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

the only true Union men. They visit you with con-
tumely and abuse because you will not take rebels
by the hand and put them in place and power
They profess great love for the Constitution and
say that Union sustained by force cannot last
long. We were told when the was at its height,
that five millions of people could never be con-
gUered; that all history showed this But plain
solid facts came along and showed the contrary
You cannot judge of the power OF this great moral,
social and political revolution by any reference to
the past 1t stands out in bold relief far above and
beyond all the examples in history, and in vain you
search for precedent in any age of the world
Who controls this country? 1t is the people forth
Of the Ohio river II is the sturdy inhabitants OF
the East and the great Northwest. They own nine
tenths of all the American securities held in this
country. They possess threefourths of the proper
ty in America Their young men are numerous
and their storehouses are filed with material sup
plies Their nerves are Of steel and their sinews of
iron, and they have the power to enforce their
will
Ono of our resolutions declares that we will stand
by Congress in Wrestling the power from the hands
of our faithless Executive This looks squarely to-
wards impeachment. Do not be alarmed gentle
men of the convention. The law Of impeachment
is no new thing in this country. 1t Is as old as
Fanieuel Hall It is as old the stars and stripes
We have this law, wisely engrafted in our system by
the fathers for the preservation of the sacred boon
of liberty. If the President or other officer OF the
government commit high crimes and misdemean-
ors, he may be tried and if found guilty, removed
from position to do farther harm Thank God
that We have this peaceful remedy, and we have
lOVal CONGRESS that hsS the nerve 20 t-v Andrew
Johnson and ii it be right md proper, he VIII OF
impeached. We hear that if this should Re done
another war would follow Who are going to fight
in the SoUth2 can assure you that it will not be
any Of those last ditch fellows for they got about
enough in the last war, and the idea that one OF
them could whip four or five yankees, has, as the
boys said, long since played out" Yes but the
Northern people will fight among themselves Tins
is the same old song which was sung all over the
South from 1860 to the day that Lee surrendered.
1t will not do to address this argument to lnteL-
gent men. There will be no war. Some OF these
fiery, Southern johnson men may put Their BOOTS
outside their pants and swear for time, that they
will kill a niger and this is all it will amount TO-
\ letter has been circulated all over the State,
signed by protesting to be Christian minis
ter, stating that Congress has passed law making
it felony for whites and blacks to intermarry-
The signer of this document is the Hon. N G. lay
lor, and at the head of the sheet is the picture OF
negro lying upon his back, with white man n ear,
working for ten cents day. This was the Penn
sylvania electonecrng placard used in the last
campaign in that State These things are ranked
all over the State by one of your Senators IN
| Congress, and is a sample of the arguments
addressed by the Copperheads to the intelligence OF
our people But the statement in the letter Is false
as hell itself.
l Will call your attention to the law establishing
the FrCcdmcns Bureau, as that seems to be one OF
the great engines with which the opposition lnten
to fight Us in the State Now you will lind that the
most odous feature which they claim for this sys-
tenn is chargcablc upon their particular friend In
the bill which was passed during Mr.. Lincoln ad-
ministratiOn, there IS no provision authorizing the
| arrest of white man upon the complaint OF ne
| gro. You will lind that this authority was CIV en-
by an order from Andrew johnson, after he became
acting President.
/ Now, | want to talk a little about the trial Of
jeff Davis How is it that he has not been tried
Andrew johnson said officially to the world That ne
/ had evidence that Davis in completely with
the murderers of President Lincoln, and upon this
statement of facts he offered reward for his app-e-
| hension. After he was captured and brought TO
| Washington, johnson asked the Attorney General
| of the United States, MIR. Speed If the prisoners
charged with the murder of the President could be
tried by q military commission. To this olhcIal IN
/ quiry Mr. Speed replied in the affirmative. What
| did Andrew johnson DO He made up this com
mission and sent every to be tried but Jeh Da-
! Wis Why was he left out We have been told
that you cannot try citizens by military commission
Were not all these other persons convicted OF the
assassination citizens Mrs Surratt was tried,
and rghtfully too, by this court and was she not
citizen? Even woman could be tried and hung
! for o,same Crinne that Andrew johnson charged
I upon lie CHEZ f50B,. Why was not DiF JfT6u :.
