The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-03-15


upon the cause Of religion and an innocent
dcwh-troddsh family. This p~ettiogger, 4
this article throws out some s~arcal.ic abr
against the character Of Judge 8. J. w
Lucky aud Dr.. s.. B. Cunningham, two Of on
best and most respected loyal citizens, be
cause they dared 10 speak out their Senti
msnts in regard to holding a %COnyontIOn L
put down = class Of men who arc daily, b.
their undermining schedule, stirring up con
t%sntiOhs and strife among our people.
This Onager makes some dasheG at ih
Rev. Dr.. Drake, also, a most worthy man an,
much beloved minister Of this place, and ais
a few personal drives at the editors Of tn,
UaiOH Flag, quite contemptuOusly. How dar,
this rebel'symPathi1er, stepped In sin an'
corruption aS he is--a drunken sot, who i
almost daily borne from our streets In a stat
OF bsastly iatOxicAtiOn, covered with mud
and 6lth, with Elaring ~blood-Shot eyes Ant
utIering the widest rawlings Of profanity
We ask; how dare such a piece Of corrupt
humanity breathe between his polluted lip'
the names Of Lucky and Cunningham, much
less write = scurriloIs and vindictivt
article against thsm for a vile rebel sheet ?
In his false description Of the Convention
held IN this place SOME weeks since In regard
to re6eI prsdeAsys, he appears 10 be remark
ably acute, and thinks he can write, tFaduee
and do a. he pleaS's, and still go unchasIi-
gated. But be will find that some Of US are
alive aud have an eye to bis movements.
What il the political character of this Mean
aly inEormer? Ia he a Union mani By no
possible means lie once boosted that he
had tried both the Federal and Confederate
governments, and declared be had found the
later the better OF the twO. The truth Of the
matter is, he has never held one political
opinion long enough to know whS. be Is
himself. HsbecomeS quite satirical, and COM
pAres good, true ChriGtiAn gentlemen Of this
community to jackaSs"s. 1t would be quite
a compliment for aim to be thus compared,
but we must submit il would be very dlspar-
aging to the ass. This ~quAdruped has been
termed by naturAliEts as the smblem Of firm
ness, and il Is we'll known that McAnAlly's
informant has not as much stability as a
sand-hill snipsi
This drunken writer and vAscillating tra-
Queer Of good and true men must be very OBJ
tuse In some things, or he would not have
written to a disloyL editor Of 4 religious pa
per, IO-eallled, in Missouri That State is
a loyal State, yet IL has within its limits
enough Of d~isloyal cut-throatS to keep alive
and kicking a hypoertcal, pseudO-rsligiOuS,
rebel slGng-whanging, political newspaper,
through whose columns miserSbly disloyAl
towards may spit their venom at decent, 10y
al and worthy citizens. There is no respec-
table Christian minister who would have per-
mitted such a letter to have been published
in his paper. Is il not most notorious that
the author Of this rebel communication, FREE
%quently, after having hesR on a " Big drunk. =.
and hA, "cAllsd OF essays TO lead In prAyer'
He is, indeed, a f. subject to write to or for
a rebel paper. He would make a ine check
by-jowl, hAil-fe!low-Well met, boon eompan-
ion Of Rev. Rebel Col. Fountain Z. Pitts,
the persscutor Of East Tennessees Unionists
and I" brandy sucker" Is he the (psttiiog-
ger above mentioned) not a better judge Of
mean rhiIksy than no Is Of religion, loyalty
or anything sl1e7 Does be not belong to
that delectAble and delested set Of outcnsts
whose flag has printed very dimly on one
side the Stars and Stripes, but on the re-
verse 10 bold relief the Stars and Bars with
large letters in the centre" NY POLICY ?
" Get the hence, Satan 7"
n. B.-The man who attempts a personal
assault on the editors Of the Union Flag with
the expectation not to be ventilated, Is
either a fool or a kHavs, and very likely. both.
To the Ptayogg,r we ask " How do you like
it-so hr As you've gone p II you desire
to try your hand further, we viii give the
public your name in full, aud other interest
log Jaeh which have not as yet appeared in
print. We are now dealing With . mAn whom
we know. More AnonT'