Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-14

As the eldest OF our two sons has been ar
rested And held IS prisoner, FOrseveral days
and nights together. In the Military Camp
near this city, ana as this occurrence has been
trumpeted Sbrosd, and Published In various
Southern papers, for our b.atfi, we win give
the whole case just as it is. We rave 10 y
small Office, in snr yard, a considerable vari-
ETY. Of books, which have been accommodating
for quarter of a century A M. Reed step
ped into the ofiee, where be found eur son
reading. He forthwith asked ''rAaf are yoa
readingf ?" Our son replied, "TRE IaPEspiSg
CRIsIs % rBs SoUTH" by helper. Reed then
insisted on borrowing the book, which
John B. Browniow loaned TO him to
psruse, uPoa bis promise to return it soon.
Mr.. Reed took the book home, and upon ex-
hibiting it, was arrested, and brought into
camps as pFisoLer. Mr.. Reed stated to the
authorities arresting BIN, that he borrowed
the book Of JOHN B. BRoExLow, and there
Upon he was arrested. He stated, and stated
correctly, that the book was the property Of
W. O. NcADoo. Esq, Of whom we bad bar.
rowed 1t. The prisoners were, very properly,
as we think, turned over TO the Confederate
Court, being held by JUDaE HUMPHREYS, and
on Saturday, they were discharged, Nr. Reed
took the oath of allegiance 10 The Coufed-
eracey, and J. B. Brownlow was dismissed
without any ceremony or conditions what
ever. 1t was found, upon inquiry, that
W u. Reese, Jr-, paymaster in ths
Confederate Army owned the same
work, and was accustomed 10 lend 1.
20 particular friends. Nr. McAdoo is also q
Seeessionist. Beside there being nothing in
the thing aud The promiSsnt Secessionists
owning what few copies Of the work are bsre,
the court coRld out discharge the prisoners.
We should not now allude TO il, but for the
fact that it win be published far and wide,
that ourS family are circulating inesadiary
documents. Nay, smuggling them through
the blockade By the box fall Aud not one
paper in ten that oireglates the SANDER, will
nave the nsgnanimily TO correct it.
We oEa Helpers FIRST book, written IN fsyor
Of Siqrsry and Of ths SoutA, and Published af
ter his return from California. Having GtolSa
some money JrsE has employer "A North CaroIfas,
be turned AhOiitiouist-esesped to the North
and there Paslishad his hIarESDIss ohIsIs,t
a miseheyious work, bat neFerthless of abb
ny. Desiring TO read him et9er he eaasSs and
bis kisViag sxPlous tn stors, we borrowed Il
1, is work, which, together with its Author,
We have, ca more occasions than one, through
the columns Of oar paper, denounced as iya-
n'Ou'. We regard Tom Psinss Aga of Reas-
on as s.laaaoSs, but on account Of its taleats
and style, we have perssed it.
We own "UDeie Toms Cabin the iSint
production Of Harriet Bseeher Store, her has.
band, aud her brother Henry Rard Besslsr.
1t is al Infamous compound Of falsehood, aad
We have SO represented Il 10 she public, on
more occasions than one. We have direelsd
our family not to lend Il TO any one, ~ ne
have no desire 10 go before the Confederate
authorities. We also own . copy Of tAs Csa-
st,ful,sa Of tas Usited States. and the Dsstara-
fiOH If AmsrisGa Independence, and Is thsys
both iaesadlary doe4msas, We base charged
the members Of our family mel 70 lead ties
Outl Last bss net least, We hare - our fam
lily, i've copies Of the Holy Rtsis, the ancient
Book II God, but a. they win be foaed to be
iHesa&iayy books, upon sxamEnstlaa. We hare
directed that nens Of them be Leaned oht.
That Osd-fashicned book calls nPsn Ell asa
to be subject 10 the aovsransas aAdss which
they Iiys, aae declares thar ashososYsf r.