The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-04
PARsON BROwNLOW,s STORY.

The Nashville correspondent of the New
York World gives some items of Parson
Rrownlow's story, which he is coming North
to tell and to print
"His paper the Knoxville Whig) was
stopped in October In November he made
an arrangement with the rebel government
nv which he was to be allowed to leave for
a safer cline. Notwithstanding which, he
was thrown into the common Jail on the 9TH
of December by the military authorities OF
Knoxville. He was incarcerated in room
with twenty-five others-mostly bridge bur-
ners. The only scrap of furniture that II
contained was bucket and ladle. There
was not sufficient space for all the twenty
five to lie down at the same time. They
slept and stood BY turns. As an illustration
of the treatment, the guard would wash his
face and hands in the prisoners drinking
tank that stood in the yard by the window.
When the prisoners demonstrated, the reply
was Water that JEFF Davis man washes
his hands in is good enough for d-n Lin
colnite to drink The dampness, bad air,
and refuse rations with which they were fed,
brought poor Brownlow down with the ty-
phoid fever, and after four weeks contine-
ment in Jail lie was transferred to his own
house, where he remained seriously indispos-
| ed for eight weeks. Upon his recovery ne
applied again to the rebel government tor a
passport and escort. They were granted, the
latter to be selected by himself. He started
about two weeks ago. Reaching Shelbyvilie
he was detained ten DAYS by Gen HaIdee
who wished to get off $4,000 bacon, 1000
beeves, and feared the loss of it if the Lin
colnites should hear of it. Hardee says thai
.Shelbyville is the biggest Union hole he ev
er got into DR. Brownlow says it is as 10y
al as Boston,
81 learn from him that FIVE bridge-burner:
we're hung at Knoxville. and that five more
await their execution. The saving of one o
the latter was touching and affecting. HI
was widower and had one child, and she
daughter. The day of execution came, ant
the daughter was informed for the first tim
that her father was to be hung in five or 81,
r hours. Tie poor girl was distracted wit
| grief. She prevailed on friend to write
? dispatch to jeff Davis invoking his clemency
: 1t ran about thus Hon Jefferson Davis
e Nv father is to be hung at o'clock, on
: charge of ridge-burning. My mother
: dead, and he is my only hope and support
e VIII you intercede for him. 4 reply. OIL
, dering the Communication of the poor man
e punishment, was received. and one martyr
o dom was saved. The incidents that attend
v ed one of the executions were also of afiec
2 ing interest. The condemned man aske
e the attendance ola clergyman whom he nan
n ed. Ii was deni ID, with the remark. that n
t damned bridse-burner should be above
|. prayers. and God Almighty wouldn't hes
5, them if they were But presently ha
e drunk rebel chaplin was brought, and on tn
e scaffold proceeded to inform the crowd thu
r he had conferred with this unfortunate ma
e and that he had expressed his sorrow fC
S. his crimes, &c. The unfortunate mar
Y raising his voice to stentorian tone, G,
o claimed There is not word Of truth
e what this man SAYS. burned the bridg,
d deliberately. Under the same Circumstance
II should do precisely the same thing" Al
r other moment and he persisted"