Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-03-27
WHO betrayed the South 2


cratic-secession party and kept his seat in the Uni
ted States Congress, for the sake of pay and mill
tary Governorship.
Who betrayed the North?
JohnsOn-when, after having been elected Vice
President on the strength of his professions of 10y
ty, ne went back to the disloyal Democratic party
Who betrayed the enemies Of the Unionl
Johnson-when, after having did all he could &c
encourage rebellion, he fed to the Union lines and
pretended to be Union man.
Who betrayed the frie1ds Of the C1sion7
Johnson-when, after having obtained Office and
power from the friends of the Union, he used that
Office and power to build up, strengthen, and en-
courage the enemies of the Union
| Who betrayed the foes of FreedoD19
! Johnson-when, after having done his utmost to
perpetuate slavery, he proclaimed liberty full,
broad and unconditional" to all the slaves in Ten
nessee
Who betrayed the friends Of Freedom
Johnson-when, after having proclaimed the lib
erty of the slave, he strove to hand these same
slaves back to their masters the lash and the auc
tion-block.
Who betrayed the CoLored Man?
Johnson-when, after having promised him his
liberty, his VOTE and fair start in the race of
life" and announced himself the "Moses" of the
negro, he vetoed the Freedmans Bureau and Civil
Rights Bills, and turned over the negroes to the
mobs of Memphis and New Orleans and the slave
murderers on a million plantations.
Who betrayed the Fenians2
Johnson-when, after having encouraged them
to perfect their organization and invade Canada he
suddenly turned loose upon them the whole power
Of the United States, dispersed their armies, and
left those who were on British soil to be captured
imprisoned, indicted, tried convicted, sentenced,
and hung by relocated Englishmen.
Who betrayed his State9
Johnson-when after organizing under Lincoln,
the martyr the State Government of Tennessee, on
the principle that "none but loyal men should gov
ern the State" and that TRAITORS should take back
Seats" he used his utmost power to overthrow this
very loyal State Government and turn it over to
rebels and traitors, his present friends
Who has betrayed his Country
Johnson,-when after having secured his election
to the Presidency by the ballot of Boothe the Assas
sion he usurped the powers of Congress- set up State
Governments, appointed State Governors, paid out
millions of dollars, all without any authority what
ever, except his own royal will and has used every
means and device to cast odium on the loysl peo-
Piles Congress- and bring to life the defunct Con-
federacy, fomentng massacres of loyal men by his
disoyal friends, creating adherents and parasites b
bribery, threats and promises, deposng and contr
wing to depose loyal State Governors. repAvir,, |
Union men from Office and putting rebels in ana
stirring up strife, treason and rebellion in the land
so that he may make himself throne upon the
ruins Of Republican Liberty.
Who has betrayed the cause Of Freedom The ,oo.y5 |
oUer?
Johnson-by his efforts TO unsettle republican in
sttutions, and re-establish kingly power bv hi. Of
forts to make republican loyalty odous and sristo
cratic disoyalty respectable by his efforts 10 show
that disloyal minorities because white sbonld ~
loyai maJories because in part black, by his efforts
TO reinangurate civil war in the land and thus dis.
courage the friends Of liberty everywhere. by his
etorts to prevent the Independence of Ireland NV
MS efforts to re-enslave the colored menof the ni-
ed States, by his efforts to resurrect the disoval
emocratic-copperhead party, and by his efforts in
making tours to crush the loyal representa-
ives OF the loyal people, by which speeches both
4 matter and in manner, he has brought addi-
lonaI disgrace upon himself, dishonor upon the
:. lesideney, and indignant shame and sorrow upon
III friends of liberty the wide world over
But the voice Of the people, which is The voice of
fod' hath spoken, Republican Liberty is yet safe in
ne world, and the Great Betrayer-great only be-
ause of the stupendous enormity of his crimes
ath been stricken down Amen and amen
s.