Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-24
From the Greenevills New Era
The Old COpperhead HypOCrlte, ClIsby
Austin Again Exposed.

In our last letter on Clisby, we promised the pub
tic that would cay no more unless be should give
utteranee TO some glaring lie that called for ref,ta-
ton This he has douby DONE and hence this re-
ioinder In his last enaaacuated effort be tells Us
that we declared him great rebel during the var.
Now, every word of this s simply and utterly false
We said such thing as our articles viii inlali'
Div prove, We asked these questions;
aWbere were you during the rebellion Were
you not in Georgia, playing the rebel and praying
! for JEFF. Davis and the Southern C0nfedtTacy
Were you not rebel all through the war, and after
it closed, did you not to East Tennessee and
/ Join the Methodist Episcopal Church from sheer
| policy and hypocrisy alone 81
These are plain and simple questions only, and no
/ charge Of any kind is made. Hence, Clisby, yoar
statement Is wilfully false Again be says that We
declared that he had "turned rebel since the war"
This, also is unmistskably false Here Is what we
| did ssy
s.Yon may have been Union once, but that you
| are a rebel now we have no doubt. When God
| and The Government freed your negroes, your lsst
spark of loyalty took its everlasting hight and you
are now q soured old rebel, mourning for the lost
/ cause"
This IS, perbatin, what We did say, and ye. there
/ Is nothing said abont your having turned rebel
since the war. This is falsehood No. 2. The grand
Emancipation Proclamation Of President Lincoln
took effect January lst, 1863, not since but during
the war Yes the darkest hour Of the rebellion
gave birth 10 this immortal If not inspired, decree
| Of freedom. Thus one great mind, with q single
stroke of his pen, struck down the giant, slavery
/ and 8 nation OF freemen was born in day. But
while it was JOY 30 the slaves It was death 10 sueh
| masters as Clisby Austin. Even now his most dar-
I ling expression is ~ lost ten hksLy niggeFs
ANY mao that is so nggsrdly and mean as TO
tell his wife not 10 cook the meat done, and then
| the work hands can't eat much OF IT. would De very
likely 70 love nigger Ear better than the Federal
] Union when Clisby began his unholy warfare
and crusade Of abuse upon Us, We supposed he pos
sassed ct leaat some Of the traits and instincts OF
| gentleman bat we regret % say in The sequel OF
! this controversy that in this we were mlslaSeh
We learn now that be never was aceused oi oeing
| a gentleman We will give premium Of i've dol
laTs 70 apv man or woman that bas beer intimately
acquainted with Clisby Austin for the last twenty
vears and win swear that be OF she believes 1im 10
be ar honest He is so lar lost 70 every sense
| az pqrsonsl honor and has been guilty Of 50 many
tbines that were dsgrscsfully mezns that be now
| has nc defense 70 make in anything. de eltaer
covers like spaniel or retreats Ike the notorious
s,cafte ilsh alling bis track with bis own pollu-
tions But se have said enough We viii not give
an extract from a letter written By gentleman
living 81 Red Clay, Georgia Hear wat ne say
"RED CLAY Ga, May 2sthr 1865,
Dsar Brother M4aH-Yours Of The 26th Is re-
eeIved was absent when il came, which is ny
anologv for not answering af once. l know al
about The Clisby Austin trial here, but e. TIE iae =
az the case here are not what yoa want Ine IN
formation you want can better be procured u tne
bounds Of the Holston Corference- any % ne o4d
preachers Of that Conference tel yoa AL about
IL ] thiak the trial came of someWheFe about
strawberry Plains. He was tried for esimjnsl IN
fareourse with girl who lived With bifni named
Am Bowman. &c came 10 this country - ez-
nelled minister, but was again licensed 70 ex-
hort then % preach. Many Of n5 were opposee %
him on account Of ria past record and asked hlua
~ put that sane woman from bis houfa Ihm ne
refused to DO whsreupon We charged him wi,h
doing that that wss not % the glory of 63ai p
, keeping that woman slill about hi1 boDee EreAiy
~ tbe injury Of the Church. sad g bis osSrace ai
( minister This is, in snhStence the charge we
. | n-eferred against him. When the dsy OF TIA
srrived be asked leave 10 with1raw from ths
rh,,r,h without ths disgraec of trial wnieh re-
srss, was granted. We had no proof q eriHalnai-
- so.inut hin, only ths circunlstanoe q BIS keep
i1g thst same girl shout Biz 5ouss aiieF haFios
o been expelled from me ClA'es q t.-.. ~
1 her sccount tggethef VIE osnes -
! ss-,,sIr 1saaIuv in The ssue direction. AID or
! re sbsrgcs with what sircamstantial evi8snes
- bs5 We vonld have expelled him from th'
church. hsd lie not Withdrawn Tbs - 70 SUD
stance al that can give you.
E What cay yOu % thii' Mf Sis0s =. 49,
{ aAFoels on n Or will you lzi back upoh your &c
{ - ,,sst.rlv srzuunont ard say, HeVeryoody tba
! lnou.r NJ kssws Il to he false The aHitor q
5 the ahcpe oxilact & hign toned Shf'.slNh se-s.
J man living st Red Clay Georgia Naa VS. N