Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-17
From the Nashville Patriot.
Letter from G. w. Browolow-Hls
Treatment
KNOXVILLE JAIL, Dec. % 1901.
Elitors of the Nashoitle 'Pdtrto +.

In your issue of the 17ih inst, you say -
I'VE lsarn that w. q. Brownlow, imprisoned
at Knoxville, refuses TO eat any 'h"S' oeA '"e
TO .,arvs himself to death.
have no doubt, Mr.. E ltor, that you nave
learned such q thing but 1t IS "onoer1ni lntsiil
o.uc- Aud but for the fact that do uot ~isn
s,, bo understood trying 10 commit suic'oe'
| would not care to correct tue erroneous s'a1e
1uen1. The truth in my case ts thae nave no"
heen in iaii two weeks, and | have eaten 100
,,,.ch avery day my family, with the permS-
s,on of Br,psdier General Carroll furnishing me
with three meals each day. But for taking cold
and .utfs, ing from q sore throat, could boast
ct ,.,.i h.aith. AS il ISL claim to be the most
cheerful of more than one hundred prisoners
found here my arrival.
But, sir, viii give you an addit'"na' ''e'' o.
80. which many of your readers VIII Peruse
with inteasst, if you are allowed 70 p"oiAS"
them. left home about the 5th OF Novetnoer
with a view oi collecting some claims que my OF
fee for advertising, and 20 relieve Tic 'o"'
my family. who were daily annoyed with sne
calls of drunken soldiers, calling before my
house and flourshing their side knives ano Pis-
tol, and making threats of violence. ihe last
week in Novemuer received letter from
Briyadier General Carroll inviting me to return
and promising me protection from personat Vi
olerce. On the 5th of December iecs'Ved
brief letter from MAJOR OeneFAi C'i'e -
Yitnp rue TO his headquarters IN hn"1Shle,
promising me passports iuto h~ntucky, ana
military escort to conduct me- safe. AT ehat
time WAS furnished With copy OF = letter TO
the Msior General from j. p BenJsm'n, oecre
tary of War. advising him to give me pass
ports and a safe conduct beyoed the Conleoer
ate lines.
supposing the head of the War Department, ana
thc a;or General commanding here to be acting
in good faith | rerorted myself in person, and ac-
cepted the offer of passports agreed to start on
Saturday and the General designated Captain
Gillespies company of cavalry to serve hlin as an
eacort.
But on Friday evening, just before sundown l
was arrested for treason, founded OH certain edi-
torias in the Knoxville Wing, since June last, the
warrant being signed by Commissioner heynoios
and Attorney Ramsey. I am, therefore, IN jail
in Gle e conhnement-perfectly contended ana ma
king no complaints against any one. am "a'.us
patiently to see which is the highest power, the
War Department at Richmond, associated with the
Major General in command here, or the Commass-
toner's Court for Knoxvillel Nay. | aL1 ANXIOUS
to know whether the high authorities lnvinng me
here were actiag in good faith, or were only pay
off trick to have me incarcerated | am not
willing believe that the representatives OF great
government, struggling for its independence, and
having in charge the interests of twelve millions OF
people intend to act in bad faith to me. The cAlv
aIrona people of the South, and all the Journals
have denounced the high handed measures OF the
Anited States Government in susptndng the h00cdc
q5as act sapprsssing public Journals, and incar-
l ling citi1ens upon lsttrs odcAet, and VIII not
pshoy my self believe that the Oonfederato Gov
se.ssBs VIII sseer - sirrilsr Hfcks