Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-26
THE KNOXVILLE WHTG.
KnoxviIIs, Tsnn., Auaust 2s, Isss.


", rspubsb, below, portion Of the able speech de-
r,,,,i IN the House Of Representatives, the 18th
IN bv The Representative from this district Hon.
uo,,es Maynard We regret that lie length and the
,,,d state Of our columns prevent quoting il entire
-, pieturs which Nv. Maynard draws Of the o. lost
.B,," i 50 true to IN, fscis and, withs 60 admirably
.,,sssd that our readers will have great pleasure in
,..sisg q. seldom has an address mere clsssioally
b..uf OF more rgidy thoughtful been uttered in the
ys,ioual Capitol Tbs extract is as follows;
rnE souIHEFy ooSrEpERAcr
IN. lost cause" was an ides sentiment, principle
f bostv - the Republican theory Of self government
,tinv organic shape 10 the Southern coafederaey,
bb lie second ocer declared 10 be bssed upon slavery
,bd which Of It's leading organs, the Ichnond tr-
--irsr boldly announced 10 be "a distinct reaction
,gsipst he civilization Of The age" Never walked
sslsr spirit upon this planet Cruel intolerant over
ls,rug impaoabe, unfsvorng, Feachorous, perhdious
GENEROUS ungralen, theHeak,
nosnt TO equals and sycophantc TO the strong, com
Nbsd lhe vicious defects Of opposite systems Without the
r,iesmisg traits Of either strange cooperation OF free
end 81 arbitrary government to form type oi.depfaFiy
b, neither unsided could produce IL the ideal Of
s,l villainy submod. Beginning 10 robbery and end
ing n Reputation, there crime in tho catalogue
sf guilt lhas t did not commit Reversing The Roman
vaTip spared the strong and wsrred upon the weak
od men children and women men deenseess and alone
sre Us victims Prisoners se0uraged and pillaged
,pg then put death upder the prOongaton Of torture
pahec Of the grave was Qenlod' anu
II, we've Whitfield from The bones Of the slain.
Boadinr Of ehiValry and iofticr honor than belong
,d 20 fhs rect Of the country u demonstrated beyond
esyil that Ne honor sham and that its ohiYalry
soked every virtue and every grace belonging 70 the
,,mi-oivilized institution il affected 20 initiate. It's
prison pens AZ Montgomery AndersoDville, Salisbury,
Libby Castle thunder, ard Belle Isle have become his
oe % the relief Of the Jersey p.on ship and ne Black
Hole Of calcuits II dozed military heroes who dis
uaysd the requirements Of the bandit the footpad, and
no blackeg and neglected those Of real merit Its
hossu civil riors both dishonest and incapable, under
food neither TIE obstacles 70 be overcome nor the means
n ther command Never did men, engaged in the great
work they pretended toeexhbt such poverty Of thought
SO. a State paper exi iits worth being read Not lofty
sentiment, not generous appeal not noble or mag
uanmous defiance ever uttered. There was neither
grandeur 10 victory pahos in defeat Eoqaenee at
tempted successful highs poetry felt no importation
music bad but borrowed melodies AT furnished
neither statues nor pictures, and literature not line to
b remsaberca Such the lost cause" ip It's hey
dsy a. Il appeared 10 all but the deluded women and
YOUTH who decked lie hidoousness In the hues OF their
gaudy imognatons OF such are not the kingdoms
Of earth Nations are not constructed Of base material
Well Il is call the lost" cause just speak Of
" lost" woman, lost" spirit, lost soul.
50 understood, It Is paradox that j stu abides
drefu p0rtentous power for evil IN the land. Hardly
had Il recovered from the first fear Of hanging
snd oonhscaton which followed The defeat Of its arms
before Il renewed the vile practices which marked
lie progress from the out set Clothed by the mistaken
,snency Of tho Executive With local authority, 1t fore
bore hostility toward the Government and the northern
psors inded but exhausted s vruenoe upon objects at
home the emanoipaed and en- franchised eoored people
the white unonisis, and persons Of northern BIRTH es
pecaly setor since the 70 borrow its own dia
oct The "niggcrs the scalawags,' and the oarPet-
baggors.'
TREATMENT or coLoRED PEOPLE.
