Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-16
Letter from Colonel Hauk.

The writer of the following letter speaks
right out in neetin', bat we give bis letter,
as he gives his proper signature. He is a
true UnioA man, and eolnuanded the Third
Tennessee Infantry Cor tso years
a NAsRynLs TEEx. April sth, 1864.
Dr. ", q. BrearrIosr s---Tha EnaH whs b 80 asfe,-
tanass - 10 travel In Tsnaessss, sAess ssstesoma
time. ezpsrieaeeG a the varied sensaln. e fesrs
disApssintnssas and anger. Many t4lrias essceive
d b Be their sesiaa toin.at every who b -
unlueky - 10 kassap cone in contact with ssemi--
Blrotry has rsceivsd nach noarishmeat siHrs the
dawn Of de ssbeilsont Whore it viii stop no man
can diviaei
On boarding the cars at Knox ville, found n$seh
IL The presence Of The great MearL Of The West
MAs. gks. SHkRMANi
Having met the General during hs saFly military
sare.f IN 1861, I made up my former acquaintance
eth hina and had long ocnversation touching the
situation cf the country. While the General, as =
true military man shonld keeps his own secrets, be
talked ffesiy o. tho condition Of Mobile affair, and
| express<d tbs opIaien that the coming sa,nmps
would exhibit the rebsiiioa about played cut. =
snEnMAs s quite plain man in bis dress and man
nsrs snd makes 10 al arPsarsness no fre,ensions
- saperlnEisy over the generality Of mankind.
TIE esisrs sssding trnieal families out of East
tennessee , ssPEerasly aajast, aaa should b. re-
xulsed lsnIsediately. 81 5 ~
The lnjsntiee Of surA orders appear the more
PLATA when We reeullect that our own .roops have
consamed the substance Of our psoPlc and In many
1 instances, without compensation. Now, tbs PoSsr
that len ~ in gauns poverty orders Us TO leave the
country. Hsvs the people q East Tennessee no
righ,sf Are they 10 be driven from pillar to Pnst.
and scattered, like the wandering Jewh upen the
spsi Dirt Of sshoulaer-strappea sairap1 Win Mr..
Lincoln see them dispersed 10 the fore corners Of
the enrth wishnut being moved by rs deep eonpas-
sion "A he has exhibited Tor the tlpwn-srcdien aud
oppressed Africanf Cannot our Governor, man
Of tke people, make an appeal for our vrongei and
unisusea eounirymen' weshall sec.
STATE OF FRASKLASp.
/ There !. much talk in regard to the more on go.
locking 10 the organization 81 new State eat Of
Il East Tennessee. Middle Tennessneans are genrral.
!. " opposed to the movement But ] have band
4 bit two East Tsnnessesan Who oppose che measure.
Governor JoaKsoS Is one ef them and viii be II
: the eonvaslion fur She purpose Of sghang the pro.
position. hope aud belisFe the Governs viii fsi
to convince The people that e s 10 cr interest b
| remain vita Mlddls and West Tennessee. III
takes bola ground sos stats uonveuiiCn, and
thinks Of ordering sh ssesian sosn for delsgatts
compose such hcdy. Rf-A
Our courts win he re-sstabIishsd in scry SHEER
tina Appointments viii b made Until ssssslOa
can b bad.
} TENNESSEE REGIMENTS
| Have, 10 ny humble opinion, had les respee
shown theta than i dus thelE position. Many com
plants we're recently made against some Of thes
!. regiments for alleged misconduct In SaiTu'
elaborated raid nto Mississippi ladscd The seeop'
. Cavalry we're denounced by certain etic@ - y
) pack u eowArla.a Bas thu sams olIeer ssaght y
command The eossTs 10 lees than ten days amer chi
denaRelaiis,a. There appears 70 be sirpag iapsss
sions IN Che minaa u certain parties that Tennos
seeans make Rne pFiSates provided they are places
, under command 81 ofioefs frua stluds country.
1 fsom beyond tie 0hioi s, ~, ~;
q Hut % return from thls dieFesien. ] undentan
: General SAITH Is nov satisaed thss neither th
: Second Cavalry OF any other Tennessee raglnneni
: fAiied 70 do their duty, and win esFrst misaprss
= het.aions 90 ths score tn of4cshi eapaeity.
IL Raspectfasly T. C. HouK