Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-01
The Philadelphia Menagerie.

BY the announcement of the names of the dele
gates selected from all sections of the country to rep
resent the hasty reconstructonists at Philadelphia
it is evident that that convention will be far more
venomous and rancorous assemblage of traitors than
met in 1864 at Chicago.
Virgi MIA nstru,t her delegates not to take Their
seats if rebels who cannot take the test oath are
be excluded New York sends the Woods, and
Mozart Hall, which we believe was excluded at
Chicago will be fully represented at Philadelphia
Pennsylvania sends jeremiah S. Black, who, al
Buchanan's Attorney General, decided that the
Union could not lawfully coerce State, and Gov
Bigler who made OF the most bitter speeches III
the Chicago affair. Iowa sends Henry Clay Dean
whose speech al the Chicago invention was thus
reported by the Chicago Times, Mcclellan news.
paper:
He said IN the presence of the face of Camr
Douglas and all the satraps Of Lincoln, that tht
American people were ruled by feons. Lincoln haC
| never turned dishonest man out of Office or KEEP
an honest one in. A voice" What have You <
say of JEFF. Davis?l / have nothing to say about
him. Lincoln is engaged in a controversy will
him, and l never Interfere between black dogs. Al
this point in the speakers remarks an abolition
rowdy shouted, Dry up, you old tory when Their,
was cry to put him out Mr.. Dean resumed :
| For three years Lincoln has been caljno fo
/ men, and they have been given. But with ali tn,
vast armies placed at his command he had fails9
/ taitedN FAILED /! FAILED!ll! Such q fsilur,
| had never been Known. Such destruction of lif
had never been known since the destruction of SEN
nacherib by the breath of the Almighty. And still
the monster usurper wanted more men tor his slauph
ter pen. Loud cries Of He shant have mora /
| The careful husbandman, in deadening the forest
was always careful in preserving the young growth
of timber, and in selecting his swine for the sIaucb
ter, he preserved the younger ones for future
But the tyrant and despot who ruled this neonle II
destruction paid no regard to age Condition HI
desired to double the widowhood and duplicate tn.
orphans. He blushed that such feon sbonld 90
cupy the highest place in the gift of the people-
Perjury and larceny written over him as otter
as was 'One dollar On the one dollar bills of tbs
Bank of the State of Indiana. TCries of the solC
villain. The Democracy We're for peace TIL,
people were for peace bpt the contractors and arm,
officers and satraps OF the Administration wanted
not. [Great applause Ever since the usurper
traitor and tyrant had occupied the Presidential
chair the Republican party had shouted war to tht
knife and the knife to the hilt. Blood had flowed
in torrents and yet the thirst of the old -nonste
was not quenehed. His cry was for more blood"
Nebraska sends another hero of the Chicago Con
ventioD, George Francis Train. Indeed those VIII
did not attend the Chicago affair and would like K
the show repeated with the addition OF the larg
est sizes of South Carolina Rsttiesnakes and Louis
lana Tigers, would do we'll TO purchase tickets 70
the Grand Combined Philadelphia Menagerie 1
is said that the wonderful Lion-ea.er, Andrew
johnson, will there insert his head into the lion
jaws and clap them together. What will become O
his head has not yet transpred.