Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-03-27
Letter from Rhode Island.

| Hor Cor. BrornIow and the Legislature are
regarded in the North-HiStory ciH Uindi-
cate their Fame redeStined Radical Tri-
umph in August nert-A Neto Jersey Cop
perhead TIirdde-RebeL Doctrine North o.
Dire Owang Outdng Democracy
Providence, R. l., March 18th, 1851
Ma. EDITOR IL miss your paper very much in
these stirring times TO post about the progress
of public sentiment in our noble State Wherever
I 90 hear the Governor and the Legislature OF
Tennessee spoken of with admiration for their he
roic loyalty, their statesman like policy their very
audacty in upholding and pushing on the right
Rebel rage, and Copperhead reproach, and fossil
criticism will all pass away, but the glory Of their
administration viii 60 into history to broaden in
magnitude and brighten in splendor." The fate of
Maryland, Kentucky and Louisiana has been avoi-
ded by the flank movement of the Black Brigade,
and proud old Tennessee is to be ruled perpetually
by loyal men. A friend from Blount county told
me few days ago, that Union Leagues we're null
tiplying and augmenting in every district, ard that
the Governor would be reelected by thirty thousand
majority. What quiet, happy time we would have
If the rebels and their sympathizing friends should
become Disguised with political life because their
aperiorS-loysl black men-vote as TO stay at home,
and for once, behave themselves.
Not long since, near Petroleum V. Nasby's Cop
perhead Buzzard Roost New Jersey, had the
misfortune to hear champion of proslavery De-
mocracy, namedlDr. Burr, lecture on the different
races.
He believed, be did, in several different types of
the genus homo. The negro did not belong he said,
to the human race The Bible was not given TO
him. No negro had ever been converted and none
ever could be. All missionary operations among
them always had failed, and always would If any
negro had ever went TO happier world, it certainly
was not to the white mans or Caucassian's heaven.
As the ourang- outang was formerly regarded by
some naturalsts the lowest type of man, but was
now classed with the brute creation so probably
future naturalists would drop the negro from the
class of human beings and grade him with the ape
and other irresponsible animals. He did not be-
lieve, he didn't, the negro had moral natare, and
therefore be doubted his responsibility. This re-
hash Of the savage foelery of DR.. Mott of Mobile,
was the staple of his harangue, and the Buzzard
Roost Copperheads listened to it with open mouths
staring eyes, greedy ears and hard hearts. Burr
edits the Old Guard, published at New York, to
deepen the darkness of the Copperhead Democracy.
Fred Douglass could have used up this Caucasian
imp in short metre, and wish he had been there
TO speak for his beloved countrymen.
told the Doctor that lived in Tennessee, and
had heard such folly before. Just such teach
ing, added, brought on this rebellion, and made
Caucasian white men meaner and viler and more
cruel than his lowest type of the negro. Just such
teaching transformed into devils, so that they
could starve $4,000 prisoners to DEATH and whip and
murder tho wives and children of Union men.
have given you specimen of the Northern
wing of the Rebel Democracy. It is heaven dar-
ing and God defying. The Lord be praised, they
arc marching TO defeat and irretrevabe overthrow.
Yours, very truly,
SAMUEL SAWYER