Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-16
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sszae tisEs et AiehneRd--fsan and Hopes--
- Important Admissions
The bllowing letter, among others, was
saRtured Il Canton, Mississippi, during
0eh shermans march. II was BIZ D. II.
slsgieton, Of Canton. Mississippi, whs has
g hosher, We believe, Of sorno notoriety. IN
Qancy, Illinois. The letter was kindly
lokAed to tho correspondent or the Chicago
Istsae, by the officer having Il In posses.
RieHnoKp, Jan. 2G, 1854.
HN. J. 3. Hancock asesss ss-sg,s
DEAR SIN wish had to-day giass OF
fuaf sxcellent wine, as feel somewhat Ian
grH and fktiguad after my mnltiplisd and
lneessant dnties here. hope some day TO
drink the health of oar young nation and
~ 0xer our. Ahair.hreaath eseapee' !, and
great tribulations The present hour looks
gloomy 70 be sure but, like yourself, be.
heve IN ultimate suecess. To give rs this
success, We want 70 strike an effective blow
early In the Spring This win SCI us on
our legs agaia Doubtless the Federals win
open the campaign by moving a heavy col.
umn upon Atlanta, Ga, and at the same
time 4 heavy one from khoxville, In the d.
rcutioH oHofSoathwestcfn of Virginia and North
ern North Carolina. gals =
This latter. if not rspelled, viii force upon
Gen. Lee the necessity of falling back from
his present position, it may be from Rich.
laend, and almost entirely from Virginia, TO
prevent himself from being Aahkesl, and his
army from being entirely disbaRded or des-
troyed You can see at once ii this move-
inent be allowed TO succeed, that these con-
sequences mpst follow. This portien Of
Virginia is now pretty wOll eaten out, and
if Lees army we're cut % from the South
il could not be provisioned for three months
Pressed in front and harrassed In rear, with
provisions exhausted, disbandmcft and des. 4
Irue,ion must follow. ~ IA
Thenit becomes matter Of the frst me-.
nent to guard the rear of the army Of the
Should the movement upon Atlanta snc-
.eed. then Georgia will be laid waste, and
1ur chief source cut present) Of provisions,
will be cut of No man can look forward
10 Spring without great Bpprehensions---
Doubtless our severest trials viii then ha
lron as Ii we sustain ourselves, o. more,
five gain aay signal advantage over the
snemy soon after the opening Of the cam
paign, We may give the opposition elements
II tho North chance 10 eoinhihe aud beat
LiReola for President. This / should hail
II good omen, and begin tq think Of peace
It DO very distant day, | see no chance ier
peace until The Republican party is beaten
ind overcome, In the meantime things are
assuming y more unfayorable aspect in
North Carolina Her course is deeply hu-
to every patriotic heart Congress
$ iaboring diligently to strengthen our ar.
ny and improve our currency. hope we
'llall succeed materially In accomplishing
10th Of these ends The remedy is severe
me, but the disease IL desperate, and no
lilly nostrum will answer The cause is the
,eople's and they must sustain II at all hax.
Iras and the representative who fiIlters IN
his hour of trial Is not worthy of eon4i-
lence | would tell you what measures we
ire likely to adopt, but that would be con-
raband, our proeecdings. are in secret ses-
As ever, your friend, most truly,
o, r. SINGLETON