The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-10
TO the People of East Tennessee
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT L. TENN, !
Knnxuillo Gns,A oQal 1870

The undersipne ed haa b,,ap orlorad -
the command of this Denartment He
enters upon the dut;es With The aornast
desire and Arm nprnosa 60 10 aJr,;r;staS
the trust SO confded 10 hin, thot M 81
rimept shall result N o,,r no,,stn,, ,u;t,.;,,
his Department He w;i, r;c;diny mtsnon
Militarv d;sc;nl;n. ava I'm r,Sly eniorce
der his command a snrnp,,io,,a a on VII,
for the rights Of nersons a,,d 49, ~
citizens. '''' p'op'' "
1t has come To his know,ed,a that r,.
sons acf;no ,y;thort o,,,l, -. e.,
seized tho nronor,v 81 o;,;.9y W -, ~ 10y ~
alleged nrateyt ,b.t /, ,nae ao un. . s..
the nubl,c serv;ca nr Ia .se $50. ~
were d;sloy,I o;t;aons VI sn az; .he owners
No such pretext will avail in future 10
shield the offender from nunjshmentW
The law of the land preseribes the mode
Of destng with the property of alien en-.
| emies, and the law must be obeysd. The
exigencies of the service may sometimes
demand that private property be taken
for public use. In all such cases. the au-
thority to impress music manate from
these headquarters; and, lust and reason.
able payment be made.
The right of the citizen, to the protec.
ton of the Government. is conditional on
loyalty and obedience to that Govern
ment. However much, many people in
aration Of Tennessee from the old Union,
that separation is q fixed fact. and 90
| long as they remain within the limits of
the STATE, they must yield obedience to
its laws.
Many persons have permitted their at.
tachment to the old Government and
their adherence to party leaders to blind
them to the true object and purpose of
the war which our enemies are making
on us. They have boosted that the war
is waped to restore "the Constitution os
it is, and the Union as IL was.u Presi.
dent Lincoln's Government seems to have
exercised its ingenuity to disnei anv such
delusion Ire oots Son,onsfrots c,aorlv
| that III ,,,r,>.,a rs ~ ..L:., 49,!
fsoot Va" ~, p",po os - w suu1lusa.e 10, oon
sIouos r. p.ta;,, "a .t ~.
,,ro,;s; os a. raS.;.,,t;. p"'
d;sranordad W., tn,,th tho rn.n.;.,,. :en
ia . deoI Iattor and H. niJ S"m,, &c uo,,
ernmsnt bos ceosad ~ ov;st +, hos e.,
sunersaded bv The n,ost oJ;o,,s iasnot:s,,,
If donht can have l;,,narod j., ,he ,n;nJ nf
anv on This noint n n7ust ba renewed hv
President Iincoln's nrociamat;on of tbe
| ODD inst nc not CIV dooIoras b;s ,,,,r,
pose to emancipate our slaves. but com.
monds his officers civil military and M.
val. to recoouize and ma;ntain their free.
dom.
Heretofore his army and navy have in.
vaded and Land waste our country: rob.
bed and burned our houses. stolen and
carried off our property, and one at least
of his general officers has authorized and
invited his soldiers to the Commission of
such acts of brutal violence. on HELPLESS
women. as to expose him to the CONTEMPT
and detestation of the civilized world. -
] He nse-comanand his army and navy to
ADD to other wicked and savage work,
the CRIME of instigating and aiding in a
seryile instruction. Against all aiders
and abettors in that wicked purpose, the
law of the land provides penalty. If
there are those within this Department
who even contemplate any disloyal or
reasonable combination against the Gov
eminent of the Confederate States, or the
giving Of secret aid and comfort to the
enemies of our country. they are emphat.
ically warned to desist from their treason
able purposes whilst it is yet time. 1t is