Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-11
Stokes In New HampshIre...N0rthern
Men

Gen. W. B. Stokes has been making q series Of
speeches In New Hampshire In aid of the Repubi-
can ticket soon to be voted for in that State. We
have been reading reports of the Generals speeches.
and pronounce them capital. They are such as have
made him very popular where he has spoken, judg-
ing from the applause with which bis speeches were
greeted. We fear, however if these New Hamp-
shire speeches were delivered in Tennessee they
would ALLEVIATE from the General many of his warm
est supporters, including some of his bosom friends
of the Legislature.
The General in Now Hampshire speaks with fer
vid eoquence in exultation of The unselHsh patrio
tism and christian virtues of the noble boys in
blue who came in brigades, divisions and corps 70
rescue bleeding, PROSTATE Tennessee from the do
mination of traitors Gen. Stokes says that "the
country owes these men q debt Of gratitude which
it can never repay"
Now, what will some of the bosom friends of the
General-including those who have regarded him
as Webster in council and Sheridan or Forrest
| in the feld-say TO their Grief thus eulogi1ing
Northern men, whom they war upon with no less
energy, aud despise with no less venom than the
rebels whom they vote 60 disfranchise. We don't
saw that all the friends Of Gen. Stokes are joining
in this prcscrptiye war upon loyal men simply be-
cause they we're born North, snd those We refer to
are ofce-ho!ders and oficeseeker5, and not Of the
yeomanry; but we do say that among The chiefs Of
this pro5criptive class are Gen. Stokes warmest
supporters. And this is not q war upon Il. d.
Thomas or sny one or number OF individuals, for
since Thomas ceased having any official position
there has been no dimnuton of the nsidious attack
upon the Governor for giving Office to Northern
men. II IS WAR UPON NORTHERN MEN AZ
SUCH.
| A member OF the Legislature and Judicial OH
Ger of exalted private character, recently said:
| 1--WE must embarrass the Governor, wage war upon
him, and in every conceivable shape through legs
lattoa and otherwise, manifest our diaapprobation
Of his giving any Of these new corners office un'
tai we drive him to adopt our views or policy
These men are the especial friends of Gen. Stokes
So far az their driving operation is concerned,
they can "drive on and gee whose funeral it will
be-" Gov. Brownlow bids defiance to the whole
malignant little-souled crew
The authorities of the rebel Confederacy, backed
by fifteen thousand bayonets in East Tennessee,
failed TO drive or persuade or bride him into the
surrender Of principle, while some Of those calling
themselves Republicans, now secretly and eowaTdly
assailng him, were driven or bought into the
support of the Southern Confederacy They were
not hard to drive, either.
The boiling Of tho doors of the Knoxville jail on
Gov. Brownlow did not drive him or intimidate
him, while hint, through rebel newspaper, Of
possible arrest for dislOyaty to the @. S. A, made
some Of his assailants tuck tail and run like pack
of dsstsrds to hunt up rebel officer to swear them
into support of the Southern Confederacy.
If Gen. Stokes at home would speak to these fol-
lowers Of his of Northern men as he does in New
Hampshire, there might be more harmony in the
| Republican party.