The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-05-01
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Who arc the Most LOYAL 4?

Those who reboIlod 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
tho impression, all over This country,
that they arc tho only loyal people
now in osr land. The rebel preachers
who e6red up the Southern heart" ."
until thousands of their victims were
slain, and who have filled the whole
country, North and South, with
mourning and lamentation, are still
publishing inceadlary sentiments, in
hopes of retrieving tho lost cause"
Hear what the Rev. Robel Brill
hart, Of the Church South, on the
JOnosboro' circuit, is publishing to the
people. Afew days ago he said to
Mr.. Hufiines, Sr., that n the Southern
people (meaning the rebels) are the
most loyal peoplegin the eoHntry"
This satHe Brilliant also stated to
John M. Bowman that & tho people
who owned Confederate money ought
to holdon toit, tor doubtless it7would
yet be good; and Tint all who lost.
their negro slaves daring tho 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 will
ing TO be taxed to redeem CoIfeder-
ate ba money! and payii9 for 4 the
negroes who were Set free by, the
emancipation proclamation? This is
the doctrine that these reboleproach-
ers of all denominations are now pro
mitigating and striving TO inculoate
the same in the hearts Of the people,
young and Old
This same Brillhart statedEin the
ence-of George Ryan w. Wilcox,
aud Judge Folsom, in 9ElizahethtOn,
Carter cOuntys that Mthe Legislature
of this State, at its last session., had
passed a law making ID criminal to
call a black man q negro."b This was
done doubtless 10 injure the members
Of the Legislature. haPgH1aa tgsbis I.
To show the real feelings of this
man Brilliant, reference. to his reb-
elism, viii referto a little incident
that took place short time ago, in
Carter County, near Elizabethton, at
tho house Of Isaac Upton, After
family worship, probably on Sunday
morning, Mr.. Brilliant requested ore
of tho young ladies to play q tune on
the piaHo. The young lady, thinking
that sacred music would be the most.
appropriate for the time and the oc-,
casion commenced to play q hymn,
but the sQihtsd Brillhart told her to
play Dirie, as no always felt quite
happy when he hoard that good old
song sung or played"nuashyg cd
i could write much more, but the
above shows the animus Of the rebel
heart l'li .L ti
In all tho newspapers published by
the Church South, thatwe. have. any
knowledge of, the reader can find let
ters and editorials filed with libelous
aud slanderuus articles against tho
Methodist and other loyal Churches.
In letter published in the Baltimore
Episcopal Methodist, of March 2Sth,
dated Emory, Va, 18Th, by that pure
and chdSe man, Rev. ] Atkins, be |
makes the following Inquiry "How
is il that the citizens of Baltimore
and Maryland, with their known Con
vafire sentiment and feelings, continue
in connection with the Northerii NJ. i.
Church, which has Of lato become so
entirely pdrtizdn, political and radical,
as to link hor destinies with one of
the most cruel and relentless parties
evor known in this or any other
country 3iJH1a
This is the language Of tho Church
South by their travelling, parti-an,Po'
Hticdl and rebel agent. This same
man, wo were informed months ago, !
said in speech delivered for the ben
eft of the Southern Confederaey at
Louder. that ''the Southern Confeder-
acy must be established if it took all
the blood Of tho IInionr men, women |
and children Of East Tennessee. 4Tn |
This same" meek spirited" Rever-
end, said, that there is no use of the
Methodist Episcopal Church organiza-
ton in the Southern States" What a
change has como over this man At
kins! lie visited tho reorganization
of the old Methodist Church at Ath-
ems, in juno 1865, and doubtless
would have joined our Confsreneo,
but he was unable to undergo the !
washing and regeneration that our
Church required. This same liberal
minded, kind.hearted, Just, and gener-
Gus manti)" charges The III. e. Chesseh
with a mOb-spirit," Never was a
moro false and Sindictive charge made,
and he knew IT. yet, prompted by a
spirit bent O. mischief ho gives loose
reins to his OWL nature. ,g 7
lie further says that tho Church
South is prescribed, and the doors of
Churches are closed against themi &C.
Now look on the other side, and see,
how BEAUTIFUL matters look from
another stand point The Rev, III j..
Crumicy, or tbe Abingdon circuit, va.