Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-29

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pened to be from home at the time. | had
really gone out on horseback, as they had
suppressed my paper, to collect from Sher-
IDS and Clerks Of the counties some fees that
were owing me, and they, being Union men.
were glad TO pay. But they swore that |
was the bell-weather and ringleader. and
must have had a hand in it. They wanted
a pretext for imprisoning me. They had
filed every Jail along the railroad, and final
ly, on the 9Th Of December, they seized me
and put me in damp uncomfortable. des
perate Jail, where Hound $50 Union men.
Aud there was no piece Of furniture there
except dirty old wooden bucket and pair
OF tin dippers to drink with. The fira men
and the best Of the country were there. -
They rallied around me, glad to see me :,
could give them the news. Some took me
by the hand, and were utterly speechless.
the tears running down their cheeks. They
pointed to the gratings, and said we never
thought we should come to this. Said [ !:
Cheer up boys; be of good courage. You
are not here for stealing or manslaughter.
but because you adhere TO the flag and Con.
stitution OF your country Cheers am
here with you for no other offense, and As
God is my judge, boys, look upon this 9th
day OF December, 1851, as the proudcst day
OF my life. [Cheers. Here / intend TO
stay till die with old age or disease, or un
I'll they choose to hang me- I never will
renounce my, principles. Cheers Their
othcers had been accustomed to visit the iail
every day, and to offer thcm liberty by pro
posing to them il they would volunteer to
release and protect them. They were ac-
customed to volunteer half dozen at
time. But after got into the Jail, for
three months, all this volunteering ceased.
lApplause,l One Of the Brigadier-Gener-
ais, son Of an Ex-Governor Of that State,
paid special visit to me. He came in bow.
ing and scraping, dressed within an inch of
his drunken life. Said lie "Brownlow.
you ought not to be here" Said /, Il
think go too. But your authorities think
so, and have put me here" Nov" said
he, Il have come to tell you if you will take
the oath OF allegiance We will turn you out
instantly. and guarantee your safety and So
curity. Rising up several feet in nv
boots, and having my Irish reused, look
ed him full in the face. why, Sir" said
l, II intend to rot here till die with dis.
ease or old age, before l take the oath. !
deny that You have any government othe,
than big mob. You have never been re.
cognizcd by any civilized power on God.
earth, and you never will be-" fCheers.
"And, Sir" said l, preacher as / an.
will see the Southern Confederacy. and yor
and on top of il, in the Internal regions
before ] will take the OATH" Cheer,
well, Sir" said he, that's Id plair
talk "Yes, Sir" said I, and that's th,
way to talk in revolutionary times. "
j Cheers. Things s,xenteaa, Tightening up
Many Of us took sick We had to lie on tha
miserable foor--not room enough for all I,
lie down at once. Think of it, in Decembel
and January standing by each other.--
fou lie down and warm the floor, and ther
will. That is the way we managed unit
many Of our men died from typhoid fevel
and pneumonia and various other diseases
l shall never forget, while my hand is above
ground, some scenes passed through il
that Jail recollect two Baptist clergymei
sick unto death, very low with fever, unab
to eat morsel of the miserable food sun
Piled by the Marshal of Jeff Davis, a maj
L had published as scoundrel again an,
again, but suitable representative of Sc
cesslon. They allowed my son to bring IN
three meals day, and my wife put i,
enough for these two Baptist clergymen.
One OF them. was there because he prayet
for the President of the United States, anC
the other tor throwing up his hat at a com
pany Of Union Volunteers Every time tn
basket Of food came in the jailer looked be
! tween the pie and the plate to see tha
there was not some communication passed
/ One old Union man had three sons there
, One of them-,Iames Madison Cade-wa
very. sick 4; his wife came to him, bringing
child . weeks old; she had five in all :
They refused to let her in. | besough
them, and they did finally for fifteen min
utes. When she saw her husband lying OIL
a, a,pieoeofearpet, with an overcoat over him
she would have dropped her babe in aston
lshment and terror if | had not caught it
She sunk down upon his breast; he coult
not raise his hands. Neither spoke word
l stood by and held the baby until the tim,
, was out, and the officer insaltiugly came !,
and told her it was up. assf
This was the case, gentlemen, all owe
East Tennessee. And allow me to announc,
to you, one and all, that this is the spirit 81
Secession in the South. 1t is the shirt Of
murder, the spirit of hell, and yet YOU hay
men in the North who sympathize witt
them in fearful numbers. fCheering. II
Io,red debt to be discharget't 10 The mast r.
polting and God .to,xaken uretch that couL
be buliicd fran he rrnts of human society
and tcd,ited to pay that delt and get ritf Sj
&C. ,oouM make a tender to his .Sata,,i
Majesty Of t,oeire Northern men sympafhi.
inQ ,oih Secession Tremendous applause
| II | am severe and bitter in my denuncia
. tions mo, no, not bit" Well, if l am
VI you must consider that we in. the Sout
make it personal matter. Cheers N
/ Northern man ought to be tolerated III t,nR
q ing By0ad,oay tcto has, any sympathy pit
'Sec~sion. Cheers T'hey should eth,
n be for or against the mill dam, and I,coul
. make then, shoW their hands lApplause
: Why, gentlemen, after the battle Of Mana
u sas, they passed through our town on flu
f lough, officers and privates, going down ini
: Dixie, exulting, and brought with them d
e vers what they called Yankee heads-th
entire heads Of Union troops, some of thel
!. with long beard, and they would take thel
q by the head, and shake them out of tn
, window, and say, Add Yankees head |!
n This is the spirit of Secession-the spirit q
' the vile untutored savages of hell, and
i who apologies for them, is no better tina
a he who is the prepetrator of the crim,
}. Cheers. In Andy Johnson's town Ithre
% cheers for Johnson they had the Jail full
: they took his house for hospital, and dro,
/. out his family, his wife in the last stages Q
10 consumption: She was obliged to take re
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