Lie was sent to Fortress Monroe and lodged in COM
Portable quarters, and fed with bountful hand, at
the expense of the government from money which
you have to pay in taxes while the others were sent
to the gallows.
Next we hear that the tread of the seminal dis
turbed Jef7s slumbers and fine brussels carpet
was laid down upon the ground fer the soldiers to
walk on, so that the sensitive traitor could enjoy
his virtuOus slumbcrE. Think of Andersonvllle,
Salisbury and other charnel houses, made hideOus
to the memery Of all time by the uDhuman treat
ment of brave Union soldiers, having the right at
the time 10 treatment as prisoners Of war. Think
of the thousands of brave boys who expired in those
sinks of pollution beneath the brOiling sun OF a
Southern cline, whose lives were sacrificed in the
most inhuman manner, and then think Of the brus-
sells carpet spread for the delectation Of who
responsible for all those sicknng horrors, at which
sheer humanity recoils.
Who s.ands by Andrew johnson Is it the mer
who stood by him when he professed loyalty l
live il the same Congressional District with him,
where his influence over the people was formerly
very great.
In that district We have 5000 majority, and
pied -e you my word Of honor as n man, that there
will not be twenty-five conservative votes poled II
it, In the county Of Greene whore they have vo
ted for him for the last thirty years they have
washed their hands of him, and the county viii
give some 500 to 900 majority against his policy
How is it 10 Kentucky Look at her situation
to-day Who is 20 be her next Governor Hum
phrey Marshall respectfully declines. John Z
Breckenridge concludes that he Will not come Ovel
the border to run for Governor Just now. But Gen
Preston gracefully intimatcs that he will consent t
serve the people and they are to have rebel Gen
cra for the next Governor of that once proud State
The Union men in the State once haG the game II
their own hands, but they listened to the song o.
Cancellation to rebels, and they arc Irrcvocably dom
for in the State. Look at Maryland, 80, My Ma
rvland" that we have beard so much about The
Union men there refused the aid of the loyal color
ed men, and they are hOpelcssly ground down be
meath the heels Of traitors, with one that playe
false even TO his party, sent TO the United State
1 Senate in place of a true man.
Tennessee has done more wisely. She nus don
an act of Justice to her faithful sons Of which sh
y need never be ashamed. Coorcd men voted IN tn
State up to 1852 and even the fathers of some o
our cxquisitely sensitive conservatives, who nov
, make 50 much fuss about the matter, went 10 th
polls with them, and thought there was no AarL
. done Who would be the candidate Of the rebel
today for Governor if the franchise law were bro
7 ken down Isham c. Harris. lie Is their idol to
G day.
" interrupted by applause, and at ITS close, nc w
Enthusiastically cheored.
: Speeches we're made by Mr.. Furay and other
but the atencs Of the hour, in connection with tt
, nrc-s Of matter connected with the convention, pre-
y vented any further report
SIXTH DISTRICT.
4 meeting Of delegates from counties IN {.
= sixth Congressional District assembled at commit
= tee room No. 7, Jesse Taylor was appointed Chai
= man. and A. W. Hawkins Secretary.
! Senator Cypert moved that the convention
- nominate q candidate for Congress be held at III
den on the Sd Monday in April. Motion carried.
\ 1t was moved that committee Of three be a
= pointed to draft call for said convention Adopte
L Messrs. Wines, Cypert, and Gibbs were appoiu
ed said committee.
, A W Hawkins, Of Dickson county, was app"i
- ted on the State Executive Committee
. The following gentlemen comprise the E1ccItI
e Committee for the District
= Z L. MCGEE, Of Hardin county I. H. Gibbs
= Lawrence: J. y. Puckett Of Hickman; Willis
Wines, Of Montgomery Judge Palmer Of HUI
re phreys
- The noeeting then adjourned