The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-24
VOL, MN--N0. COG.

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have done the ssse ti6nrsl IN, I h-vc
mo rconllcctianaef having said n thr
President or t6Mr. HnianIis, ~ sne fjnfr
before Mr.. RepismueS lciter 70 G,rsetal
Cfittenden, thai Rrynnlow Nsss eslhSvly
beyond the power Of the eoyssilncn 4 anil
Al any officer IL the government sfea IN
the matter upon this kypolk~is lhsa ~
Rrtimation ot il, A1es Ais sssy~t A, wrVaic
20 General Bragg insi.iing thnt rcot tsith.
In my opinion. demaif,kN BIZ rrsesfe, AMI
among other reasons, ssNell As I rou,tn-
Der. stated tha, be was concealed and opl
o: the reach of goyernment, anil hal
come in on the invitation of sasnesal CsR.
tenden, and upon the pfon,lst 90 rss.
port to Kentucky.s But whatever was SAIL
IN this letter was said hfttr tho govern
ment had conented "a allew linn 10 ~.
and could havehssi no infmnce in eh-
tsining that eeasent.s a. vea q sesssE esst
TlsrspninSaAlhs time Of n spplira-.
1bsr \. =
eoition 10 prefer. lthad been generally
announced, in the manner hereinbeforu
stated, that he would not be prosetnte,,,
aud, consequently, he had nothing 10 os.
cape from but thrcatenad and unauthor.
ised violence, the accumulated rjdienlo,ot,
the Southern press and the tetrcd of ma,
lignant personal enemies. Under this
view. there was no necessity 10 place his
application upon the gfopnd thai he was
beyond the reach Of official power and.
believing that his presence ID East Zen
nessee tended to inarencc The Union'
sentiment and complicsse difficulties.
l deomcd il good policy 10 let him 80. H,s,
less he would consent 10 change his opin-
ions and aid the Sonih in the achieve.
ment OF her Independence. Anin>ated Nv
this conviction aud fiaendly disposition
70 disembarrass him snd his family, /
chcerinlly undertook themission oonfded
20 me by his wife, and did what beley.
ell TO be right; but In doing II, acted In
good faith to :he government as well as
to my client ~ 80 -.
President Davis objection, as previous
ly stnted, impressed rncwith the idea that
this was the only DIGESTION, and Mr.. Bcn-
jan,in's oiicr TO mako general proeiama-
ton indicated a willingness to adopt tho
proposition In Brownlow's case as d gen
cral policy for all the mhlcontcnts among
as; and this view is sustained by his ,ettor
10 General Crittenden. as In IL he makes
no intimation that bis desire 10 see Brown.
low on the ether eide OF the line, ny an
avowed enemy, rested on the information
and belief that he was 30 concealed that
no one could get possession Of his persosn.
And again. Il must 30 surrendered that
bis letter to General CriuendeD is not m
itself q passport, nor does il cconrnand tAs
latter 10 grant one. He simply informs
General Crittendcn of his WISHES in tho
premises, and refers the rsatier 10 his dis
erection whether he will grant II OF not
General Crittenden is upon the ground
and in situation TO know MI tho facts.
II is said thai he recently before held
correspondence with Broxnlow. II the
government had any charges to prefer, II
is presumed that he knew what they were,
and that he was ns capable Of determining
for himself whether Browplow was bcyOnd
| the power of the government or nob ~ l
was TO advise him, and IN the discharge Sr
the high responsibilities attached TO his
command here he decided 10 pass Brown
low out. and ID cannot be Justly charged
!hat the goyerrment acted hastily or IN
uliolously, or that u was oyerroached or
i'nPoseu on oy any representation.
in's nue. ah" cry asninst tho govern
ment, on account oi its action an Tins case.
finds its explaDation IN other causes than
those assigned, II comes from tho per
sul'a. ',i'. o'o"er'nEs ' a''u ,e,HH Wn'vn nave
u'se'"o'" anu ue"'","''sea nm s"y Ior
many years pass. IL Is MOI tny purpose IN
'hls communication, 70. take sides WITH
ny las .sp'"i ov'lsoiiis y stioIi ~ persons, put
,np! No s.a'1 = 'nc. @ s,uwn 70 a'l mon ~
'sfe. prowhiow hhs ocen unspaHnT 10
ms soennnoae'ons VI oertain ihuyiaun's
nere, anu they nase never fesehteea y ~
I o.n.. wy .r..' snA'i ~ sNnupe'a13n' y"
closures hase'oeen inades which 40 not
Ies' upohtna veraci,yot bromniow alone
out Ihey are verih'd by ,le fcpofas oi
cou,'s, 'iic arcnieveS 2. tho nSheral as.
seliAy, u''u wr,.'cn ~ eslucnce 'ci. from unmer
'ne'r ow" nah"s, khoWn 70 eNis''aaihe
auatrei long since ripenea INTO Me most
oter personal hatred A Ipngps y de-
pended on us own merits, Br9wnlow IN
me esi'niat'on ot thscommunity. ma thc
hes, OF it.e nut ths srevossisioi, "hsoii
seeks 10 estapiisil thesaindependencc OF
'he south. swallows up Rll nlinor consid'
erauohs; anu on tms QUESTION hfowniow
'ell on 'ne 'osihH s'uc, slncc which the
power ant mhnenee oi nus naversafies
nave grown ana spread iikeia green bay
tree' he ha been o'eruroNn ~ ioroo
o' we Sos,ncfn cause, brought howD M
,hc ieet o. ms eneniies WHO dornands ms
piood. hnt feocnuy they denied his pow
nrs,ana effected ,occu'einn his iniiuencei
now hcy MAINLY hls ypSw,sr' ana would
y mey could uaKe,ho anthoritles tcllp'o
thnt ne u ~ once the fnoS, nteUc ctuhl
ana dangerous mnn in ei'hcrroysfnmcnt;
ana lhoy LSf1 kT wu uPon MN
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