The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-07
BrOwnlow,s Parewell---Closing''ou out of the

teQerate aubnOTllleS natouetoA ulhru NPSA
my arrest, and / am to be indicted before
the Grand Jury Of the Confederate Court.
which commenced lis session in Nash
Vile, on Monday last. l would have a.
waited the indictment aud arrest, before
announcing the remarkable event to the
world, but, as I only publish a weekly
paper, my hurried removal to Nashville,
would deprive me Of the privilege Of say :
ing 10 my subscribers, what is alike due
to myself and them. have the fact OF
my indictment and consequent arrest,
having been agreed upon, for this week,
from distinguished citizens, Legislators
and lawyers, at Nashville, of both parties.
Gentlemen of high positions, and mem
bers of the Secession party say that the
indic!ment will be made because oi ''seme
reasonable articles 10 late numbers OF the
Wbig." l have reproduced those two
'qreasonable articles on. the first page
Of this issue, that the unbiased people of
The country may 'read. mark, learn, and
1iuvardly digest" the treason. Fheyirss
late to Tie culpa6le remisspesse of these
Knoxville leaders. in falling TO volunteer
in the cause Of the Coufedqracy, aisl
According to the usages of the Court
as heretofore established; l. presume /
could go free, by taking ethee these
authorities are administering tn otber Uni
ion men, but my settled purpose isiuot TO
DO any such thing, l can doubtless bs
allowed my personal liberty. BY entering
into bonds TO keep, the peace, andt 10 de-
mean myself toward the leaders of Seees-
sion, in Knoxvile,, who have been seeking
70 have pls ,assassiaa'eds all summeriand
fall as they desire me 10 do, for this is
really The impqEt Of the thing, aud ope' Of
the leadins objegls sopglkie be attained.
Although Ite6pld give a bopd' olor1 any
good behavior, for one hundEed Thousand
dollars aigacd BY Gty las good msnsaS
the county atFordsi 1 IashalL Lobstinatelyge-
fuse tordp .eysp, ,thg; and il such al bond
Is drawn up and Aigusd .by QthersaoI will
render, i null and voidI9y Ielssipgsse sign
lit, In, dslaHll Of both j ex9eet hi go7to
Ijail, and am ready 10 start uDoA, QUO mo,
lmepl's, warning, Is9nayriso, but there
am prepared @ 'lle,, ,in solitary eeUfne-
Iment, Until l waste away bssspse o{ {iG
[prisonment. or die frola Old ago. r,Sgmu
,lla!S1 by a, conseiousnss Of inDocentunp'
lrishtneSs, i Will spb@it 70 impriseumen
flor life. or die at ths end ofaTope, be
fore | will make any hpnilJetiug cOncys
sion, 70 apy power qn esrthl ,5l airs
| Ibaye committedi no Oife nse-- | have
rot shouldered,arms against he OouIedor
ate Governments or State. ornepcouragec
4 Iothsrs'to do SOL have discouraged re
d bsllion, publicly aad prisately--I hav'
not assumed hostile attitude toward til,
lsivil1or military authorities of this new
f Government. But have committee
grave, and Irealy fear sunpardonabls Of
lenses. hays refused TO makeParupor
the Government Jofalhei United States 81
have refused To publishstotbe world false
and exaggerated aecodhtsgD Df tho severn
engagementsghad between the eontendiug
armies; IhaVe refused I'D, writs out ahd
publish false versions of the origin Of thi:
war, and, of the breaking upsloftths lbest
Goyevnment the world ever knew ;yaudal
this will continue to do, ifit costme MY
lifs.o Nay, when Isgnes ibdo such thihgs
, may righteous God palsyniyIright arm
and may the earth open. andrcloseiin up
| on me ioreycraa mrri tsbsro" .&isl
, The real object of my arrest aud con
: TEN plated imppisohmeny IL, 10 dry ..up
. break down silence, and destroy the las
and only ,Uuion papor In qAe eleven sece
dodl Stalos, andtheiebyi 10 Keep from til
people Of East Tennessee, the facts .whiCI
ar6 1daily' tlausptting In the couhtIY
After the HON. 'JtH DRviseh,d lsiited 4
Richmond lsiua 6cnversaiion relative |
my papcrg jthatshe, would notlite ia,
Government that did not talefa freed
). om oflthe PicssJufter Tho Jad gesB Bhttotn
; eys, jurors, andsallothe filing position
of honor aud trust imderrthe 'Pefmatpp
OanstituliOn,g whNhseuaranteesa ItffRp
4 on oFrAn PREssg andb afIer z the entir
! piess of thu Soutlihad' meodown IN tlei
> thunder tones upoaahe Fshefai Govern
I, ment i5risiippresSing the louisville Oou
, iot .gahd tho New York Day Book, an
other 8 SECESSION jourhalsa--l did expcc
{ the utmost Gbery, to, b. allowed, itO, %
/ small Sheet, whose errors could be com
|, balted.byi the .hntir6y SOu,horn pressl' !
ia not .eaoagh thai nhypaper has been de
, MED Observation-Disclosures ordinar
ohappeis OF oonheyanco in the country
, butt must be ediScondnuod altogelheiy 0
= its editor mnsg writo and'select only sue
| articles as meet the approval Of n pack Q
sooundGols IN Knoxville, when their supe
rioys in Allihe qualities that adorh hun
I m. natege. tarb ihaiho Penitenliary Of ou
J Stateln lnitADd lhisiis tho boasted ltbsrt
y itheipress in the Southern Confedorucy
il shall iuIno aegrcp steoh humbedb
J being cast into prison, whonsYeritis th
/ will and pleasure of this august Govern
: ment TO put me there but on.the contra
ry, lsi@lhfael proud ofmy contnomen
!! | shall godo Jail, ,asJ ohm iRogdrs went I
tho staksz5iorIpy priaciplSsG tslrsil gC
booause i have failed TO recognize Ih
! hand ct G6dsin tie breaking up'of th
II AmerioRns Goysrnment AID the yinaugueS
lion of tho mostawjpkedI orndL.uannaoitl
: and unealled fhrqwSS ssrerfecordedii
history ! 60 bsodussilhhavo orefusoa y
:, lapd tDithe skies the acts oftyrannyFr
u sarpation and oppressiun! aip,hoted upo
81 tho people OF East TeHnessee, 6oeSusoa
'e their DEVOTION to tbs Constitution audia
d cf the Goverpmeut handed'down TO the
n hY lheir falhere, and thnalibertiea SECURE