Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-07-30
The Prosperity OF Tennessee.

The love of bread, the desire for the security of
person and property the love of the peace and quiet
Of homes beyond the danger of the assassin's knife
or the roar and shock of battle and the desire for
the prosperity of Tennessee are stronger than at
tachment to mere party--both with Radicals and
rebels-exceptlng, perhaps, the rebel adventures
who are publishing newspapers, and preaching Sc
ditious and revolutionary politics Now we wish
to put up right here fnger-board TO solve the
doubts of the perplexod, by pointing the shortest
way to this prosperity. 1t is right down the Radi-
cal road, as laid out and built by our Radical Lee
gsla.ure They have removed obstacles which
Conservatives have ever regarded as insurmounta-
bic. By impartial suffrage to all good citizens they
have gained the shortest cut. The masses are now
asked to take this road and keep it open forever,
and abandon the old Conservative route, which not
only wanders far out of the direct course but lies
through country filed with disquiet, terror pro-
scripton, sediton, assassination, rebellion and rev.
oution, and anarchy, from which no patriot can
hope to escape with bis life
The first necessity to the prosperity of any COM
munty is government. A poor government is
better than none. A tyranny is better than snar-
chy. But we want firm and just government,
and we have in our present loyal State government
just what is wanted. Organized here at a time
when there was no civil government by United
States authorities in obedience to that clause in the
Constitution which requires the nation to secure
republican form of government to every State; re-
COtulLcu JO-uhy ny Jue ODlbea Otdbes as the OnIV
rightful government which can exist in Tennessee;
backed, therefore, by the United States army, by
the loyal masses Of the nation and of the State and
now planted the rock of impartial Justice to all
good citizens for a cornerstone it is most firmly es
tabished. And SO justly is it administered that in
every essential to contented, happy and prosper
our people, it knows no difference between the
humblest and the proudest citizen. Nowhere, pro-
baby are the accidents Of birth and fortune more
completely ignored.
We have now State government which COM
mands the respect Of The intelligent yeomanry of
the North and which, if ratified by the people at
the coming election, will attract toward Tennessee
a rush of Immigration of the most desirable cha
racter, equal in number only by that drawn to Mis-
sour by the adoption Of its Radical constitution.
Radical triumph will assure them that in Ten
nessee there free elections and free speech that
the power of rebel hate and prescription has van
ishea, and that they come hither and enjoy our
delightful climate, cultivate rich lands enter
tanning whatever political opinions their reason
may guide them to in the same peace and security
as in their free homes in the North. Thousands
are anxously waiting for this assurance. A Radi-
cal triumph will give capital and credit at the
loyal North, will develop our immense mineral re-
sources, will cover idle lands with snowy harvest
Of the great staple will erect mills at our magnih
cent and inviting waterfalls. 1t will make Ten
nessee a free, glorious and prosperous State.
But, if the Conservative party succeed, they are
pledged by their platform to an Immediate over
throw of the present constitution and government
Of Tennessee. They are pledged TO the immediate
enfranchisement of the rebels and this can only be
done by such revolution. Do you desire the inse-
curity and violence and murder which will attend
this revolution? When the rebels, to accomplish
their wicked purposes, have overturned the State
government the United States authorities, by whom
It was established will step in with their troops and
put their foot upon such foolish and infamous re
bellion. To secure it again as firmly as it stands
to-day we shall, for years, have greater turbulence
and harder struggle. Meantime, capital and i'm
migration will avoid, and peace-loving citizens will
abandon our unfortunate State. Lands will lie idle
and depreeiate in value Millions Of dollars will
not cover the losses to the State.-Me1nPhis Post