The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-21


leave the Southern CoBfederacy, and my
furniture, bede, and d.clothiog, sold
TO the highest bidders, aud the proceeds
used to carry on tie war against the
United States Government A negro boy
was taken from me, before / was sent
out Of the country, and carried into the
rebel army, and since left, I am inform
ed that the rebels have taken charge of
negro girl, on the falsely alleged ground
that one OF them was ny security for
the girl. | bad an interest Of ten thou
sand dollars in the Churchwel property,
10 Knoxville, which gained in the Cham
Gerry Court, and afterwards in the Su-
preme Court aud been sold under the
order of the Court. This has been Sc
questrated, and for the same nuholy pur-
pose. The scoundrel, Gen. LeAdbetter,
who was in, command Of the post Of
Knoxville, refused me the privilege OF
collecting a large amount of debts due
my printing office, on the ground that |
was an Fallen enemy" Ell
Thus, all l had accumulated in thirty
years, was taken from me, because re
fused to turn traitor, war upon my Gov
eminent, and act with aband Of the most
infamous scOundrels, South, that ever
God permitted to breathe the vital air
This is not all my wife and seven chill
dren were driven out Of the country after
me, and refused the privilege of bringing
any thing with them but their wearing
apparel. My two sons are in the Federal
service, fighting the corrupt government,
and the still more infamous authorities
that forced them from their native soil.
My wife, aud her helpless children,
are boarding at a private house in Gov
ington, opposite TO Cincinnati. The Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, Mr.. CHASE, was
kind and considerate enough, without
any solicitation on my part to appoint
me one of the Special Agents of The
Treasury Department, on the 18th Of
December last, and my pay meets the
board of myself and family, at Ooying-
ton, and no more. This is my condition
in life, at the age of 81 repeat, no
Southern rebel, or rebel sympathizer, has
any claims upon me. 1 want no fellow
ship with such men, and shall be found
opposing them to the end of my earthly
career. When they lose their negroes,
their lands, houses and homes, and even
their lives, can but thank God, and
take courage!
am for the vigorous prosecution oil
this war, until the old dag, the banner Of
beauty and glory, shall wave in triumph
over every foot OF soil, between the coo
fisheries of Maine sHd lie Gulf of Mex.
loo. In other words, | am for using
every means that God has placed in tht
power of the Federal Government, II
crush out this rebellion, il, in doing so
every rebel in the Southern ConfederacJ
has to be exterminAted, and every North,
ern traitor hung Live or die, sink Oh
swim, survive or perish, l am. for th'
Uilion--the Union one and indivisible
| am for the Federal Government, as i
is administered ABRAHAM LINCOLN anC
Jqferson Davis represent the two grea
powers that are in conflict, and it is al
true inthis relation as in higher anC
holier one, that "no man can serve tw,
masters. Either he will hate the one ant
love the other; or else he will hold t
the one and despise the other" This il
my position. Until this irAnscenden
question of NATIONAL INTEaRIrY is de-
cided, ! have resolved to forget all Othe
ties and interests. Wings and Demo
Gratis, PrOtestants and Catholics, are al
alike to me, during my coun.ry's pAsssgr
through this fiery ordeal, And ever
man is with me, who has one drop o
pure American blood in his veinsl
l go now for saving the country, an,
after that, / will aid in the organization
of parties, and the settlement Of ques
tons Of policy. And those who pratt
about Federal Entertainments, and cajol
their disciples with lectures on the peri
of State Rights, but have no word 0
cheer Of Federal soldiers who are pour
ing out their blood to save these yer,
men from all the horrors of anarchy, ar
base and trucking towards, and do no
breathe the breath Of patriotism I. oOul
the voices of our illustrious fathers o
the Revolution be heard, they woul
come down out of Heaven, ringing in GU
cara" Stand by your country, Lin
coin, and by your Government r Coul,
our thousands of slain soldiers be heard
they would say stand and die by th
Government Gould our divided fam
lilies, weeping after those who wer
driven from them, by Southern oppres
sion, be heard, in their mountain homes
they would say stand by the Govern
mentl And this shall be the lsnguag
of the subscriber, whether no is slain il
battle, at the hands Of an assassin, 0
, dies in the quiet retirement of obscnrity
, .-a Na W. G. BRowNLow.
: HEADoUARFERs Army OF THE PoToMACl
-- June 10. (