Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-24

be otherwise. Nor does the fsct that the Union
cause arrsyed in It's defence the heaviest bsttaous
sne oSst guns, and the longest purse argus that
brute force conquered but on the contrary thst n
naficn Of freenen tie cause Of liberty of civiza-
sou ano tSe rights Of men, will gather to the de-
ieoce o. iis standard whether az the polls or on the
oA.tie HELD the greatest number Of inteigent men.
ana the greatest force Of brain win, virtue and
wisdom.
Conscious that the Republican party, in nouina.
ung General Grant, have not only sought to obtsin
good and Trustworthy Chief Executive but 70 paw
trlbate Of national gratitude to the armies Of The
mon IN the person Of their chief the CopperEsad
press are running over with rjaicule OF the var.
JeeFs Tor lis motives and leadeTs and sneers for tb
acnievements Of al engaged IN IT. Such 4 eourss
e an admission that The Republican nomination and
neket 90, as General Grant declares, express the
isolnes y .nose Wao sustained the country during
1he rebuke Of such Fjdieule jeeEs and uSesrs can
oe 40 ominlsteFed BY none so efeciually as BY the
naif million or rnilhon veterans of the grand ar
mics o. the Union themselves. Il will be remern.
oeEea that when, IN the hrst national campaign Of
.ne hepuelIean party in 1855 the Democratic psrty
nerhloed the threat that the election of Fremont
would be followed by the recession of the Southern
States tne enect Of thnsopenly challenging the m us
ole and courage 81 the North wEs 20 muster our
able bodied young men into the ranks cf the Wide
awake sernisrnilitAry organization prophetic of
NuS aishsee q bue DblCn with followed tue cleo
tion Of Lincoln. Far more than the strength which
was given 70 the Republican cause by the organi
z7tion and turn out Of the Wds-Awakss In 1885, so
would now be derived from the introduction into
the present campaign Of grand professions Of the
veterans Of the war for the UhiOn, re-asseni bling
clothed in the faded and worn army blue anc under
the torn and tattered ensigns which they hore
through the battles blast We shall do we'll 20 re.
Vive toe rseoilections Of The times that tried mens
souls, now so recent, and which some would not only
ioreet but would ungratefully srsse from the psee
u history, as II L were more important to be on
good terns with those who fought 10 destroy the
Union than 10 remember those who fought 70 pre-
serve i. Let US also afford our Union armies an
opportunity 70 show what are the sentiments OF
those Who snatained ths country 10 its recent
TRIALS" Let the strong masses Of the Repubiiean
party, e. well IS its orators and politicians be heard
seen snd felt IN this campaign. If the Democratic
party choose they may indeed initiate our tactics
oy IKE imposing professions in the South Of those
who Bgured in the anti negro and asylum burning
rots IN 1858, and the anttdrait demonstrations in
various parts % the North in the winter OF 1854
That is their maiter. But IL this is to be cam
paign on behalfof Government, isof the people by
the people, and for the people, We would Ike TO
see Il SC organized that the most effective and pa
trosc element Of the people could take part in t.