Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-05

Thai msAns--
On the rnoantsins is Freedom; tho breath Of III
! yalea
kises moi ~ 70 tse pure uaouniais gAloa.
overrun Il May bo By the armed force. Of he rc
nslilon bait all The sympathics aud attachments
THIS region are With the loyal States. While ih
sr'steerAfy q iho southeastern counties of tha
State werS shouting Ny Marylshd." tho farmer
OF tise western eounilss, In Cumberland VALLEY
shouted back, Ne, lis oar Maryland" wesisrl
] fsfgtDta, portion q tbs Eams grand chain Q
mountain and valley, Is ~ loyal ~ Massachusetts,
Eastern Teanrasse the htsAe Of cur haaorsd guest
and OF as tras-heaFted, loyal Union loving pop
alatioa - thcso i on the continent AZ far do%I
- Nntthefn Alabalaa, tho moanlain district il ellis
| eilh Gnioa sentiment Il Was with the creates
dihcuily thai is was engineered ints secession. A
70 Essl Tauneeseo when GA election was ordsrnd b,
tae dlsiessl governor q Tsas,aaee 10 that darl
NiAtef % February, Iasi % see IL Tho state Sal
willing 10 bold cnasenlion for the parpose Of 80
Ceding there was ssyen thousand avs hundred vUte.
for tha roRsentloa and irty four tA0stsassd lhcar
~ 70 u against H. This Circumstances, when thS
treAson q the o.ttan growing States WA eoH.
samnatsd, marked out East tennessee fBs the pc.
eulsar vengeance e the rebellion. will not al.
ticpste what viii be much better Sot forth BY
heaerUd gacst; Il j. ensl.h 10 ssy. that in addition
10 ell The saneriaEs Of regular warfarc the Union
seSias Inhabitants of East Tennessee have bern the
victims Of lawess gsstages and ernelties, Of which
The narrative carllcs tho blood.
Leaving all further detail 10 him, viii only 70.
call 10 your recollection the letter " Mr., Judah r.
Benjamin, at that time the rebel Secretary of War,
| of the 23th November. isei. II will te remena-
eSFsd that st this period Of the wat, The Govern.
nlent had bena unable to send any aid % the loyal
sen of East Tennessee. Il b9fure the gloriosia
/ days II Grant at Chattanooga, aud Blrnaide n
Knoxville. Thrown upon their uwn resources, they
naturally sought a. NaVo themselves from being
oycrrua, by destroying the bridges On tho chef
rf
under the asarped rule eg men, whe professed 10 70
10 war for self-gpvcrnmuat ana Stzte-rigkts, the
people Of Eastern tennessee IL for arr reason they
Ihought 81 10 do So had right 10 burn their own
bridges without sSking leave q the rebel csAal at
kichmoHa. But AT. JeGerS0n Dayis Mississippi
planter aud Mr.. J. l.. Benjamin. lawyer ef New
Orleans, thought Otherwise They ret pgiy deHied
the Fjghi Of the faFnefs a East Tennessee 20 burn
thir own bridge, bat they undertook to OUTLAW the
grsai insjur,s 81 the population Of that region. 8
10 J, ftithfl Gaca nsn, dsaouueing theua trail
teTs, telalss they Refused 90 commit treason. To
slow coa how the riStds aud neg gLlcrs of boH-
urol guest have teea treated et IEu read yoa that
letter u the New OrletHS lawyer, who under
oath himself 10 support the Constitution ef the
United S:seca:
WAR DEPARTMENT. RIpusoSp, /
Noysmtpr -, 1861. !
(9s ~. r. HeoI -Sjr.--Your report Of ;ha 3Gsh
Instant hes teen received, and ] now rnsceed to
rave yea the desired ihsIractioa Ia relation 10 the
pi.eaeFs u SEf taken ~ yoa aa.ohg he traitors
81 Essst TOnnessao
fisst.--Ai! saeh - eap 10 Llensiaed IN havisg
been engaged in bridge-bgrRing, azs 70 bs tsisa
sssss1,I s,,Iiry ssss..ssd - - go - K--.,;. >.
