Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-18
& CanItal Sneefh.

Gov. Holden, Of North Carolina, N accepting IN,
nomination of the Rspoblicaa Conreation Of that
State for the Office Of Governor
Gov. a. came near being nominated for the Rx-
sc1sive Office Of Gba soid North State BY the Dam.
oerstic party bsfars the var, when :he nomination
OF that party was equivalent 70 an election. For
twenty years he has bon ore Of She ablest Of The
Democratic Iesaers ia his State. and always voted
and acted with the DaHiocrstio party until it an
furlef the banner Of treason In 1866 he yrss sp.
pointed BY he President As Military Governor. AT
tie late ConFeotion he was cooperating with the
venerable Gen. Alfred DOekery whom, as a Iesder
in the old Wing party he had opposed for many
! years:
Mr. President Fellow Citizens and Brother Re-
\ puhlicsns Of North CArolins--If did not feel
rrstefi for this manifestation OF esteem and eone
eence, veald Be more or less than nan. The
-0presentafiTes OF tie loyal people of the Ssate
without regard 70 rsce or cSloF, hare chosen me 70
lie Their stsndsri-hesreF. car appeal 70 each and
every one o. you te ssy, that neither By vord Or
letter have sought Tbs honor. (Applsase.l 1
state this fact for the information Of NV
the edifoation Of my enemies But I have tslked
written and stood in every periIous positiBa for
you, snd even Tor the few who seem 70 walk in he
ranks Of the Republican psrty and yet gFumbla at
ne and yo1 constantly. So far then as they are
concerned, and eecaEss have never solicited this
henor from you, seespi 4 al The more proudly
shall bear your banner all over the State with
Ehstevsr Of physical or mental powers nsy pos
sess- EAik 70 eertzin victory ani the more GER
tain eecsuse know that every man, whom you viii
! plsce upon this ticket beside me, viii be good
so1ad radical Republican. TApplause.I
Now, gentlemen, what Is the political situation 2
Long since North CArolinG ought 70 have been re-
stored TO the Union Whence the iDpediments 2
Those who involved Us Ia the war the Yaneeyites
| and Dsvisites, still hinder res.orstion They pat
the poor eonseript in the war and kert him there
four long years. We can ell ses their former ini-
| Suity, and how they have succeeded In keeping the
state from the Unon for two long years sganst the
VIII OF every Union msn snd Republican. The
policy of Andrew Johnson on the basis Of uncon-
ditioHai submission, tried and fsiled They de-
sired the State TO 90 back rebel end foremost These
original secessionsts were sustained by those Union
men who fell into treason snd rebellion in the midst
of t1s Ekr snd became the worst Of all in treachery
and bloed- But when A ndrew johnson first de-
clsred bis plan, every rebel seemed 10 submit Ger
talnlv, for the hrSt three months all went on
smoothly. After three months, cannot vouch for
Andrew johnson he bsd telegrsphed me in Au-
gust. '65, e adhere 70 the basis Of unconditional
loyalty, but sitter that, day by dsT, almost imper
oePably be began 70 yield 70 the Establishments Of
our willy foes. They. wound themselves about him,
and he forgot his high purpose % make treason od
ous. Thea abandoned him fApplause-1 AS be-
fore bad abandoned the old Democratic party
with sll ts lifelong sssoeistions when il dared 70
lay Unholy hands on the altar Of the Union absn-
doned Andrew johnson. IAppszse.l And here
today pledge you- that in the future. as in the
past, BE the opposition what It may, shsll stand
amid every peril By the glorious flag Of the Union
IApplaGse- What is any man or State compared
70 the preservation Of The Union A voics-noth-
ingl Yes felloT-ciiiEenss without thss are less
than nothing.
New, wien Andrew Johnson's policy failed,
Congress eafrSnehissd ths colnred people. So fer
As they ere concerned thank God for that fsilare
for otherwise they would have been fnss only in
name, and We should not have been able 70 restore
the State On 8 loyal basis We can see it now. We
can see too how man proposes snd God disposes.-
EApp1susel
When the Howard Amendment WIS offered it
EaAde 10 adequate provision for negro Suffrage. Yet
cisimsi the m01sfrous BE Of social ecuslity. Why
did they not seeSps it3 Surely they we're raad. Il
was 10 them msgnAninons tender. Yet because
under iss operations faE thonsana mon we're 20 be
excluded from ofies, they Tsisetsd i. L vel
s0r ~ al that they Eid Fsf1Ee thsf proposition
On I t--isuzs zssous sTzrT E5Hf8n
nsp, and many Of them banned, chserfnllg accept
ed thss anenduent. They did 90 because Il was
the VIII Of the lzE-gsking power Of the nstion.-
No matter whether the bars sre lifted TO-DAY To-
nqErog, OF never, they said, we aecept Il. lAp-
Pls1se.1 Ess she 6rEt rasn IN the State to take
that stznd. Thank God, I hsd the coursgs and love
Of country 70 do IT, lApplsnse
But Il being reisetsd, the Congress with great
wisdom and forecast passed the reconstrnctioa mess
lhey declared the absolute politcs and eixil
sqakiity Of 81 men. accepted al shat promptly
aad cheerfliy and yoa snd l. fsllow-ctizsus, lben
turne5 ard breasted the blacksst soFu1 Of obloquy
eFer poured On men foT tie ssks Of Union, Liberty
and political justice 70 al men. Aided by thae col
cred alens and possessing more Of The Intelligence
Of tIs State than the old brcken-dOEH CopPcrhe6d
psTty, intend 70 whirl the State of North Caro-
Ina hack into the Union 20 fast that i wiz make
every traitors head swim, his eyes start, ard his
knees tsemble. Laughter snd applause
Bat We find here and Gt Washington serious,
tbo1gh nOt ilsurEnOuntSbls oppOsitioa. Certain
persCns there that lft their pupy against the
nation, and cEe By one they are snapped il twain.
