The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-16

paper H. collect some debts from some Of my Ia.
irons, money which I needed, and which they
| being Union men pad But as the fires took
! place lille was out they swors was the bell
| wether aud ring-leader % all the deyfnent going
on, and hence mus, have mad hand in II They
vented pretept to seize me. On the ntb Of Decem.
| Ter they marched me up TO miserable, uucom'ort.
sble damp drma Jail, where, when ! entered
! found 100 Crion men. There was no chair, stool,
bench, bureau, bed or table ~ the 'sl, nothing ~
rotten bucket and two tin dippers 10 drink On.
| The best men q tle country were there aul t.
| gNhered round NE ~ | entered .ad see ne,
! though sony 70 see me in jail Msnv a. them w.th
tears 10 their eyes lsiosntci their mis''f me.
sad ~ teen. Cheer up Toys. be o' .'.,l 600 lrasc -
are yon mere stealii =" "So' q Fyr c"Uu'c
| i"itnHt" No" " For iuau-'sus. en-" " So"
NO; You are here lecausv yol ad ere t. Ne fsZ
! SUI Cous,tut on of So oyYrtry Oirelt,ip'sls..
ain isre " yoh for no nthrr .iet e.. ana 3d..
upon ustl % Dec rlcrr. ,ii a. t. i,,I let IYv
q my li!" tcheers.g AID here Intend g. ,t.y I'll.
! de % OLD Ng'. am re- as'i OF they hang ire
/ viii h'.er - uouuee M rrhciPes tir,at Queer
iusy Tic C.n' derata o ,crl used g. v "a, Tho ist
every day AMI promise TIE men their liier'y aud
safety and the safety OF tier families and properly
a ,he% would ta-e TIE ontL u sll,g.ure t. The Coi.
Tolerate G0yttumeut aud volunteer Ia III, Cauf.i.
crate army. Tncy he'd got dozen q, a TIN. q, n
way, I % u,u lad ouch horror II imprisonment
Aitcr they had me in 's al Wis volunteering ,e,,.
Ell they dii not set man. tApp'aI.ey Ouo % eir
hf.ad vrurheihis aeon auit ~ two cd MS ais,
paid me special visit H. was ia I'll hl9 glory anil
dressed within an inch ~ his natural and 1, unken
lie. "Diowuluw," ~ 4 he, "you rtlpltut L, Ia. Dr.,
! here" "weIl," said l. II think - too, but your
suthoritc- thought ,thervise ani her. 1 am"
wei, lave come To inform you that II you will
! 70 end t'eo tie oath sNosianc. we Vii turn YOU
| out instantly and guarantee your protect "a and
that Of your family" | raised -,yrrsl feet IN NV
ho.tt nul my IRISH bong w, sad Il iutoud 70 lie
here I'LL li- with id a.c or rot with dsea,. l,fr,
viii take any oath VI ALE glance g. your so-callcd
govern n.en- You have no government ti- only bz
Conn, dct1c ~ h. son never have been recon red
srl you never will be recognized by any govern.
inent t''res' appIalsel Preacher az am viii see
the southern Couieieracy. and yuu and ON toI of
tinth iherus req - uiure > J., take hn oath If
aii'.,su'. 70 IT." theers) "wo'," SAID he, that's
damned plain tslk." "Ne-, sir" REPLIED, Utlnt'-
/ the way 70 talk iu Revolutionary times" Time.
! grew RAPIDLY worse. Many ofthc men IN isil d.eI
/ in consequence Of tleir treatment, with IAcumo-
/ ui,. . rlnll and ot'rr Diseases The so sk,r
went O ~ narrstc the treatment oftwo r,suectebl.
clersv,nen, Messrs Polk nui Kat, ! IN Old men,
10y the ''r'ul 'hd viilul'us jail D, ~ Fhwk e-
/ VI wife rscd - scud me three meals ve- dsv. and
| always sent enough IN these id gentlemen The
/ officer Oh siuid always examined every
! article w. Tie basket for whiDh 1T oi seavoi,.
