Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-07-30
THE KNOXVILLE WING.
Knoxville, Tenn, July 80, 1867.
questions Asked and Answered,
RADIcALIsM EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED.


Question What is the great issue in Tennessee
to-day?
Aasl0cr-Tbe great issue Is who shall rule the
State for the next two years
Q.-Who are seeking 10 rule the State?
A.-There are two parties seeking TO rule the
State lst the Union party, who were and are loyal
TO the U. S. Government and 70 the Union; and
ID, the Conservative party, who are composed il
the main Of those men who were either in the rebel
army or who sympathized with the rebellion.
Q-Is there not Radical party, too?
A.-No, there is no Radical party. The enemies
of the Union party who, during the war, called
Union men tories, abolitioniats and Lincontes nov
call the Union men Radicals, and try TO make loys
people believe that the Union party is one party
and the Radicals are different party.
Q.-Are then the Union men and the Radicals
one and the same?
A.-They are one and the same. We call our
selves Republican Union men, as you viii see BY
reading the 9th Resolution Of our Platform but
the rebels and the copperheads call us Radicals
Q.-What does the word radical mean
A.-Webster defines it thus Radical original
fundamental native, incorporated" Worcester
defines il thus: Radical thorough, native, origi-
nal" Therefore, as you will sec, Radical Union
man is an original Union man. thorough, native
original Union man, an incorporated Union
man, that is a Union man whose Unionism is moi
compounded Of Conservatism, rebelism or copper
headism. A fundamental Union man is a Union
man from top 10 bottom.
Q-But who are Webster and Worcester
A.-They are the authors of the greatest Ameri-
can Dictionaries ever published, and are considered
authority wherever the English language is spoken
Q.-Bh don't some Union mon call themselves
Radieals2 fE Tf
A.-Yes; because Union men are now gener
ally called Radicals by their enemies that they have
got accustomed to it, just as we got accustomed to
being called Lincolnites and Yankees. You re-
member how the Wings called the Democrats Lo-
cofocos and how the Democrats called the Native
American Party Know Nothings. Besides some Of
our party like the word radical, and like the mean
ing Of it.
Q.-Well am satisfied now about the word rad.
ical 1 did not know what Il meant before, and il
il means what you say il dosss then am a Radical
too; for / consider myself a native, original
thorough and fundamental Union man. You say,
then, that the Radical party and the Union party
are one and the same?
A-Yes, they are one and the same Look al
the men belonging to the Radical party. Do you
find any rebels in their ranks Don't you see they
are The same men who voted for the Union with
you; who went across the mountains with you
who enlisted in the Union army with you who
fought until the rebellion was subjugatedi who re-
ceved an honorable discharge at the same time you
did.
Q.-You are certainly right about that. But how
happens il that good many Union men are some
what inclined 10 Conservatism 500
Am explain that. You know Andrew John
son stood by the Union in the dark days Of rebel
lion. You know how all Of us Union men loyet
MIN, and looked on him as the greatest man vi
ever had. You know how he was made Military
Governor Of Tennessee, and how he set on foot and
put into existence the present loyal State Govern
mens. You know how he was nominated and
elected by Union men Vice President Of the Uni
ted States. You know how Mr.. Lincoln was as
sassinated and how johnson became President O
tho United States.
Ayes, knew all these facts, and that is VIII
am somewhat Of johnson man. But there is
great talk against johnson lately-how is that?
A-WeIl, we were all johnson men once; bu
when johnson became President, and when the wa
ceased, Johnsons old Democratic friends cam
around him, and told how he and they had bee
good Democrats of old, and that toy sll ought
be Democrats still and johnson listened TO then
Then Union men became alarmed. johnson wen
further and further until finally the loyal Congress
Of the United States declared he was going too aI
and they refused to follow. Then johnson organi
ed the Conservative party, and allowed rebels an
copPerheads 70 control il, and johnson is to-dA
supporting and supported by the Copperhead rebt
party. And all the Union men who refused to e
with johnson were called Radicals; and here W
have the beginning Of the division in the Unto
party.
Q-Is it true then, that johnson has gone owe
to the rebels?
Alt as true as Holy Writ Tho great mas
Of the Union party is on one side, and johnson az
the Copperhead Democrats and rebels are on u
other side When the elections came of last fall
the North, johnson was beaten by about 5000g
majority and the Congress Of the United States
almost unanimously sgainst him. Thus you wi
see that the men who pat down the rebellion are
favor OF Congress while the men who brought 9
bnt NeutAlloh are IN ihNNf u oOAAo~ss fAS
therefore, the Union men Of Tennessee we're Gale
on TO decide whom they would follow, the gre
mass OF US preferred Congress and loyal man
johnson and rebels. 1t is true some good Unic
men preferred johnson but most Of the JohnsoRit,
we're looking forward 70 Sppointmen. and Office. f
Johnaoa had hundreds Of good Offices N eII IN Ta,
nessee Gov. Brownlow and the Union ma, &c r.
Tennessee followed johnson until they cana n
~ the rebel camps, and then they abandoned Id,
son and returned 70 the Union camps
Q.-weIl, don't blame Brownlow then Inae,
begin 20 see how the whole thing il now Tn
call me Conservative Union man, but really, n
friend like your talk your voice is the voice
good loyal Union man and / begin 10 believe
you But ;ell me morocco this Conservative part
A-God knows, my dear friend, that / tell {
solemn truth; and God knows how J love the Uni
and shat ] suffered that The Union might be save
had a brother hunted down in Tie mountains
rebels and killed like dogi another brother &
with blae clothes on at Murreesboro'; a cousin "
slain b. .ho traitors al Shiloh another relative
wounded lighting for the Union on Lookout Mou
tain. and dear friend died Of starvation and ba
barity al The rebel hell called Andersonville. ms
be wrong, my friend, but AN honest and earne'
and my whole soul revolts Of the idea Of assocatn
with party composed almost exclusively Of rebe
and copperheads How can vote with the nc
whose hands arc red with The blood Of my brothe