The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-05-27


d ! bad been among them for some
thirty years They rallied and me.
soiue emiiug and glad ia see me. a.
! could give them fhe news that bad
been kept from them. Oders took
me by The hand, and were utterly
speechless, and. with bitter. burning
tears running down their checks, they
said that they never thought that they
would come 20 that al iasi, looking
through the bars OF a CRATE. Speak.
ing hrst 70 one aud another, bade
them be Of good cheer and take good
courage. Addressing them, / said,
lis il for stealing you are hereg Ne.
Is it for counterteiungy No. l. j, for
man,lauglter, No. You are here,
boys, because YOU adhere to the flag
and the constitution OF our country
(Checfs) am here with you for no
other offence bat that, and as God
is my judge boys, look upon this
9Th day 81 December as the proudest
day Of nay bte. (Great applause.)
And here | intend to stay until | die
with old age oF until they choose tohsng
me. viii never enounce my prin-
cipies (Checrs.) Before ] was con.
fined IN lhr jail, their officers were ac-
cuslomed 10 visit the Jail every day
and uiier them their liberty, il they
would take the oath OF allegiance 10
/ the Southern coniederaey aud voun-
teer TO 20 inc the service and they
wonId guarantee them safety and
protection. They were accustomed
I 20 vo.uptce, Golcn at a time, so
great was their horror Of impri5on-
meut and the bad treatment they re-
ceived in that miserable jail. After
/ got into the iail-and they had me in
close confinement for three dreadful
winter months all this volunteering
and taking the oath ceased, and the
leaders swore | did il. (Great cheer
mg,) One Of the brigadlers who was
IN command of the military post, paid
me special visit, two Of his aids ac-
companying him. He came in, DO yed
and scraped, saying-"Why, Brown.
Iow, you ought not to be in here. ST,
But your generals ] replied, "haye
thought Otherwise, and they have put
me here" II have come 10 inform
4 YOU that if you will take the oath Of
allegiance to the Southern conteder-
acy, we will guarantee the protection
aud safety Of yourself aud family
+ Rising up several feet in my boots at
ftJ lime. and looking him full in the
9-"h hy. said /, II intend TO lie
i osr until | ro from disease, or die
oi old age, before | will take the oath
# allegiance TO your government. |
deny your right TO administer such an
oath. ] deny that you have any gov
ernment other than SouIhen mob.
i You have never been recognized by
any civilized Power on the face ol the
earth, and you will never be. Zap
pHase.) | will see the Southern con-
lederacy, and you and ! on top Of it,
in the internal regions before | viii
DO it.. "Wcll, said he, that's damned
1 plain talk daughter aud applause }
Yes replied, "thats the way to
talk in Revolutionary times Gap
plausc.( But must hasten on, will
de,ain you, too long. loud cries Of
"go on go on.') But, gentlemen
and ladies', things went on. They
tishtened up; they grew tighter, and
still more tight. Many Of our compa-
ny became SEX. We had to lie upon
that miserable, cold and naked floor,
/ with not room enough for us all TO lie
down at the same time and you may
! thiuk what il must have been in De-
ccmber ard January-spelling each
other, one lying down awhile on the
floor and then another taking his place
so made warm, and that was The way
we managed until many became sick
unto death. A number Of the pris.
oners died Of pneumonia and typhoid
fever, and other diseases contracted
by exposure there. shall never for
get, while my head is above ground
the scenes | passed through ia that
Jail. ! recoliect there we're two ven
cradle Baptist clergymen there--Mr
Pope and Mr.. Cate. Mr.. Cate wa.
very low indeed prostraied from the
fgver ana unable to eat the miserable
food sent there by the corrupt jailel
aud deputy marshall man whom |
bad denounced in my paper as guilty
OF forgery time and time again
suitable representative o. tie lleiyes
and sconndrels that head this rebellion
in lhe South. (Applause.) The only
favor lhry EXTENDED to me was to nj,
low my family 10 send me three meals
day By M son, who brought the
provisions III basket. | requested
my wife to send also enough for the two
old clergymen. One Of them was put
in Jail ior Offering prayers for the
President Of tie United States, and
The other was confined for throwing
up his hat and cheering the Stars and
Stripes as they passed his house, borne
by company Of Union volunteers .--
When the basket Of provisions came in
the morning they examined il al the
door, would look between the pie and
the bread 10 see If there was any billet
or paper concealed there comnunicat-
e reason tom any outside Unionisi
y he od seoladrel they lad in jail ;
snd liien nhen lhe basket went out,