Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-11-22
The Patriot BroWnlow.

The Cincinnati Gazette ig ia receipt OF
Brewnlow's Knoxville lTenn) BAig, OF
Saturday. October 25th, which was the
last number of that paper to be issued,
the editor having been indicted by the
Grand Jury, and his Imprisonment de-
termined upon. The extracts published
below will be read with interest:
BRowFLow 8 FAREWELL CLOSING OUT
OF THE "wHIG."
This iszue Of the Fhig must neeessa
zify be the last for some time to come
am unable to say how long. The
mined upon my arrest, and | ana to be
indicted before the Grand Jury Of the
Confederate Court, which commenced lis
session in Nashville, on Monday last
! would have awaited the Indictment
and arrest before announcing the remark
able event to the world, but as | only
publish weekly paper, my hurried re-
moval to Nashville would deprive ME OF
the privilege Of saying to my subscri-
bers what is alike due to myself and
them. | have tie fact of nay indict-
ment and consequent arrest, {havine
been agreed upon, for this week, from
distinguished citizens, Legislators and
lawyers, at Nashville, of both parties -
Gentlemen of high positions, and mem
lsrs of the Secession party, say that tAe
indictment will be made because OF
"some freasouable articles in late mum
bers of the Wig" | have reproduced
those two Unreasonable articles on tle
6rst page Of this issue, that the unbi-
ased people of the country may .'read
mark, learn, ard inwardly digest the
treason. They relate to the cnlpable
remissness of these Knoxville leaders.
in failing to volunteer in the cause of
the confederacy.
According to the usages Of the Court,
as heretofore established, presume ]
could go free, by taking the oath these
authorities are administering to other
Union men, but my settled purpose is
not to do any such thing. cl an doubt
less be allowed my personal liberty By
entering into bonds to keep the peace,
and demean myself toward the leaders
of Secession in Knoxville. who have
been seeking to have me assassfnated all
summer aud fall, as they desire me to do,
for this is really the import Of the thing.
and one of the leading objects sought to
be attained. Although could. give a
bond for my good behavior, for enc hum
dred thousand dollars, signed by fifty as
good men as the country affords. | shall
obstinately refuse to do even that; and
if such bond is drawn up and signed
BY others, will render it null and void
by refusing to sign it. En- default OF
both, I expect to go to Jail, and l am
ready to start upon one moments warn
ing. Not only SO, bat there. l am pre-
pared to lie, in solitary eoaSnem snt
until / waste away because of imprison-
ment, OF die from sid age. Stimulated
BY 4 consciousness sf iDnocent upright
ness, l will submit to Imprisonment for
life, or die at the end of rope, before l
will make any huniliatiDg concession
toiany power On earthl
have committed no offsnse--1 have
not shouldered arms against the Con
federate Government, or the State, or
encouraged others to do seS-I have dis.
eouraged rebellion, publicly and pri-
yately--I have not assumed hostile
attitude toward the civil or nilitary au-
thoritiss Of this new Geyeramsnt.-