New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-16
AFFAIRs IN EAST rrNNrssrr


statement made by the Hon. W. G. Swan ,,
eiec. 10 Congress from the Second District - .tH
Ssa'e, Is now golng tie rounds OF the pIess a,tSs
nss produced no little establishment here TLs "a
T os 10 thsS there Is but i,tle disaisection In r"'
-Vstr see-ouly c0nbned TO bnt few ooali,ie. 'ss
"a r,on an IMPROVEMENT coming from such sop,..
= wen calcnlied 10 mislead cur autbori,ies ~ DO
uono and TO divert their a,en',n han, oY An;
belioyod lhese agihOili,s in fact have e.,
least they have so acted AZ 'Hi' reg oni q.
WY AR. Swan has made spcb a st.,an.,.r
80 J, IL is great misfake. Tbs,e
Al tIis ,oors,t ~ every county ia East Tennes.es
ENGAGED viii 60 orr forces are probable
county. onion men IN Cooke
We have cried peace, when there ia no r.. -.
nave only received tanDts in return. The 80 "s
traitors have burnt our railroad bri9oes - mon
every tbiug IN their pOweFto invite agdsj5,I eVas
iE zoe IA eeseer%ing our soil And yet We srs
toiO there i- 10 danger. Maybe our su,bo-ser
yet make Mp TO the rue and real st4,,s ~ -, "il
last tennessee wlen few more Of Our br.drss,.u
destroyed, and some more OF our quiet e..5,. as. sc
butcheredl '''-'n' a'e
We have large number Of pFisoners in n.c.-
ieasraie jail. We presume, Of course, tbst m
WI be released, iiis is the order Of The dav -
/ fou iecolect, no doubt, the Th0clburc alFsir u.
Waa found actually ia arms against the South w
u u , 7 IT. III.
hls way to kcnlUtky. Tits man, by Rehm,-S
authority, was ree' sed without the form OF t,i.
anu On we DAY OF eiecio1, when every one gnppo-.
ne womb vote for Air. Davis, he iacfluautly tors
his name from his ticket, '0''N
by l9dea' illoFnauon is that Browrlow tor
allowed ~ leave {. See, attended with an ESQ.,.
to protect bin, Wy should tie u4dsrlinos ssr'
when tue n1elcaders are allowed to 70 vlers ~,
Ike! 80!
CONGRESS- ASD THE PLANTERS
J II is understood, ygys ne R.eimond Fgou..
that the sense OF Congress has hee8 de,erni,.1 !.
o. test question made la secre. Eel. ion, 90 bel
sifi0n 70 any LEGISLATION Tor he relief Of therI,P
/ There Is nothing, boweser 20 prevent tie l,-.,-ss
interest from having sec)urte TO tho StatelISIs
tures. The States Of Georgia and Alabama ~,
learn, have already taken into consideration toe "a
ecl of relieving tne lclest,.ies 81 tic lilut5ss AZ
matter OF SAFE aud dyl,s 10 concern.
REBEL TROCLAMhTiOS TO TIE CiTlzEys @,
Fast TENNESSEE.
From 7as kaesr Ls R,gi',ey. Dec.A
To The CITIZEss Or EAST IENsEssEE: Sol-s
Sc the question OF Union or Dlsuni0n wac deba;abs
20 long you diI well 70 debate and vote on Il. YG
bad clear right 20 vote for the Uui0n but wles
Secession was established By he voice OF tie peo1,
yen cid i'll 10 distract tic country BY angry word
and insurrecionary tumut. In doing this sou CON
mit the highest crime known 10 law.
! Out oftbe Southern Confederaoy no people re
Sos such elements OF prosperity and happiness a
I tLose Of East Tennessee. The Southern ns e
which you have hitherto enjoyed only IN competition
with host OF eager Northern rivals, VIII now D.
shared with a few States OF the CoDfedeHtcy equal
fortunate, politically and gsosrpLically, Ever
product of your agriculture aud workshops Rii
now fad prompt sale At high prices, AID 60 ionc "a
cotton grows on Confederate soil, 30 long viii u,
money which IL brings flow from the South thgolel
/ all your channels vi irlde.
/ At tbis moment you might be 50 war vii tho
United States o. aug foreign nation. and We. n0i
suffer teu.h part of lie evils which puIsBe y01 f.
/ this domestic strife. No mans lie or property !,
safe, no woman or child can sleep in quiet. You are
dellded by selfish demag0gaes, Who take care f0I
their Own personal safety. You are citizens Of Ten.
nessee and your state Of the Confederate States
So LONG as you are up ia arms against these Stass,
can you look for anything but the invasion Of y0u
homes and the wasting If your substance Ini
condition Of things must be ended. Tie Government
commands the peace and Sends troops TO enforce tia
order. / proclaim that every Ran who eoma
in promptly and delivers up lis arms viii be par.
doned on taking the oath Of ale lance. All ne9
taken in arms against the Government viii be iIass
ported to the military prison - lnscalolsr sae :
confined there durins the war. Bridge bmaera ana
destroyers of railroad tracks are excepted imG
among those IardoEable. They viii be tled Y
drum head oouri-martial, and Wi be hung on -
spot. z. LEADBGITER, Colonel Commanding.
Headquarters, Centreville, l.. T., Nov. ~, ISL
From Ihc NGshriLte Cazsi,s, N0r. 30
Twenty-one OF the prisoners lately brought b.
from East Tennessee yesterday appeared in tie CO
fedarase Court, Acknowledged tie error OF t.
yyay, took the oath Of loyalty 70 the southern CO
fe3eracY, and attached themselves TO @E1l
being raised in Nashville.