, 1862-05-24

Union men; they would have fousht for me,
and knew II, and both of the officers were
Union men at heart too. With this escort I
started, and We we're interrupted by the rebel
troops and by the citizens, who urged them
to bring HroWploW out and hang him. At
Athens; .65 miles from Nashville, they made a
rush 1or tn; CATS. hur, planting six men at
they would all shoot as long as they had loads
in thefrmuskets, and then they would use their
bayoneta. Ore of the officers said ha must
see the 'd-d old taaftor anyhow before be
goracross Mason and Dixon's .1ine.n They
told him that he could come and LOOK at him
They brought him In. He inspected me
particularly, looked ME in the eye, and
looked At him; looked dnggers at him;
bad as much brass in my 7ace as he.
"Well," says he, !" I am satisfed;l nor
believe all have ever heard about him I
was said ia be, ;but to be gsllanted to Nash
vile In this way-why I should like to take
The trip there myself in this way" aWel1,"
says ], "if you vii stay little while, there is
q penitentiarr ut Nashville, and the Sheriff will
take you there at tha expense Of the county,"
Gers restrained him, and told me I had not bet
ter cay anything more. AT some other plices
they held out ropes and although an not
very good st interpreting hieroglyphics, I un-
derstood what they meant At another depot,
GS miles from Nnshviie, tney tried il again and
rested me, and confined me for 10 days, and
~as aboutto send me to Montgomery, but my
officers insisted on NE .Bepjamin's passport
fndorsed By JEFF. Davis, and the flag Of truce
granted by Major Gen. Geo. B. Crittenden ad-
dressed to Gen. Buell. So the railroad being
ombibuses, and set out on beautiful turn
pike. We were interrupted BY this fellow
Morgan, WHO had q serious uotion Of hanging
me whether orno, but they permitted me to
pass until re got within five miles OF Nash
Vile. Il vas q cold day early in. March. We
saw soldiers first in q log hut. and then any
number OF tents, and beheld in the distance
the Stars and Stripes in the breeze 1uttering
in the wind. [Cheers.l The first and the only
time from tie time left home until that time
that vas induced to shed tear Was on thai
OCCASION. The soldiers advanced as We drew
up I was in an open cazriage. Halt,' y
faid they, "upon what authority are you
coming In here with flag Of truce p Says +
stgentIemen, are you the Union pfekets ~
"Yes, SIR swell, then,' said 1, II au
Parson Brownlow." Some Of them dropped
msir GINS 81 .1a% etcrs e1sPped Their hands
would not permit me to get out of the. car
| riaec, but lifted me out. Cheering.
ave Know you are co1d,'s said they, "cont
| up to our fire aud warm" They dispatched
I OA u LAEIA oIAEEAAt1 ~ CEAGtd
| Wood, and he came riding in with his staff
| and be was SO excited as to forget his digait.
! By taking his hat OF, and calling for so man;
| cheers for Parson Brownlow. He made i
glorious speech to the boys. Says he, ~ vii
send xou II . carriage to Gen. Bnell." Gen
tlemen, had not been accustomed to sue
treatment as that The Patson WAS a6ecte
to tears.] At Nashville I met as many q
nine,y-fve regiments, and had the p1eazur
to see every division march out unde
Mitchell and Thomas and Crittenden, and on
and another, until they all marched towar
Pittsburg Landing. left on steamer, b
way OF Fort Donelson and up the Ohio, Il
Cincinnati. There commenced speaking
and, while am not vain, it Is peculiarly graf
!; fyiug to me that have been received in sue
say, especially as the Southern papers Al
/ publishing that you hate j traitor in the Nort1
, and are Kissing me down wherever 60. tt
cause Of the Union is the cause of God. I a
willing to die for it, If It can be Of servic
) One Of my two boys is with me, and the 9TH
: is With the Union army, fighting for our o.
} home As God Is my witness, I would soon
!. | that my son should eridd1ed with grape-sh,
: under tie flag Of the Union than that
should triumph in the cause of the accurst
rebellion: lLoud and long-continued a