearing Colonel Pattons
fearless and able exposition of his course no Impair
tia man could doubt that Williams is one Of the
most unprinciplcd wretshes in the State. Whatever
else this man may have achieved he has not acquired
much reputation for courage.
Business viii call mo 10 Nashville before the Leg
slature adjourns and II Williams feels aggrieved at
what have said, he have az opportunity TO
seek redress JoHE b. BRqwSLow.
Junior Editor RnorriIlc Wing.