Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-26
Andrew JOhnsOn's Son Direct from Enst
Icnnessee.
From the Baltimore American, Feb. %.

From the Baltimore American, Feb. o.
We had tue pleasure yesterday of a visit
from Robert johnson, ESQ, who passed
thrOu Ii our city directly on his wav from
East tennessee to Washington, the stories of
whose escapes would almost suffice for n vol
"ipe' MS gentleman was lately member
VI tne legislature OF that Stale, and is son OF
the distinguished United States senator. We
recO!lect well the denuDciatons of him by the
Nashville papers last summer, when, with but
one OTHER member, he had the nerve TO vote
against the bill ceusurin the government for
pacing troops at Cairo. His career since has
FURNISHED material Tor many a diatribe from
the FeOel prints, aud although driven TO the
mountains Tor his adhesion to his principies
ana compelled for months 10 undergo every
hardship and danger?he has safely emerged
10 return IN triumph, We trust, to his old home
at last
The fact that his fathers house has been
converted INTO hospital by the driving out of
ms family, is confirmed, along with number
less other accounts OF tyranny suffered at the
hands Of the confederate leaders by tin, Union
men OF East tennessee. The TWO Union men.
FRY anu denchle, who were hanged at Green
VINE, were arrested at night, ami hung the nert
morning and this was done, too, by Col Led
better, u ndttUe Of Massachusetts,, but rabid
seceSslOnlst, of course! The account is con.
nfmed that three were hung, as stated some
time since, at Knoxville, by order of Gen.
Carroll. Brownlow was still sick at Knox.
vllle, but with chance OF recovery.
MIR. johnson earned on his way out that
Two regiments and one battalion Of rebels held
Cumberland Gap, but Gen. Carter, with the
advance OF Gen. Thomas division. was at
Cumberland Ford, fifteen miles distant mn
Saturday last, and it was thought would mass
through another gap five miles distant. and
not fortified, and thus take the rebel forces in
the rear. "
MI Johnson informs us that although the
ohioh sentiment OF east Teunessee is kent
uowh ~ superior force the people there
await with confidence the advance of the Unv
erhmeht forces, to rise up and aid them i'm the
restoration oi free speech and of the rights of
winch they have been deprived When he
WI tley hau not heard of the results at Fort
DohelSOh lie had heard since his arrival
mere OF the reported burning of the bridge
aU'osS 'he tennessee river, ON the line OF the
Chattanooga Railroad, and considers This
terrible blow to the rebels at Nashville if il is
true, as, with The bridge ii stroyed at Flor
ence, Leiow the Muscle Shoals, and the Mem.
pms aud Charleston Railroad bridge at Deca.
tur, gone also, they are absolutely Isolated. so
Idr rs railroad communication with the cation
sl"tes IS concerned, and would have to give
up or destroy all their heavy war munitions
belonging 10 the Bowling Green army, along
WIN the vast quantity understood to be stored
at Nashville.
Altogether he gives a very cheering account
VI thlhSS III that region, inducing US 10 took
i"r results OF vast Importance soon lie pro
poses, lller Drlet visit to Washington to re-
turn at once to Cumberland Gap, and accom-
pany the national troops on their mission lor
the relief of east Tennessee.