Tho hostility tho colored people amounts 10 passion
almost madness Everything likely to alleviate their
hard condition has been resisted bitterly as leading TO
negro equality their freedom, their right 10 control
heiT own labor 10 own properly to testify IN court no
than the right 10 vote and to hold Office. Efforts for
their education have provoked especial persecution
houses have been burned and schools broken
schoomaJUr white snd coloredI have been subjected
20 cruel soouTgngs and ether nameless ndignes, and
driven away tchOOlmsresses have Jared only not so
had and these ourages not single acts Of wickedness
cunhned 10 their locality but numerous and 50 far
ssunde 70 demonstrate prec0ncort and purpose The
riots At Memphis and New Orleans in 1855 but too
ssl known. Murdered shot at, whipped, robbed, dis
armed, to say nothing Of insults and cOntumlies nan-
hsei What have these people done TO provoke, do not
iy deserve, such reatmentl According to no mans
heoy we're they ho responsible of the war which
resulted 10 their freedom Not by their own seeking
hey free To them every ranohise has like un-
ought blessings from above Nor Il be IuthfRly
aid that they have misufsd their gifts The arson, rape
sd slaughter additionally in for the mas ter race
whenever he slave should be made free have not be.
lse in Jingle instance occurred With all their dis
eouagemens they have been nearly sesustaining
aa1 Ihe sans number Of andless and homeless people
q tbs white race.
lbs few millions wisely and humansly expended By
be Ereedmens Bureau for The cara Of the very old and
ne very young and Tor securing 20 all degree Of
uiee snd fair dealing have been rendered necessary by
nsgect and oppression when we should have expected
better things ltva somehing else that aroused the
ne against them Every individual oolored man sur
eandsa oy hs little household, in his castle Of de-
snse though but the humbest cabin, Is 10 the A" lost
cause bsadAga OF defeat and be Is visited With lbe
wrath impoent against the power Of the Government
~ n ne ignooe Fengenoe Of the rufan Who worsted in
h puohe broils takes satisfaction nj home in beating
MS vile aud children. Such Is The spectacle nightly ex
hioited somewhere 10 The South of A partv ~ voun,
white men claiming to be gensnon bOasting Of ohivai
~ seahily surrounding the orly home Of an iroHen-
eve coored man, generally one whose wears and cbsr
aeeI give him influence with his race drayin him f,,
his bed 70 lstcerato him with hundreds Of yins n not
70 tahe his hs. Brave young men the pride Of the
ost cause soldiers, psrchsnce in the nop-eonbstsnt
dspsrnents Of the confederate armies heuring sppro.
pristsy at tearnsmenfsy tbey call the pusrIs imi
i'slon' Of The easi-oH rubbish Of an obsolete sFe
rHEArSEEr or wHrE uslOsrgrs.
Not black men alone the objects of their spite
The Union white men, loyal 20 THEN Government Who
either never Joined the jet cause have abandoned
~ southern By birth sducston aud constant residences
The "soallawAgs" Of thDir vocabulary, come IN for
heavy share. None 80 worthless 10 escape The
best tslents the highest culture the pures morals alike
With the lowest and most degraded fan into condemna-
ton no; In sympathy With this accarsed spirit The
recent assassination Of Ashburn a representative
crne. The msn who slew him we're The type Of sheir
etss and they struck him down, not for any person.
liss which they hated. Il an act truly worthy Of
ne lost cause Of its most characteristic develop
msnts. An old man, much beyond the meridian, hon-
ed by being the chosen Of his people IN the capital OF
hn native Georgia, denied admission TO the house Of
public entertainment forced 10 accept obscure lodgings
aroused from sleep midnight by band Of wretches
aud sain st the side Of bis bed His marderers assume
70 qe the Grst in what they call society," They plan the
deed for days aud execute Il with as little mercy as
gang Of pirates. tie was Radical had been a consis-
ehi Union man, and favored the zeesasirucn sets Of
ongress aud the constitution. This the head and
mont Of his offending 70 conceal theiz guilt they charged
upon bis friends the eoored people TO palliate Il they
l1ahgned his character To justify Il 20 their
enSes they cried, 0le enemy less Fools The num-
''f oi the martys never grows iessi
mE oARPET-sAGGERs.
another class especially obnoxious to the lost cause
me men Of northern birth who have gone into the
ue since the war, the carst-baggers" as they are
se'hsy called; The greater part Of them were Fed
sol'es oi greater less merit generally enterprs-
e soheAes aspiring, but whatever their character OF
ltsun ney are made 10 feel that they are not wanted
nor openly nsaited and forced into quarrels or per
APE oeany encounters, they are stunned or met with
selerciiious poeness; their wives ana eli Idren little
s 1od boys are constantly mortified and hurt in their
ieelnge No plaGe is found for the divine pre-
Ps on hopitaiy, to feed even au enemy II he hunrer
'ua II ne thirst give him drink
safe moi thought Il necessary 10 make An array Of
bDOis- Ioey 70 whom thesc words arc priuariiv sd-
sssed the thoughtful aad candid people Of the South
80 esoo well that do not exaggsrale or overstass
s5ze Is f6ese people whether they have had
"a he Lost = lost cause and its immedicable osiia
49, tere they % gain b. ad1erlnS g Z of keepln
I've IT, rtnoTies and eaiilontf Ae Wa PutPSSse !