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

that he was in battle 1T Bridgeport, on
the Tennessee river, below Chattanooga,
and for running like turkey, and most dis.
graceful cowardice, no has been published
by his rebel conrads, and is threatened with
violence, Just what would expect of ty-
rant and murderer, such AZ no has shown
himself to DO, Generous and humane men
alone are brave; tyrants and assassns are
always towards and when real danger ap.
pears they take to their heels, In this way
this Gimp of Sin may escape hanging when
the Federal forces enter East Tennessee
When DR., Johnson heard that man
whose life had boon one uninterrupted
course Of vilainy oppression and wrong,
had committed suicide by hanging himself
he rcplicd-"lt was right that life which
had been uniformly oLique should be tcrmi.
mated by perpendicular" So, by all Means
let tn s trailort his Gov rnmc to God,
aud To his loyal relatives, swing to per.
pcndicular."
ind you arc correct in your account of
this villain. The Bangor Courier confirms
your statements, and adds that Leadbcttcr
was Deputy Clerk Of the Court Of Nor.
ridgewocl, on the Kenncbcc river. and was
transferred from there, through the innu.
cnce Of DR, DATES, then member of Con.
grcss 10 West Point, where the base villain
was educated at the expense the Govern.
mcnt Of the United States, which he now
seeks to destroy.
Lcadbctter married his first wife in Con.
necticut not far from Norwich, Miss
WATERMAN, worthy woman, who died
brokcn-hearted, and from neglect by the
beast TO whom she was bound in wellock
have denounced this miserable scoundrel,
Leddbe'ter, in every speech | have made
North, and my denuncationS, though bitter
in the extreme have bocn most enthusiast
tically misunderstanding that am not in
advance Of the public mind and feeling re-
gardinS such traitors. Tho. truth is, that
the meanest rebels we have at the South are
NorthernImen, who have settled here and
become shareholders, either by marrying
or trading. Knowing themselves to b.,
Northern men, and that rs such they will
be suspected, they have to do something
extra in the work of cruelty, murder, and
robbery, to prove their devotion to the
South
Bat there is an important item in Lead.
bcttcr's history that have neglected to give
you. While stationed at Osw,g 60 in charge
Of the United States Notifications, then in I
course Of erection, he seduced Il young but
innocent girl Of poor but respectable par
cntage under circumstances that entitled
him to II ride upon rail, and even hang
ing. 1t was there that his bad treatment oil
his lawful WIFE and his seduction Of this
girl, led the citizens to ask nay, demand his|
removal from their midst, and hence his
transfer to Mobile have these facts from
the first citizens of Oswego, who knew tke|
villain well, and dcspised him most SINGER, ~.
A suitable scoundrcl every way to serve in
the rebel army, and to represent traitors
North and South, in war originating in|
perjury, stealing, lying, and desire to
plumber.
Though somewhat advanced in life, sx-
pect to outlive this rebellion, and hence i'll
is my purpose and certainly the highest
ambition of my life, to return to the loved
hills, vallics and streams Of East Tcnnessee|
"A country from which ] have been driven
by traitors, because Iwouid not turn traitor.
When return, as | hope and believe II
shall, | will re-publish my paper, and tell
the people Of the South what scoundrel|
the patriotic State Of Maine has got rid of
in the person Of DanriHc Lcadbettcr.
have tho honor to be. &c,
w. G. BRowNLow,
Late Of East Tennessee