Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-08

out foundation in reason or common senses You
are evidently still deficient in your tactics, and IN.
fortunate in your publications, or else surely you
would have hatchsd lie bearing more plausibility
than can possibly be accorded to this one Still
rebel preachers rebel editors, and rebel correspon-
dents, will persist in affirming that Dr. Pearne,
Brother Drske and others, are directly responsible
for the mobbing Of Mr.. Neal, and the threatened
mobbing of one notorious G. w. Mlerl This same
Miller told member Of my charge in Greensville
Tenn the other day, that be held Mr. Drake re-
sponsible for the treatment be had received in not
being permitted TO preach in certain locality
Mr.. MiIer is Presiding Elder Of tie Jonss5oro' Cir
eHit, ". E. Church South. Now, perhaps we can
d'sa6ass the murky mind of his reverence upon this
particular point. In the first place, Miller was one
Of the most bigoted and contemplate rebels in the
rebel Hoston Conference So far es his sense would
permit his being anything, be was bad rebel In
the second place. grand jury in Sullivan county
recently found too true bills against Mr. lliler for
attempted Lel0dness; and we were reliably informed
by one whose business il TO ktOs0 the facts in
the case that eight or ten similar cases might have
been presented, but all thought that tlco were
enough Such ara the facts in the case and whether
Mr.. Miller is guilty or not the public have no SAT-
IsFAcToRY evidence Of his innoeency and will, per-
hsps, continue 10 treat him little o0eLLY, until
the present unpleasant rumors are successfully
contrsdieted If you viii only think for mo-
ment Mr.. Miller, you viii doubtless conclude with
that these little srceat-icities of your have
more TO do with your late troubles than all that
Brother Drake ever thought or said about you or
any Of your friends. You are nice scape-gaIIot1s
to be talking about an honest mans having caused
your recent difficulties You and your rebel clan
have circulated these wlful SANDERS until forbear
snce is no longer virtue. The truth is REBEL
preachers are the men who have advocated mob
law in East Tennessee and are now praying for the
RETURN of rebel rule, that they may have thepriv-
lege of doing the same thing again In Che dark
days of the rebellion these present holy lovers of
law and order were the special advocates Of mob
law violence. We have the facts and the proof in
abundance, and unless you stop your lying, and
stop it now, we intend TO publish few of these
facts for your own information and benefit. We
viii give names, places and circumstances TO your
hearts content. Some of these sweet and happy
souls are still living in East Tennessee, riding
through her beautiful valleys and smiling over her
widows and orphans, and even over new graves of
her murdered freemen; and if an outraged and in
jured people refuse these villains and hypocrites the
gratuitous privilege of insulting God with mock
solemnities, they cry persecution, persecution
90 o ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can
ye escape the dsmna.ion Of hslln--C1rist If we
win publish few facts in some of your personal
histories, perhaps you will net smile SO graciously
as you have heretofore done.
We hope TO see you through with your troubles.
Very Respectfully,
JONATHAN l.. Mann
Greeneyille, Tenn. March 2sth, 1858