The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-12-11
RRoWNLow AS HE IS.

A correspondent of the Charleston Courier, wrl-
ting from Nashville, gives the following sketch Of
old BRowNLow. 1t is easy to surmise from the
initials, ..E T. B." and from the fact that he was
attending the General Assembly Of the Presbyteri-
an Church. who this correspondent really is. We're
it not for the high character sustained by the wri-
ter, we should adJidge his pleasantly in asking
Parson b. about his membership TO be unqualified
ly malicious But here is the interview truthfully
told, we have no doubt:
The Rev. Mr.. White, of Chester, Col Lee, of
Sumter, and myself, wandered TO the magnificent
capitol of Tennessee. and actually paid visit TO
the renowned. or shall | say Infamous, or satanic
Brownlow, and actually SAN him and talked with
him. We, all South Carolinians, and suffered no ar
rest like much to see curiosities
We found him lying on his back on lounge.
He is sick-could not rise to receive US, but asked
| us TO sit. He is man of moderate size, with an
intelligent and mild face, and speaks pleasantly.
He has what they call '.the dead palsy" and
shakes all oror and it is pitiable to him. His
friends say it arises from bad treatment from the
Confederates while in prison in Knoxville. How
this is do not know, but it seems to me rs if he
was smitten by God, and had the mark of Cain set
upon him. He told me he was suffering from
acute rheumatism. And sorely rs he oppresses the
Tennesseeans, thing is certain, his own life is
one of pain and anguish. He is pale and sicky,
and cannot, opine much longer do harm. He is
si1ty-fvc years old, and yet has not a grey hair
He lives in the rooms assigned him in the capitol
and never leaves it to 60 anywhere. The people
here say he is afraid 10 come out, less some one
may shoot him, but do not think so. lie is so
feeble and disturbed by locomoion, that he finds
it best to stay in one place. His mind is said to
be as active and plotting ms ever, and his sickness
does not seem 10 sanctify, but exusperate him.
was spokesman for the party said nothing Of
politics; told him of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church; of Dr. Stuart Robinson's
preaching in the McKendree Methodist Church,
and its effect; of DR.. Plumer his giant proportions
and patriarchal appearance, and the like. He
asked me if the General Assembly was getting OIL
larmoniousy l told him it was, and that We
were doing great deal of business, and that eve
rything was going on with bright and beautiful
sunlight above u.s. That our whole body was one
of union and friendship. Here ventured, IL little
in mischief, 10 ask him if his membership was at
| the Mckendree Church. He answered very pleas
| antly, no, but in Knoxville And this man, this
said Brownlow-the Aaric, the Gotl-thc man
that crashes to earth all that is wise and good and
excellent in Tennessee, aud lift up to poison the
atmosphere all that is ignorant and vile and des-
picab!e. is a member of Christ's Church, and
mnsterof the Gospel. But Judas Iscuriot, Simon
Magus, Alexander the coppersmith, and others of
the same class were in the Apostolic Church. God
has always seen fiji to permit wicked men to pros
per for season, and atllict Church and State.