Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-22

Brownlow, the candi-
date Of the party that p'Ii
dndnn the rebellion.


Brownlow, the candi-
date Of the party that put
folon the rebellion.
Brownlow, the friend
Of loyal men, the foe Of.
rebels and traitors.
Brownlow j. supported
by, and viii get the vote
Of nearly evsry original
Union man in Tennessee.
Brownlow VIII get the
vote of nearly esery hon
orally discharged Union
soldier.
Brownloly is supported
by none who are not true
Union men
Brownlow is endorsed
by nearly all the men
who voted for LincoLn,
and the suppression Of the
rebellion.
Br0wnlow is not sup
ported by . single man
who volunteered in tbs
rebel army; or who wait.
ed to be drafted into tbs
Union army.
Brownlo&'s election il
advocated by the sam,
newspapers that support
ed and encouraged tn
Federal army, and de
nonneed JEFF. Davis ant
his rebellion.
Brownlow has done hi
best to keep Tennessee il
legal hands-and has sue
ceeded.
Brownlow stood shout
der to shoulder with John
son while he was Militar,
Governor and loyal +; bu
when johnson turned reb
el and traitor, BrownloV
cut loose from him and dc
nounced him as an apps
tate.
Brownlow, while th
| Union army was strivin
TO drive JEFF. DaviI
hordes out of TENNESSEE
and put down guerrilla
encouraged that army b
word and deed, and ad
vised the hanging of arm
cd robbers and prowlerI
Brownlow was one {
the leaders in re-organiz
ing a loyal government i
Tennessee, and in restol
ing the supremacy of civ.
law.
Brownlow used his a
most power to put th
State machinery in me
ton, and to restore tn
credit and influence of th
State at home and abroad
Brownlow strove to II
store Tennessee to he
place IN the Union, an
succeeded-Andy MOI
withstaDding.
Brownlow devoted b.
pen and his voice
strengthen and sustain tn
| Union cause and thong
too feeble to fight himsel
clothed his two sons ]
loyal blue, and put ther
in the Union army.
| Brownlow, though Ont
in favor of slavery, as wa
the great mass of tn
present Union men ]
Tennessee, is not0 and hs
Tong been the friend an
champion of freedom, an
the protector Of loyal CO.
ored men. Paul was Dor
and educated a Jei0, br
died a Christian ApOstl
and was gloryisd.
| Brownlow holds OPT,
ions, and thinks it no oil;
grace to abandon what b
believes to be ioro,ig, an
espouse what he believe
to be right
Brownlow gave Abra
ham Lincoln, the Marty
President, a cordial sap
port, and strove to secur
his reelection over Nc
Clailan. the CopperheHt
Brownlow was threat
ened with death by tn
rebels, because he woulI
not turn traitor and sup
port JEFF. Davis and u
bogus Southern Coafed
eracy.
Brownlow was ARRESTED
and imprisoned by tn.
rebel military authorities
because he was a loya
mar and would tall
Union.
Brownlow has the I'm
limited confidence of tn
Great Union Party in tn
loyal North.
Brownlow has con
stantly acted on the thee
~ that loyal men AMI
loyal men only shoalC
rule in this State.
Brownlow is opposeC
to the admission Of dis
loyal men to Congress
and is in favor of disfraH
ehiSing the leaders of tbs
late rebellion.
Brownlow is opposed
to the election of any mar
to Office in this State who
is not an bGlconditionaI
Union man and is in IA
vor of keeping rebels OH
Of office.
Brownlow is in favor OF
protecting the lives Of
Union men by the bay
onet, rather than allow
rebels to maltreat and
murder them at pleasure
Brownlow has refused
to surrender good Union
officers TO the bordering
rebel States to be tried
and punished for pretend
ed offences committed
under lawful orders du-
ring the war.
Brownlow stands to-
day where be stood du-
ring the whole warm
the Great Loyal Army,
and was made Governor
Of the State in reward for
his faithfulness and patri-
otism.
Brownlow has never
failed to receive the com
tus4dagions and dDnI0sfse
of patriots throughout the
country, and has long
been a high priest OF
Unionism.
Brownlow has the bold
ness, honesty and compre-
hensiveness OF q states
man. Mailed with truth,
right and loyalty, he goes