Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-03

conqpuniott;A Al q. Hawn-.ihor gallant lawn,
one of the most moral and hprights men in
Knoxville, With a Wife and two stall chit
sentenced TO be hung by this
court martial, and he had but Que hours
notice to prepare HIMSELF He. asked for a
minister Of one Of the churches in Knox
vile to be sent for, but the reply Of the jail
er was No id traitor in the South has
the right to be prayed for, and, God does
placed on The scsffofd, and a miserable
drunken chaplain 6f one of the Southern
regiments was sent to attend him.
. just as they. were about to launch 1Iawn
into eternity, the chaplain said This poor
unfortunate man desires to say thar lie was
led into committing the acts for which lie
is now TO atone with his life, by the UL on
men, and he is really an'ol ject Of pity"
Hawn rose, and in stentorian voice replied,
II desire to say that every word that man
has said is false. l am the identical man
that pat the torch to the timbers Of that
bridge and am ready to swing for it.
Hang me as soon as you can" He said he
would do it again if he knew this was to le
No one can tell of the sdierihgs andhard-
nessee have had to undergo, nor how many
boen nm, 30 49, noaI"s r. 'iia,, ha,o
. AZ" puse aea1h. SQUADS oil cavalry are
m,npsr a os ~ ane country committing a.,
suspected of treason to the Southern Con-
iederacy. 1t was only necessary to have a
finger pointed to q man and some one was
ready to shoot him down. This was tile
case with poor Pierce. He had committed
no act oftreason, but was supposed to syrr:
pathize with the Union men. Walking
al ,boro W ~ nsius oIe oayi some one
ea,u .n1Io eoes" 'raEori "nen one OF o squad
WW.aNaIy mreo' ana ne was struck with q
ann oan: a.
ne JAMS IN the south are literally full OF
Tnion men many oItnem taken rom East
5eanesse ~ Never was a people SO broken
uo~I. rne government owes II 10 the
pJopie, IL .ney never go anywhsre else, TO
en-. an 81 " East ichnessee' lhey nave
'Ppt nrn.
oinere arc no qnlon presses lett In the
Ioutn' aug not = Unloh editor put one, ana
.na' y lnysepc Iney nave all Decn Dought
up. Ihey onered me large sums OF money!
uu. ny Teply was, my money perish win
'n M l VIII see you 10 inc devil nrst.
hhey 5ook my paper, my press ana my
.ytJ; a'u gave me notice nat shonid not
publish any more papers. took the I'D.
yLes " my ir,ehos ana 1amiiy, ana stopped
ms ing. ~ was inc only tune m my lie
inat- ever gave IN, ,for' Ike OoHi,tr- rnn',
l Always mao mead OF my own. Laugh
terr ,.,S1&
foo aIey .oon my ouildlng' whlcn vas sixty
ieee lohg ana two stories high, and trans
Iormed II into an arsenal to repair the guns
Gnicn FIoyd stole IRON the United States
ooselhhent. .A.
anu TINS was not az; IAN Alabama reg,,-
: nene came aiong one sabbath day and stole
: RON me my only Niger o young man OF
wnon l tnoaent very much. i might have
exPecteu TINS from the Northern army n
iaa peheved an tnat was SAID OF It, but L
, ota nol eNpect tns5 the cnivalry and Hover
! y. me Hou.. woulu DC guiity VI such an act,
aiter al 'ner Doasting.
/, tel You to-day, upon the honor OF q
l maui that the southern army ana lts hang-
4 gIs.on nave stolen more negroesln Virginia,
iennessee ana hentucEy during the past SIX
moItas' .nan 'ne Aoolltionists nave entced
t VI aiuea sway IN .the last forty years, and
: 9,aay: 30 neip me God, one 6aii ne SOL
uasrs IN sne Sou1h never owned q slave or
More eyer leia.eo py the ties Of c~onsanguin,
t ny wish any que tnat ever ald. lCheers.
ineS are !ne oHscourlngs OF the lowest or
q uer Oh sScle'y, we meanest set OF towards
On an 'ne E IScs oi fae sartn. Look now they
e vhou ,ha I Tts 0'ceK, aha .eVery@neIe else
W.. I onon army eot aiter nem.-
!, ""e" '"ey S.a,tou out Lhey saiu ono