Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-19
The Flendish Cruelty of the Rebels

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The Flendish Cruelty of the Rebels.
PSEson arson BroEynlGHv b! At the Academy OF
HSYmpathiEers with Secession.
Parson Browulow made the greatest
speech he has made yet, at the Academy of
Music in New York, on last Thursday
evening. 1t is fully reported in the lead
ing papers, and from the reports we take
the following extracts
They had filled every jail along the
railroad, and finally on the 9th of Sep.
tember, they seized me and put me in
damp, uncomfortable, deserted Jail, where
found $50 Union men. Aud there was
no piece of furniture there except dirty
old wooden bucket and pair Of tin dip.
pers to drink with. The first men and
the best of the country were there. They
rallied around me, glad to see me; could
give them the news. Some took me by
the hand and were utterly speechless, the
tears running down their cheeks. They
pointed to the gratings, and said we never
thought we should come to this. Said /.
"Cheer up boys; be OF good courage. You
are not here for stealing or manslsughter
S0N DESANSG YOu huuGEG 10 tue nag ana
Constitution of your country. TCheers.1
lam here with you for NO other offense,
and as GOD is my judge, boys, Hook upon
this 9th day of December, 1861, ms the
proudest day of my life. [Cheers. Here
l intend TO stay till die with old age or
disease, or until they choose to hang me.
never will renOunce my principles."-
CCheers.7
Their officers had been accustomed to
visit the Jail every day. and to offer the lib
erty By proposing TO them if they would
volunteer to release and protect them
They were accustomed to volunteer half
dozen at time. But after got into the
Jail, for three months, all this volunteering
ceased. [APpIa"se.l One of the Briga-
dier-Generals, son of an Ex-Governor of
that State, paid special visit to me. He
came in bowing and scrNping, dressed with
in an inch of his drunken life. Said he,
"Browulow. yOn ought not to be here."-
Said |, "I think so, too. But your author
tiles think so, and have put me here."-
"Now,D said he, 81 have come to tell youi
you will take the oath of allegiance we will
turn you out instantly, and guarantee your
safety and security Rising up several
feet in my boots, and having my Irish up,
looked him full in the face. 'fWhy, sir"
said I, ~ intend TO rot here with disease or
old age, before take the oath. 1 deny that
you have any government other than big
mob. You have never been recognized by
any civilized power on Gods earth, and
you never will be-" Cheers. "And sir"
said l, 'tpreacher as 1 am, will see the
Southern Contederacy, and you and on
top of it, in the internal regions, before
will take the oath" [Cheers. "well,
sir" said he, "that's id plain talk."-
a.. eafA NI,nft
talk in revolutionary times" TCheers.
Things went on Tightening up. Many of
US took sick we had to lie on that misera-
BILE floor-not room enough for all to lie
down at once. Think of it, in December
and Misunderstanding by each other.
You lie down and warm the floor, and then
i will. This is the way we managed until
many of our men died from typhoid fever
and pneumonia and various other diseases.
shall never forget, while my head is above
ground, some scenes l passed through in
that Jail. recollect two Baptist clergy
men sick unto death, very low with fever,
unable to eat a morsal of the miserable
food supplied by the Marshal of JEFF Davis,
a man had published as scoundrel again
and again, but a suitable representative of
Secession, They allowed my son to bring
ma three meals a day, and my wife put in
One of them was there because he prayed
for the President of the United States, and
the other for throwing up his hat at COM
pany of Union volunteers. Every time the
basket Of food came in the jailor looked
between the pie and the plate to see that
there was not some Communication passed.
One old Union man had three sons there.
One Of them-Jnmes Madison Cade-was
very sick !; his wife came to him, bringing
a child Eve weeks old she had five in all.
They refused to let her in. I besought
them, and they did finally for fifteen min,
utes. When she saw her husband lying on
piece of carpet, with an Overcoat over
him, she would have dropped her babe in.
astonishment and terror if had not
caught it. She sunk down upon his
breast he could not raise his hands =
Neither spoke a word. stood by and
held the baby uunlfthe time was out, and
the officer insultingIy come in d-told her
it was up This was thS case, gentlemen,
all over East Tennessee. And allow me to
announce to you, one and all, that this is
the spirit of secession 10 the South. 1t is
the spirit of murder, the spirit of hell, and
vet you have menin the North whosympa-
thiEe with them in fearful numbers
iCCheering.1 II owed debt to beEdis-
Charged TO the most revolving and God
forseken wretch that could be pulled froul
the ranks of human society, and wanted
to pay that debt and get rid of il, I would
make tender to his Satanic Majesty OF
twelve Northern men sympathizing with
secession. Tremendous applanse-
IfIan severe and bitter in my denun-
4 citation. TssEo, no, not btt."l Well, u
1 am, yon must consider that We in tht
South make ita personal matter. Gheers.-
i RrNN k1hRHaNRH
/ walking Broadway who has any sympathy
]. with Secession. [Cheers.l They should
i either be for or against the mill dam, and
l Ila Ia ..ol.a 4hnr,1 st,nu their banda IAN