New-York tribune., 1867-05-14
TENNESSEE.

GOV. BRowNLow's ADDRESS TO TIE PEOPLE.
Gov. Brownlow has published long address to the
voters of the state which he reviews the action OF the
Democrats the Legislature opposing colored suffrage;
the charges that he was formerly defender Oh
Slavery and presents the situation as follows:
"There are but two parties in this country, and IN the
nature Of things there be but two parties nowone
the party for the Union the Republican party or II you
please the Radical party standing up to aud endQrsng
American Congress The other ls the representative
of the Rebel party. sometimes calling itself the COnServa
tive party sometimes the National Union party, anu
again the Constitutional Democratic party. This ring
sreaked aud striped Rebel party led Us into war ana re-
bellion, and it is time to leave 1t IN lts wckedness We
party with all their nfamy and the blackness OF theI
record or with the only party competent 70 crush IT, anu
the issues Of 1861 and the Republican party alone has the
power TO Whether successful or otherwlse at
the polls stand upon this platform Of principle
/ am charged with inconsistency. in that am, as an
Old Line Whig advocating the principles OF the kepuDl
can party. Republican Congress has inaugur"tea
Henry Cays American system-a system that nave au
yocaed for the last 80 years protectlNe tafln, INC
ment OF rivers and ha.bOrs, the establishment OF ma
tiOnal currency &C. fill Mr. Clays bhl tuly, ana Ewes
the country what have all the time codtended for WIN
what show of consistency can Union OF any stripe
now come out and act with the RebeDemocratic party
The Democracy OF the South nnugurated the Kebclon
and the Democracy OF the North aided abeed. encour
aged, and sustained the Rebellion The Democratic
leaders resolved in their Chicago Convention IN s5i ta
the for the Union was failure, and Air EtheHdge
joined them in the support Of their teketencouragns
and supporting dssertOns from the Union army.
The Southern Democratic Rebellion cost tins country
GOO 900 lives and g. J and carried mourning ana
desOlatOn into every household, North ana SOUTH lhe
Democratic leaders instlgated riots ar the North they
conspred release the Rs0e Prisoners at Camp Dong
las and TO surrender Northern cities TO their tender me
cies And this party nerved the arm OF Booth 10
assassinate the patriot Lincoln! -
In perfect keeping with the rebelllous spirit OF the
Rebel Democracy North and and South has been te nc
ton OF tine late treasonable conclave AZ Nashville they
have nominated for Governor Emerson Etherdge' who
advised the people Of Tennessee on the stump az late as
1855 TO overthrow the State Government by fcreeIto
shoot down the tax collectors ana negrOes-sseeu lh
the negroes much slaves As they ever were-ad
for this treason he arrested and imprisoned by
MajorGen Thomas rms man represents .o ,i spI h anu
principles OF the Convention that nominated min
and an this class OF traitors viii rally 10 MS support
The nomination Of Mr. Etherdge not made IN the eh
pectatiOn OF electng him, but To produce nlschiei
prominent members OF the Convention admitted, the
evening after the nomination was made, tat they dd
not expect 10 elect him This nomination OF man VINO
has been Matching and plotting treason and reditioh
the Government since It's organlZaslOh
man who prOclams that the state Constitution has not
been amended that the coored people are yet sianes
that violence in oyerhrowng the state Government II
ustiable that disOhedencc 10 the laws and the bfr
ing up Of the courts are also usnaDe All thls dseose
a state OF the Rebel mind that many gvVd men uu ho
think existed aud in the estimation of the public Jusii
hes the enactment OF the militia Law aud other c1'
treIne Radical measures
Whereycr these violent speeches are made. nhaming
the bad passions OF bad men, deem u my duty 10 station
troops and shall do let the consequences De Wht thc
may And although the greatest imaginable freedom OF
the press and OF speech should be allowed 70 men OF an
parties and the conduct Of public men ana theii measus
should be criticized without reserve do not conceive u
ana hear any man excite spirit by deno1ncng
the Federal aud State Governments 10 the
Courtsand the setting aside Of their decisions by force
With these opinions briefly set forth submit my in.
teress the loyal voters at the ba0tD0H 10 DC disposed
of Oh the first Thursday In August 80 Tar a. am nd-
vIduay concerned my success or defeat VIII amount 70
nothing IL OF the first Importance 10 tho state ana
20 the Union men, that the principles when my honha
tiOn represents should triumph. W. g. BRowNLO"'
3, 1867.