Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-26

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HssGsA EASessd Ssspa' sssAGs. h sssbsl lapsss'
upon tue deluded people Of his sdOptsd Safe tbs beau
tilu idea OF negro equality Tom Nelson occasionally
falls into e. Of insanity becsuse Of the eorIuptness
| OF the Federal roveEnmeDL Only few days SINCE re
/ denounced tbs GJVesnmsnt the mos corrupt known
90 civil zltiou, Vi let in conversation with che CHIEF Of
ianaics Bill BoWhow. BroWnlow called Nelson a
lal BONDlJSs language resulted 10 Nelson's caning
him very severely. Nelson has since been arrested ana
Is now cor fOed in jail in KnOEVille
BrcWnloN'5 course for the 6:st foW weeks had been
unsurpassed in the annals OF war. rs openly, in bis
editorials urges the "Home Guards" 10 not bring any
more prisoners to Knoxville. Hang shoot snd bum
the dsvils-dssiroy their property, oonh'cate such as
can DO used extsrminate the entire Rebel popuahon
Is his daily advice to he rSbbe, the negroes and the
vagaboRi sodisry rs further adds "Ihsth God would
give him the power he would place torpedo une CT
the Ccniede,aey and blow it into hell" Sch Is the
spirit OF the leading editorials Of his blaipIemoua ana
/ sac il gCus sheet,
he calls on Cen. Sherman 70 arm all the Degrofs,
Iaars and lot them begin the work Of iefminahoD
the only method BY Ehea TO crush the rebellion ne
exp q sss the desire that all the fowls Of the air the
brute creature the insects nigh, be armed win the
sting Of death so % TO assisJ in the holy crusade OF
desOla,ion and determination
Such s The ters uresuch IL the spirit OF the news
papers thai daily spread before an armed mob AID
an excited scldi9rJ
Wto could expect but to have thar ears salutd with
reel az OF murders, rsp.ne and Imprisonment The
soul shudders ct tbs rehearsal OF the history o.
only few weeks in the Department Of East Tennessee
Where are the leading character! OF the pulpit the
otn n aud he forum left behind by our army J Let
the fort 6eaons as Loudon the prison walls al kaoX
VILE aud lie bastilss Of the North Rnswer ]! Judge
VAndyke, Ehcse head il bofs med With the frcsts o.
fourscore Wiuers is at Camp Chase his family Danish
&c Judge B own, R:V Jas B. ait, Jno. BAR Joseph
johnson and Dc Upon, are prisoners working 90 the
fOrt6eliO e at Louaoi Judges Brown and VAndyEe
ere well X IN throughout the COnfederacy 81 men Of
marked ability. RaV. NJ. Atkins Timothy Sulins, and
Judge R.agrn are condned IN the ROCKVILLE jail
Wacn vii the work of retaliation begml VIII Lot
some General take the bold stand Of Genera EARLY, aud
foTos our eoNa.dly toe 10 respect ous citizens! IL
SHOULD be done
On the Is Instant the following ladies we're sent
th tOueh b his place froh A,hsUs, SWEET Water aud
New Market: Mss. De- Alexander end family Mr..
Dr. Par hall AtherE Ms Dr. Harrisson, Lou5ori Mrs.
A. Cald Hel Nc. Dunn, Mrs. Tbos Evans, Mrs. Thos.
OAigus STsei Water; Mrs. ThOs Pryor and daughter,
New Ma5Ett
The property Of these families ali confscated and
sof; builoiCg3 i'm Rediatsly occupied by the common
herd from the mountains OF Northern Georgia. Tncy
we're not Suffered & bring anyhiog but small guam
city of clothing. During the trip from their homes to
lines thee subject 10 all manner OF sbuse and
insult A. Loudon MIS- OalbroOk (rom Sweet Water
whose name l neglected 10 msnuOo, objected to the
conduct Of OF The guard aud thus expressed her
SELF when that oOEardly puppy who surrendered the
United States forces TO General Wheeler Without firing
A gun-the tyraslcel ono armed Asjor Paterson, told
her if che spoke sg3n lie would seud her 10 the guard
house, AID her lam Should not be projected A!
StraWba ~ Pains Negroes kept watch over them!
IW4s informed BY a lady who came from Knoxville
bu. short time Stree LOrDg has been imprisoned there
under charge OF being spy, that Mrs. snspP, 8
Uaion LADY, undsr sentence OF death for shooting
lego Who trying 20 force her daughter to 90 to
church with him. For this act she has been sentenced
d-ak is waiting the execution of the
terce.
southern lady, from TIE OF nch river district was
shot dead by negro soldier because che refused to
give up TO him email pistol she carried about her
person.
He was arrested for the murder by c z'ns irrespec
i've of political tene.s and hurried beore bis Colonel
Mho denounced he CT E4ns for their assumption In
resting tbs negro released him. aud told the izens
that the negro had dons his duty
Such Is faint repTCs NATION Of asirs in this depart
msnt That which il occupied by Our rOopsis but lit
10 better. An additional force Of 800 or 600 men
could save all the foe wheat oat and corn crops. The
river bottoms and islands from StraHsburg Plains up
70 this paiut embracing all ths valleys aud hi, are
our hentd sitl the most luxurant crops ever known.
Millions of acres of corn will be los. to the Govern
ment unless steps taken a. once to protect the
faraers from The buadredd troops being organized
by the enemy A small effort on the part OF the Ad-
minislrali0n will supplies for our ARMIES tor
m1rths which will be entirely lost to both soldier and
citiz'n unless protected.
The provisioning OF an army Is an important element
in the prosecution of the reVolutiOn-ard every
measure in the bounds Of reason should at once be
adopted to secure that end Let the Government awake
% the Importance of the re-ocCupaon Of tie country
before il il to late.
Il win also secure many soldiers to our army there
Ebo we're Iaroled a. Veksburg and have been recently
exchanged.
The eaemy's fOIcs is smAll-only two regimen s Of
white troops and Of negroes a. Knoxville and the
Pans Three other regiments Of cavalry route
few days slice Tor Knoxville, very probably Tor the
Rue coru ca tho river and in the Vslies.
They will be attended to BY some one whom they
cas-; A-ticipa.e. Bid.