, 1861-12-10

Ever since the Southern rebellion SaS i1l;tu-
.r1,ratcd, East Tennessee has.stood out, single
handed and alone, in defense OF the Union
:nd in defiance Of the Richmond or Nashville
contnirators. The brave men of the noun
t:in=, who owned such leaders as Andrew
johnson, Brownlor, Mavnard. oud their asst,-
t7ates. stuEdily refused to follow iii the too
pr ya]cnt faelliou Of rebellion, and they turned
~ t.::t Government, for which They had r.sked
i not sacrificed Ill for some token Of its SYM
::1tly and approval. and we shame to say
tl:ry have looked almost in vain. Two or
1i!F"c thousand lnen, who 1ed to Kentucky
-'r 4 rendezvous, were lnost tardily supplied
Nits, arms, and only received tleir clothing
nhcn those they had worn from, home were
worn even to i drgrcc Of nakcdness, Not
muskct, that NC know Of, was ever sent to
East Tennessee Perhaps it was because thus
*eutd he robbed Of then, if sent: perhaps
i'c"'uFe there was no means of sending: hut
t!o"cscr tkat may be, it seems to us. and i'll
deed the country expected, that arms should
have hccn sent, borne BY loyal mcn who could
nut have been dcspoilcd Of them. The East
TeEnessccans, left unprotected. were visited
'y zonicoicr's S army anu "subjugated;'' then
another comnandrr followed him, when lie
had adEanced into Kentucky, and only last
.ns,1tt this second individual announced bv
Itre.esamation that ''luict rcigncd in Warsaw"
Si.1ec then. however, Brown1ow's 5000 men,
armed with the rulcst implements Of war,
ave met and defeated the rebels: they have,
:.s.>lde:, burned bridges and cut of tclcyraphic
>.''m,n,,nication: and they only need the assis-
tan:c oi few Northern brigades to hold this
t:Atre Of thu Coufelcracy, cutting off all in
Intercourse between the East and Western
portions. No wonder the East Tennessee
iroops il, Kentucky rcbe1lcd at Gen. Thomas 5
order to fall back, and were only appcastd by
being allowed to remain in their advanced po-
sition near London, on the hiyl, road to Cum
lerinnd Gap. There, however, tLcv arc con-
fsas,tlE kept awake by the roar Of the conflict
uuing on about their very homes. and can
!,ardly he restrained from dasl1ing ahead to
iofn in the fray. An East Tcnnesscc..n writes
rom Camp Calvert. nea: London, under date
If the I'd:
We receive Intelligence from Tennessee ever,
<aay. Browalo~ il part Of his time in B!ount and
1ar in Ec.icr county.
If VIC would but cross the mountains. thcr
world be L perfect uprisin. Of the people, aud
general engagement. with weapons from steam
beat cylinder, used as a cannon down to rocks an
hE:,cr.
What are you going TO do for us. Abraham-
IL. conclusion. permit me to faE think som!
111ug is wrong somewhere but don't pretend t
ray On who1, rests the blame. would not be q
.onishcd # time developed the fact that some -
s-ah'' are high in authority in some place besldt
ibc Southern ContrderaCy.
In commenting upon this the Cinnln'ii
Commercial says:
The insu.recsion in East Tennessee was not q
s'c:dcnt: We know The Union men were in II
most solemn manner assured that if they Won
mike demonstration they should be instant
supported IN force. Gen. Sherman pledged Lil
se!i to taat effect. lie was believed: Il
bridges were burned, aud the messe
Eers who crossed the nonntains
announce ihe net 92poEtnre!y arrived to find 0
troops under Gen. Thomas making forced mar
away from Cumberland Gap. Z it any wond
they c1y ont IN n.oay At such want Of faith q
rRnt Of Heuse in our Government and Generals
How patiently and how long will the GoTe1
tnent-Low long ucll President lincoln, s;eu.
Clellau, Gen. Bucl-wsit before sending rel
10 The East Tcrueseeeans # our armies are