Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-04-04
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BELLOWS FALLS, APRIL 4, 1852,
Palson BrownIow's story.--Confis-
cutiOu.

Polson BrowniOw's Story.--Confis-
cation.
We give an account on our outside, OF
some of the sufferings Of this distinguished
unonisi at tl.e hands of ruiIisn traitors in
Tennessee. Those at the North who still
have a lingering sympathy with the rebels,
discredited the stories of the sutierings OF
the Union men there, same as they usually
have done, whenever any new barbarily OF
the secessionists have come to light. But
as terrible as they have been represented,
they are still more so, as we get the testi-
mony of the sufferers themselves. From
the brave and intrepid Brownlow and his
co-sulferers, we learn that five men have
already been hung at Knoxville, Brown
lows residence, and five more were await
left. The saving Of one man from execu-
tion was touching and affecting. lie was
a widower aud had one child, a daughter.
The day of the execution came, and the
daughter was informed for the first time
than her father was to be hung ia five or
six hours The poor girl was distracted
with grief She prevailed on friend to
write dispatch to JEFF. Davis invoking bis
cemency. 1t ran about thus:
Hon. Jefersea Darts: My father is to
be hung at 4 O'Clock, on charge of bridge
burning My mother is dead and he is my
only hope and support. viii you inter-
.cede for him? ELIZABETH 49,.
A reply, ordering the communication of
the poor mans punishment, was received,
and one .martyrdom was saved.
The incidents that attended one Of the
executions were also of affecting interest.
The condemned man asked the attendance
af clergyman whom he named. 1t was
denied, with the remark, that no " damned
bridge-burner should be allowed prayers,
and God Almighty would not hear them if
they were.' Bot presently half-drunk
rebel chaplain was brought, and ON the scat
fold proceeded to inform the crowd that he
had conferred with This unfortunate man,
and that be had expressed his sorrow for
his crimes, &c. The unfortunate man."
raising his voice to stentorian tone ex-
claimed: " There is not word of truth in
what the man says. / burned the bridges
deliberately. Under the same circum-
stances ] shonld do precisely the same
thing Another moment and he persisted.
And for what has been all this suffering
Simply for being Union men. aud support
ing the government established by our "a
Tiers, and founded on the constitution and
the Declaration of Independence.
Nor has the story OF the Union martyrs
been yet half told, and much never will be
known. Men have been incarcerated and
imprisoned in filthy dungeons which would
disgrace the despofism of Austria, or in
fact, any other ever known.
Now having penetrated the inside work
# secession, and with its tremendous crime
nd rascality in full view, who can longer
esitate, or affect to have constitutional
cruples about the rights of traitors and
he confiscation Of their property? viii
senator's and representatives in Congress,
onger hesitate to tax the rebels as we'll as
The loyal people Of the country? Oh this
tenderness toward treason, this extreme |
fear lest we shall injare traitors unconstitu.
,ionally, has well nigh proved the ruin of
the country 1t seems TO us that Congress
does not give this subject tie attention they
ought. nor the attention which the people
demand.
The people will not cheerfully pay their
taxes under the enormous and unprecedent-
ed tax bill now pending in Congress, unless
this burden is also brought 10 bear directly
upon the traitors who have caused all this
suffering and expense. Let all rebel prop
erty be seized, and above all there should
be no more sacredness about slave property
than any other. Let the government make
the most thorough work in appropriating
fer its own benefit everything which belongs
to treason, applying it so far as may be TO
the expenses of this gigantic war, and the
people and the country viii willingly sub
init to pay the balance of the bill.
More attention 10 this matter by newspa-
pers and Congress, and less about the repu-
'ation Of military generals, will do the coun-
try very material service.
This is The Way TO do il.