Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-10

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On Saturday essnia1. Ialy apth. BiSek
(i1sk, u hsAtian soaaSy. ana man who
Justly ranks as emo ef The most uamIsirn.ssi
fsessR1sssss b. TIE Eebel ranEss, ssas broasfAt
hatB osaF city aud loagea II ols Fsr,
vhege Sc And other associslp kISFas ssea
@ ipag aien ,aeia and exnll oseF Ekels
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le.s sssAsA ssss ess:ssn.a&l ly oar
ns.a3a fsi,sfs saAslsl .-z. :. ...,. .,,.
he hsd been snlafs SIS eestatloas Is q
bashw hacker aad = h|khxsy rohber.
While We lny IN the same loathsone pFss.
On aess fssaa tsee and bali years ago.
shis svYelsihg speeimeat % degraded he.
! nlsIslsy was here IN The eharsetcrof rebel
ccIcnel. and sosqai and obtaiacd fat post ~
gasfdlag opf kease, that he might annoy as
sna Insult our family Ia. our own house,
which his rntiian-like instiacts, dessitation
OF sentiesaaaly culture, aud his ntsor want
Of refinement, honor, and principle, fitted
him for, In more eminent degree, than
sny drunken sos. debased gambler, dirty
poltroon, and dcbauche6 traitor, IN the rebel
ranks, as abundantas these materials were
among them, After we bad been removed
from the prison, prostrated to sickness con-
traetcd in prison, in the dead Of winter, this
unfeeling beast urged eur removal TO one Of
their cold, dirty, aud destitute hospitals.---
Our aamily physicians. Rogers and Hill
testified that our confinement IN the hos
pital would prove fatal, but as they were
Union men. their testimony was rejected
Cook brought to our house rebel surgeon,
DR. Loye, and had him 60 examine ne, put
ting him upon bis honor aud oath, a true
report 30 make He eoncarred with Rogers
and Hill Cook, thus defeated 10 his MALI
ciahs purposes to marsicr Us by degrees dou..
bsed bis guard Of bayoaets at oitr house, and
ordsredth doors in the 'front.' and rear Of
sur rhsmber 10 be kept open night aud day,
and rebel seatinels TO siand in each door,
and part of the time Il was sae,eiag. Our
pbysicians protested against this order, but
10 no purpose Oar wifo demonstrated with
Gbok with tears in her eyes. but he cursed
and insulted her in return, telling her that
3bY 1---d he know his own business. and in.
traded TO do bis duty Our little children
were aIl SICK eith slfeasst esst.s s'ss.
ease Of the human bods brought into oar
family by these vagAhoad guards, whom We.
sith III theirisprosy, weEe forced 70 feed for
! month, at our table, with our children
and enc object had In view by ebok. when
Ie doaIled bis guard, was to eat us out Of
boase and home.
But tAis man Cook, after leaving the reg.
alarrebsi service, aud turning bushwhacler.
led the thleying band that entered the house
Of Mr. Ellcyeland, in little Philadelphia,
broke open BITS safe, and robbed him Of n
eoHsiderRblo amount Of gold and paper
money He Is now indicted In the Federal
Court for TREASON, and when the military
arc through with him as bushwhaclser, o.
one of Gen shermans s'hrutc beasts. the
United States Marshal viii of course see
thAt he b put upon his trial at the Novem-
Der termed the Federal Court.
We saw this notorious seoundrel as he
MAS marched OF to prison, and recognized
as once his rnfiianslike swagger, bis down
look, end piratical eountenance: God gave
him iace which he intended should serve
~ IN index 10 his heart, and no man having
any knowledge Of human nature can look
him In tho face and mistake him for an
honest man on a gentleman. True, We have
some prttseded Union men, who, either from
q criminal fondness for money, or sympa-
thy for rebels, win seek to screen this arch
traitor from All punishment, and to turn
him loose upon the community. de has
been member Of the State Legislature, at
different times, prominent lawyer, and an
active, bitter, and influential rebel. He is
Just The man 10 mako an example OF and il
tie military and civil suthoritics fail to do
4 fhefs re- iasa d tie hpabler oaks Of iJs
srAo .eiil aiiessi b his .ease.
~ O. nRowsrow,
Editor 81 nc Kaogrihe Fnig