The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-22

Bilelne, So, I spRRENnEBp Charlton-
the "Rey." Bully Editor of the Holston
Journal, potitico-Tclieioas organ Of the
Holston Conference, Postmaster under
Jtii. and secesh ranter genoraIly-had
long been laundering forth threats and
boastipgs and, on this occasion, il is
said, did siezea . gun and prepare for the
conflict; but the tirst note Of the cannon
(suoh is the report our informaht roceiv-
ed) suddenly reminded him that be had
'an appointment to preach" in Blount
County on the next day, and, in a few
minutes aftefward, "a solitary horse
man, mounted on black PAGER, might
have been seen rushing, with uauniniste-
rial haste, toward the lower ferry. He
crossed, and, recollecting his exploit ht
Barbourville, some two years ago, turned
TO the ferrymAn and said: "1f General
Carter pursues me, tell him aiy aanie's
KhRaers9ar A little Captain Kain, at
the same time acting as Judge Advocate
the same person, we presume, who
contributed so much TO the merriment Of
onr boys by his headlOng flight from
Bridgeport last summer, and known
about Knoxville as "Olaib kain''---wae
in the town at the time Of Col Saunders
approach, and being a Captain Of Ar
hllery was orderedintO battery by the
Colonel commanding. But The said
Claib, never having enlisted with any
idea Of going into such dangerous
place as that, is said TO have procured
his detail az Judge Advocate, and urged
furthermore that his company was at
Cumberland Gap, that it would never do
for an officer to expose his life as pri-
vate, etc, ETC., but all to no avail. He
was peremptorily ordered into the Sum-
init battery, Seeing Lieutenant point
ing q gun toward our forces, the valiant
Captain rushed forward exclaiming:--
'For Gods sake, Lisais,iaai, don't 5iye. Hat
glil.-tte enemy tofH find oB t0lcre zoe are!"
Bat the melO drama of the whole affair
is said 70 have been witnessed in the
Branch Bank of Tennessee, That insti-
tuition is presided over by DR.. j, G., NJ
Ramsey, the intimate and confidential
friend of jeff Davis, the father az a nu-
merous family of interesting and brilliant
sons, the sol disant Historian OF Tennos-
see" the depositary Of JEFF. Dayis' bonds,
and the last of the line of tho noble
Mechlenburgh family. When our troops
were reported at Lenoir's the Doctor is
said to have been quite valorous, but
at later hour, il was ascertained. they
had reached the Tazewelf Road, nervous
ness got the better part of his courage
and q sense of approaching justice took
possession of his soul, He turned 10 his
bank and his rstimpulse was ID secrete
himself within the vault 1 but then the
thought OF the fplundering svAndals"
drove all idea of security from his mind
and be sat down in. despair, Calling his
Cashier, he said 'Sir, shall probably
not survive this conflict. Should fall,
let the simple inscription on my monu-
ment be "He died a 'true son Of 1fecslen-
lurgh." AT this instant q shell exploded
in a vacant LOT near by. The Doctor was
overcome. Seizing a copy Of "Ramsey's
Annals" and clasping it to his bosom he
fell back into his.ohaiF crying, "BaV me
thus - w. G.. Swan, the rebel Congress
man, our informant thinks, as is usually
his custom in times of danger, was alb
sent from Knoxville at the time though
il was reported in the eneighboThood that
he was found late in the afternoon among
the empty barrels OF his old friend Drey-
fous, who is now doing penance on John
sons leland. Many other incidents are
related which we may notice at another
time.
Our informant is not sure that all the
minor details Of his narrative are strictly
correct, but is satisfied that from the
story, as given, the reader may form a
pretty good idea Of 'hieclipalyOf Knox
ville."