Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-05
KnOxrLIle Liar on ODE Rampage.

After tho Middle and West Tennessee
journals have been openly denouncing tho
State Government and the party which ad
minister It. sor several weeks, the Press ana
Herald Of this city wheel into line and
toots his little horn.
They have been iomcnting and counte-
nancingriotsand bloodshcd, threatening war
and resistance and ,,forsooth the Knoxville
buglcr must echo the war-cry It's bugle
blast would be terrific indeed, were it as
influential as the editors are viperous and
malignant. Fortunately for the country
and the world its power 10 harm is limited.
East Tennessee has too many loyal lro-tried
men in il for these rcdoubtable editors 10
safely undertake revolution here. They
arc far too cautious b. venture that far
They might find their own negro trooEs
confronting them with cold lead and steel.
II Is safe, however, to stand of out Of harms
reach and tell what Middle and West Ton
nessoo will do. This is what they say in
their issue Of August LIST
We publish tho address 10 the Governor signed
BY Gaut, Brown, East, Stubbeheld, Cooper and
other, the wsest and best mon in the State. These
documents show that the people are we'll willing TO
recognize the present State Government but that
they also demand their rights In the teeth Of
these peaceful endeavors of tho majority Of the cit
liens Of the State 30 secure some show Of political
Justice Brownies hurls his message 10 the Legisla-
ture calling on that body 10 reorganze the militia
and call il into active service and declaring that he
win never recommend the Acknowledgement Of the
white race and that the negroes, and few hundred
white men Of his own stamp are the only loyal men
IN tho community. The result Of the whole matter
g that the people uf The Middle and Western por-
ton Of the State have become very much excited
and while they protest that they are willing and
ready 10 obey oil ltv's passed by the Legislature
for proof Of which we refer 10 The address before
alluded 20. rs well As the various petitions TO the
Legislature 10 repeal the Franchise law, they also
earnestly declare that IL tho State authorities arc
not satisfied with dopriving them Of the right of
voting, but attempt 20 still further degrade and
abuse thom by the establishment Of a militia or
standing army hey certainly 1giU resist force with
foToc.
We have reproduced il 10 show the tom
per Of these chivalrous knights, and also for
another purpose They say Brownlow
hurts his message to the Legislature, calling
m that body TO reorganize the militia and
81 il into active service, and declaring that |
&c 'oW HeUor recommend the entraachisemen.
4 the tohtte race, and nsaS me negroes and q /
cU hundred ,Chite men Of has oiga stamp are
he only loyal men IN tie community"
In these few lines are one truth and three /
les Huge, monstrous, blistering lies they
ire More than this The Senior Editor
# the Press and Herald must have known
hoy were such, unless he was, unhappily,
gain in the condition to need two colored
adical lifters. Such outrageous, infamous
ying must make even the devil blush, if he
we're not wholly lost to shame.
SENIOR EDITOR