Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-08-10
The Ban Opened IN East Tennessee.

The Bal Opened IN East Tenntssee.
In the srst Congressional District, NJ. knt-
sos has bees reelected 70 Congress By ma
jorfr Of Eve o. SIX thousand Votes, 10 the
seeosd District Nc. AAYEAEa hss been elected
By majority Of about sax thessand vsaea.
Aas IN lhe tbird Dissrict ,Ar. RRipaEs bas btsa
electes By majority Of from one TO two
thaRsand votes. Asstrs. Bridges And kay-
nArd, u 10 said, have both crossed The ueaa-
tAias into Kentucky, aud bare gore to Wash.
isgtos. No matter what u.ay be said, AZ to
the propris,y Of these gentlemen going 20
Washington, 10 take their seats, Il h dae TO
then 20 sag. they became candidates for the
Congress Of the united States, and we're eiee-
ted % 90 iAsfs, their constituents desiring 70
be represented 10 the Federal Congress, and
not in the CoRgress Of the soathsru Cos.
Eedsracy. They wsrv 50 announced Ia lhis
paper, ~ candidates, before the people. Their
competitors 20 stated 70 the people, and 10
one was deceived in their running the race
for Congress,
Nc. kElseE, She announced himsslf can
didate for the Usiied States Congress, was
elected by 40 OVERWHELMING vote, and by
constituency who desired TO be represented At
Washington. In crossing from Rogersville
TO Kentucky, on Saturday last, be was arrest
ed In the corner OF Lee county, Va, By al
armed military force Of thirty uieB, and taken
. A vrhs oh inf
It is said he will be taken to Redmond, 20 be
incateeFated Until be can be tried for Trsssea
against the SouIhern Confedefacy, by Seees-
sion judges, before Secession Jurors, and
upon the testfezsEy of Secession witnesses.
That be will be convicted, no sensible man
can doubt for Que moment. His son David,
and som two or three other geatlemsn we're
with bln, and oil were arrsssed, ana abe pre-
sumption is, they are aIl together 10 Rich
mond, as prisoners. The sxpiois sAs one of
dArisg and graed military ehassetse--sairty
armed nsOuntsd msn, tsilng fosr or Eve civil
iNns prRoners, who were armed with pocket
pistols Tbose who led 10 che charge eeeht
TO be PrVnoied in The Confederate srmyi
TIE fFsston OF Mr. Nelson consists in bis
having adsoested the cause Of the Uaion, aud
the sIars and Stripes Of bis country, in op.
pOsii,oH to the heresy Of Secession. To this
grssious offrnse, hs has added che anpAraon-
able SIN Of permitting his feflow-citissRs to
elect bin to Congress. TO be consistent, and
70 carry OeI their principles, they eaghs Bev
TO arrest, and send on 70 RiehmoEd, every
man u the district who voted for Nelson.
We have but little TO say, ROW, res pecting
this arrest, and the hot haste with which the
gallant and patriotic Masses, hiss been hur-
risd Of TO Richmond. We shall await the
action Of the authorities there, with some
degree Of interest, "a will the thousands Of
Uaien men in East Tennessee. Before dis
missing the subject, however, We EilI take
Oesasiph 70 congratulate The people Of Rich.
mond IN this, that when they cast into their
G hy ely risen, TROnAs A r. FELsoS. they
will aAre mere brains, patriotism, hoaor, aud
ebisaify, IN their Prison. than eAn be found
in their Runp Congresst
Col, Baxter, Of this city, has Eoae to Rich
mopd, or saeb other point a. they MAP choose
TO step End try Nelson, to act Rs bic friend
and counsel. He goes as a volunteer, having
no intercourse with Nelson since bis arrest
We doubt whether be will be allowed show-
log.
For weeks past, With urlsrge list Of sab.
seribers, OR weekly expresses have exceeded
our income, and hence our papeper has beea
carried on ~ peeuuiaFy saeriaee. Oar ex-
change papers are kept back and act allowed
10 come 10 Knoxville. Our letters are broken
open and robbed, 10 all directions; and our
newspaper packages, are laid asido or de
stro,es, 60 "a q keep then snt Of tte bands
Of our sabseFibtrs. A. cambsrlsad Gap, or
The otlce near there. Se ara informed upon
reliable asshorisy, there L large pile Of let.
terra to say solbiug o. papess addressed 10
us, witch sseesssioniets viii aef allow 70 come
foFperd. Thess letters no doubt, mostly
from Kentueky, eestain several hundred dol.
lars for subscriptions. A. Bristol, ws ase Ia.
formed. our psper 10 thrswn aside, ana rot
allowed 70 gofarthes E.st Oas eoateaptIbis
puppy, Who els tls dgipfaed poEitioa pf IsoE4
Agent, sn the RAijEoAds boastad 70 thls city,
that he iatsRded % dsstToy shs papers seat
out BY him, because they we're inesadiafy
sheets HinIlaraess Of psksay, are eOmmfsasd
al osG ~ cosntFY. hy hss 81 uapriAsiplsa
viiiAlsss rho handle mail mastsg, aad wAoss
only tide 70 psblss iasor aaa esaadsses ts,
that ahsy bare the heher &c Wesr sroaad