Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-24
A Stirring Appeal from a Hero OF East
TennesSee'S RedemDtiOn.

The present Governor Of New Hampshire, Wall
ter R. Hartman, came With Burnside into East
Tennessee as Colonel Of regiment of the gallant
9Th Corps. Right calamity did he 6ght to save
Knoxville and East Tennessee from the traitors
under Longstreet. Loyal East Tennesseeans, read
the words of this gallant soldier who periled his
life to save your homes from the dominion of trea-
son.
AT Grant and Colfax meeting at Concord, n.
81, Governor Hartman said;
l appear here tonight to rejoice with you.
With proud hearts we accept the action of the
great Conventions of the soldiers and sailors, and
of the people at Chicago. We forget for the time
being, the dark cloud Of the past, and gaze rever-
emily on the bright bow of promise which the
present reveals. Success is assured The electoral
votes Of twenty-six States will be given to can
didates. The ticket is strong and the platform
sound We would not change the former, we would
not add to detract from the latter. At the head
of the ticket we have valor, frmness, discretion
We have the man who, under God, raised up
for the exgency 10 be leader and delivered who,
IN the dark night of the rebellion, diseerned the
light the other shore, and who, directing the
tramp" of the loyal army, snuffed cut the infa-
nous conspiracy against the Government. In the
second place on the ticket we have the man for the
oeession-one with clear sagaci0Os mind COM
pretending the "situatOn"-thoroughly devoted to
the best interests Of the country, and never wrong
This is all could have, and il is enough. Grant,
Colfax and victory will be- the ralyDg cry from
ocean to ocean. By this sign we will conquer
Jefferson Davis, in his seclusion will INTERPRET the
significance Of this action at Chicago. Mason and
Toombs, without she spirit of divinaton, will read
it-COngress to be sustained; tbs work of recon-
structon to 60 forward traitors TO take back seats
loyal men, North and South white and black, Ia
come to the front. Thanks be to God who giveth
the victory. The Union Republicans of New
Hampshire have a right to vote in the pending
Presidential campaign. We struck the keynote in
March for the whole country in November. The
Democratic party is at sea. It's leaders adger-
Using for platform and canddate-for q man to
lend the forlorn hope. They do not inquire who is
he nor, indeed what is be 2 bat where, oh tell u.s.
where is be2 The extren est bla, k republican in
The whole land like Judge Chase, would be accept
a BILE to them in their distress. But nothing can
save them, not the superabounding grace of Andy
johnson, nor the murderous work of the Kukluz
Khan, nor any other creature. That ground swell
which johnson foretold has indeed, cone and
vail goes out from the camp of apprehension, as
the bell must toll when the earthquake goes rocking
under its foundations. johnson q cipher. There
are none to sing hs praises except those who, tramp
ling on broken oRths sought to stab the Union 10
the heart. But / am not going TO discuss Andrew
johnson, nor his policy, nor his failures His time
s short. The world moves, and We are catching
gmpses of the coming glory Of q new era of pro
gress and equality Slavery is dead. The rebellion
Is dead. The country is saved. The men who
saved it, By the blessing Of God will control itsnd
there is no hope for the sympshzers with treason
Don't fatteT yourselves you didn't blame the South
for seeding, who said we couldn't conquer the
South, and who aided and abetted their stupendous
crime-dont hatter yourselves that your political
sins will ever be forgiven in this world. You will
do we'll to bend ali your efforts toward the next
You have seen the last Of your new moons, and
your appointed feasts. Grant and Colfax will
march Immediately on your works, and i0iH accept
no terms bat unconditional surrender.