Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-03-06


Wsvne-T. J. Cypsrt NJ. S. Lawson, J. j. Por-
ter. VI F. Bumpass, c. G. StebblinG, Samuel Ora
/ Gins, j. w. Bumpuss, G. T. Huckalee, NJ. S. Law
SON. W +. Bumpuss.
Warren-Lewis +. Faulkncr
Weakly-W. II. Carleton, r. II. Drury {. IN
dorwood and Harvey Drury
White-Col S. Parker Geo. W Anderson, Thos.
Stewart, VIM. Bosom, VIM. II. White James
Gracy, Geo II. Hill.
Wiiliamson-Wm P. Campbell, A. w. Colby, j.
C. Biggus, Henry Potts, J. NJ. Skinner, Hugh Ed
ngto Clifford Dudley, j. T. Andrews, Adam White,
Horatio Smithson, DR.. D. B. Cliff, \. w. Moss, Dr.
/ W McFall, and J. c. Bliss
Wilson-W l. Waters W. II. Goodwin, \. }.
Bryant, NJ A Price, Ma. j. W Church, Elias Bar
bee Joseph Moxley, E. H. Noxley.
SPEECHES
/ Judge North, while the convention was awaiting
/ the action Of the Committee Resolutions, was
vociferousy called on to address the assemblage.
/ He said that he had been called on for a speech
/ but had none. When be had heard read the resOlu-
ous last adopted he felt that he would like To- have
n speeCh-a good one, and press 1t on the attention
! Of the convention. When he thought Of the great
/ things which had been accomplished during Gov
/ BrownloWs administration, he could not help feel
ing tbst " vented r. complete is excellence ef-
fCient system OF public schools, open - every child
/ in the State. He reminded of a little incident
/ that occurred some two hundred years ago. Great
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inquire into their condition. These officials had
/ called upon the Governor Of Connecticut and bad
been informed that one-fourth of the entire revenue
! of the commonwealth was devoted TO education
! They were, on the contrary told by the Governor
Of Virginia that schools were fOstered in that
State printing presses and he hoped none would
be- Both States have tried their policies for two
hundred years and have the result stated recent
/ " in newspaper published at Charlottesville, Va,
TO the effect that the South had been taking the road
10 subugation while the North had been taking the
| road to empire and that the former section should
promptly inaugurate public school system, laying
aside all prejudice against it on account of its Yam
! keo origin. Experience had demonstrated that
schools and newspapers were the cheapest money
making machines ever tried by a State IT, for
! years before secession, every family IN Tennessee
had been taught TO read, and had diligently perused
! some good newspaper, no rebellion could ever have
/ lifted its head in this State.
! But we are progressing. We have now forty
thousand newly cnfranchsed citizens ready to vote
| in favor of education and loyalty He was glad to
portion of them that day in the gallery, form
ing fitting cll-ground supporting the picture OF
! the noble Lincoln If they could not all read now
they might soon or at least tho little bright-eyed
sons and daughters might soon learn TO read to them
and teach them 10 maintain their manhood and their
! loyalt5.
He was sorry to know the great disproportion be
tween the rebel and the loyal newspapers in Ten
nessec. Where ten were nstilling reasonable SEN
timents, and educating the people to hate the gen
/ eral government, only one was pursuing the oppo-
| site course He wished that we had more papers
like the Press and Times. He never read that no
bic paper without wishing to be personally acquant-
ed with the editor who could write such words Of
truth and soberness. That paper ought TO be in the
hands Of every family The Memphis Post was
another noble sheet. He had met General Eaton,
its manly editor, at the loyal convention IN Pha-
( depha last year, and he had learned IT, appreciate
his character He should always reColeCt that pa
per and the Knoxville Wing, for the good they had
accomplished in educating the people to loyalty
The Press and Times, Memphis Post Knoxville
Wing, JoDesbOro Flag, and every other I mon Jour
nal in the State ought to be better supported, and
more widely circulated and read than they were.
