Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-14
KNOXVILLE TENN, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER H. 1864
me rIaUd Thlekens.


Tia hLasNiag stiaotssnt IS fsas Ioyal men a.
Loudpn, ~ were awatu II ihe tsuth q, aad Nc giss
Il pabIeisy % show Whist ens authorities are doing
sOr one Of the most bitter, sneakhg sod ahrsehtng
rehsls In knexyile,
I.oabos. EAsf TakNa nsc. 10. iss4s.
Hse @. 5goeasgesef pnAg sla.-.Ifayi,sg seen An
article In yeaf psef feH wseks since "a ralsrvnee
to the case - MnssfA Jenss 4 tlafFia ef fAs place
and 8 =. Atkin, uf Knoxville, ma hsiag told ghkt
some of The officers bf ths United States fspvern.
inent bad haid thaa yoa were wrongly Informed IN
regard 70 the machinery, or part Of The machinery
OF the Rolling Aiil new IN operation for NE United
Ftatas GoternsneRs a Knonvilla and claimed By 3
g. AtkIn, that said machinery did no4 beiaag 10
yones . Hslsis and - We are aciaalnted with
MeksFs Jehe \ Harris also with TIE circumstances
IN relation . the whpls ktat hearias shag se dld
Ne feei Is our duty 30 rt ssal ad tla gsuhl3s kpas
semetAing taere IN regard 70 Is MNsfs. gssnes q
Harfis are practical ireH manufacturers, who hare
been operating IN Loudon prsyioas 20 The breaking
oat 81 the rebellion and werp fbTced 30 leavc the
coaniFy soeoont Of their prtncples and loyalty 10
me United States GUYersFret they having refused
O. use their EnaehlHeFf ia making ifen fer the 80
called Confederate 9eveFnHaant, and thereby sus.
tanning heavy lose ard sftcF they lu The country
8. T. Aikib and Pad Williams took Posseeion o.
Of Jones h Hsrris pruPeFsy, and moved Il fFusn
Ioadon 20 Knoxville, atd pIl e up theFa and nAsd
Il fer the beart of the so-cailed eonfedeFste Gov
erntneHe Tha property eongssted Ia machinery,
rsls &C. fsF Misunderstanding bar ron also stick Of
pig iron and bar iron. portion of the above stock
S. T. Aikin sold 10 The taoyernment Of The United
States siteF the the Federal army took possession Of
Knoxville; and We Ar informed thst Jones Il Has-
rs returned 70 knoxsiile lasa spring 70 lock ser
sheF stnien property aAd foaad 4 gtcaf paFtiuh 0f
Il in pas,szson Of Samuel 7. Atkin Ia KnoxYille,
aud We hse told that Jenes q Harris sitter their
rivai in Kaezvilie made application 70 Md urn
LII
and Gea- Schoasd arasrad IN ihrgeligsiioa through
Gea Carter. Provost Marshal General 81 East Ten.
nessee which was done promptly, and the order re-
turned 10 Gen. Schoaelds heaaquArters and then an
order vas Issued to Gen. Carter IN have the prop
erty turned ever b Iencs 4 Harris, npoa which
Uoi Ransom and Lieut.. Chamberlain, ac.ing quar-
iertEsssef q thst time refused 10 turn Il oyef 70
Jones q HafFis, also they refused either Jones us
HaFFis "a sspsFiasena their own machinery for the
ase Of The United States Go9cFament atser making
application 10 do SO, bat took the rebel Samuel r.
Atkia IN peeeranca w haf lost beea released from
iail ising placed thers Tor his disloyAlty to tho
United States Gegernmeai, We theaghi Il very
strange that these sustaFsosstpTs would employ nm
inexperienced rebel, ist out of iaii Ia preference
70 practical and loyal msh who were qualified for
the business. W. a4e also informed that the rebel
Akin is receiving iarge salary Cor his newly ini-
tatioa into the iron bsiness; also the same Quar-
tsrmastsrs nigw the rebel Alkln three oastts rent
and Jones Harris one- fuaFth and if Jones & Har-
re had nstioa done ibeEn and their property turned
over % them sccofding 90 Gen. Schoeeid's order he
(Atkipl would not be able 10 Fealze eue delar had
n0t been foe the stolen property belonging 20 Jones
n Hasfis and sfiii Jones & HsFris were M allowed
but ona-foufth Fen: of the mill ihis is mystery
we do apt understand
DR. D. voc win please give plsce for tas above
article tn year paper, n justice 10 the parties con-
cerned Respectfully yours &c,
ID. r. HARRISON, F. u.
Taos. RussELI,
TRos. J. MASON,
VA. n. ALEXANDER y