Secession and n1liecs.ioD OF IN other words trss-
son played out on the field Of battle snd renewal
Of resistance BY those who survive 70 resist Il is
the han Of the school bOys Gut.erwhaal By the roar
os Niagara Tie poser % DO injury is gone, but
the p1rpcse il there Politically they are contempt
ieis obse,s given 70 vie language and tressoDAble
imzginxii01s Iss5 them de1Oance and Feyile, ne
viii take the STATE back % the Union- Yes, yes
One ns-ked character Among ihsir thFOng has
Invoked Heaven % rain the liquid fires of So3Orn
and GomoFzzh upon us. Sustained BY the Fsctis1ds
Of or intentions, and doing noting IL malice, we
can aauTd - snaiIs st Ech sbnlatlons Of passion.
But while We DO ., / say Il sill be neither com
Portable OF hestby fOr them 70 say sagbt personal
and personal insult Il sno.hsr
FOs one. fsilov-eisizaas, am wiling 70 discard
prss11ics, zDd Ees0Et 10 fair argument. / shall ls
bcr Ia season and out Of season, upon tbs stamp,
tEro1zh the nsYspzpers, OF the b. roads ard high
roecf, % inss Into ne Kinds Of our people, even
tse gsntle dew falls from Heaven The benignAnt IL
f1sDoe Of TIE Republican party. IApplaHss.J
"Trssh sr-sAss - ssrsk vi liss srsss.
ne sssrssl yserE sf Co sss hsEs,
Bat ssEsf T0aEas1 writes Il pals
An& aiss sra8s Der wgsskieYsFs"
Ih1s has ire deaon-go1 Of secession bsea crush
Cd ard thus TIE Wkf-god Of BEncs. AID 20 shall
fhzt oshsr IDOL nos lsss Dangerous ssd Eiadictiss,
be owsr;3gnsd- Yea, beneath the nlid operation Of
RsDabliczn principles Al5rsa JohDsOn shall fall
psone il sbe ousi Ike thz. God, DzgOn, zhO fsl
befors .hs glogio1s ark Of the C0TezElt. Too long
AAs be Tsoos in tie way Of he na.ioa unal ss last
i hzt spoken 70 hia and he must obey. VIII Be
sgttf fCriss Il 10, ao.l Ths uxn Bb5 dares 70
rkiss bif puny Eager Gssinfs ths AnsFie&n people
VII - bse:sd a. Eith Iyid lighting asd peSslyzsd
forever. ASd in thIs contest fsjoB-citizsss Grant
i with a. Wild sppls1ss.l lie who saved biz
csc EoFs- LApp.aass- lea, Andses johnson
sil = FssnoTsd- ea1 retire - psOseund 0bse1Fity
lAPPiaGse.l AE4, lsllo~ eitizsDf, gheT1.an s W.th
- 20, srszs applzusa.J GIoFiO1s Phil ghsgid2a
EEf been With - a. ise a8e. T6reas excitement
AID cbseriag.l Gsa. Grant snsckes his cigar AID
tslls he ESsfp t7Et only twelve Of the o8csss Of
lie sxuJ win eb45 kisa- Tts nstion Is szfe II
rcs bzyo1d al psyl, We have reAz3sd 3 poiDs a.
sfi gEsre ear ise tkas We safe from any az-
tgIlos1insry danger. Appl&Ebs
TTksa A8Gfss dSszsoa retsrss. then ts2t nob,s
pat-so1 Bsa W&5s, w.ll take lis rains n goTsrn-
zss. rn3sH Ia EaslDisssafton AZ ihiBgs AL isnl
ia one disscsson. Before tts zDth q Nag, Under
kfl auspiesk, aoFth Csrolina viii b osos usors
egsts q tie Aszsgicxa Uaioa. Thea tie Iey2I zsez
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