] ger" myself, Was waiting, to bc sure that no com.
| muucatlun was kept up between the I'D Cd
| Lincoln shriskef" and any friends outside one
| 81 tho men ia the jail was dying. with athin pee.
| Cf carpet between him and IT,, naked damn no.
and an oyorcoat under his head for pillow. Ills
| wife, with a child Ave weeks old N her arms
| came H. see him, and they te:sed her adtnittanc.
! put head out Of the window aud sha med them
| utp letting her conc In, hut FOR only fne.n
/ minutes Wien she saw her husb snd's condition
| unable TO srticuate word. she tell sct - hls
lrsast. lie, too weak - speak, could not embrace
! her I held tie infant Silently the teen lpiu,tes
passed away, aud then the officer on guard onterd
nslltlnry ordered her Ia leave, and then sle MA
/ t-u,t cut away FROM ler dying husband, This 4,
tue spiiit Of secession IN the south, the spirit Of
| murder, the spirit 81 assassination, the spirit of
he'll, ami yet You have men II the North who sym.
plihs Sc v d. these Internal iuutderers II owed
1 tho d, III debt l. be discharged in dozen men,
] the mrsnest the most revolving srtims from the
most dcprsy,d RANKS OF human s.cietv, aud want.
Ell 10 pay / debt aud get premium on the pay.
! ment, would mskc the devil tender uf lively.
northern sympathisois VIII secession. tCAeers and
| appisu-,g u am severe and bitten IN my dcniiu.
citation tf.s OF uo, no. 10, you consider that
We III the souh make II n personal matter, we
have NJ confidence in northern men who sympstlise
with this rebellion It II eVyslrut b. saying IA 4.
| rislt T. shot, hans sul whip us. At.i the battle
If M.n1s-ls, Cont, derate soidiers pass.d through
knoxville, going to see their fri, ada In the South IA
| parole, Oud they brought back heads OF Frdpri
soldiers, u .stly, c'ottd with gore. anil az they
shook III, III iy the benrds, t4,y would siouglt i
w"s ID Yankee he"d they bad captured ut
! Bll' Run. rli+ il their spirit Of mItdtr, of the
we INT tor.d savage, Of hell, srd hc who apo'o.
sycs iol them II 40 better than those who pcrpe.
tate the outieg's. Il Andy Johnsiun's town
tong. Yes, Il NJ. Lincoln had consulted lie
| ln.on men of Tennessee rs TO Who they
! Trey waited ff military Governor, they v Ord b.
! man. hay. Responded, Andrew Johnson. ZAP.
p'aus-l ! nave 4, ut that man f,J tNeu,v- L.,
.arg y- rs, systematically, per- vcriu.y, un.irng.
! is, bat upon TIE Old issue. ~ WLig ami upnoctat
have mo- get all other p,rti's mt prodc Ms into
| the great question ot the Union In Andy .'nhn.
s'u's town ,hoy ~ the iil !il, Nay ok lis houle
| ipr hospital r'lhcd hiin, aul drove bis " ie.
! who l. IN TIE last STAGES Of cousiInr ton, 10
s',s ~ cltsr with n uulht-r In smother ,oi,'ity
| Atdy johnson has fought devil IN him
| ~ dig a' ths wut'r pitcher, aud every l'ri.n
| uIsu IN E'at Tennessee has devil IN him ~.
| p'y H., bat. Ni.u the nly"ntr Of TIE Union
AMY wi let us back wcwiIl 'ot item doNu Ike
! doss sni h,nl tl,"n ou every limb we c1u- to-
/ rIuy have itrd tusir time eel hsu-ir. gu shi,t..
! our tine oom's E"vt MI I Ir,y Got i
may NOV loo ieuy coming have 10 5.n,'r az, b, ,'
! ttap T. rslrrc.t TIE knoxville VINO auI .,t IL
/ fury e,tar.. and then I Mi prom liiuce ON
| thp Cpuf,dc at lea lrts some h,h -, ,rira for
If any one t''nt under tiod- hesyr ~ q ist, ~ up
clith't1 ole uI another. tGre1t lau. tor 'ut a.
plHysn.l IL the tow Of GfsClvillr th"y took fr u
&c ri! n ,Ie time two men, Henson and Try 1.-The
later linln. " n, N,i several SINAI. ctdrou who
a." LOW let ~ tao most narrowing tlt,ul al
! wr,t,h usnoi Lcadht,tcr, IL L'u'cltrai.
