New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-27
EROBT EAsaEVtLLE'
r'arsou Erayyniou's Experience
.gohn,oa Talks 20 Secession Eai''
Correspondence Of The 'ia''n. march %. 1862.

The evAnt ~ to-day has been the "ilN a. -
f,,nops Pqrson RrovnOw. shortly ai'oi u.'''
-. e w q Hrownlow and j. ). BROWNE"
-, 3scovered mon tho register Of the st. O'o"r
IT,, a,d ~ few minutes he gladsome neNe ''H"
I'D or over the city. johnson, Ethendse' NAY
nsrd and other acquaintance, were o'c'J''ou
1870 the most intrepid Of Tennessee ioynlia's
Nor ,yss there single Unionist that DID not snare
,beir qualification at his final escape from Secession
clutches. His room was crowded all the afternoon
sith both old friends end strangers that came TO
cree, the renowned parsonage. The following sue
/ circs account OF his varied experience during the
/ Ist ak months ia based on the ParsOD n own
statements:
Although ANNOYED and presented all Summer and
Ftil and standing in constant danger OF asatslna-
ton by his Rebel enemies, tie Pagson was deter
unaed to defy them all and bold ont, too, III huo%-
yills But after the brdGe-burling il the early
part Of November bis friends prevailed ON hln 10
at upon an intimation Of tie Rebel Secretary OF
War. TINT "a safe conduct 10 the Norih WOnIu DC
oiyeu 10 the most par. of UnionsLs If they should DC
willing 10 leave the State; ani, accordingly, an
agreement was entered into, in Accordance wlin
which the Parson was to he escorted TO tho Union
liues by o guard sufficiently sTons 10 project mn
against all violence.
/ Voon the .troprih Of this agreement he arranged
Lis priyate afairs with n view 10 q prolonged
-,
vgirhsanding the assurances of the Rebel Secretary
Of War. he Was arrested the 9th OF December
upon warrant OF the civil authorities, eued ont by
some Of bis personal enemies, aud thrown INTO the
county sii. The prison was cTammed inil oi Chloh-
sts-uo less than 80 beng confined a. iho time. Inc
parson was made to occupy narrow, damp hadiy-
ventilated room, with no less tlHn - othcrf. 80
M a. susce WAC there that half Of the occupants were
Obliged 10 stand NJ While tho other hall were seek
INK rest. -,
- o. oi, ira Lef h.
lood Yves miserable. Only chance for washing
was given 20 the prisoners. The drinking water
,yas hauled in barrels from ii0lston River snd leit
stsuding in frout of the Jail The Rebel guards
having habit Of washing their bands and faces
in tbe barrels Brow ow demonstrated with them
RON the prison window. Tn response be uniformly
obtained was: " BY God Sir, tbe water Jeii.
Davis man washes MS hands IN is good enough Tor
id Lincoluite to drink
during hie Imprisonment some Secession leaders
visited and promised him instant liberation and IN
ure protection OF hi, perscn and property If he wonid
take The al Of allegiance TO The Rebel OONcrIneht
lie Indignantly reued: al Will rot here I'll old age
and see you all roasting in hi, and myself on top
Of you before | viii DO IT,
J No les. than i've Uuioe men were led ont Of The
ail - the Callows while he wac incirceraleG. These
/ isngmen would drive IN and down Iu front Of The
al with their victims coifns, and tannt the prisou-
err with them. court martial paced upon lhe
Parton care shortly after his arrest. Fortunately,
ae proposed destbseut nee upon BIN came on7 SNORT
of a majority Of the conrt, and imprisonment during
The war was substituted
Tie IA treat nent aui want Of all comforts told
severslV on the PsrrOnt feeble health anu aitef the
la..e Of & month he was taken -.cA win uplMi
fever. Iron the Application II bis friends hn &C.
