The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-20
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, }
~ rh villa NJ, 10 1891 4

!Shfilie, NOV. IL 1861.
To the People of TeA nsssse The State must
and, to the full extent of its res )urces shall
be defended. Threatened with invasion, all
good citizens vii, regard it as patriotic duty
to make any reasonable sacrifice to Tepel the
invader. Regiments are now in camp and
organized, while others are ready to organ
lie, bnt FOR want OF arms are not prepared TO
take the field.
Prompted by the Dobiest impulses OF pat
TiOtisn, these brave N en- are ready TO take the
field TO defend your homes, and TO prevent
the theatre OF this cruel and yindicti We war
being brought within our borders. They ap
peal to you, who quietly remain at home, TO
place arms in their hands, that they may
give you protection and security.
If yon fail 10 respond to this appeal, shall
be compelled by the sternest convictions Of
duty, charged az L am with the responsible ii-
ty of seeing that the State is defended, to dis
band these regiments of brave soldiers and
call you who have arms into service as mi :.
litia.
bring forward and deliver 10 the Clerk Of the
Court of their respective counties, TO sue n
other agent rs l may send 10 the variou I,
counties, every effective double barrel shot
gnn and sporting rifle which they have 10 be
immediately shipped to the Arsenal ~ Nash
VILE, Knoxville, or Memphis, where ths
same will be valued by competent ord
nance officer, and the value paid to the owner
by the Confederate Government.
urge you 10 give NE your aid in tho impcr.
tant work OF arming our troops, with which
we can repel the invader; but IL You refuse,
prepare 10 take the field, for am resolved 10
exhaust all resources before the foot Of The
invader shall pcllnte the soil Of Tennessee
Respectfully, IsHAs Ct. HARRIS.
PRosPFcT5 IN EAST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS UNDER
MAxrIAL LAw--ExcIrsMRsT IN CHATTANOOGA.
The Memphis Avalaachs, Of the lath Inst,
CLEANS the following information from a CON
versation had with a gentleman from East
Tennessee. in reference to affairs In that Sec
ton:
1t is reported that Parson HrownlOw had
left Knoxville with thirteen guns, and was a
sympathizer In the Union movement In that
quarber. The town OF kaoAvi;ie IL under m ar
tial law Ola the night Of the insurrsction-
last Frtday-it il said That signal rockets were
Hired all over the III un tains, aud about the
same time an effort Was made TO burn all the
bridges. Six OF the men engaged In the at
tempt to bnra the Strawberry Plains bridge,
and who Afterwards attempted 70 murder the
Waterman, have been arrested, brought 10
Knoxville, and identified by that gentleman .
The Union men at and around Chattanooga
have threatened to burn the bank, the tanne-
ry. and the foundry--a large establishment
which Is engaged Ia making powder mile for
Augusta, Ga, and Manchester, Tenn. The
threat hSd created considerable excitement
about chattanooga, and on Tuesday three
companies were made up to guard the town
Harrison, Hamilton county, about fifteen
miles from Chattanooga. was reported ia
have . conn any OF i've hundred Lincol % ties
around him, bat 1t 10 thought that the report
II exaggerated. A ssrtct watch liz kept ufIon
his movements, and 10 WIN - prevented
from doing hAym. 81
The Unioa movements NOT thought 70 b