Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-17
Rebel BlaSphemy and RejOIclngS over
the Governors Supposed Death.

The little copperhead paper of Knoxville, edited
! by John Mitchell Fleming and the eK-Major of a
coored regiment, has repeatedly published blasphe-
nous and seurrilous attacks on, and illusions to
the Governor in connection with bis ill-health and
reported death.
| few weeks since, the Knoxville paper malc-
| iously published that he was dying This
called forth such blasphemy from q portion of
the Southern press as Brick Pomeroy writes on the
death Of Lincoln. The purpose of the Press and
Herald was to evoke just such blssphemy and black
guardism as we have referred TO, and then publish
the same. This il has done, with the blasphemous
rejoicings the supposed death of the Governor
written by that corrupt drunken Catholic priest
A. j. Ryan
Since Fleming, who is, when sober, the chief edi-
tor Of this dirty little paper, and leader in the
party, wants it known that certain people would
regard the death OF as Brownlow a great bless
ing, it may not be amiss to prognosteate the
ton his demise would produce. We will not say
that any body would so0 rejoice it but there are
several hundred men who would not have regretted
his death in infancy had their "fore-sight8 been as
good rs their hind-sights." Of this number wo
might uumv the poor ex-rebeI authorities of Emory
and Henry College, Va, to whom be is now indebt-
cd for his board and tuition while receiving the ed
ucation which enables him to backguard and SLAM
der his betters. We might mention the names of
numerous rebel merchants TO whom he is indebted
for the necessares of life obtained before the war
We nigh give the names of almost every whisky
dealer in Knoxville and surrounding counties who
have charged drinks" to him until their stationery
has been exhausted And, finally, we might give
the names Of host of rebel clienta whose money,
placed in his hands to pay costa against them in
treason In the Federal Courts he hes expend-
cd. The receipts for the money in some of these
cases have been placed in the hands ofawyers here
for collection. Money handed him to pave these poor
rebelSthe trouble and expense ofconng Knoxville
when the cases should be disposed Of In every in
stance of which We have any knowledge, where the
cases have gone Off the docket the parties have been
compelled to pay the costs for which provision was
made with the money placed in Flemings hands
But for our aversion TO being personal, we might
give the names of the following ex-robels of the
fortunate class of Fleming's clients referred to
| above
jackson l.. Cox Knox county.
[ t. II. Gregg, Cooke county.
Royal Stokely,
OuhIi6s OGNkoif
David Y. Stokely, "
There are other matters to which we may refer in
a future issue Of the WHO. The class of persona
whom we have named are all of Flemngs party
We don't know that any OF them would publish,
were they editing paper blasphemous rejoicings
the supposed death OF political opponent but
We doubt not they feel that society would have been
no loser had Fleming "shufled of this mortal eol'
while in bis "svsddling Clothes Not as with
those who rejoice at the physical prOstrstion of
Brownow solely because Of political animosity, but
because Fleming is = nuisance to society--s libel
upon humanity
We will notice in another column the little bench
] leg dog connected with Fleming.
! Scoundrels Of Knoxville, who applaud the per-
sonalites of the filthy little sheet behold your leader
Look upon your animate delegate 81 large 20 the
/ New York Convention.
JOHN b. RRoWSLOW,
! Editor Knoxville Wing.