The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-06
PGrsOn BrOwnIOw's Philadelphia Com
venItOn.

PRrsOn BrOwnlOw's PhtIadeIphtR Com
From the World.
Governor Brownlow is the best known SOUTH
ern delegate to the so-called "Sou hern Loyallsts'
Convention He is the very incarnation of its
spirit; the very BIsmark of IT, What other
Southern member OF this piebald gathering Is
entitled to contest the pre-eminence Of this
reverend old bully? Not Jack Hamilton; for
Parson Brownlow has been conspicuous for
many gears while Hamilton Is mushroom OF
YESTERDAY. He has less brains than Bro wnlO v;
he mas no constituency, While Bro wnlow has;
no Official position, wbile BrownlOw l. the Gov
Crnor OF an important State, ana has increased
MS influence and standing 6y securing PIE
tendeO rati6Cat on by his Legislature OF the
kump's Constitu ional amendment, and the ad-
miSsiOn OF Tennessee to her ederal privileges.
Moreover, he has bearded the President IN hls
nome. Parson Brognlow as clearly oyerLops
all the Southern members OF this Convention
as Ibad. Stevens does the NDTthern radicals.
The real spirit of the Convention is therefore
truly exhibited IN the folio wing extract from
BlownloW's recent address to his Constituents
in Tennessee
Try, the loyal masses, VINO constitute an over
Whelmlne majority OF the people OF this great
nation, intend that II shall be no chd's play.
they VIII, as they ought to do, make the entlre
Southern Con ejeraCy, as Goa found the earth
when he commenced the work Of creation,
without form and void They will not and
ought not, leave a Rebel fence rail, clubhouse,
or dwelling IN me eleven seceued States. Aud
as oT the Rebel population, let them be eXJer-
minated. And when the var is wound up,
winch should be done rapidly, and with swift
destruction, let the lands be TesurveSed and
and sold ouc 20 pay the expenses of the war,
the Stars ana Stripes"
This shocking exhibition Of 6endishness and
ierOclty is in perfect keeping with the character
OF this reverend and rlbald BrOwnloW; 1t Is also
uftfh I "a ~ Ia
schemes of Thad. Stevens the arch leader of
the rad calls in the North. II is Crde that the
whole body OF radicals are not yet kindled to
this pitch OF demonacal fervOr; but, under
such leaoeTs, we know not how soon they mas
be. When fTebrands are flung into lumber
yard, every board ls not Immediately in blaze;
il takes time for the ire to spread. Up modnt
the flames, II a lTcsh breeze suddenly happens
to blow. And so The peace of the country Is at
the mercy OF accident. RIOT in city, such as
q sci OF brutal 70 dies in every LARGE Guy are at
all times ready for: an assassination, such as
some murderOus hand may any dlS commit.
would cause General Butler to repeat his cry
to "MarCh !" and precpitate these Inurllted
an0 reckless RADICALS into career o violence.
The radical movement IS not under the con-
troll OF iudlCiOus men, and no good caD come OF
it. Parson BIOWnlow. Thadde is Stevens, Gene
raj Butler Wendell Phillips Horace Greeley,
aud the Ten OF a ike stamp Iho lead the radi-
cal party, ay possess talents; but there IS not
"A man in tie whole list that has ever been re-
put, d to possess a well-balanCed mind. Such
taIen's as they have are talents tor aattation.
talents for invecive and vituperaton, talents
not for calming dangerous passions, but for
lashing them into frenzy. They are men on
whom the mantle OF old John Brown has de-
scendeG, who is their patron saint, and whose
''soul Is n archIng on" in the bodies OF these his
| insurTectorarN successors. It is evident that
| men OF this class will never give us peace; evi
dent that unless they are sternly frowned do VI
| by the Teople they Will str Up tdmults auC
bring back an era OF hideous violence aud
biJUdshed,