Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-09-06

was in masure repaired and sent to Bal
timore for completion, but has at last met
with the fate she once so narrowly escaped.
BrownlOw i'm Congenia1 Society.
The telegraph, few days since, brought
US report of mass meeting held in Phil
adelphia, at which Durant of New Orleans,
and Parson Brownlow of Tennessee, spoke.
A synopsis of the speech Of the former was
contained in the report. The base and
false assertions made by this man are bare
ly worthy of passing remark. Yet it is one
of the means which our enemies use to in
iure us. The apparent consideration for
the negro, and the expression of interest
in his welfare, will have the effect of decoy-
ing the sympathies of that misguided class
and will be productive of evil results.
Hon. W. ID. Kelly, a Radical member of
the present Congress, arose during the meet
| ing and said he wished to introduce the
great and Gallant Gov. Brownlow. He as
serted in the course of his remarks, that
the present Congress was the most patriotic
body in the world, and has never been ex-
celled by any but the present Legislature Of
Tennessee.
The mean, low fawning of this man mer-
it's our undisguised contempt. We think,
however, that he did well to class the present
Congress, and the present Legislature OF
Tennessee together. They are proper asso-
ciates to be breathed in the same sentence
by a man of his stamp. One body had the
audacity to add insult to injury upon con-
quered people, and the other, through its
utter disregard of the honor of the people of
the State, and of manliness and frmness, ac
cepted the amendment to the Constitution,
so insultingly offered them.
In the event of another w9r, to which
he made allusion, this man will be found
among the lowest of the low, the meanest
of the mean.
Truly, Brownlow has at last found con-
genial society, and in such associations his
base and degraded soul, expands and re-
veals itself in all it's hideousness.
As this same Parson Brownlow seems to
be the ruling spirit of the Mulatto Conven-
ton, which is now in session in Philadel
phia, we may possibly gather something of
the feelings which will animate this patriot
ic assemblage, and in fact the purposes and
hopes of the Radical party by the utter
ances of their High Priest. It appears at a
grand reception given to the Southern del
egates at which Parson Brownlow delivered
speech, the following sentiment was ut
tered and applauded
THE object of the rebels is to bring another
war and if again yOu have to leave your families
then the speaker wanted to direct that army. Di-
vide into three divisions-the first with artillery
and small arms, to do the killing, the second with
torches and turpentine, to do the burning, and
third with chains and compass, to do the survey
ing-distribute the country among the people, or
sell it to pay the expenses OF the war"
We have no doubt this arrangement
would suit the redoubtable Governor ex-
cessively we'll, and we are sure that if his
wish was granted, the commandments
would take personal charge of the third di-
vision, if no bushwackers were about and
believe he would do his duty in that capa-
city we'll and without fear, and at the close
he would be sure to have nice plantation
for his sheer"
If such men are to control the destinies
of our country we'll may honest men trem-
BILE in contemplating the future. Place
them surely and firmly in power, and SO far
as the above fendish programme is con-
cerned, the ''other war - would be regard
ed as already brought on, and so officially
declared, and we feel sure that France new
er witnessed the terrible scenes that the
Jacobins of this country would inaugurate.