Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
Observation-Disclosures.

A short explanation of these terms viii
not be out of place, since their use have be-
come SO common and much misused and
abused. In order that the reader may fully
understand the true meaning, we will first
give Webster's definition as defined IN
political sense, and then illustrate the same
by the course and conduct of the Union
marty as compared with the Rebel party.
"HADrcALLY :" Originally; at the origin
or root fundamentally as, scheme or sys-
tenn radically wrong or detective
uRApIcALIsM:'' "The doctrine or princi-
nle of making radical reform in government,
by oycrturning and changing the present
state of thing"
Mark the above defnitionsi
"RApIc4L" ''In modern politics, a person
who advocates radical reform, or extreme
measures in reformation.
The above are the exact political detini-
tons and meaning of the words as gwen
bv Webster. The two first definitions ap-
Div clearly to those who attempted the
overthrow of the Government, and so to
show that such were radically wrong.
Cnoh were ultra, extreme radicals. y ny
Simply because they attempted to overthrow
the tfovernment by the most extreme raui-
cal measures. They struck at the very
'sroot" of liberty by the use OF the mos'
radical measures, for the purpose OF over
throwing government republican IN form
Hence thew were destructive Radicals. They
were radically radical. The Unionlsts at
the outset and during the war were termed
conservatives, though they were compeile'
! IN resort TO radical measures to repel tn'
consequences of extreme destructive ran
caIism. The Union party, though they
we're forced TO use radical measures, nave
succeeded in thwarting the designs OF des
trpctive radicalism. Then, according e
Tho definitions. we have party OF rddtcd
destructives, and party OF rdd'cat re
foymers The one having used their utmos
efforts to destroy the Government, the othe
inst sufficient effort TO preserve 1t. IL IS lfu
chat a radical reformation In the orgahi
law of the Government has been 1ound ne
cessary in order to preserve Its great Iunda
mental principles, and to prevent l's ma
dnst,nction at the hands OF those WI
tbropgh extreme radical measures, mace IN
necessity fer radical reform.
Tho institution Of slavery seems to nav
boon the great subject which aroused
s,;rit antaSonistic TO the Union. The ao
yFoeates of slavery became so radically DC
.,,.,etive In their views, as to make wa
During the struggle, it became qgcstlo
D;t ~ t6oso battling for the preservation
the rsI Union, whether to submit to q radio.
o ore Of the whole Constitution, an
the q entire destruction of the Union n .
interest Of human |arery, or to reLn reno,
!, slavery by radical .eforrn in one parllc ,
q lar in the Constitution, and thereby preser'
b the Union. Hero we have the whole iss,
Q in nutshell, to wit, universal freedom, =
preservation of the Constitution with u
necessary change, and the whole Union,
the destruction of freedom, the Constitute
and the Union.
The choice of radical reformation TO ana
q civ and ruin was certainly wise. Mart
Luther was radical reformer To nj
the Christian world is indebted for religio