The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-28
NO. 81

planting SIX men at each end, with the officers
by me, they declared they would all shoot as
long as they had loads in their muskets. and
then they would use their bayoae,s, Oneof
the officers said be must see the " id ola
traitor anyhow before he got across Mason and
Dixons line They told him that be could
come aud look al him il The sight would be Of
any service to him. They brought him in
He inspected me particularly, looked me in the
eye, and looked al him looked dargerS ct
him; had as much brass in my face as he
Well" says be. = am satisfied I row be-
lieve all have heard abau; him. l believe he
is just as dangerous as he ever was sand to be-
but 10 be gallaaied 10 Nashville in this way
why should like 10 take the trip myself in
this way Weu' says I, il you viii stay
a little while, there is q peni,eutiary at Nash
vile, and the Sheriff will take YOU there at the
expense Of the county" Then he wanted 70
take me out, but tie officers restrained him,
and told me l had not better say anything
more. At some other places they held out
ropes. and although am not very good at in
terpreting heroglyphics, l understood what
they meant. At another depot, sixtyfve miles
from Nashville, they tried it again and failed.
At Shelbyville, General Hardee arrested me,
and confined me for ten days, and was about to
send me to Montgomery. but my officers Insist
ed on Benjamins passport indorsed by jeff
Davis, and the flag Of truce granted by Major
General George b. Crttenden, addressed to
General Buell. So the railroad being taken
up, we hired carriages and buggies and omni-
buses and set out on a beautiful turnpike
We were interrupted by this fellow Morgan,
who had a serious notion of hanging me with
er or no, but they permitted ME to pass until
we got within Eve miles Of Nashville. 1t was
a cold day early in March. We saw soldiers
first in a log hut, and then any number Of
tents, aud beheld in the distance the stars
and stripes in the breeze fluttering in the wind
lCheers. The FIRST and the only time that
was induced to shed a tear was en- that occa-
sion. The soldiers advance as we drew up.
was in an open carriage Halt" said they;
" upon what authority are you coming in here
with flag of truce: Says I, Gentlemen,
are you the Union piokets ?7 Yes, sir
e" Well then. said I.~Iaa Parson Brown
low" Some Of tham a.ped their guns;
others capped their hands. They all rushed
to the carriage, aud woeia pol permit me to
get out of the carriage, bat lifted NE out
[Cheering We know yea are cold, p" said
they, come up to our fire ael warm" They
dispatched one of their Se1geaais to Brgadier
General Wood, and he came riding in with his
staff, and he was so excited as 10 forget his
dignity, by taking his hat off and calling for so
many cheers for Parson Brownlow. He made
glorious speech to the boys. Says he"
will send you in a carriage to General Buell.
Gentlemen, had not been accustomed to such
treatment as that The Parson was affected
to tears. At Nashville l met as many as
ninety-fve regiments, and had the pleasure to
see every division march out under Mitchell
and Thomas and Crittenden, and one and an
other, until they all marched toward Pittsburg
Landing left on steamer, by way Of Fort
Donelson and up the Ohio, for Cincinnati
There commenced speaking, and, while I am
not vain, it is peculiarly gratifying to me to
have been received in such way, especially as
the Southern papers are publishing that you
hate traitor in the North, and are Kissing me
down wherever l 60 The cause of the Union
is the cause of God. I am willing to die for it
if can be of service. One of my two boys is
with me, and the other is with the Union army,
fighting for our old home. As God is nv
witness, would sooner that my son should be
riddled with grapeshot under the flag Of the
Union, than that he should triumph in the
service of the accursed rebellion. Loud and
long continued applause.J