Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-13

= sttttN stttA'f EfAstta9o AOf tffeH ueliT-
ntalee esve up their seantt stsebs withow
10 cont the eos3 or consider tn.
probabilities Of payment. 9fhe country
was regsined, and for time. we had reason
10 believe that Fast Tennessee. from one sx.
tremity 60 the other. was aboui to be. if M,
already, restored to the authority and bro
lection Of the Federal Government ana
that the native industry Of oar people. +,
conjunction with the openingb f our c,,r.
with the NuTthern market.
would soon restore ~ 10 n state ef cJmrar-
atise e,ahEsrt But 10 tlsis we wer- ,Ji~sr.
pointed. Early in November the rsE..,
under Longstrscs naHbe ring at leas, u eg.
entering bower Fest Tennessee began th-.-
march upon Knoxville for tlse re-eaE44r.s
Of the whole Of East Tennessee Thcau..E
aud nuerring sagacify OF Gen. Grant -5v
the advantages which this aiyi ION If rele,
forces gave 10 the Federal army. AMI acra-.
ingly, by Instructions to Gen. Burrsff.
who has carried with him t, whatever fell
Of labor he may be assigned, the asIr,,..a
and gratitude Of all loyal East Teua->,s..
aus, the advance If Longstrcct waz f.sri..
tatel Knoxville was beseiged Soon p
forwards the eouatry, extending frost. Chat.
tanooga 70 Knoxville, through which long
street came. was traversed by the Un:ss
forces. under Gen sherman. to tie aniogr.
of $4,000 men, aud TIRE two arni;es neee,.s.
rily exhausted and laid waste the eougtr,
through which they passed. 4 de army
Of Sherman advanced, that Of I.oug.tree;
Withdrew, and it still sallenIy holds is %
sition not more than thirty miles distan.
and occupying the country TO within ave
miles ofthis place The two armies, amount
ing 10 not less than 80, 600 men, with rsry
heavy proportion Of cavalry. have DRAINED
and exhausted the whole Of East TeRncsss..
URion men, upon tho approach Ut the rc5sl
army here, abandoned their homes. and "a,
more prominent rebel citizens, for the mas
part, have deserted their possessions wiiAin
our lines, and sought safety With tAsiT
friends.
From what has been said Your Exceuensy
will see that We are reduced to almost tie
last extremity of suffering and want, Tbs:
part Of our labor not already in tho arms,
can net now be prpdtably employed in Inc
midst Of hostile demonstrations. Our stocs-
including cattle, hogs aud shesr Is vel Higi
gone our horses have Leen taken by eae
government or the ether, or stolen BY ,trag-
glcrs or nzsural thieves, and our farms. in
great degree, have been len f,necless. I.
Is impossible that the usual Agricultural
pursuits be resumed less than per ceat,
perhaps not more than 5, of the usaal
breadth of wheat has been sown No 6a1,
nor potatoes, or very little Of either, have
been Ten for seed the present season; az
il is the opinion of the undersigned. thafsi
the reasons aforementioned, not more Ia
lif'indecd 50 much as) 20 per cent. of5z
usual corn eiep win be planted. Our mes
ows and corn fields have been made desolzs
by the tread OF armies: homes have h,a
rendered eouifortless, until many Of ctr sii+
gems, tired Of strife and ,I-spafring Of Pesa
and comfort, are abandoning Ne eoEn.I
AMI seeking elsewhere that protection whiss
they have failed to obtain IN the lands
their birth.
Against this tide Of desoiaticn VIC nze
rOspcVttaIly aud earnestly invoke the ezsr
efse Of alT the powers with which the Prat
dent aud Congress are invested. We ~
nor believe that the conduct Of n people ~
have endured - much in behalf sc TIC -
eminent will fail q command Its at,entsa
We 10 Rok approach INC goyeTnmczs =
meBdieants begging aims BY the ~zss,d
our brows wc had provided bread s4r sse,ss-
yeaF. bat lllsss supply sA bss8rs Sizgs.l
given up totte Union ara1y. For tass-.
OF that supply our people are BOW So
ing. and Eur II, they have in the mar
eeiyed No eqHivaisnt- The Recesessis,
: our arnr, and estea the wants Of tie
diSrs, have heea - great ;lsat Iarge T
/ ton of the stock and provisions takes. e.
taken by unauthorized persons whe
course. gave u y receipts or vouchers. y
drods Of families heretofore hlsssSd ~
abundance Of sll the nceesSsrie~ aad =
of the comforts Of life, have bcen rydv
to almost absolute beggary because Of =
priyations imposed BY the army Nan
these families are wislsoat money with Va
to replace the supplies, and. had they
money, the supplies eoah pot Be iosRs
Resides, Il i too ostep the ease that the
ceigas and voaehers given are irregular
informal, and such as no QasrAcFuaz,ers
honor
The first remedy shat the a,,dcrsjg
woald respectfully sagssss. isamorpsls
and prompt psyaaeat IL the claims d