Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-08-24
KNOXVILLE TENN. SATURDAY, AUGUST "a 1851

ed among 90 and was fre4ssnslY eensslsed
- 20 the eeeFse to Be passasd, ! anifosmiy J
advised the people to abssain from any acts
Of fesistanee, unless they wefs positively as-
sufed q uhdoubsed aid from The GoveFamens
of The United States. Had reached Wash ]
lsgton, woald have urged such FsIisf, bat
the statement that had maps esa disgrama
Of the passes Ia the Cumberland Eohntein is
utterly destitute Of traih
The ronyiction that u wAs The astsrmIred
purpose o. our State ausherissse 70 use mjIi-
tary force against Ne. Was, as already stated
greatly modified by fhe following letter from
Nal Gea. Polk who hss ina chief espsaasd
of the military forces OF Tebneasee, and whieh
was fret shown to me, as already stated, Rt
Abingdoa:
Hslb-QeAa4ras, DsrasFxss Nd. q
hEHphw Teen. Juy -, 1851.
II Cei Re6tsQH Top. Jsdps ,. CarSs~eys, Dr. Jsptsa
FhWEks. Col D. N LdfAssIada,
eVNftEaEss-I am satisfied that many u eur siIew
euahtIynsa IN East fcnRessss have, By the cOarss Of
questons psadIisE between Tss North and he ssulh
which j. hardly Ia accepting with their natural Felasians
and from which v oar duty IL spirii q HaaaaHlEty,
10 dowh4t ws oaa 10 relieve them. Wlhout entering
Into the Questions ssue ieef eoaadeEt that II they
As.nfe b. their Southern isilO~ cosnsymse q their
dsPoslton 10 treat them with Kindness and 90 Frsps
their manly sesItas. tuliis they making rsesis0n
Bar the protection q oar gvh Trnnesses sol against N
Tasen from the Nosthl thsy Wi hays 90 Feesn 10 Dc
They mnst that the peey ofthe q. soossrnmsnts
rather ~ LfNnsiBs Eoeynnent. b 10 estrruH ana
% Do ihs thrUush the ras.es q the rsunesse
tains. - "a.
that 70 place rOops At all q thsss points al which
are msst exposed
fhis assslredly IN the fAss Of the facts allnied TO-
should fom No ast ground Of conpsaiRt "a shs part u
- /, s upa every sceoant desirable that no Irritating
language. any offensive hearing shOud be manifested
the troops towards citizens Ia East Tennessee slse
WhsEs aud the Commanders will doubtless that this
not Done Your we'll kn, character and pasitlos In
relation 60 the public qusstsbs which have sgitaasa
f1rm 20 q fsow rtRsns q ERst Tennessee and
with fatsFnal wores aud upiegBed Kindness % snde&s
cur 10 .@ds then 70 wave tSsS Ope.0 s,. 20 TIE o.
became hereafter ~ heretofore Haite A. united band q
! brothers.
The STATE 81 Tennessee IN the history Of the past has
fame, which AB'oug states has been AmOag the
met cnvshe. fOr stassmEnshlp and Military dstne.
ton she has been eHeeed BY lGpe. In the name q al
transmit children sscutehson HpssSnsd by the
demuTalzRg and desolating Influences Of social dtrae
eyable. To bow bcfre the decision Of majorIies the
| highest Il the duties Of American Citizenship,
Nay hot hope thea, GsHtlsmen. that yeafs SHI7bs
mission II peace. and that We shall have but
party Ia the EASTERN end u oar hsaysa Tennessee,
there but in he HsstzFa and central Lsires and
lac TIE true patriots Of oar good Old Msther the Old
| With my best wishes fos your saueesS,
reuaia respectfully y0ar ts'low sosatryaan,
| LEoSI lAs POLX.
Msj Cen Commanding ID Department., c. 8. A
While on the way to Richmond, had some
conversation with portion Of the Tennessee
delegation to the Southern Congress, aud
during my stay there was visited by various
members of Congress and other public men
connected with the Southern Confidence
/ The intense solicitude which was expressed
! especially BY the most prominent aad dis
| tinguished Of the original Secessionists, " no,
without any request on my part, volunteered
their kind offices, with generous liberality. in
regard TO the coneiliation Of the people OF
| East Tennessee, and the unusual kindness and
| consideration with which ] vas treated as
prisoner, convinced me that was In error in
supFosibg that the military power would be
exerted for any other purpose than that of re
tanning the Rail Road and of aggressive acts
on our part. Acting under this changed eoB-
| viction, believing that, If | were retained as
a prisoner, o. Panlshed with death, under any
| strained construction Of the TREASON laws, my
friends in East Tennessee would in either
event, retaliale by arresting public men OF the
! opposite party here; that this would lead 70
countt1 arrests, and that the horrors OF civil
war would Immediately exist among as, felt
that il was due 10 you, and to myself that ]
should obtain my release as soon ~
possible, on the best terms I could effect
without dishonory aud, after various in
Formal propositions and eessaltatioes, /
finally addressed to President DaSis the fol-
lowing letter: M
RIcunoSp Va August Is. 1881
IL Hs Esesllsney JETP DAVIS Fssatsaf # ~ ebsfst
sal have been arrested, aad a. learned since ms
arrival In this City, apm the charge sf Treason. bu
whether .ssss. shs STATE e Tennessee OF the cosss
either seaieSt tie susie the evaldsey, that wilt sup
port % sastain snch an ACQUISITION.
q an sineesely saxeas 10 pFesesVa TIE peaee ans
9aiet " East Tsspsssss. hs ssetioa Of The Stats n
WHICH Feaide ss best prusIvs % the poas ssId In
vsxations prcsseutioa shss ma, return 6s. psas@
ny, 70 la1 my psiyats Interests aad pufsa3es aser
lag yOar kseslley that VIII nes either dIfsstF q
iadrSctiy, BY cotnse, sses o. artit saeeafaf ad =
s1st he united stssna oSeruaaenG TO invade % attain
success 70 ths Pressas ssruEgls With the eSassdeFe.
cripple Confederate states In ths pcadng via
the Onitsd states, Dor viii Do 30 ~ my owa aets
In vbwof tbs increased esFisy IN the s.evtca whiel
e aeitssa ofthst State s6bms 20 hs4 htsAcOs
ss IslEonsy ahstsa, ssom any further Seris % 40
Of coadsih aAioa &c opposition % her eosesssssat
The ssrties aFrsstsd with ne witt tha sxssptoa .
my ga who Aeied by ny command, wsfe mere eaiee
ana edaduetofs theoagh hs msansstn pasaes ny VA
o.S .Ss y s's = n
psspsusihls leEaiy. o. maTay. ana have sammttsa D
offence against the laws a the coafrAcy Ne stat
sf Teaaesssei and aEk that tAsS siss b dischaFge,
nun custody By y0uF kxesllency.
vWy fssgsethail, ss.
4 1eAes - sLf !, Year d & sgrV'ta
: fHes A. \. NEtssz.s
TO which the following answer was re
;; tafned: s1i -
slss gaE tse tsss Hlcznosn As. isIh. issf
81; ri have rsoglysaa yeeg ls.isg g issh isss.
which Yea 70 De DISCHARGED hon AtNst and hTpsses
itisn. ed make pEumiss tha1 ~ will ctixua
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