Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-03-27
Governor BrOwnIOw INDICATED by bis
Enemies.

From reading the above caption, without an eE-
PLANTATION the Unonists Of East Tennessee will be
inclined TO denounce the Governor and regard him
as traitor and villain. One cause of their attach
ment TO him is because that he is constantly black
guarded and traduced by traitors and if he were so
unfortunate as TO receive the commentator Of this
class, his old Union friends would at once distrus,
him. They have no confidence in any man who lie
spoken Of in terms q appreciation, or who is de-
Tended by traitors, and their confidence In and es-
seem for any is, to some extent measured by
the ratio in which that man is blhckguarded and
ssrdered by Copperheads. In stating that Gov.
Browniow is "vindicaied by his enemies,p we state
what is literally truei but as friend 10 the Cover
nor, and srdenuy DESTROYS Of his success and the
principles he advocates, we solemnly protest that
enemies vindicated INSTRUMENTATION His
vndicatiOn is unwillingly, the result of their ma
lgnant treason.
When Gov. Brownlow issued bis proclamation.
in accordance with the Military bill, calling out
certain portion Of the loyal militia the rebel press
OF the State declared there was no necessity for il
That there was no purpose on the part Of the rebels
or Conservatives 70 disregard the Franchise la,o and
the Governor kne'0 this to be the case that with the
negro enfrAnchised and a certain portion of the
Teesls disirancbised, they the Johnsonites) we're
certain TO carry the State. The rebel papers and
orators asserted that the Governors proclamation
vas not intended for homo consumption but was
issned solely for effect North. For the purpose Of
convincing the Northern people that they 0he
seoeisl were lawless, and contemplated voting in
osregard OF law. In lengthy editorials. the Mash
vile Banner and other influential johnson naper,
OF the State Indignantly protested that nothing us,
IIFther from the thoughts Of their partv than mr.
pOse to disregard the franchise law. The assertion
0i 'ne governor IN his proclamation that there was
purpose to disregard this law, and vote in defiance
q H. was pronounced by the Tanner and other pa-
Pe''' as avile calumny the Conservatives Of Ten
oesse' The "injured innocence" Of the rebels or
'atFes was plainly expressed by the Banner
So lesser lights of johnson journalism. I, |
o..1- 'I' our poor editorials vindicating the
- D eh-Ooniederates and Conservstives of
from Brownlow's Iiboror. a..
- v disregard the franchise Ian, nil -
scrihs,, 1lee' the gaze Of any save q" orr spb-
-, ms asserticss was ma a., a..
80, :, =. me injustice they were ds.,;no5 :,
e'ns' N the minds Of athe ~, o'' ues'ineo 10
SonSe9 uenoe oi the false chArg. ~ - Pe0P'e' N
OF Gov bFoWnloW, that tie rshsl. 10y 'esined ~
nvss contemplated rampliue un',r =. - conserve
oct. NF0I the franchise
The Plaiative editorials Of the R..
reoei papers Of the State, were -. :, anu 'tner (
Notwithstanding their hypocritic.l -, APecieo'
'De contrary copied in all the week -, 70
l'SAn papers of the North, and much pup
expressed them :" pHthy was ,
r.ra' ',Nnere We publish in this pepper an ...o-
mee,ips 49,, proceedings Of Conservative or -,
sentiment, -. athens, in East Tennessee Tn.
worthy Of note s.s' Soe. az .s cosys are
ed by every member a,s :, they were heartily sppiaud
party The orator Of the occasion aa Conservative
irresponsible Reckless, lber,ipe II Is true is
is SI ross o., reasonable uerace. r s'aoond
oo,rs SIrs.ol' evidence tha. Gov. Brsval p,a0aed
solved on coIg that party in Tennessee had re-
franchise sct. execution Of the :
'u'oeFed that this sedtIous meeting w..