The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-30
Tha Ratrsat Com cumberland aap.

The Retreat from Cumberland Gap.
Parson Brownlow writes to the Phil
adelphia Press in defence Of Gen.. Nor
gan's retreat from Cumberland Gap and,
after describing The retreat, tho partic.
ulars Of which have already been pub
lished, says:
Now, the papers talk about insiilutinp
a court Of enquiry, TO look into The SUBJ
tect Of this retreat pronounce the re-
treat right and proper and assert that
1t was conducted with q skill aud daring
which entitle Gen Morgan and the OFF,
GERS and men under his command 20 The
highest honors Still, / hold that The
court ought to be called, and III were
member of Congress would urge its call
i'ot 70 look into Gen. Morgan's conduct.
out 70 indict try, and punish the Gov
ernment Of the United States and the ar
my authorities for making the retreat
necessary, and for leaving SO gallant an
army for Nmany months surrounded
destitute Of clothes, provisions, and mon I
ey when the facts were made known n I
the authorities at Washington, and thew
were implored TO send this army relief I
Let the court be called, but let II be 10 |
sit in judgment upon the Government
TO correct its mismanagement and Gull
pable remissness.
l may be regarded as talking rather
plainly, but | do ii over my own sipna.
tnre, and am responsible for it and rea.
dy 70 atone for all / saw, privatelv or
through the press. ! feel for the siy re-
giments OF East Tennessee infantry, and
the TWO oi,cayalry, in this army, and for
thelr destitute and suffering families left
behind Besides, have son who is Tt.
Colonel OF the 4lh Tennessee regiment
and who has been here on furloueb for +,
twenty -four hours, naked, bare footed !
ana bare headed, his mother having fur
lished him. | did not see him, but learn =
hat he left here for his command in GOOD I
health, perfectly cheerful, and wit6ont T
Ittering a word of complaint, speaking I
q the highest terms of his superior off, q
ers. v
But | must tell another disgraeeful I
ruth. These East Tennessee troons who q
ave been five to nine months In the sor- y
ice, drilling and doing picket duty. and e.
Their labors, have never received one doI- e
ar Of their wages, and are now destitute "a
I money, and are so naked as not TO be
J a condition to be seen by decent soci-
ty Whose fault is this Somebody
TO blame, and / hold that the blame
lould rest upon the authorities at Wash. s,
igton. In this naked, starved out and
astitute condition, without shoes hats Ju
othes, or tents, they are ordered into res
orthwestern Virginia. a
The two Kentucky and one Indiana
giment have had friends to interfere 90,
their behalf, and they are allowed TO ~.
me back home TO fight for their own 49, 80.
'esides. But the poor East Tennes. ~ ~
ans have no friends who can be heard ~ -.
respected in their behalf They are "a
w ordered into these ice- bound noun ~ ~
ms OF Virginia, to be starved out, en-,
'zen to death, and butchered by supe for
II forces, without money, clothes or IL
nts. predicts general rebellion and bo,
volt, and hope it may come, if they are he
'ced into Virginia. If they have the oo,,
lck think they have, they will suffer snd
emselyes to be shot before thew will n
ey the order. They want to fight their -
" into Tennessee, where their families 49,
starving, plundered and oppressed line
cause the heads OF their families are ots
the Uuited States service. ~, ,
Let it be remembered, that whilst our a. y
nerals find it impracticable TO cross nic,
o East Tennessee with an army and - 4
necessary transportation Bragg and Ior
'by Smith can cross the same noun H.
q into Kentucky and invade that STATED Ion.
our Government, then, turn over to tory
gadier Carter or Speirs this Cum tyoI
land Gap army and its accompani- oun,
ats, and will underwrite that they
! go into East Tennessee, take the ~,
ntry, and hold It'll Inc
now propose to the Government. in
d faith to give me the command of &;
zen thousand men, including these r;io
u Tennessee regiments, and all the No.,
BIT necessary, and | promise to take ,vos
It Tennessee before Christmas. and TO ,,,orl
d il and its railroads. am in earnest e.
making this request. am sick and ioti-
d of this criminal and uncalled for "ov,,
" in Selling upon the strong point Of onra
rebellion. Beside, l am able TO 90 go &c
active service, aud il can't get into than
army, l must at once start paper az o -
North, for the benefit Of Northern 49,
Ipathizers with this rebellion. and H.,
ssion Generals and secession staff 49,.
ers who are in the United States NH
Tab
"a