Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-27
How Union Men are Treated in Ten
nessee.


A Louisville correspo ndent Of the Cincin-
natl Times says.
The loyal men of Tennessee are being de-
moralized, trampled in the dust Late intel
ligence frem East Tennessee shows the con-
dition of the patriots of the mountains to be
indeed most deplorable. Day after day they
are arrested in large numbers 10y the war
dogs of Zollicoffer and the civil minions of
Harris, dragged before Confederate Judge,
and if they will not forswear their country
they are cast into prison driven from the
State The other day 60 or 10 Union men
were brought into Knoxville arrested in va
rious parts of East Tennessee. Even the
Confederate Judge was constrained to re-
huke the mad tyranny of the minions of Zol-
licoffer and Harris Not dozen of all these
had absolutely done enough to make out any
color of charge upon
Not long since p Diekerson, of Knoxville,
passed through this city on his way home.
He had voted against separstion, and against
the permanent Constitution. Leaving home
about the 18th day of August, he had OBJ
tained pass from Governor Harris, telling
him where he was going, and proceeded to
New York and Boston. At the latter place
he found some of his old friends, sailed on
the bay, fshed, and ate chowder as was
his custom in days of yore.
Returning to his home in perhaps month
from the time of his departure, he was seized
and arraigned before the perjured Judge
Humphreys. and required to take an oath to
support the rebellion. This Mr.. Dickinson
maufully refused to do, delivering short ad-
dress to the Court He had resided in Knox
vile so years. There he had made his for
tune, and there were inferred the bones Of
his relations. He had obeyed the laws of
his county, and had not even offered any
resistance to the rebellion, nor was he coun =
selling Others SO to do hut peaceably pur-
| swing his usual avocaton. This man-this
| high-toned gentleman and honorable patriot,
was required by a perjured Judge to enter
into bonds, in the sum of $40 600, for his
good behaUlor, and leave the bounds of Sc
cessia within few days, as an alien enemy.
| The Confederate troops have been career
ing over the people of the loyal town of
Knoxville now for months, insulting them in
their brutal ignorance, abusing their women
and children and numbering their men. In a
copy of Brownlow's Wing which has found
| its way to this place. notice the advertise
ment Of a poor widow for the sale of her
house. Her husband was shot by rebel
SdBlhlu. liz w do u WOIhlHS anu
a bold Union man He had the day before
hoisted the flag of his country on pole. at a
| street corner, near 10y his dwelling. For this
offense he was set upon by two rutfians, fired
| upon some half dozen times with revolvers
| and wounded. He ran into his house. where
seizing gun, he put his cowardy assailants
to flight. The next day his murderer posted
| himself in the attic of house near by, and
| espying his victim through the window, shot
him inflicting mortal wound. The next
day one of these rulfans was promoted to a
| majors commission, and the other a captain
cy. They are in Col Vaughn's regiment o
| Tennessee Volunteers. lately and perhap:
now in Virginia, near Manassas This affair
occurred before Tennessee "seceded." The
widow is now endeavoring to sell her little
home and get away from the sight of such
hends.