ipoyal 20 lis private residence WIS permitted. bg
oven then the Rebel Prosecutions Qid moi celse Inc
house was constantly guarded on ~ SIDES. 20
yisitors were allowed % enter 10 o. any time, r.I
were the menters OF his family allowed 70 leave ill.,
liz wife was cOmUei'ei 10 buy proyisiors OF q 70
door in presence of guard. Every possible OTVo.-
tuniiy war slso improved by the Rebel sola.cfy %
heap insult upon the deielseess 0celprI.. Tie At
tempts however, were always Ict and rcpriied
with spirit by MrE BrOwnlcw ana he9 courageous
daughter
I Il the end of eisht week The Psrsou had sufi-
GENTLY recovered bis hes,h 10 Ise tae PEN AID aa-
dressed a letter 90 Benjamin, r. .CnlIuK lis grey
.ycss and srrvipg agsiu for 'he promised tic con-
dHct 10 tie North. After lapee OF some tine the
military commander al Kuoxyiiereceived dspatca
fr, Hcbino d 20 release tbe larsOn from arrest ana
have bin conducted 10 the Federal lines with what
/ ave, eorort lie might choose. Accordingly, on lsst
Tuesday week ago, the Parson babe farewell 10
his family ana took tie cars for Chattanooga accom-
psnied by hisson, and under escort Of Lieut. . bHen
u cousin Of his wife. go
The party reached Sholbyville in the southern
mart of the State, without detention. Here they
were stopped aud detained for ten days by order o.
Gen Hardee During their RAY they lea ned that
the rear of tie Rebel army wac engaged 10 moving
fine bacon OF 1900 hogs and the beef Of Oie cattle
while the main body bad long $50 passed into Norh-
ern Alabama. 90. ,
Of this had been safely moved, lest they should -et
the Unioui.ts on the Rebel tracks. On Yesterday
morning they left sheibyville and travelling over
land, reached cur outposts to-day about noon. The
Parsou Gays he felt tao hapesi man IN I'LL The world
tgbep he saw tho Sts~, and Stripes once more.
n Gov. johnson, FtheridRe, Maynard, snd Unionis's
generally se anxious TO re, the Pas9n o. tho head
0f flc Mon psrcF IA this city. Bat he lui0rrua Mo
hat liz health is nadeG aale to the tesk OF daily edi-
torisl gbcr7 az present. lie is not rick with co.,
sYnip.iop. az fcuorted hut slicIs still much from
perera debility arising irOla bis psOtracted sickness.
N Is hi. intention 10 proceed North 10 recruit and
ugbl i tie history o. The trials % tie inon men o.
cqsf reuressee IL book form. iic talks 81 stopping
fret II Cincinnati. 1 presume AteG NOS Uesi ca@
Ior linn hearty reception.
4 TIE Parsou staes Ia. tie Union sentiment is sill
over yheming u Eat Tennessee. over twO-thfds
of he population Of Knoxville are loyal. lie says
that there wiz bs fearful reckoning between the
TL,opiits lud t'tir secession per-ecutOTs "IAe
last 0oQ Of them will be killed and driven out 10
gae his own language. All The nion.ets want 10,
shat thc Union troops clean ont the Rebel so'd.ey
The balance Of tho work they MI do thcmselves.
There were moi over 1000 Confederate troops IN
East ycUncssec when he lCtt, me greater pat oi
theIu were VI Cumberland Gap.
COZ. johnson tbs morning summoned The pub
fishers OF the ee daily Secession sneets % hi,
nrescuce aid Informed them that ~ c-ae ,tey pGl-
.tsied iu thC.r reasonable cou se. he NOgld nc
OBLIGED 10 suppress then. understand there g
good deal o. swearing among the journalistic trl or,
bi, t.At ou Tie Other mana, at ieas, iwO1Ns B0 -
0fy ald The PGtr0s-wili, IN ,lite q their former
Secession brsyado, a. nit 10 any humiliation
rather tnsn pecuoisry .oss.
Emerson Eibsridge'- Sprreh nj Nashvi,ir.
TIE Nashville pspers give frsgmentary sketches OF
a speech delivered in that city We quote enough
TO show the fpiilt and substance Of IN. speech: