Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-11-07
Senator Brownlow.

the news (not startling at all) of the cleo
ton to the United States Senate, of thai
very notorious character, Parson Brown
low. We congratulate our radical fellow
citizens upon the partial theory in this
one particular respect; for we entertain
not the shadow Of doubt about the great
pleasure that it affords them This elec.
ton of his man is the contamination of
one of the many grand deSiderati which
are embraced in their present theory of
republican government. We have no
opprobious epithets, or spiteful vitupera-
tons to cast at the tire men of Tennes-
see, for we are perfectly satisfied in our
own minds that not one of them aided OF
abetted in the election of this despiser Of
his caste to the position of United States
Senator. We rather pity, we sincerely
condole with the true men of Tennessee
and of old Virginia, for we know that
they have too much pride of caste to par
ticipate in elections that are conducted
as they have lately been in Tennessee
and Virginia; even if they had the pow,
ell to partake therein. Their position is
truly humiliating, but they are right to
stand aloof; to give them show to give
them rope; and they may hang them
selves. Radicalism may heat furnace
for its foes so hot that it will "singe it.
self = it "may out-run, by violent swift.
ness, that which it runs at, and lose by
over-running" We advise you, then,
true men of Virginia and Tennessee,
("and take it from a heart that wishe:
towards you honor and plenteous safety"
to stand firm "as shore of rock for the
day of restoration is coming, and tina
very soon.
The election of "this holy fox or wolf
or both" (lorhe is equally as ravenous, a
he is subtle)-Parson Brownlow. is
Legitimate deduction of the radical prem
ises, as laid down by the fulminators 0
their doctrines abolitionism. negro sui
frage, negro equality, negro everything
And Parson Brownlow, as the embodi
ment Of radicalsm in Tennessee, has no
only successfully carried this point, bu
we would call the attention Of all Ameri
can citizens to the tdct that he has GU
Heroded llerod, for he has not only sue
ceeded in establishing negro suffrage am
political negro equality, but he has sue
ceeded in gaining negro supremacy in hi
State. That is a huckle-bcry ADORE Wen
dell Phillips persimmon. And there i
no doubt but that is nor the real desigr
Of the present radical Congress; that is
to establish negro supremacy over tn
Southern people at least Good Hcay
en- What base perGdy must be lurkini
in the heart Of that Congress Of the Uni
ted Statcs-"so called" "From loves
place whence virtuous things proceed, til
place is dignifed by the doer's deed !;
but Parson Brownlow has succeeded o.
what means we will not notice now i
reaching position, to which he can adj
no dignity, and which can give no digui
ty him.
We consider his election to the L.
Senate as aburlesque on the whole Amer
lean system of elections; and do not won
der that good men are trying to study gu
some more healthy mode of holding cleo
tions.
We are poor in this worlds goods, an
while we study to deserce the good opin
ion of good men, we do not hunt forthei
applause neither have we any very ez
allied aspirations but we do solemnly 50