Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-05-09

Churchwel, who issued the mendacious
ogder, no doubt took grent pleasure in doing
so; the hatred of Mr.. Maynard's family
grows out of Maynard having beaten him
two thousand votes in that district in a con-
test for the United States Congress; the
hatred for my wife and five helpless children
grows out of my having convicted him of
lalsehOod and dishonesty, in court of JUS
tice, in certain bank suit and huge swindle
| brought against him. He ought now to
drive ont of the Conlederacy FIVE officers in
his Rebel regiment, who preferred the grave
charge against him, ut Richmond, of trying
to draw from Ine Paymaster of the army
upon false papers, forty thousand dollars
more than lie was entitled to! A fit repre-
sentative Of the morality, virtue and integ-
rity of the bogus Coniederacy My family
are up in the vicinity of Bordentown New
Jersey, and feel that to have escaped with
their lives, .and part of their clothes, from
the savage beasts OF the Conlederacy, is "a
great blessing, and that they can sing in good
laith--
God of my life, whose gracious power
Through various deaths my soul hath led &:
Has shown upon the darkened hour
Has lifted up my sinking head"
Every member of my family old enough to
appreciate the horrors of this Internal rebel
lion, despise the so-called Conlederacy and
the unprincipled villains who naugurated il.
The only difference between me and them is
that claim 10 be capable of despisiug the
wicked concern, and all connected with ori-
ginatng it, with more intense hatred than
they can But then have trained them up
:" in the nurture and admonition of the
Lord, which implies obedience to law and
np.l nd Iot "A ,r
and its guilty authors
The work Of murder arrests and imprison-
ment. goes bravely on in Fast Tennessee, as
my family inform me, who left Knoxville
the latter part of last week. They were
shooting Union men down in the streets, ar
resting hundreds, and shooting down fifty or
sixty in one instance, after they had surren.
dered and were under arrest. They marched
between three and four hundred through the
street, with some of them bare.looted, and
their feet bleeding, taking them to the depot
and shipping them to Atlanta, Ga, to work
upon their Notifications These mon. denied
water. would lift out Of the mud-puddles in
the street with their hunds after n rain
what they could to quunch their thirst
In Gods name, call upon President
Lincoln, and upon his Cabinet and army
officers, TO say how long they will suffer a
loyal people, true to the Union and TO the
Government of their fathers, to suffer in this
wayY The Union men of Fast Tennessee
are largely in the maiority-say three to
one, but they have no arms-they are in the
ials OF the country-they are working upon
Rebel Notifications like slaves under the
lash, aud no Federal force has ever vet been
into that oppressed and down.
trodden country. Let the Government. If
il has any regard for its obligations, redeem
that country at once, and liberate these
people, no matter at what cost of blood and
treasure.
They have suffered these outrages for the
last twelve months, and are now desponding.
nay despairing, OF any relief Let an army
--" terrible army with banners, go ut |
lnce into East Tennessee, and back up the
oyal citizens, while the latter shoot and
lang their prosecutors wherever they can
lnd them. want the army TO serve for
ne as a. l0re-rnnner--a sort of John the
baP'ist N the wilderness--so that may go
'aeR wilh new press. type, and paper and
eSurrect my Union Journal and tell one
hundred thousand subscribers weekly what
: gong on upon the borders Of civilization.
In conclusion, return my most sincere
hanks, and thanks and gratitude Of nv per.
ecuted family, TO Lieut. Speed, the Rebel
'tlicer who had them in charge, for the Kind.
onrteons and gentleman-like treatment they
eceived at his hands, in protecting them
galnst the Insults af Secession blackguards,
eeing after their baggage, and turning them
yer to General Wool, at Fortress Monroe.
,he gentlemanly instincts Of IA Whig and a
lethodist have not been crushed out in this
rue hearted Virginian by the incurable dis
ase of Secession And whatever may be-
ide him in the ups and downs Of this unholy
'ar he will have my good wishes and the
God wishes of my family.
am, &c, W. q. BRowNloW.
Crosswicks, N. j., May 3, 1862