The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-24
The Enemy Discounted in Braxton

Tne Enemy discounted IN braAton
We have information from Braxton
county highly gratifying and greatly
eIeditable TO band of loyal and brave
citizens OF the country theresbnuts.---
Some time in the early part Of last week
the "Mooeasin Rsnses--i.Islssse 4. Z.
become widespread in the NortnW0I
directed their attention 20 Sutton. the
county seat OF Braxton. where the enemy
had considerable sto@s guarded by a
tNsmall force yet numbering considerably
more than the Rangers. On their way to
Sutton, they encountered body Of the
enemy. and, charging upon ii, scattered
il like sheep, killing and wounding some.
They pushed on 10 sutton, and, after a
brief skiImish stainpeded the guard,
They then set FIRE 10 the enemy's stores
and burned them all except some eighty
bags of coffee, which they carried off.
In this bold and successful exploit tine
Rangers lost but one man; but that man
was, unfortunately, their shrewd and en-
ergetic leader, Peter Connolly. They
called him their chief. He was brave
and noble leader. who had kept up con.
slant war on the enemy. He had killed
with his own hands, during the struggle,
thirty-eight of the enemy. His loss was
greatly deplored by his brave comrades;
but in such band there must be one, at
least to take his place.
tits to give countenance and encourage
ment to such bands as this that there is
needed in the Northwest at least small
army of well disciplined troops, under an
accomplished and energetic leader--not
oIe of your do-nothing, camp.bound otfi-
GERS, whose men are all the time cultivat.
ing graves. ltwould furnish the nucleus
around which the true men of the North
west would gather and cooperating with
which they would so worry and terriiy
the enemy tha, he weu!d find the coun-
try too hot for him - Richmond Dispatch.
Many True Word Spoken in Jest.
la one of his late letters. published in
the Milton IN. C.) Chronicle, that re-
doubtable genius, "jesse Holmes. the
Fool Killer" has the following para
graph:
Among the latest acts Of my naulings
was chap who almost wore his lungs out
crying for Immediate secession, and when
secession came, and war with it. he held
back under pretenoe that his business was
such that he couldn't leave home! The
truth is, he was afraid. Another chap of
the same kidney, Sslght nosing about
for fat office before fe could volunteer.
| have slaughtered leEions of these I'm
mediate" arks who were going to play
the devil with the Yankees if war follow
ed secession; and some Of them that
pitched in" managed to ''pitch OUT as
soon as they smelt gun powder.
They sneaked out by various ways
some by one "ailiDg" and some by anotb-
err and some by gettinga little civil APP
pointment at home. But since was born
| never heard of so many "ailings" tba,
didn't seem to impair the physical man n
bit. The hardest case, however, that ]
have had to chastise, was a clamorous So.
cesh gent who had business South wheE
the first tap Of the drum for volunteer
company fell upon his ears. They say he
hid in barn as he saw the man approach
ing to solicit his name, but being found,
his excuse was that he had business in the
South that wouldn't let him do It,