The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-08
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Brownlow as Moses and BrOwnlOw
as BroWnlow.
ATHENs. -. Feb. 22.

| ATHENS, TENN, Feb. %, 1866.
/ see that Brownlow has changed bis
name from Brownlow to Moses. Having
changed his principles, and abandoned his
friends many times. he ought to be allowed
to change his name once. I propose to
subjoin few extracts from a book contain
ing debate of the slavery question, bet
ween Rev. W. g. Brownlow and Rev. II.
Pryne, held at the city Of Philadelphia, in
September. 1853, to show that instead Of
being Moses to the poor negro then,
he was veritable Pharoah. He then de-
elarsd that s'American slavery Wasordain-
ed 81 Sod that slavery only could elevate
the brutal negro from his state of pristine
barbarisnn that its continuation was abso-
lutely necessary to prevent the civilized
negroes of the South from relapsing into
their old savage state, . and pledged HIM
self, if necessary, to wade through red
sea Of blood to perpetuate it. just hear
this ''Moses" talk in 1858:
Slavery was established by and with
the consent, knowledge and appreciation Of
Almighty God American slavery is not
only not sinful, but especially commanded
by God, through Moses. and approved
through the apostles by Christ and I
might conclude its defense by asserting
what God ordains, and Christ ganctifes,
should command the respect and liberation
Of even Northern abolitionists.'
81 have only to say, that the institution of
Al.
that class of the human family who had
not the capacity to provide for their wants,
and of this class are the entire African
race"
''WhateVer improves the moral, mental
and physical condition of people is a
blessing to them, and ought to be perpetu-
/ ated. That slavery has improved the mo-
raj, mental and physical condition of the
negroes enslaved, must be evident to every
/ one who compares the condition of the
| Southern slaves with the free negroes of
the North. Nay. more, slavery, only, can
/ elevate the negro race from their state of
/ pristine barbarism, and the continuation of
slavery is absolutely necessary to prevent
I
lapsing into their old savage state. Sa-
very has tanned, civilized and christian
lied, if you please, the brutal negroes,
brought to our shores it has elevated
them physically, mentally, morally, and
therefore it has proven blessing to them,
and ought to be perpetuated. 1 assert that
American slavery is blessing to the mas
ter, blessing to the non-slaveholders of
the South, and blessing to the negro
slaves in particular
THIS BRowNLow MOSES A FALSE PROPHET.
81 can tell the gentleman, (Mr. Pryne,
| and all who are of like resolution, that if
their great grand children live to see Amer
lean slavery eradicated from the States
/ South, where it now is, by the sanction of
law and the provisions of our Constitution,
as we'll as with the appreciation of God
himself, they will live until their heads
are as gray as a Norwegian rat. When the
angel Gabriel sounds the loud trumpet of
! God, and calls the nations of the earth to
Judgment, theu, and not before, will sla-
very be abolished South of Mason and
Dixon's line"
He proposes to martyr himself to perPet-
uate slavery
stWe came honestly by our. slaves at the
South-we are treating them as the laws
of God directs-and before we will have
,hem seized and carried off by abolitionists,
we will pour out our blood as freely as we
would water We enjoy the right of Ha-
motto servitude, guaranteed to US by the
Constitution Of our country, and by the
divine laws of God, and these rights we
intend to enjoy, or to a man we will die,
strung along Mason and DixOn's line, with
our faces looking North p
These are brave words 1t is better &c
boast coming from the field, than before
you enter it. How did this modern Moses
bear himself when the time for action came!
He talks bravely, but how did he act? Did
6 he unsheath his sword and "string" him
self along Mason and Dixon's line, to meei
: and drive back these men, whom he char
aeterizes as ''abolition vagrants, Kansas
sypathizing, freedom shrieking, Union
) hating hypoerites % Not much! he
! basely and disgracefully abandoned hii
principles, his friends, his home, and crep
D through the Confederate lines and made
e his way north of Mason and Dixon's line
4 where he publicly villifed and slandereC
= the people of the South to crowded houses
q at fifty cents per night, children and ser
S wants half price. He has most shame
j, fully betrayed the white race. and if thr
:, coloFed race will adopt him as their Moses
+ after what be has said about them, thel
r they deserve to be betrayed. Either b
i was vile hypOerite in 1858, or he is on
d nowl Be not deceived If you trust thi
+ Brownlow- Moses, he viii bring you f
e grief. MoMHN