Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-29
(For the Knoxville whig.)
Traitors and JacObinS.
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| Editors Of The Wig:
Do we live in the days of Cromwell
when with Sword, Bayonet and Soldiers
he dissolved the English Parliament? Oh
in the modern days that preceded the war
when the distinguished traitor, W. L
Yaneey, promulgated the doctrine, " to in
struct Che Southern mind, fire the Southern
heart, and at one organized, concerted blow
prccipitate the Cotton States into Revolu
ton.
We have in the year 1868 before the
American citizens native Cromwell, more
odious and revolutionary than Yancey, and
his confederated traitors in the form of +
2. Blair, Rebel nominee for the Vice Presi-
dency In his letter bidding for the nom
ination, to rally to his support the original
nullifer, fre-eater, disunionists, seces-
sionist, traitor, copperhead, conservative,
Rebel and disappointed political hack, Eek
cuse me for using tavtology in dividing
the Rebel party under their different as
sumed names-There is still extent but
two parties in this government, Rebel and
Union lack only to consummate, dark,
bloody and danlIable treason by the official
overt act that would hang him as high as
Haman" before indignant Americans and
patriots
His letter combines more daring intrepi-
dity and reexiessness Of character to over
throw this government than possessed the
red Jacobin party Of France during their
bloody revolution, when Kings and Queens
were guillotined. He admits that both
branches of Congress will hold the con-
trolling power decidedly. A Constitutional
NO hot ho n,f 10
volve on its axes, and hold together in har-
mony the destiny of the nation, right to
declare war, ratify peace, raise armies, vote
appropriations and munition Of war, and
by a two-third vote they now hold and
viii increase, set at defiance corrupt
President, destroy his veto power, impeaCh
him for high crimes and misdemeanors and
if necessaryquietly remove him.
In view Of all these incontrovertable facts
f. 2. Blair, assumes to appeal to traitors to
destroy this government, and usurp power
by setting at defiance the acts of Congress,
through a corrupt President, transcending
far Yancey's scheme to instruct the pub
lie mind, X !; Z" So to destroy
the Government by forcing Cromwell in
the halls of an American Congress.
In our article we have not attempted to
argue the treasonable and corrupt fallacy
of such doctrine, it comes with its reckless
self condemnation, and needs but q simple
Interpretation before patriotic Tennesseans,
that it will politically damn the author and
his supporters for the advocacy of such
principles, and when they attempt to exc
cute Blair's proposition and principles,
(should they ever attain power, which is o
very improbable hypothesis,) will be dealt
with as the common outlawry Of the coun-
try.
In taking the tail end of the Rebel ticket
first, it would seem an ordinary. departure
from custom in emitting the head and
making ii last in our communication but
should we trouble your columns again, we
will endeavor TO pay our respects to Mr..
Seymour. Blair, we think much more no
torious as a public man, has filled more
public positions including his kin, made a
record on the slave question, which he now
endeavors I'd ext loose from since he joined
the Rebels, but which. will stick to him as
close as the ashirt of Nessus." While
Seymour as public man has held no pub
lie position except once elected Governor
of New York, and beat last election by
Gavernor Fenton some 1000 votes, he is
possessed of respectable talent, with a very
bad and inconsistent record from letters
and speeches for and against the war,
would make y bold leader to mount the
storm of revelation as proposed by Blair,
and when fully inaugurated, the two would
retire from the ensanguined conflict as all
traitors do, testified BY history, and look
upon their folly and treason with dismay
and conscious fear of the indignation of an
offended government