! aIccp 40 tue INST uuntgatri -ru.udr !.
/ "a Eas' Tennessee, huuF trl p IN g. - trr,
I'd, e lth'I, TIE fH.lr 80 sack, N.,ie tIey Htfp
/ lr.. ttL,u- fr several j., r.. An tits writ D.
/ urIe The ou i.l",r' and cpnlttt'rs Of tie
'to"- pass very r''w.y by T. allow tho ra--
-'i,Crs al o'Iertu.t Il tuppu, kic; aud STRIFE
| Mia I 'ir ,.i.s, Too seal bfile-. m 70, Lorc.
ryrtua, !. Is ct''r WAS lr'.ut,d e. Ice 4, Rr,t =.
| lcr-G, lgari, tut 10 r,tout encounter With Gcl
Mitchell trt,cr1 t,t NJ ic,Cl. Et Bridgeport, ue ,,4s
wolsird and 10y lis OWL puty c.a3,scd Tor COW. ard.
ice. Iio bad the credit g. hang innocent mon, u,t
IT, courage g. iAnt With brave mnp. Ne have N
|
catch I"'dtelier, II we took no other irboaer
that ~ t ,s. take linn to tii.t .,iuc oss tree SOD
make tLc widow 70! Try tie tie rope round n's
Internal neck 30 han, LIN. MI U,ruu.u and Ai,
son wore hunk trsn IL. Enoxv lie lpii. Tlcy
| made tha Oh man cit on his coli" bul Geo us
hV-T eot huns. " dead. dead "Gpi 49,. ttt MIN,
~ his lnuls, feeble wit, old age, Will. a.,
rope Wai put round has meek, ta"y hung linn
! ~ t.o s,Jue .aVvs, Mr. j. &. Haun ihcy also
uHug. Wh"n my vile came away from Tennessee,
, II @ saw llluiu's ~'ip~ ,ui,ayurng with msers-
u,r g,a ami shp,t. plough h. "a - some corn r
/ herself aud ler g.. cnildfcn. Wien they hung
him. th'y at hau have All hours notice, Tat when 10
rcluc.. u 10 see Me- AT rTcNchcr thy re fused,
sw,ariu. tt.d w,ildn't hear the 'Tsyer'o d--d
! Lincoln shr.,ker. Wurn under the n, Icy. drunk
n rebel c pal, tried g. Epuns.se fOI mini, say Ing
; 80 Young or ~ was us!ed by the Union leaders
J and p per. HUm rose aud said "Feuw-ctzens,
t4cgr s not word Of truth ia that statement Zap
| 4. 'u-r.) have authorized nobody 10 make such
! D. statement. What have done aud sail, have
| doue aud said with my eyes open, aud would do IL
! again. ] am ready to die, aud you can execute
| your PURPOSES" Immense checrlng.1 He did
! ike ~ true man, loyal East Tonnesseean
should die. 1.-THE speaker here related an anecdoe
Of single instance in which mans life was saved
| BY application to JET. Davis by tie doomed mans
! lnuglt T. lie then went on t. speak OF tine cruel
Il tratCd on Unoniats all through East Ten
nessrc, the rebels shooting them In the fields, hang
ing thom on the trees lnS the sils with them, and
even stripping and flashing the naked backs OF the
wives amt daughters OF the most respectipe Nt2'ns
| who ,ere Union men. Mr.. Brownow uoner.tu, sted
his hearers on the speedy downfall OF tina rebellion,
| which lac thought would soon be crushed and the
leaders driven into the Gull of Mexico. in Conclu-
| sion he related the following but 4 few weeks
| PRIOR TO the last Presidential election they an.