Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-04
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So much interest attachesto SO remarkable
a man as Parson Browulow, and his unanch-
ing devotion to the Union, that we make
further extracts from the Nashville CORE
spondenee Of the New York papers respect
ing him. Speaking of the suppression of his
paper. the Knoxville wing by the rebels the
Parson says
" ile claims that IL the last Union newspaper
tub .hcd in ihe second hell resulting from rebellion and
secession Before this dral suppression Il bic paper IL
known that BE- excluded from the mails though
be bad no notification 20 that effect and also That IL was
thrown from the into the rivers and other IN
thr country. He allowed remain at liberty bat
fortnight afteS his press had stopped being arrested
the 9th Of December aud thrown Into prison KNOX
VILE. court martial was held and 1t was supposed
that he would be hung lie thought so himself and had
prepared a speech 70 bc delivered the scafoid he
says that il was in elect that this rebellion bad been
begun u fraud. Their aud eJury and thar 10 being
prosecuted IN The sfyle III desired 90 tell ihcn
thar the leaders or This uNhniy rebellion were set OF
peuared couudrel-. aud that hon aud h penitt ntary
were fun 4 better mcu Bot t appcafs that the rebels
were afraid Go hang him and was decided by one vote
NOT execute him He remandtd back 90 jail aud
he result of the court martial reported back to the reb-
81 President
While confined in Jail he became seriously
III Of typhoid fever, and no one entertained
hopes or fcar, OF his recovery except him
self lie says he told them he would live
TO see the end Of the rebellion. As for my
mart. sir. had no intention of diving" The
correspondent then adds the following
While We were speaking Together Colonel Manson
a S' a .o me-, o Manson ,s 70 WA. s 'o%
that sh,rp'd The re9es At ti.h95 o+e,s AID started
Pat,an, an the man who then, arrvea, knoxville
pfS '. , .slcs M lo" r 6aIrs and ,booeb ,e, err
aee 100 mule, o% , ne o'us n,a ''y were r o'fn.
n thinks hatfhe East rebels are rrani COW.
ards while be saws the Union Esst Tenuesseeans will
ffht 20 The death The only cause Tor 10 difference Is
that one fights for holy and the other fr dsuluste
cause Ie saws the East Tennessee Uuioni.t are the
most do rntroddc and nppfcssed peops ON the hco "
ttods earth. They are imprisoned aAd triured and
hung lie SAYS they will rise up one man 90 wtl-
eemc then rr'
" Cen Hardec A. the time Of Parsau Brownlow's ar
rival AZ sbclysle was engaged n rcm4,ug his stores
a. h,t l.rr liz detained M parsnn as he was AFRAID
would &c firm the Onion commander here md raise the
deyl generally Ia was MOI until afar the stores were
removed that he was allowed 20 proc Cd had been
un Ter guard 40 ihe time vherc be- had submit me
erossest insults from the vhuc command lie SAYS
that our forces Florence have made demonstration
toward. Decatur aud that the whole VI Johnstons army
hadl,n thc latter Mace The fact is that Il ma, take
ave Norhefurrs 10 ubip one Soutberuer but the th.
ror. nevcr l,,t Al Norhprner btt ey think he is al
least ave men The Parson thinks tina, the thing ia
about played out. Even the English part Of human
gfau, its smiles 10 so Infamous and as 1r the
devil he is jealous Of D,vi. and afraid VI being super
20
10 caIl upon but themselves"
A ut :I NJ. r,:-.
farson bro"hloW bttNeu at cincinnati on
g,turdsx lat whore he was cordially VOL
''
come by the Union COMMITTEE Win
- . GILL iii -,
slAmmeilhB VOICE anu uy's "lcu WIN 'ealS'
he gaye a brief outline of his political record.
NN b"'
a touching narrative of his suticrngs, and
tLi -ll: w
the bafoafltes OF the ieoel soio'eIe' we
,,,t,, a. t,ll,,.i,,, vtr,cts.
maAe 'ne i''''"'"b
" III had been for clay IN 1856 for Harrison in 1910,
TO- Webster in 1872 ioI Fillmore IN 1870 for BEL aud
Everett Ia 1850 Speaking Of Bell always reminded him
Of pity the SORROWS Of poor old man tie lthe Par
snu) had never had any sympathy win Secessdnists
He had been offered large bnhes 70 sustain the rebellion;
but though he wasa poo mau he was not or sale tte
gave an account OF his correspondence With judah b.
Benjamin aiot which ne mad preserved and would pub
sh in his forthcoming book lie could not express the
JOY he felt in finding the old Union flag az Nashville -
When the army went 10 East lenntssee he wanted to
go along IL was fremonts Department and he was
glad Of It. Fremont was his sort OF man and he wanted
10 no with him to East Tennessee ihprc had been a