Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-31
, From III. HsshxIls Patriot
Lctsor FROM W. G. BrownIow-aAIs T+oEt.
ments

Letsor frota w. G. Brownlow-aais Ttost.
ment.
KNOXVILLE DAT, Dec. 90, 1861.
EDITORS OF TIE NASHVILLE "PATaoIT."-ln
your issue Of the 18th instant you say 1--WE
learn that W. G.. BroEnlow, imprisoned at
Knoxville, refuses to eat anything, desiring 70
starps himss!jto DEATH"
l have no doubt, Mr.. Editor, that you have
learned q such thing, but it is wonderful intel
ligencei And but for the fact that | do not
wish to DO understood as trying 10 commit
suicide, I would not care to correct the
erroneous statement. The truth in my case
is, that have now been in Jail two weeks, and
aud I have eaten too much, every day. my
family, with the permission of Brigadier Cen
eral Carroll, furnishing me with three meals
each day. But for taking cold, and suffering
from . sore throat, l could boast Of usual
health. As it is, l claim to be the most cheer,
full or more than one hundred prisoners found
here, on my arrival.
But sir, / will now give you an addttiona!
item or so, which many Of your readers Will
pe.use With interest, If you are allowed to pub
lish them. left home about the 9th Of No
vember, with n view to collect some claims due
my office for advertising, and to relieve the
fears Of my family, who we're daily annoyed
with the calls Of drunken soldiers, calling be:
fore my house, and Furnishing their side-knives
aud pistols, and making threats Of violence
Tbs last week in November received 4 lstter
FROM Brigsdicr General Carroll, inviting ME
to return, and promising he protection from
personal violence. On the 9Th Of December
received Il brief letter froci Major General
C%rittsndeD, Inviting NE &c lis headquarters in
Knoxville, promising ne PASSPORTS in!c ken
lucky, and n military escort 10 conduct ne
safe. 1T tie saD= time wss furnished With
q copy Of q letter 10 the Major General from j..
P. Benjamin, Secretary Of War, advising him
to give NE passports and safe conduc. beyond
the Confederate lines.
Surprising tho head Of the War Department.
and the Major General commanding here, to be
acting in good faith. ! reported myself i'll per
son, and accepted the offer Of passports. |
agreed to start Oh Saturday, aud the General
designated Capt Giiicspie's company Ct caval-
~ for III escort
But, on Friday evening, just before sundowr,
| was arrested Tor treason, founded OF certain
editorials in the Knoxville Whig, since June
last The warrant being signed BIZ Commission.
er Reynolds and Attorney Ramsey. ] am,
therefore, in jail-in close contineneut-psr-
fectly contented, and making no complaints
against any one. l AN waiting patiently to see
which .s the highest power, the War Depart
nlent at R..chnond, associated with the Major
General in command here, OF the Commission
er's Cour. ior Knoxville Nag, an a%Ixi"ns
u know whether the high authorities inviting
me here were acting III good FIFTH, .: were
OILY playing of q trick 70 have Tic incareera-
ted! sm not Wiling to believe that the lie
representatives. OF 8 great Government, s;:4g-
Cling for its independents, snd having il.
charge the interests ri twelve millions c. peg
pie, intend to act IN bad fEIh 10 uiu. The
chiva!rous people .! he South, and al! tho
journals, have denounced the high.handed
measures OF the United States Government in
s4spending the Aa5e0s corpus uct suppTessing
public journals, and incarceTa!ing citizens up,
Oh ':ttrss caehet, und will nct allow myself
to believe that the OoIfadc7a:n GoreTb,rsu;
vii! resort to similar tricks!
an, sir,
Very Respectfully, Is,
g. Z. BacwSLoH.