Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-08-24
Is .Aa POODLE q Esst Tsaassses.

dassng aaeeFtained from reliable aatheity
that an order had been issued 10 lake eject
on the dag 81, bT Immediately atier TIE late
election, directing my aFtett, l left home on
she morning Of the sleesioH, with The view OF
making my wsy te Barheussvills, Kentucky,
where aeElgned to remain, IL / could safely
Do 60 anntii Should receive aathentle eyi-
aence Of The fnal result and, n Il appeared
thati Ind received larger vote shaa either
90 tbs eandida.ea for the Confederate Con.
Efess. intended to serve the people In the
Congress Of the Quilted States, bat r. other
Wise. 10 rslara home aud decline ANY action
aealassstke pepalaF will After using every
pFesauiian 10 my power 20 avoid detection,
was arrested, on the night Of the 4th OF At
gust, by the Home Guard e0hsistiHg, - un-
derstood, OF thhty persons % Lee eeauty, Viz.
GINA, whose vigilance has b en- excited by
certain citizens Of Hancock county, whom
PISS ed 90 the way, and ". bCcan suspicious
Of my purposet HavIag stated that I would
make no effort TO escape, | was taken with
my guides and my son, by soms ten members
of the guard to Uumberla Gap, where We
were delivered to Col. ?. NJ. Walker, by whose
| direction, after remaining there few hours,
We were sent TO Abingdon, Virginia, nom
! which point NE were taken to Richmond.
| Having, long since, determined 90 endure
| or suffer any possible consequence that might
| result from the course I had eonselentionsly
adopted IN oar recent troubles, thdalged
/ in no Sain murmHrs or regrets. and, beng In
| the hands Of the military power, deemed "
! useless even 20 Inqufe at Cumberland Gap
upon what charge was arrested, OF what dis
| position wae 10 be made Of me. bad formed
| determination 10 ask no quarters at the
| hands Of the military or civil authorities, and
hVf
| when reached Abingdon, ! was much graft
/ fled 70 End Col, John Baxter, at the risk OF
his own sife had magnanimoasly volunteered
| to go to Richmond sRd ACT as my eonnsel or
| otherwise render any lawful assistance In his
power. Al the same point, I also met with
| DR.. Jepth Fowlkes, who was acting In the
| character Of Peace Commissioners to East
Tennessee, and who, altho' had only slight
/ personal acquaintance with him, manifested
| there and In all subsequent proceedings, a
1 zeal and solicitHde for the quiet Of this d.
vision of the State, aud for my own discharge
upon honorable terms, which regard as above
all praise or communication. 10 my interview
! with DIR. FOslkes at Abingdon, be exhibited
| to me letter which greatly modified my
views, altho' j did not choose, considering the
suspicion which might attach to nay motives
as a prisoner, 10 ayow either TO him or the au-
thorili,s at Richmond the extent of the i'm
| preston which had been made. Thii can
only be understood by reminding you, very
briefly, OF the position occupied by me ia my
| speeches, publications and private eonversa-
tiOns.
/ You will remember that, immediately after
the hombardment Of Fort Samier aad the Is
saanee Of the Presidents frat proclamation,
took the ground that 1t was our duty in
East Tennessee to be neutral ii possible, but,
| II forced to take sides, 10 sustain the. Gov
eminent, slth0' we condemned the policy OF
the President in not surrendering the fort
ress. WAS also in favor of submitting to
the will of a majority of the people of our
/ State, should it be contrary 20 my own views,
rather than engage in civil was among our
selves. The formation of the Military League
aud the passage of the military BILL in the
circumstances under which those acts were
due, impressed nle with strong conviction
that il was the intention Of our Stale authOf-
tiles, by The creation of Home Guards and
otherwise, to ovcrawe the people of East
Tennessee, to prevent fair election, on the
9Th Of jane, aud to compel rs TO Submit 10
what regarded as the unconstitutional acts
of cur Legislature. I advised the people
everywhere, publicly and privately, to arm
themselves as they best could, aud to call on
]
tain them with men, money and arms The
reason why thought it our duty Rot to sub
| NIT to the result OF the election Of the Sth OF
June were fully stated IN the Declaration OF
Grievances adopted by toe Greeaesilie Con.
vehtion, which wa prepared BY me, altho
the resolutions we're sholly different from
those which | submitted. Ny resolutions
while distinctly declaring an nnaltefsbie pur'
pose not 70 submit 70 the action Of an Wncon.
J stitationsl majority, contemplated no divts'
ion Of the Stale, but simply asserted that tae
Union eoanties of East Tepnsssse, and al
! other Union counties In the State, which saw
p proper 70 cooperate with them, would, Ia
this period Of reEolatioR, be the legal STATE
{ ADD sheald proceed 1t once 70 exercise al
The powers and funetlons Of government. II
Was also proposed, Ia one OF my resoations
1 for the sake Of peace, that We world main
pain aposit.ea at neutrality In every respect
except that situated as We were, we woul,
not oppose the formation of Volunteer com
panies IN our midst. or endeavof to proven
The transportation Of msn aud munitions o
II war aloag oar rail road, unless aar right
3 lswsrs aetaally Invaded or disturbed. a.,
Attic these and other resolutions whiel
) I I bad prepared were nor adopted, ! Aeqaies
eed 10 thuse which we're passed, and urge
! upoa the people the eropsiesy 81 aiiitaF.
j kergaplGatiop foe defensive purposes. Net
wighstaRding the refusal Of car Legislator
at ifs iast called sessioh 10 pass various OBJ
Z noxious measures which bad been proposed
| inferred from the general tese of the publ
press. that Sized pose sxitt Z 70 ialredae
: troops lnip East Tsnnsssee, noI only 10, boil
L the Rail Road, bat 70 compel our people :
: i snhmit 30 > course Of action Which We n
Il gaFded a. pae0hstitutipnal. TO kreysns 90
: own snhiagation, l advocated the ptopries
z .af seiziiss the road an Ali hazards before mi