Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-08
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Who are the Most L0yal

Who are the Most Legal
Those who rebeIled against our Government, and
who fought against the Union until their weapons
of warfare were wrenched out of their hands, are
now endeavoring to make the impression, all over
this country, that they are the only loyal people
now in our land. The rebel preachers who fred
up the Southern heart, until thousands of their
victims were slain, and who have filed the whole
country, North and South, with mourning and la
mentation, are still publishing igceadiary senti-
ments, in hopes of retrieving a the lost csase.7
Hear what the Rev. Rebel Brilliant, of the
Church South, on the Jonesboro circuit is publish
ing tc the people. A few days ago he said to Mr..
Hufanes, Sr, that the Southern people (meaning
the rebels are the most loyal people in the coun-
try" This same Brilliant also stated to John N.
/ Bawman that the people who owned Confederate
money ought to hold to it, for doubtless it would
yet be good and that all who lost their negro slaves
during the war would get pay for them when the
Southern people once more gained the power.
What do our Union people think Of this? Are
they willing TO be taxed to redeem Confederate
money, and pay for the negroes who were set free
by the emancipation proclamation. This is the doc
trine that these rebel preachers of all denominations
are now promnlgating and striving TO nouleate the
same in the hearts Of the people, young and old
This same Brilliant stated in the presence of
George Ryan, w. Wilcox, and Judge Folsam, in
Elzsbethton, Carter county, that "the Legislature
of this State at its last session, had passed law
making it criminal 10 call black man negro"
This was done doubtless to injure the members of
the Legislature.
To show the real feelings Of this man Brilliant,
in reference to his rebelism will refer to little
incident that took place short time ago in Carter
county, near Elizabethton, at the house of Isaac
Upton. After family worship, probably on Sunday
morning, Mr. Brilliant requested one of the young
ladies TO play tune the piano. The young lady,
thinking that sacred music would be the most ap-
propriate for the time and the occasion, commenced
to play hymn, but the sainted Brilliant told her
to play Dirie as he always felt quite happy when
he heard that good old song sung or played"
could write much more, but the above shows
the G1liBalls of the rebel heart
In all the newspapers published by the Church
South, that we have any knowledge of, the reader
find letters and editorials filled with lbellous
and slanderOus articles against the Methodist and
other loyal Churches. In a letter published in the
Baltimore Episcopal Methodist, of March 2sth,
dated Emory, Vaq March 18TH by that pure and
cllGSte man, Rev. j. Atkins he makes the following
inquiry: How is it that the citizens of Baltimore
and Maryland with their known Conservative SEN
tments and feelings, continue in connection with
the Northern NJ E. Church, which has of late be-
come entirely partizan political and radical as
to link her destnies with of the most cruel and
relentless parties ever known in this or any other
country"
This is the language of the Church South by their
travelling, partzan political and rebel agent. This
same man, we were informed months ago, said in
speech he delivered for the benefit of the Southern
Confederacy at Loudon, that "the Southern Con-
federacy must be established if it took all the blood
of the Union men, women and children of East
Tennessee
This same meek-spirited" Reverend, said
that "there is no use of the Methodist Episcopal
Church organization in the Southern States" What
a change has come over this agent Atkins He
visited the reorganization of the old Methodist
Church at Athens, in June 1865, and doubtless
would have Joined our Conference but he was UNI
able to undergo the washing and regeneration that
our Church required. This same liberal-mindes, !
kind-hearted, just, and generous man q" charges
the NJ. E. Church with " mob spirit" Never was
a more false and yndictiye charge made and he
knew it yet, prompted by spirit bent on mis-
chief, he gives loose reins to his evil nature.
He further says that the Church South is pro- /
scrbed and the doors of Churches closed against
them, sc.
Now look on the other side, and seehow beautiful /
matters look from another stand point The Rev.
H. j Crumley the Abingdon circuit, Va in
few miles from where Mr.. Atkins writes his letter,
asks the privilege Of one Of the Churches in the
town Of Abingdon, but is peremptorily denied and
even She doors of the Court House are locked
against him, just because he is loyal man and
minister in the old Methodist Church. 40, consis
tency, thou art a jewell
This same ioUug and rrtaous man charges the
loyal ministers of all denominations with being
connected with political secret organization. Now
JesDses, how many Kuklux Klsns have you or
ganized in your extensive field Of labor in the last
few weeks You cant cover up your tracks by
charging what is not true upon others. | viii guar
antee that NO minister Of the loyal school is con-
nected with any secret orgsnization--that is con-
trsry 70 Tho teachings Of Gods word
l.. T. DRAKE
Jonesboro', Tenn, April Sd, 1868.