OEtd - pe!i 70 tedrs their koaiss AasgiRy IN s ~
eiasty of HS tEFaea triaye1.
Seeoild Ali such have not teen 50 engasel
- be treated pFisoAs of war, aDd 1eai, with
an armed gusrd, 70 Tuscaloosa, Alabama there 10
kept imprsonei az the tepU. selected ~ the gov
erfInaent fer pr.sonsTs of SHr.
Whenever you eau discs9er that sTnlS are ooa-
centraie1 iy these traitors. yea viii and N-t Ge-
tschInoata. aearvh for end seizs the asris. u ~
0SA ~ lhs kaosA 10 hEss bses ~ u aTlzs
sgasf fsE ysrsraate1tt Il o rcaaSst CT GIy sSszs
0aia of allegiance. The tire !dS such ..sAsurea
Is psst They are all TO ta treated - ptiSenars Of
wsr, AND nEiD IL JAtL TILL THE Isu OF .ie
wAR. such ss come In VOiuassri!y, take the oath
Of elegance and surrender 1hesr Gsnk are alone
to be trested with lenency.
ieGr YigilaRt cxccu,ioa Of lhese eTls>s is cara
eStly urged BY the government.
YoaE ebcaieut, servant
j. +, BESgAais, Secretary Of War;
Col. W. z. Wood, knaxville, Tenn.
r. S-Juage PstiersoH, candy Johnso<1's soh.ln-
Iaw,l Col. PIekens, and ether finglCadeFa Of the
same clAss Blst he tent at once 20 T1ssAloOaa 70
Jail 10 prisoners of war
S.,ch was the atrocious lester Of the rebsl Sscss.
taTy Of War; Eoch the treatment 20 which the
-
Bus am eHcEoaehing on the time, that belongs
70 ouf honered guest l viii Ealy add, felow-cii!-
gems that our bscthrun of East Tennessee Gibt-
ag our battles a. vel their ewn on their blood
stained soil II Is our cause Is much theirs ia
which they have Suffered the most eriel persecsi-
tiOn GRd however largely however promptly,
yoar relief mAS lie eIteaded 10 them, IL will rome
too iats, fear, 10 fescus soma of them from The
horrors of starvstion. This must not be. II tho
Uniua nlesahs anylhbs, It Eaoans net merely peit-
fagn
bear each oshsfs burdens aai to shsre each others
sacriacrs; Il Iaeaas se;iys syTupaihy sat u,u.nal
love.
Col Taylor, on being introduced, was re.
ecivcd with loud applause and hearty cheers.
lie addressed the assembly Is follows -
SPEECH or COL. TAYLOR.
1fr. Chairman Ladies, 0eHtlesnea, Ftllo,c.
Gitisras--It is with feelings incxprcssiblc
that appear before you to-day. II is with
qualification that cannot find words ~
express, that ] see 80 many Of Boston's fair
daughters and Boston's brave men. am
gralifcd. sir at this assemblage and this
presence the more, when | remember that
this assembly 10 convened, and that / Am
here TO address it, not in my own behalf,
buI IN behalf Of my country (applause); In
behalf Of my people in tho mountains OF
East Tennessee and accept the presence
bpf this assemblage, aud the compliment thus
oiIrrf es an offering 10 nay people OF East
TEN see; for which, in their name, permit
me. fellow -cilisens, ladies end gentlemen, TO
return you my gratefui Acknowledgements.
/ regret that eannot come here 70 tell
YOU that we of East Tennessee are happy |;
that cannot eema hero and tell Yen tha,
our people arc now as prosperous 40 they
were wont 70 bo; that In their quiet and
peaceful Wales at the base OF their noun
tains, they ape parsaing the ayoeatlons OF
| domestic fife, In ihe eHlayment Of all that
the Consultation ef the United States guar.
aatccs 10 alI it's citizens. | regret that ]
canuottelI you to-day. fellow citizens Of Bos-
tor. chat this Il the condition of our coun.