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

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bsan extended II his astzs s6 s8sse,h.ilg
over Iee sssIs 1.tassll i 80 nsst
stand. i neu q ia D siialA hesfosd
Nom I.ebsnen ii slsnbles Sid Cincinnati
lasst hsesssAs |.kA st.sAsa lei iIhs ffess.
Niehulassisie q - stlps fs.lni as less The
advantage iiithtfso eisiessa u shs sal.as
ble sFaas u llAl rfoanktiYs - The|
stlislaaue Arem slaafiad Il Knek u. ht kho
most stssibls gonls. d ahees lss ,hiiss II
bar aasA af lsspeFiss Kass Ienaesss
with an enser1riee fhal p'es cssaIsahle 9
her people, undertook 70 lill up tllls Ink II
one Of tie mos important ssisway eosasass-
nieaiiens on the continent Ten miles Of
the road, beginning ii Knuxyillei arr 81
ready a5mptetsd and in isnnihs ersisrsr.-
len miles snasro sre graded the ,naeoAry
complete. and he bridge across tho clsneh
river, twenty nlilea from Knoxville, ia par.
TALLY completed. One hundred and thirty
miles viii complete the etnaeetiUn and bring
as within easy communication with Louis.
vile and cEneianati The spnte bee BEEN
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surveyed hy eonpessns engineers and found
to be not afly pEacsicable. but comparative.
Is free fsom the diiIlealtics Usually ehAfae
teristle of mountain roates Il ttavcfses
one of the finest coal and iron regions on
the globe. Whiloits construction weuld 10
lieve tae army IN this region and that epe
rating south Of hers, il would al the Same
time afford relief 10, and in faes fnrnish the
basis Of tho ge-setsleas<as Of Last Tennessee
1t woaia stimulate enterprise, and develop
the rich mineral rcsoarces Of tho country
through which Il woald pasA Il would
giys 70 the cities sf the North and West
the trade Of ceunisY. nalmbering 4Oo.g0eH
ia pppulation- -irrevoeahly unite cor deeti.
mics with thsirs--ap appreciate the value of
PROPERTY along the Incl and n both sx.
trcmes--ereaie wealth by encouraging IN
.iastry md bailiing up manafariofics, and
establish new bend OF re .union through
the seetal and commercial intercourse thus
seearea. These incidental advantages to
the people of East Tennessee, VIC would re.
specially suggest, would BE- but . grateful
regnrn ta tllesn Ga the eauntiess losses they
have sustained and fs1r the nnteld persecu-
tions they have heroieally endared for the
sake Of tiae Hnioa; especially, when It is
considered that our people have never par.
tieipatedsin the benefits ct any Of the libeg-
al grants Of public lands, made by Congress
from time 10 time, 10 cur sister Western
states for educational and railroad purpos.
es IL tho purposes Of tho Government can
be facilitated and It's necessities removed,
and 1t the same time, the wants Of thepco-
pie Of East Tennessee be relieved, we feel
veil assured TIA. your ExccIlency win find
IA the Incidental result now aud stronger
indaecneFt 10 srge the speedy aeeomplisl,
meut Of the work proposed.
We hare thus, in eomfliance with eur in
struesions, attempted briefly and plainly TO
make known to Your ExceElcney our pres
eut and probable future condition as poo.
pie, and 10 suggest the remedy which in oar
opinion seems best calculated 20 nffofd snre
and permanent relief We seel well assured
that Your Ezselisney viii nnt be inscnsibie
to eng appeal, nor HnmiHdlai Of the suffer
ings Of q people in whaeowelfArs Your tx
ceiiency hes hercseforu manifested 50 lively
an interest We rely, teo, with confidence
upon the liberslity and svisslam Of the Hep
reseRtatlvss Of great and magnanimous
ppeople, for such action on their part as may
be consistent with their datsss and eondae-
ire 70 The relief Of cur peoplc
Allow "a In conclusion, % eengsatulate
Your Rxcelleacy rpoh The success already
attained By shs unioH armies in brosking
the power Of the rebellion, and 10 express
the bore that, with The entire restoration Of
the National authority, enf people every
where, may ere long be blessed With re.
turn Of tast peace and prospssaty which can
be el,ioyed only Under the Government Of
the UIfitsd Shicz
We have the honor 70 be.
Very Respectfully,
Your Exeelleneyis ob't servants,
THoMAs W. HUNS,
W.. HneKgLL,
W. @. BAowsiow,
goHs BAxrEa,
o. r TExpLs,
JEo A. FLkniNa.
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LOngstrecl's Position.
The aally inquiry L. where i Iengstreet
and what Is his poeition Nc anFner that
his forces sre strang along between the
IIoIston and Frcuck Rroad rivers occasion
ally crossing the latter into SEWER esanty,
and plundering IFAibn families selling con
scripts and hanging Union men. They
operate over an extent Of country, ssy