Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-04
pARsoN BRoWNLow's STORY.

The Nashville correspondent Of the World
writing on the 10th inst, thus describes Par
son Brownlow, and the story of his recent
prosecutions at the hands of the rebels in
Tennessee:
"Parson Brownow arrived Saturday. lie rescm-
hes other man have ever seen, and none that ,ou
have either, think lie will remind You of Alexander
II Stevens, perhaps Eyes blue. hair black head small
IN stature short. cheeks and chin angular mouth roopy
His laugh is st qeuerts indescrbabe WHAT'S indir,t
ed oy it leave 10 the human ua'uGasts He is nearly
sixty but looks forty. HIS dress and address are like
ohef peoples lie eats and drinks TOO like other peo-
pie odd though, very odd He's great Brownlow, p
the vulgar would remark. But youth see him and hear
him one Of these days Hes coming North Intends A
l9uT ue"h East lie ought 10 be presented with one
OF Hoe best and fastest That would be becoming
and handsome thing For be means u insure the pub
lcauon of the Knoxville WAg He says that is bis only
remaining ambition The old nobeman is nat diving with
the consumption, the lightning represented lie ia
Just OH typhoid fever sick bed Of eight weeks and in
creases IN strength daily.
His paper stopped in October In November he
maae an arrangement with the rebel government by
whlch ne was 10 be allowed 10 leave for safer cline
notwithstanding which, he thrown into the common
Of Knoxville.
He was incrcerated in with twenty-five others
nosuy on ge burners. The only scrap of furniture tn
u contained was bucket and ade. There was not stf
hcient space for all the twenty five lie down at The
same time. They slept aud stood by turns As am H.
lustraton Of the treatment the guard would wash ris
lace and hands IN The prisoners drinking tank that stood
in the yard by the window When he nr;sonors %
washes his hands in is good enough for id Ems fn
colnite to drink N"'
The dampuess, bad air and refuse ratons with which
they were leo Drought poor Brownlow with the
typhoid fever and after four weeks confinement in a he
was uanssIItd To MS own house, where he remained
iieusY lhdlsposed Tor eight weeks. Upln his recoverv
he applied again to the rebel gov rnmen Tor passport
ana escort They were granted the latter to be selected
by himself He started about two weeks ago Rearbin,
shtoyville he was detained ten DAYS bv Gen ardee
Who wished To get off 20 90 bacon and 1000 beeye and
HaIea NE losS Of the lneolnes should ear Of it,
hHuee says That 6heibyyie 10 the biggest Union hole
Boston '' d" a. 'oya' as
learn from him tina, five bridgeburners were hung a,
knoxville, and that five more await their execution lie
saving Of one Of the latter touching and affecting
ne was widower and had one child aud she daugh.
ter ihe day OF The execution came and the daughter
was informed for the FIRST time that her father was 10 he
hung IN hye or six hours The poor gl was distraeed
with grief She prevailed on friend 10 write d,sn,tcb
" ZEN ba'is INVOKING his clemenoy. IL ran about thus
ron JBetson Daris M father is to be hung at 4
9elock, on charge Of bridge burning NV mother Is
eau anu nc Is my only nope and support VIII you iu-
leFeele ior him Elizabeth -
punishment was received aud one marty fdom was saw
The incidents that attended one Of the executions were
aso OF Affecting interest The condemned man asked
lhe attendance " clergyman whom he named Ia ~
denied, with the remark that no damned brdys
shouli De allowed prayers, and God Almighty wouldn't
near lhsm II they we're But presentlya halfdmnk reb-
uaPth was brought, and on the soafild proceeded 10
morn the crowd that he had conferred with the fr
nae na ana that he had expressed his SORROW for his
e'I,s' &C, me unfortunate man, raising his voice u
stehtuiltn tone GAINED lhelc is MT a word N
uph IN "hai poe man says burned he bidsos deib.
ci"9, uhdef We same circumstances should do me-
ed. ''' "n" ne Peilhh-
~ hfownlow saw several regiments pass througb
hn1A'ue rom Virginia, EN- route for The western wing
tne amy aud anticipates hotlJ contested battle IN
Nvrlh Alabama But be found the whole tone and feel
s o tpe opie 10 ne that Of encouragement aud con-
uall{ ever before hot weather
WINE he was in Shelhyyie, Gen Crittenden's co,,
manu- posses through, and in most diapidaitd and fr
tlm o'hanh Many were absolutely la their stocking
stt ana shliis were prnIudiug fum nnumefahle amer
Sa re pnl' 'he Cumberland Gap force at COO un-
fauking " '4N'N 'AoeP' ny |