The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-25
EAST TENNESSEE.-

teers now on duty in East Tennessee, writes to
the Asheville News as follows: .'''
! It;was thought that great change had taken
i place in East Tennessee, but L dou't believe any
change scarcely has come over the spirit of their
4 dreams, except what little change fear has produc
1 ed. There are reasons for this opinion. We
! have conversed with some of the leading Union
, men in this county, aud unionists of influence at
I that, and they say they ",oould not gire Mat
Gsaqf,2ing the fnger) far The, oath 9f allegiance" :"
This is the prevailing opinion OF most of the un-
ionists 10 this country. In my opinion all they
want Is an opportunity to prove their loyalty to
! Abraham. Ever since the reported defeat of our
arms at Fishing Greek, the union gentry in this
country have put on cheerful tace-they ride as
straight Major-and there has been a general
bus;le amongst them. We heard the other day
that they have commenced drilling again in the
notable Chucky Knobs We will be compelled to
give them another shelling before they will come
to proper discretion. The fact is, our policy with
them has been, in my opinion, wrong all along. |
have taken the liberty speak against it, and now
am writing against it.
Last night while out picket | got informa-
tion of company that crossed the Horse Mountain
and made their way to Kentucky, armed with
Tennessee Rifles. According to the number of men
! missing from the different counties of East Ten
nessee, there must be at the very lowest calcula-
ton, three or four thousand who have made their
way to Abraham's bosom, and are now fighting
against their homes. .'
The law makes provision for the confscation of
all their property both personal and real; but there
seems to be rather backwardness among Uncle
jeff s friends to execute said law. This, however,
ought to be done promptly, and let such persons
know that they cannot act the traitor tory with
impunity. l tell you, sir, if more rigorous
course is not pursued in this country, it will not
require prophet to predict the Consequences. !
am creditably informed that it is very difficult to
get Grand Jury in of the counties in East
Tennessee who will act out the principles of the
Southern Coufederacy in good faith. Every cir
cumstancc proves that there is deeply grounded
hatred in the hearts of most of the urionists in
this country to the Southern COEfederacy. Some
of them will pretend to be good and true Southern
to soldier, and just as his back is
turned or he meets with some loyal son Of Abe,
they are planning or using some argument to keep
the brethren in the Lincoln faith. This would
not be very bad, or at least could look over
it, if it did not come too often from the lips Of
man protesting to be called Of God to preach the
unsearchabe riches Of the gospel The peris OF
the Revolution, and the tory blood that stained
the sabres of our forefathers, was never ranker
than the blood Of most of the tories with whom |
we have to contend in this country. | believe |
they are secretly sworn, general thing. They |
wont volunteer, but keep slipping off to the enemy
every opportunity, and if they can't get there
themselves, they aid those who 90, so they are
enemies in every respect. 1t is generally believed
that the Governor Of the State will ordera draft
on the counties of East Tennessee; and if this is
done it will produce tremendous futteration
amongst the "loyal Subjects"
FOLLY.-What good can our contemporaries in
Virginia and in this State hope to do by publish
ing such things Taylor's proclamation, the
reasons for Lincoln releasing the political priso-
ncrs and the clever things related Of Burnsidc's
doings and talk about Elizabeth City and Eden
ton? What good can come of it? Will it not do
much harm! Many persons are ignorant, and |
Others it is said, are disloyal; will such things
help such people and make them more loyal and
devoted to the South ?-Ro1righ &"ndard
We think the Richmond aud others papers in
that direction publish too much northern stuff
II is not calculated to do people any good. We
recently saw copied into paper, from yam
kee paper a gross assault on the character Of Mrs
Grecnhow, who is held prisoner by Lincoln.
ExToRTIoNERs.-In letter written in 1779
to joseph Reed, /" President of Pennsylvania,
Gen. George Washington, in writing Of extortion-
ers, who weIe protiting the public necessity,
said: at gives sincere pleasure to find that
the Assembly is So well disposed to second your
endeavors in bringing those mHrder"rs Of omr
cause, the monopolzers, forestaers, and en-
grossvrs, to condign punishment 1t is much to
be amented that each State, long ere this has not
hunted them down pests to society, and the
greatest enemies have to the happiness OF
America. | would to God that some of the more
atrocious in each State was hung in gibbets upon
a gallows five times as high as the prepared
for Iaman. No punishment, in my opinion, Is
too for the man who can build his greatness
upon his country ruin.
it seems that nothing but the fear of the peni
tentiary or the scaffold will deter the vampires,
who are sucking the life-blood of the Confederacy
Is there not wisdom and courage enough in our
legislative bodies TO afford people some remedy
against extortiOners!
"THE BETHEL REGIMENT. THE reader will
learn from an advertisement that Gov Clark pro-
poses to reorganize the First or Bethel Regiment
He offers liberal inducement in the way OF
State bounty in addition to the Con-
feGerate bounty of $50, making S63. The Cover
nor states that the Bethel Flag will be presented
to the Regiment. He means suppose, the one
given to the Regiment at Raleigh, which, by the
by. was not the Flag which foated over BetheIs
we'll fought field. There was but one displayed
on that occasion, and that the ore belong
ing to the Buncombe Riiemen, who were the Flag
Company of the Regiment and unfurled their own
Stars and Bars to d" battle and the breeze" That
same glorious banner is nov here, and when the