Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-19
Knoxville, Tenn, February 10. 1858.
An Aggressive Warfare-The Policy OF
the Radical Party,

The General Assembly Of Tennessee, 81 this pa
psr has already stated has removed al disabilities
from our oolorsd fsow-etisens, 90 far as they had
power By rendering them eligible 70 cit iuriss
and to hold Ofice. The prOgreas this State hss
made ia less than four years Is one Of the marves
Of history. Her geec.d is a most enviGble one. In
she march Of progress Tennessee leads the van
In recognition OF the rights Of mAnhoOd-goyal
uanhood-no sister State Of the Republic sxcels,
few equal her To enumersts Tennessee, by her
new Constitution adopted BY her loyal citizens,
abolished slavery within the State she ratified the
Constitutional amendment Of Congress- forever
prohibiting slavery in the Federal Union; she gave
soc oolored man equal rights before the law with
SIZE white nan the next step was his right 70 vote;
and row the grand climax is reached, by removing
political disabilities from him Who can nationally
object 70 al this7 Certainly none. Logically, all
these successive steps and stages follow, irresisbly
from bis investare with the powers and rights Of
freeman Any other deduction from the premises
would be inconsistent, torturous, unjust and mis-
ohieyous Il would be unwise unststesmanlike.-
Who will object 70 this record Of our gallant State
OF course, rebels will raise howl Of horror and
viii cry OUT "peoastitsstisnal," radical" "gcgrO
S1aLityD BlissegerGtioH,' &c. But il it 70 be sup
posed, for q moment, that they VIII be pleased with
anything loyal men may dol From the time that
their wicked treason was first opposed by the Fed
sral arms to the present. is there q single thing the
loyal men have done in State or Nation, which met
their appTovall What was IT. Aiming the
blacks This was horrid, barbRrous, unoonstitu-
tional. Emancipation? Bitterly has il been de-
uounced. Reconstruction What part Of the pro-
have systematically, persistently and Indignantly
fought every measure
Who else will object 10 the record which Tennes-
sec has made for herself Men who stood by the
Gag during the war, but who turned away from 1t
70 the rebel party when they lost their slaves or
when they ssw the prospect Of obtaining once by
dining the spostate and traitor Andrew johnson.
There &c a third Glars who may stand in fear that
DE Radical party is going TOO far O. too fast IN
extending 20 many privileges 10 The c0lored man.
They may spprshend that reaction will Get in
against these extreme measures, "a come are pleased
20 call them, which will involve in dshonor If not
IN disastrous defeat the loyal people Of TENNESSEE
and bring tho State again under rebel rule. For
their sakes, IS well as on the general principle Of
nronoting the cause Of loyalty, we desire to set
forth fOv reaectiens pertinent, as we conceive, to
The subject
The General Assembly Of Tennessee has made
che record on this question Of the rights Of loyal
manhood. irrespective Of color. What, now, lie the
i.s course for true loyal men to pursue concerning
az 4 .imid, or bold, aggressive one7 An apOl.
o~s,,e or An earnest, vindicAtory one2 A ernging,
hssitsting, fearful manner, or 9 resoluts, AssHEs-
avn ope7 The history Of the Radical party In
Tennessee Is fall Of instruction. Bold, resolutei
,s.,s,snt maintenance Of progressive, right pol
i,v hss made for the Radical party growing CO
horsD,a liability and Numbers. We have no idea
,na State. to-day, would have been In loyal hands
h,,, for tbis bold, aggressive policy.
Kentucky Radicals tomporiEed, hesitated, weak
.noa and to-day the State is the worst oppressed
rseel Stats in the Union
oh,o hal,ed in the march Of right and progress
,.,n, under the rule Of conservatives, alias cop
,..hs.a, allies democrats alias rebel Abettors
same was seen in the progress Of the war
1,,, in proportion So the people arose 10 the com
..-.hsr.ion and maintenance OF the great prinei
-, of right and duty evolved by the march o.
s-.,,s in the same degree did victory attend oui
.,.,asrds When there wss faltering, defeat and
s,,.,,sr followed In sure and speedy succession.
vo..v then. In view of the pending canvass
.orss,.. il 20 roll up her mighty majority for tbs
p.alcsl ticket in November next and in the coming
spring elections, not by limping pusillsnimoui
,birkinc or lodging OF the great issues Hnd Prinei
ple. involved; but by q square, manly svowai sho
defense Of them. Not by apologising and backing
and Cling; but by aggression and the triumphant
assertion and vindicstion Of right and loyalty
Firm. fearless, united, stesdfast our legons VIII
march but TO conquer" not only in Tennessee ou'
Also in The great North and in the recons'ru0'e0
South. Close up the ranks. The Radical party
never surrenders, Victory is just before tnen-
In swelling ths. victory the solored men Oh t'n.
Bessee and Of the South win bear no unimpoF'ah'
n.rt Tor our own sake and theirs IS well as TOT
truths and countrys sake, cannot afford to 'hrO"
Of on them. We not only cannot afford ~ we &C
not desire to do 50, we do not intend to DO So We
cannot DO forced 10 do 50.
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