The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-08-13

ave been Union man all my lite.-ap-
plause. ~ Have nSver been . sectional man.
commenced my political carceri in Tennes-
see in the memorable year of I8 e, and was
one, thank God. ofthe ct'rporaPs guard who
got up the electoral ticket for John Quincy
Adams against Andrew Jackson. In the
next contest was for orClay.-Great cheer.
ing-You and and all Of us cheer AMI ap-
plaul the mention Of the name of Henry
Clay. Ipurpose to move when thi, rebellion
is over, that we shall hold National. Con
venti,n, and I will pl. !, nomination for the
Presidency the last 81 of clothes that Clay
Wore before his -tleas 66rea. laughter ard
appla"se.-When the REBELLION. fairly opened
they saw the course my paper was taking,
they approached me as they did every otIier
edi,o: .: Union paper in the country, ith
money. They new was poor, and they
supposed it would have the same influence
over me that ithad over almost all the Union
editors Of the South f}r they bongh: MP the
last devil ofthem all throughout the south
told them as one did of old Thy money
Perish with thee. pursued the even tenor
Of my way until the stream rose highcr and
higher With SECESSION fire; as red ahd hot d.
hell itself,and commenced pouring along that
great artery Of travel, that great railroad to
Manassas, Yorktown, Richmond and Peters,
burg. Then it was, that wanting in trans~
portation, wanting in rolling stock, wanting
in locomotives they had to ie over by regi-
ments in our torn, and then they com.
menced to ride Union m n upon rails.
| have seen that done in the streets, and
have seen them break into stores and empty
their contents and coming before my house
with ropes in their hahds, they would sroan
out, "Lct us give old Brownlow turn. the
id oil! scoundrel; come out and We will
hang you to the first limb" l would ap-
pear: sometimes, on tho front por,ico of my
h"u~e, and would address them in this way !:
Men. what do you want with me?" for l
was very select in my words. took par:ic-
''ar pains to never say "Sen,le"eu."-
Latish her" Men, what do YOU want with
me?" We wan, a speech from you; We
want you TO come out for the Southern con
federacy." TO which replied IL hav.
no speech 70 make to you. You know me
as well as kndw you. l am utterly and
rreconcilatly opposed to this Internal rebel
lion in Wick you are engaged, and shall
fight it to the bitter end. hope tina, il you
are going in to kill the Yankees in search o.
your rights, chat you will get your rights b..
fore you get back" These threats towards
inc we're repeated every day and every
week, until finally they crushed out my pa
per, es'ryed my office. appropriated tne
building to an old smiths shop to repair the
locks and barrels of old muskets that FLOYD
had stolen from the Federal Government
hey finally enacted a law in the Lecisla
turc Of Tennessee au horizing an armed force
20 take all the arriiS, pistols; dirks, swords
ard everything Of the sort, from all the
Union men; ana they paid visit to every
Union house in the State. They visited
mine three times in succession on tha, bus
'ress, and they got there a couple Of gun.
and pistol. Being an editor and preache,
myself, was not largely supplied, and hac
the balance co'cealcd under my bed clothes
Great Laughter.
Finally. after depriving US Of all OUR arms
throughout the State, and after taking al
the fine horse ofthe Union men everywhere
without fee or reward, for cavalry horses
and seizing upon the fat hogs, corn, fodde,
and sheep. going into houses and pulling tn.
beds off the bedsteads in the day time, seiz
ing upon all the blankets they could find 70,
the army, and after breaking open chests, bu
reaus, drawers, AID every thing Of that sort
in which they were countenanced and toler.
ate1 by the authorities, civil and military
our people rose up IN rebellion. unarmed 4.
they were, and by accident, know It was
from Cftattanooga to the Virginia line, a dis
tance of over 800 miles, one Saturday night
/" November, at eleven o'clock, all the rnil
road bridges took fire At one time. 1t VA.
purely accidental. Cheers and applause. =
I happened u Be ott FROM horse At the time
had really gone out oil hotssback-a
they suppressed my paper--to collect III.
fees which the CLERKS Of the different sotfn
ties wers owning me; which they wefe read,
and wiling It. ply me; knowing that need
ed them to live upon, and IS these bridges
took fire while was out 6f town. they
swore that was the bell>weather and ring
leader Of oil the desilment that was eoin,
on. and hence that l must have hid HAM
in it. They wanted pretexs to seize upo,
m: and upon the 9th day of Dec ember the,
marched me of to jail, miserable. upeom
sortab's, damp. and desperate jail, where j
found, when I Was uskered into it, some Isl
Union men, and a God Is my judee, I q,
here to nigh. Mes v u ~. IN t1e e1,ite jaii
q dIir. hsaci, sfae. AZ ta5,e. or any pieee d
farniturs. except dirty old wooden bucket
and pair of lin dippers to drink with.
found some Of the 6rst and best men 81 th,
whole country there knew sbsu I'll. a.
Itbsy k~ ne. = | had been aasosg the.
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