Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-05-28

that have their delegations in Il
Confederate Congress, are exeml
!. from ConscripiiOn by the laws /
Il Congress. @ s'' 73' : + '.s,e.. y
{" It would amaze and astound yo
9 to know tina: the citizens of AL
r bama sold, their cotton 10 the fient
. that threatened to burn HontsyiIl
i and did sack Athens. And <tbat i
the present time, there are SO man
deserters and Onion, men in portion
Of Alabama, tha. they have banee
I together 10 open resistance TO th
!. authorities Of the Confederate States
!. to such an extent as to be a terror {
ltthe loyal inhabitants of those re
4 3glons, who are praying protection a
1.-The babdss Of gthe authorities Of til,
Confederate States. r 9s' 9
{. sit would amaze end astonnd Vol
to know" that Est Tennessee, tha,
much abused section Of country, bas
mot, at any time, as z people, declared
themse.yes part OF. The United State.
las have Wsstsrn .pliry;nia, Kentucky,
and Missouri. n~o Sfsa aa,yj ~
f. "It would amaze and astound you
to know" that the small.porlion of
Middle Tennessee, now in possession
Of the Confederate army, Cid its full
share to provide for General Albert
Sidney Johns)n's army-was after
wards oveTrun aud occupied by
! Buell's army for 5 or 6 months : and
has furnished faf the Southern army
since Bragg'si Kentucky eampaign,
more -four, bacon, corn, forage. leath-
er and medicines than the States of
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Florida together, and still has a.
small surplus. lH the Western army
needs horses, mules, provisions, for
age, Sc, where else are such obtained?
9 1t would amaze. and astonnd you.
10 know that up to The cannon S
mouth at Forts Henry and Donelsop,
IN Stewart county, Tenn, and at
Clarksville, Montgomery county.
Tenn, Confederate money Is received
by The citizens from the Government !
agents 10 exchange for bacon at %
cents per pound, although thal peo-
pie have beea in the enemy'si pos.
session Is months.! i,Ea lsel
!: at would amsze and astound you
to know" chat the Stmte of Tennes.
see has more than 100 regiments in /
the Confederaie army, And that the
blood of her ZelIicefftT's, Hatton's,
Browns, Forests. Bales, FORBES, /
Brandon's. Robb's, HafreH's, Will
liams,, Tarney's, Napisr's,9 Burns,
Rains, Siilards, Palmer,s, Gordon's,
Marks, Dunbar's, McNairy's, Kirk.
mao s, Ross, Hargis', Griee's, Wood.
ford 5, and their comrades, has mark
ID every battle field in The Confede. /
racy, and in Maryland. And that
The FIRST defence Of Vicksburg was
make by Jackson's Wesii
Tennessee Bsttaiion Of Artillery;
md "Gaunt,etp adopts the pa.
riots guage. i prompted by the 'x.l
inlple ofI,he people Of SheIbyviiIe1
md franklin, 10 Middle Tennessee,
nd is 10 error as4io the number Of
Southern men who refused to take
he OATH. ~ s,.sFs 4xla i
9 Itiwould amaze and astound you
o know" that Rev. Drs. Baldwin,
Sehon, Elliott, were imprisoned for
months and months in the Tennessee
penitentiary, and in Northern Bas-l
lies, and that Rev. Mr.. Cline, and :
Rev. Mr Mooney, were banisbed ,
rom their homes because Of their
'outhern sentiments, though ) tbey E
re not considered "radical and aper4k
erse men, as Gauntlet classes Dr.f
soss, who g neither took. the drinks !,
4 the enemy OF their oaths. 1sl
!" II would amazs and astound yout;
o knowp that the citizens Of Missis- i
iPpi. On the riye5 are selling their !
otton to the. Abolitionists, aud thai /
!, Grants raid on the Central Rail- ( ) )
Dad, i.ais stated that be obtained ! !
otton from the citizgns to the =
Of 500, ,000so h4,ssek. !
|" lt would amaze and astound youp !
0 knew" that Gauntlet md others d
re constantly making such state Il
rents in regard to Tennessee, whilst "
he veil Of charity is closely drawptA
vet the exceptions 10 every other il
tate. IL a - scribbler" speaks Of q
reason, Or thinks Of treason. be turns .
Is eye 10 Eass Tennessee, and il
let's Zip" bis iongus and pen vi.b-jl 6,
ut merry on That much abused and q