Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-07-03
An Admirable Circular.


Below We publish the Address Of Dr. John w.
70 BIS feIloTseiiizaassfGEanger coun-
y. DR.. T. is th5 nomines of the Radical party for
Repre- entstiEe from Gzalagcr aosssty. He il tie
srsf man who recruited company for the Union
army In Esss Tenseasss- In attempting 10 take BIS
company luuarmed) through the rebellines 20 Ken
lucky, he vas attacked by double bic number Of men
,ssu erzsa, and compelled, after having teen
wounded, 70 surrender. For a long time he YVES in
generated In the rebel prison at Nashville. DR..
is one Of the noblest patriots Of hast
and member Of one Of the most pa
tricto families in America. He IL a brother Of Gen.
Montgomery Tbornburgh, the former States At
torney OF the arst circuit who died martyr in the
rebel prison pen at Madison, Georgia. Another
brothes, Ruassl Thornburgh, ives Major IN the
mineral Flint Tennessee Cavalry, and now bears
an honorsbIs ssar received under the asssfs AMI
strIpar Another brother, Dua Cream Thornburgh,
was gallant Union soldier one Of the true men Of
the last Legislature, and The candidate Of the Re
publican party Cor Representative from Jefferson In
the next Legislature.
DR.. Thornbutgh's address is nalt,or. in pOTro. In
8 few words it presents the whole question,
TO TIE yorEss OF oRAINeEE COUNTY.
FsElosO-CTtissns IL am candidate to represent
you in the lower House Of the next Legislature
From The beginning, through the war and until the
present time. Union man, my purpose is, If elect
ed 70 maintain TIE principles Of the Union men Of
| the country and Of the State By the rebels aud
their friends the Union party has been denounced
I with unceasing hatred Branded as Abolitionists
! Black Republicans, Lincolnites and Tories, during
the war, they are now stigmstized BY their enemies
I as Radicals. ] shall not quarrel with the name
The Union party Is in favor Of al that is radically
/ right and opposed TO all that is radically wrong
and IL their enemies choose 10 csll them Radicals
so let It be- 0nly LET It be known that Il is the samt
party, composed Of the same men, and animated By
the same patriotic spirit that rallied around the Tag
1 In the dark time Of 1861, and have followed j
closely ever since. Their opponents, in the main
arc the same who have opposed them from the start
| the rebele guerrillaa, bushWhsckers copperheeds
and few deserters from the Union ranks the same
who voted for separation and representation
on the 9Th Of June 1861; who voted for the per
manent Constitution on the the lst Of August
1861; who prosecuted the Union men, drove then
into exile 70 prison and 10 DEATH eonscripted thei
| Young men and robbed their old men took theil
property for base currency; insalted their fan1l
iies and plundefed their homes. For time tney
called themselves 81 Confederates; they have now
changed their name and call themselves Consef-
vadves.D The name is changed, the principle re-
mains the samej bitter hostility and hatred Of the
govern raent and the men chosen By the people for
fulers These are the two parties. belong TO the
former. Thu party has performed all its promises
TO the people. It promised 70 stand By the COnsti-
tuition: Il has done SO. Il promised to put down
the rebellion; It has done 50. II promised TO re-
store civil government in the States it has done
Il promised % restore law and order, and 20 pre-
/ serye the peace; L has done so. Il promised 70
give the colored man his freedom, as reward for
Sis hderty 10 the country; il has done 1t prom
Ised 70 furnish US q good currency il hiss done 60
II promised 10 rebuild our schools Il has done So
IL promised 70 start our railroads. Il has done So
In abort has accomplished all that it has attempt
ed u is the party alike Of progress and Of sue
cess Il Is more; II Ia the party Of humanity. The
colored man has not only been made free; but his
freedom is secured TO him by allowing him 20 give
testimony as q witness; by according 20 him equal
civil rights and by admitting him to the ballot box
as voter The unfortunate have been cared for
/ the insane deaf and dumb, the blind and the poor.
Complaint is sometimes made Of the expense at
tending the administration ard the taxes. Govern
meat costs money-RlWays did. The taxes paid for
! good government are our best investments. We
have seen IN the last few yesrs how little property
1 e worth without taxes single raid, guerrilla
attack has often cost mora than the taxes of life
time But Il is not true that our expenses have in
creased under the present government. Our debt
has largely increased by failure 10 pay interest du
ting the WAT, Dy W EdiAFOdub
and the sum needed TO pay the interest consequent
ly increased. This Is only the effects Of the war
Aside from THE the expenses are less than before
the wAr as the figures clearly show. Besides do
those who camor of the expenses tell of any that
they would not incur if intrusted With power2
How lie it with the other party2 Have they full
hlled q single promise, OF accomplished a single
measure they have undertaken They attempted
10 overthrow the American Union and failed. They
made q war Of four years and were shamefully de-
feased They tried last summer, by combination
Of southern rebels and northern copperhesds aided
by few Union deserters, to cverpower Congrass
and get possession of the General Government, a1d
they miserably failed They are now trying to do
the came thing with the State Government Of Ten
nessee and predict they will fail more dsastrously
than ever II is party of fslsehood, unprincipled
unmerciful in its day Of power, cruel and unutler
ably wicked, were ever such denominations in this
land as under their sway They stopped at moth
ing; they had no computations; they followed out
the dictates OF their wicked passions without hesi-
talion or scruple. We were once in their power
for me, / wish never TO be in their power again.
The choice, my fellow-citizens being between
these two parties, one or the other Is TO have the
control Of the State and 10 administer its govern
ment Which shall il be- This is for you TO de-
eide ct the coming election, the first Thursday of
August next Ny own mind Is made up. | am
for the men who saved the government having the
control Of il and for those who tried TO destroy it
standing aside.
With these views have consented 10 become
candidate and viii do al in my power TO carry them
into effect. ] have spent my whole life in this and
the neghboring counties Of Union and jefferson In
the last Of which was born. BY most Of Won 1
am we'll known, and for long time. From now
until the election shall endeavor to visit the dill
ferent parts Of the county, aud to express my views
more fully 10 you in person.
J. w. THoRSBURGH.
Tampco, Granger Co.. June 24th, 1867.