New Orleans Republican., 1877-05-09
carson Brown4ow's Death.


Yesterday afternoon at his residence, in
Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born AU-
gust 20, 1905, in Wythe county. Virginia,
and was the eldest son of Joseph A.
Brownlow, who cultivaSed farm there,
and was a private in Tennessee COM
pany in the war of 1912. Two uncles of
the parson were privates under General
jackson, and two others we're officers in
the navy. The parsons father died in
1916, and his mother, formerly Chatherine
Gannaway, died three mo0ths afterward,
leaving three sons and two daughters to
the care of relatives. William was eleven
years of age at the time, and was taken in
charge by his mothers family, who bred
him to farm work until he was eight
cen, and then apprentired him to
a carpenter in Abingdon, Virginia. His
education, casually obtained in country
schools, had been very imperfect, and
as soon as his trade was learned he sought
to increase his knowledge by regularly at
tending a school. He entered the Metho-
dist ministry in 1926 as an itinerant
preacher, and continued his studies. In
1882 be was chosen by the Holston Con-
ference as delegate to the general con-
ference in Philadelphia, and during the
olina and Georgia. He took strong
ground against notification, and drew
upon himself furious animadversion. At
the same period he became engaged with
clergyman of another denomination
upon slavery, and, in q pamphlet, said
that it would one day shake the govern
ment to its foundation. 81 expect, he
said, ''to see that day, and not to be an
al 90 kkok ha 20
threatens the overthrow of the govern
ment, but the slavery question is one to
be dreaded. While l shall advocate the
ewning of men, women and children, l
shall, when the time comes stand by my
government and the Union formed by our
fathers"
Mr.. Brownlow began his political career
in Tennessee, in 1928, by siding with
John Quincy Adams against Andrew jack
son. He advocated q strong and concen-
trated Federal government, and, as an
ardent Whig, regarded Clay and Webster
as his political standards. In 1887 he be-
came editor of the Knoxville Wig, and
from the vigorous and defiant style of his
articles obtained the title of the Flight
ing Parson." He engaged also in re-
ligious controversies, and wrote several
religious books. In 1858 he held pub
lie debate, in Philadelphia, upon slavery
with the Rev. Abram Payne, of New York,
and defended the institution. At the out
set of the secession movement, in 1860,
Mr.. Brownlow advocated in his news
PAPER an unconditional adherence to the
Union, as it was the best safeguard of
Southern institutions. On account of this
he experienced much persecution, and
ceased publishing the Wig in October,
1861. He announced that he would not
again print the newspaper until the State
had become cleared of rebels, and
avowed his determination never to take
the oath of allegiance to the Confed-
eracy. II shall go to Jail, said he. ''for
my myprinciples. l shall go, because have
failed to recognize the hand of God in
the breaking up of the American govern
ment, and the Inauguration of the most
wicked, cruel, unnatural and uncalled for
war ever recorded in history" He was
taken by friends to a place of conceal
ment in the mountains Of Tennessee, but
was induced to appear at the Confederate
military headquarters in Knoxville, under
promise of a safe escort to the Union
lines. Upon his arrival there, in Decern-
ber, 1861, he was arrested on q civil pro-
cess for treason, and thrown into Jail.
After months confinement he was re-
/ leased, but was Immediately rearrested by
military authority, and kept under guard
| in his own house until March 3, 1852. He
was then escorted to the Union lines at
Nashville. He subsequently, leetured or
| made speeches upon the war in various
cities Of the North, and wrote his autobi-
| ography, which became known as 'sPar-
son Brownlow's Book" and bad an ex-
tensiVe sale. In September, 1868, he re-
turned to Knoxville, which was then un-
der Union sway, and again printed his
newspaper, which is still in existence.
In 1865, when Tennessee returned to
the Union, Mr.. Brownlow was elected
Governor by heavy majority and was re-
elected in 1867. He showed excellent ex-
ecutive ability, great honesty and firmness
and was thought to be one Of the best
Governors the State ever had. He was
elected by the Legislature to the United
Senate for the term beginning March 4,
1869, and at the expiration Of the six
years returned to the editorship of his
journal.
Senator Browplow vas six feet in height
and of a spare, STOPPING figure. His facs
was dark and smooth, and his intensely
black hair was but little silvered to tht
last. His aspect was grave, aud hG
laughed seldom. Heprided himself upon
never having played card, sworn, drsni
dram OF liquor, except for medecinR
purposes, smoked cigar or ehewed. H1
never, be said, attended q theatre or horse
race, and never courted bue one woman
and her he married. He had seven chill
dren.--Nelc York Sltn.
A Frenchman brought to a we'll knowr
Parisian ieweleF 3 diamond necklace
which was recognized as having been on,
Of his wife's wedding presentg Tn,
Frenchmsn bad with him it's counterpart
in paste, and he proposed to sell thi
genuine neclace 10 the jeweler for 60, O0l
francs, and let HE vile think he still had
the real diamonds. The ieweler askes
for few hours time. He then called oi
the vife's grandmother, who gave him til,
so, eco francs for the husband Thl
money-and the necklace were handed 4
the husband, who believed he was re
ceiving the paste diamonds. THAT i
well, said the grandmother; nher hus
band viii think the diamonds are false
and win never tfy 70 sell them again.
few months passed and the wife, emhar
Fassed by 3 huge dressEnakei's bill
brought the necklace 10 the same iewele
TO sell. She was, Of course, ign0rnnt Q
her husbands previous action, "HoV
win you explain 70 your husband the dis
appearance Of the diamondsgr she wa
askad ''By substituting an in.itatioi
necklace she answered. ~ will arranR
that fof you, raid The ieweler, viii
FASTENED again 10 the grandmother, sx