Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1860-06-23
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An Aboilti anist IN Knoxville
Sss,s uekaoEa friend sends % the 5ih
Ne Of the lsi vol II the HassE col .
T. s.. dated Msy 81. lsG0, aud isslsj
irpm We'd River, Nebraska Territory
Il eoutaias letter froa 40 Abolition ceF.
respondent, Hhs seems to have tauied
fee days ia kHvsrilis, loakiag aftsr nat
tors sbd things 10 general The unteT
seems 10 have bssu especially engaged in
sHdlsg CO, the Ed,tOs oi the ks"s''ils
Hits. add his astsesdents but the let.
ter spssi. Ia itself,
KNoxyILLE, Teua May 20, 1880.
J T.. JyAssas, E3stor Of fAs E,Aa:
hSse bssa staying here three days,
st,ying at Que Of the folsIS, sBd while |
have taken particular Pei : 10 let No one
kaaH wha | sa,. | have been dthechs 10
fHdtsg out others Paiigusd Wlth travel.
aud Wsbtine sleep, ! concluded TO rect
here o tss dsJs have louksd on At
the movements ~ the slave e-ners sud
slave, drivers, snd e. they sometimes ridr
anil slavery mss upgn . rail, | have
neither hces pro slavery man, OF the
aj,o, ate Of freedom, 10 conversations
This ious Of kso1viils, rapidly grow
IuR iaIo . city, h .own. they tell me. 81
severed Ihoasssd iobsbiishts, aud u IN
the eeatrr Of SONS thirty coanli,S, fsuoas
Zoe agricultural pursuits, asd tbs rEisiOg
Of toe stack The great RaIlrOsd froB
tie South Sest passes thrcagb here 10
Washington, sbd the travel Rpoa IL IL
very heavy They are nos constructing
another RailFoad iron Charleston 10 Ksh-
tacEy. uhieh pzsses this p.aai aud quite
. foFse is asR ca The soFk. This - .
CREST pSiat fas BaaafaeIafisg interest,
SnJ the Hhale coapuy b full Of coal sud
ote, of the bssl qaslisi4s. ghis towA. or
city, as they call Is, IL . ssesessios Of
h.ils aud hOllous, snd Is pPea The roUsa.
tic order They have kBs usisf, aud
pare ayr, sHd they live bOaa.ifalsy, drink.
ing s. much liquor a. any othsT town OF
equal FoPulstion.
slavery - h EXISTS here, Is VERY mild,
aaa not IS sewers, BY Aay means, e. il IL
vita "a 10 The North west One can't
jadgs II the ''PeusIisr institution" in the
South. By seeing IL hsTe. The Negroes
sFs vel led, cell clad, aud work when
they please, taking up 20 shom they
pleaes
Oas Of the iasdlatioHs Of this place is
the esiebfafed IS1rsoa Bye~aisiO, upon
the character Of vAun, - yea Will Teeol.
lset, vs oses heard an asli slavery lee'aT
er dRSh f,s hs6 "a hour, ia our Ter.
ritoFy The PaFson Is different naa
. from what be Il undeTsiood 10 be At dis.
tAags lie has Iois q friends ia Tea.
sessss, aad is even respected BY h,s
opponents 10 his sws ieun- lie Is lad,
/ hbrrAl, sBd for HE msaas. shsfilnbls.
lie is doing we'll - JesFBs!isi, and 10 .
hss . payiBg list Of sbsut siRkt thousand
sebsesihsTs. ilis pspsI Il called iuT BY
~ hands, sad read With sagsTpe~s by
I ffieRds sad foes. The success Of his Pc.
psF is siIIibutabls 10 the feet that he is
Independent, tries 10 do right; and that
/ be does n9t hesitate 10 speak the tTalh,
/ that be HeFrT courts power, % iTims bis
sails foF patronage OF Office. lie lives ia
is Kass Sothiag shis section Of the
Stals--ks has lstss pstFeasee item the
ssasTsl pablio, ssd s.ssy Of his readers
losk Up % bis psPsr ~ 80 etasle dis
paper, called the ksoxsills Wig"
sxsreisea 9 possFfai isaassss sgsias.
1 he Bachassa Dsnaeas5
hare bed ths Psaass psiatsd eel 70
ne, AID hsss sises sses Ain ffsqseat.
Ii o. he streets Islksd sp 70 ssgsd