Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-12-07
From the Knoxville Wing, October 26
The Patriotic Brow nlOw... .Indtct-
ment and Appronc hing Impri s on
men,--His Farewell Aau.ess.


The Patriotic BrOwnlOw. -Indtct-
ment and Approac hing I'm prison-
ment..His EareN ell AAu.ess.
This issue Of the Whiy must nect ssarily
be the last for some time to COME am
unable to say how long. The Confederate
authorities have determined upon my ar
rest, and am to be indicted before the
Grand Jury of the Confederate Court,
which commenced its session in Nashville
on Monday last. l would have awaited
the indictment and arrest, before announ.
cling the remarkable event to the world,
but, as l only publish weekly paper, my
hurried removal to Nashville, would de.
prive me Of the privilege of saying to my
subscribers what is alike due to myself
and them. l have the fact of my indict.
ment and consequent arrest, having been
agreed upon, for this week, from distiu-
guished citizens, legislators and lawyers,
at Nashvil.a, Of both parties. Gentlemen
Of high positions, and members of the Sc.
cession party say that the indictment will
be made because of some reasonable ar.
ticles in late numbers of the Whig'
have reproduced those two reasonable
articles on the first page of this issue,
that the unbiased people Of the country
may read, mark, learn, and inwardly d..
gest' the treason. They relate TO the
culpab!e remissness of these Knoxville
leaders, in failing to volunteer in the cause
of the Coafederacy.
According to the usages of the court,
as heretofore established, | presume
could 60 free, by taking the oath these
authorities are administering to other
Union men, but my settled purpose is not
to do any such thing l can doubtless be
allowed by personal liberty, by entering
into bonds to keep the peace, and to de.
mean myself toward the leaders of seces-
sion in Knoxville, who have been seeking
to have me assassinated all summer and
iall, as they desire me to do, for this is
really the import Of the thing, and one OF
the leading objects sought to be attained.
Although | could give bond for good
behavior, for one hundred thousand dol
lars, signed by fifty as COED men as the
county affords, | shall obstinateIy refuse
to do even that; and if such a bond is
drawn up and signed by others, will ren
der it null and void by refusing to sign it.
In default Of both l expect to 90 to Jail,
and am ready to start upon one moments
warning. Not only SO, but there am
prepared to lie, in solitary confinement,
until l waste away because Of imprison-
ment, or die from old ase. Simulated by
consciousness Of innocent uprightness,
l will submit to imprisonment for life, or
die at the end of rope, before will
make any Illuminating concession, to any
humiliating concession, to any power on
earth!
l have committed no otfanse-I have
not shouldered arms against the conf.de.
rate government, or the State, or encour-
aged others to do sol have discouraged
rebellion, publicly and privately-I have
not assumed hostile attitude towards the
civil or military authorities of this new
government. But have com mit,ea grave,
and | really fear unpafdonable ofanses.-
| have refused to make war upon the gov.
ernment of the United States have re.
fused to publish to the world false and
exaggerated accounts OF the several en-
gagenents had between the contending
armies; l have refused to write out and
publish false versions Of he origin of this
war, and of the breaking up of the best
government the world ever saw and all
this will continue to do, if it cost me my
life. Nay, when agree to do such things
may righteous God palsy my right arm,
and may the earth open and close in up.
on me forever.
The real object Of my arrest and con.
tsmplated imprisonment is, to dry up,
break down, silence, and destroy the las,
and only Union paper left in the eleven
secsded States, and thereby to keep from
the people of East Tennessee the facts
which are daily transpiring in the coun-
try. After the Hon. JEFF. Davis had stated
in Richmond, ia conversation relative to
my paper, that he would not live in a
government that did no. tolerate freedom
of the press; after the judges, attorneys,
jurors, and all others filling positions of
honor and trust, under the Permanent
Constitution which guarantees Freedom
ofMe Press; and after the entire press
OF the South had come down in their ,hun.
der tones upon the federal government Cor
suppressins the Louisville Courier, and
the New York Day Book, and other Sc
cession journals-I did expect the utmost
liberty to be allowed to one small sheet,