Year: 1866

the members OF the Legislature have done
this in defiance Of the abuse of traitors, the
SANDERS of their prostituted papers, and in
the very face Of a war made upon them by
the President, whose patronage and dicta-
ton were brought to bear upon them
through bad men who had sold out to the
Administration, or lacked the manhood to
stand up against its deDunciation All hon
or to the patriotic Legislature of Tennessee,
and the brave men in both Houses, who
have faced the storm of rebel abuse, Cop
perhead ISLANDERS and the treason of those in
high places


/ cannot close this address without warn
ing the loyal men of the State against the
speeches, arguments and appeals Of that
class ofleading men who In their worse than
Belshazzar revelry, praise Andrew johnson
as the man after their own heart. In Md Id;
6ta out Of the rebellion, their frenzied rage
always directed itself with unerring precis-
ion against the Government and its Union
friends. Most of them either belonged to
a vigilance committee or rebel military
league, sacrificing better men than them
selves to the Moloeh of rebel hate. In
East Tennessee, for the most part, they
we're men who sought Office under the Con
federate Government, spoke and wrote In
tdfOf Ol t3iC lEnc1 CtQSc, uCttpauCEQ I<k1A-
coin violation of the constitution, and at
later day advocated the election Of McClel-
Ian and Pendietonl Most of these men
would like to see a second rebellion, as a.
means of acquiring political notoriety and
making money. They are not of that class
who would enter the ranks and fight for
their principles. They are the advocates Of
a convention to set aside the present State
Government, even if theexperiment should
cause scenes to be enacted for which civil
lization viii be made to blush. The massa-
ere of Fort Pillow, the brutality of Ander
sonyille, the base assassination of Lincoln,
the murderous fury of the Memphis mob,
the wholesale hanging and shooting down
of East Tennessee Unionisss-al at length
paraleled by the inexcusable slaughter in
New Orleans, have no terroTs for these
Tennessee admirers of Mr.. johnson, though
he is becoming startled at the atrocity of his
own deeds, and the legitimate fruits OF his
insane policy.


In this address have used great plainness
of speech, and for the reasons, first, that
desired and intended to be understood; and
next, because this is no time for putting forth
an uncertain sound. | have desired to act in
harmony with the Premdent-so has the great
Union party of the country, the Legislature
OF inc 2tdtSs anu NOuStGohg do 4 AOOh OCSooAph
to write him about the beginning Of this year.
hope he may publish that short letter. 1
have resolved that the President should not
call a Grayback Convention at Philadelphia
Ia convention to be composed of Office hold
ing Republicans, Of delegates from the party
that opposed the war, and of delegates from
the re0el Congress and the rebel armies, and
out of these materials organize Johnson
Democratic Rebel party, and turn me over to
it, to be dictated to and controlled by the
men who fought four years to destroy the
country. This is the pass to which we have
come at last, and those who are willing thata
faithless President shall transfer them to his
new party organization, can 90, Euu may JOY
90 with theln. Divide and sub,divide as we
may, there can be but two parties in this
country-a disloyal and loyal party. Choose
We between these parties, whose only issue is,
whether this State and nation are to be gov
erned by loyal or disloyal men.


1t is proper for me to state that my term of
service viii expire in October, 1867, and
that l shall not be candidate for reelection
to the Office I now hold, or TO any other of
fee within the gift of the people. Whilst /
am in office shall endeavor to do my whole
duty, as have done, without regard to con
sequences. In retirement, will continue to
vote and act only with the party that is radi-
cal in its loyalty 20 the Union, and radical in
its opposition to all the schemes and devices
ofrebels and rebel spmpathizers.


w. G. BR0WNL0W,


Governor of Tennessee.