In the backwoods the fasehoods and misrepresen-
tatOns of the rebel sheets often have time to tester
and ulcerate before they can be cured. The loyal
papers should be more extensively dlssemlnated IN
order to prevent these results The militia bill re-
Gently passed by the legislature had been SO nufed
that the people in many places were beginning TO
kregard il giant scheme TO tTtort taxation from
1.-THE poor without corresponding benefits 1t was not
until the proper information had been furnished by
the loyal newspapers that the provisions of the law
were understood As soon as they were instructed
they were satisfied, and approved the work Of their
legislature. Let loyal newspapers be widely ClrCu-
lated. All have peculiar value and advantages III
their several localities The State really ought TO
be divided into districts with subcommittee for
. Every man ought to consider himself co mmlttee
! TO procure subscribers. Let each do his duty,
, improving the present. doing his best and then
we shall soon learn whether cur rulers can bear
prosperity as well as they have borne adversely
b The remarks of Judge North, Of which we have
been able TO give only brief outline, we're recev
ed with frequent Interruptions Of applause, and the
loud cheers which greeted him as he closed showed
that he had touched chord Of deep sympathy in
% the hearts of his hearers.
SPEECH OF JUDGE UoUK.
., Judge Houk was vociferously called for. He
made a very humorous short speech, which kept h'
auditors in spasm of laughter, from beginning L
end We give a brief outline Of his remarks.
= He said, ! have been trying 70 tx up plan &c
beat the rebels but YOU wont let mo alone and keel
T. on ncrrupting me all the time 20 make a speech K
you. Are you all gone crazy? don't see the us'
Of talking 10 men Of one mind and one heart-en
J. gagged in q common cause Of breaking down thu
| rebel enemy. If one rebel has shocked IN here s.
3 home and tell your wife that you are the wors
whipped rascal you ever saw, that there is no res
D. direction for n conservative or a rebel Say tina
1 you saw in council tho representatives of $1,000
4 Union men who have always stood fast by thei
principles and who will never desert them Sa'
T. that we have brought into the field the black brig
ade from 10000 TO 20, 900 strong, who viii supper
the Union even 10 hanging rebels. Some week
ago these men were not fit for the franchise, but
has been discovered that they not SO black now
g rebels COO ms softly as r sucking dove but thes
black men will not be CntCod INTO the rebel ranks
No sooner had tho legislature passed thu new fran
T. Chise law and made it part of the constitution
TENNESSEE and the Colored men had a right TO tn
ballot than this same little waTt-cyed knoCk-kneeC
e. ay-bsckcd hpshot rebel party changed its tune
d. 1t is no longer said Well Bob, but How do 20
IT, do Mr.. Smith For fifty years the black man hs
F. been deprived Of his vote, been spurned and scorr
cd, but the moment il is restored, they walk u
TO him and shake hands, with Nr. Jones, no
did YOU leave your wife and children this morning!
Iv But as deh8sod british and down-trodden as Oh
negro may have BEEN he don't like bad Compan
w. better than anybody else and these rebels wei
at first a little tender footed, and knowing how
would receive them is they gathered CouraC
il they would take the ncw-mado voters of TO OF
A. side and say, Look here, the Legislature is ms
b king tool of YOU. II stuck a clause in the iTaI
Is chise bill to keep you of jures and out OF office.
Ps They want all the fat places for themselves. The
F. Just want your votes to help them TO &c. them
err am Judge IN East Tennessee, and right here II
tend to give judicial decision. l think a negro
y iii 20 sit jury 70 try any rebel. Take the fla
m. est-noscd and thickest-lpped negro you can I'm
and l will vote for him 10 beat rebel
\ conservative legislator told me that he Won
have voted for the franchise bill but he was atra
the Radicals would get all the credit; but
wouldn't object to slipping in TO get the credit.
T Now, these fellows Will soon be claiming TO be {
ncgros best friends. II you vote for them, you W
". put IN uthCC those VINO always nave nailed Inc =
cd groes and the poor whites alike You stood by {
government, but if you vote for a Conservative
H. perhaps you think mean a rebcl--elevate him
os Office because he pats you on the back he will tn
and TEND you when he gets the power. But knC
you will not vote SO. The Conservative party
practically dead. Nsl.s, tcEeL, lsphar,iH' Is VIZ
I ten upon its coffin, which means Andy AnC
NJ your policy has gone TO the dogs What l b
most Is man who once had spark OF loyalty CO
ing along saying, " ! am Conservative" Now
is nothing but dirty dog that will muddy eve
y / body lac rubs against.
have little more tn say In fifteen minutes
r. resolution will boo ready 10 read declaring Brow
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