Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-06-15


Gather, Of Ky, had been arrested in Rich
mond, Va, for alleged sympathy for the Ma
tiona Government. We find the following
letter from him in the Philadelphia Press Of
Tuesday
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1851.
have travelled in every part OF the world,
among all sorts o. people, In times VI war
and in times VI peace, and have never met
with such indignities af "ere lately onersd
me by the un-ci,i authorities Of Richmond
the enlightened capitol of tue gallant Com
monwcalih Of Virginia, ] was there arrest
cd aud nunrlsoned for ten days, hecause sus-
pcoted NJ entertaining segtisnents contrary 10
The opinions OF Wise, Pryor 4 Co..
have shuddered at the sight Of The ErgAs-
tolo, the Neapolitan lile-prison, ON the island
of lschia have read OF the horrors OF the
Spie berg have visited the Bagnes Of Tou-
lon aud Brcst, ana ! have seen the Roman
Carccri at Civita Vecchia---but pity the man
who has TO endure the degradation Of Vir-
ginia jail
am native and resident of the South,
aud have always regarded virgiuians MS fell
Low creatures and human beings; hut they
TIRE no iellown Of mne--they are barbarials,
An ordinance has been lately promulgated,
enoining every citizen OF Richmond 10 report
TO the police every suspected person. Under
that ordinance was arrested, and my trunk
was examined. a petition for Office 10 Presi-
dent Lincoln was found in II : that was enough
to condemn me. was accused of disloyalty
and hostility to the Commonwealth of Virgil
min.
told the Mayor owed no more fealty 10
Virginia than did to England and as to
hostility toward the State had said or done
nothing TO show II,
The testimony of my diary and private pa
pers, taken iorsbly md illegally from my
trunk, was no competent evidence, eyeneif
they had contained inimital expressions.
He said was suspicious person my case
was very important that he should remand
me to jail my case was not bailable: might
do much harm II suffered TO go al large; the
opinion of the Attorney General must be obs
tanned before could be released and was
sent back 10 prison
Nobody can .pess through Virginia now
without passport. There are innocent strap-
gers in the Richmond Jail at this moment
One poor invalid has been suffering there for
nine weeks, because be openly declared his
| preference for the North. A young man from
California, student at the University Of Viz
gnia, was imprisoned for two weeks for say
ing he was pairiot--for his country, the
United States. Even women are imprisoned,
and every traveller is regarded as an emissa-
ry from the North, "wbo has come TO spy out
the nakedness of the landl" Alas poor, old,
decrcpit State her nakedness is evident, and
her desolation is yet to Gomez Ten Thousand
men could now march easily to Richmond and
capture It as readily US they could take Alex
andria, on the Potomac.
Tuis individual persecution will do Virgil
MIA no good Il will make her many bitter e.
cmies. Talk o. the tyranny Of monarchies!
There is no despolism equal to that now pre-
yailing in Virginia.
Part Of nv Journal was written In Frcnch,
and much of the latter part OF II in phonog-
raphy--both of which writings was puzzle
to the learned authorities. Tho little Dutch
looking mgope reporter for the Examiser syp-
posed. the phonelic characters. 10 bt liero-
Glyphics iroih the obelisks Of LaHot, - 49,
temples OF Dend6ra f Y
b, The Governor, Attorney Geraral. and Mayor
took counsel on my case, ane finding .ns cap.
ital yerdict--no crime worthy ofl,apghg, or
tar and feathers, was provided with pass,
aud police escort to the frontiers. Wash
ington city is 10 be my residence hereafter.
Respectfully, at,
GEoHcE g. GATHER, OF Kentucky.