Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-12

nor by an overcharee Of mean whisky. nor
by any other democratic passion. but being
mindful of Thy constant superintendent.
of the awful majesty of Thy righteousness,
OF Thy hatred OF democracy and its profit
gate leaders. and OF the sstrict account they
must hereafter give to Thee. they may. in
counsel word and deed. aim supremely at
the fnlhllment Of their duty. which lie to
,aik' vote and pray against the wicked
leaders ana ungooly advocates OF secession.
Siaht that thcse of Thy professed ministers
who are mixed up with modern Democracy
ana nave become SO hardened in sin as to
openly advocate the vile delusion may
speedily abandon their unministertal WAYS
OF go over TO the cause OF the devil that
their positions may at least be unequivocai
ana that they may thereby advance the
welfare OF the countryi And grant that
these nre-eatere may soon run their race,
that the course of this world may De so
peaceaby ordered by Thy superintcndeucs
that Thy church and Thy whole people.
Thee. In all good conscience and cody quset-
ness. through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen-'
Opposed to Prayers for the South.
But, while the doughty parson thought
IL was all right to pray for the success OF
the Union cause. he regarded II as awful
blasphemy and sacrilege TO approach the
throne Of grace in the interest Of the con-
federacy. The following from the whig u
We are Informed that one of the pastors
OF our city actually appointed . prayer
meeting for last Sabbath night 70 specially
pray for the raising Of the blockade and
TO strike Lincoln's ships with lightning
and scatter them to the four winds OF
feaven. The idea of a secession preacher
heaving and setting at a throne OF grace
Ike a ram at a gate post. asking God TO do
the work OF the devil by helping the con-
Iederacy. Is bright idea. and a rich con-
ception. That churches throughout the
country have become demoralized: that
preachers have prostituted themselves for
secession Is as plain as the nose on a mans
race, put IL does not yet appear that the
Almighty God has mixed himself up In
such Internal business These reverend
gentlemen should remember that preachers
don't make any better traitors than the
most abandoned scoundrel in the rebel
army, and, 80 far as 1 am concerned, I
would as soon hang one as the other. AS
| cending the sacred pulpit on the Lord's
day under pretense OF feeding the sheep
these reverend traitors to God and their
| country deliver Inflammation stump speech
| es. excite the worst passions Of q people
not extravagantly given to prayer, and
mus more enectually serve the devil than
All the ultra-abolition preachers OF the
north have been doing for a quarter Of q
century past. The south IL now fun OF
these pious frauds and every branch Of the
| CHRISTIAN church is cursed with their n
! bors. They can nnc nothing In the teach
| ings OF example Of the meek ana lowiy
| Jesus 10 justify them in feeding Their focka
on on. tne ueasonaele doctrines OF secession
| and southern rights. or the sim more dam
naole heresy OF the right Of a state Of this
| Union TO secede at pleasure from the feder-
al compact merely because a few had men
I anc corrupt politicians have been turned
| people"
III ever man bore a charmed life sb~o-
Iutely proof against all the traeic p<rls
that beset the audacious leaders of a erest
| upneaVal IN human affairs, this intrepid
| pohticai preacher was that man. Indeed
ne seemed to court death. and death It
SELF. IN the very presence OF the crave
! seemed 10 turn from him absshed ana
! aHrlghteo at the fierce and reckless coura re
OF the man He was simply a phenomenon
freak OF nature and his career cannot
be accounted for explained on any ordi-
nary principle Of human conduct Con-
tnulng his terrible denunciations Of the
cohieaeracy and its leaders. he was finally
arrested ana thrown into jail. his printing
establishment being destroyed I'm the hope
uiat thereDy an end would be put TO his
influence. But not SO. Ills caustic. scath-
ing pen, DIPPED in vitriol. was just as active
as ever. He would write letters dated from
TIE Knoxville JAIL which In some mys-
te.1ous manner would find their way into
PRINT, and 1t was at length concluded that
ne was more dangerous in confinement
than at liberty. The military authorities
however. Determined they would be rid OF
him in some way. and accordingly he was
arraigned before a dfum-head court-rnsrtiaI
on a charge Of treason TO the confederate
government. and condemned TO be hung
whether IL was ever really intended 20
carry this sentence into execution or wh.th-
ar IL vas pronounced in the vain hope OF
terrifying Brownlow into silence is not
known; but certain IL is that IL had not thu
least enect In subiuing his violent tumul-
tuous and defiant soul
In the Face OF Death.
On the night preceding the morning SCI
fer his execution. while his guards were
] pe1p ha /.
the esllows. Some extracts from that
speech are here given TO illustrate the un-
conque-abie spirit OF the man within the
! very shadow Of doom.
| Fellow Count -ymen: I have often I'D
dressed many Of you, upon different topscs.
| but never under circumstances ike thoss
which now surround me. as I feet that I
| am speaking Tor the last time. / suppos.
| i have been sentenced TO hang by a court
! martial sitting In this city; I say / suppos,
| so, for have never had any trial or even
notice OF tTial being in progress. IL 10
| alike a matter Of Indifference whether I
| was tried by thst coCrt-martial in my ab-
| sence and in the absence of witnesses and
| counsel, or whether 1 had been present:
| the result would have been death Justics
| at the hands of such unmitieated scoun
dreis and rufilans is the last thing 1 would
! expect. Indeed, there is more gio.y i'm he
ing put TO death by such men than in being
| acquitted. for | culd look upon any man
whom they would scouft as being OF the
same cha -acter as themselves"
| But Browniow did not have the satis.
| faction of being hung for his devotion TO
the Union The confederate authorities.
| fearing the effect OF thus making a MARTYR
| OF hiGl. ISSUED an order, through the secre.
| tary OF war, TO Mai. Gen. Crittenden an
| nullins the sentence OF the court-rnartial
| and orae ing that the troublesome prisoner
| be conveyed by a guard OF confec era Go
soldiers through the lines into northern ter
| ritory. This was done in March, 1ss2
| Brownlow then made a tour NJ the norta-
| ern states. being Loyalty received and en-
tertained al the chief cities, where he made
| furious and inflamn.atory speeches against
! the confederacy. arousing much bitter feel
! ing by the recital Of the outrages and
| atrocities which he alleged Were being per-
! petrated upon the Union men of the south
| Meanw hile. his family remained IN Knox
| vile until the CONFEDERATE authorities learn
| ed that Brownlow was representing IN the
north that his wife and children We're being
! forcibly detained as hostages for his good
| behavior. when they were sent under a flag
| Of truce through the lines and conveyed 20
| New Jersey.
Like Peter the Hermit.
Summing up the character Of this strange
and extraordinary man. without any re-
gard TO the abstract right or wrong Of his
position. il must be conceded by the UNI