"We intend to fight the secessionists until hell freezes over, and then fight them on ice, Or any other man."

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Members of the United States SenatePublishers from the United StatesRepublican Party (United States) politiciansGovernors of TennesseeJournalists from Virginia
Original Language: English

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The Jeffersonian newspaper of Stroudsburg, Pa., August 15, 1861. Appeared in a sidebar article prefaced by: Parson Brownlow recently declared in relation to the Union men of East Tennessee:... NOTE: It is unclear from the context whether "Any other man" is part of Brownlow's quote or an editorial comment by The Jeffersonian writer.