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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
Indian MaSSaCrcs OF 1862.

The Indian massacrcs Of 1862 in Dakota
and Minnesota, were the ideas and on-shoOts
of the Southern RcJaiioa And if there had
been no Southern war, there would have
been no such massacres. The whole batch
of Indian Agents among the Western tribes,
at the time the rebellion was commenced,
were Brcckmridge Democrats, and they taught
the half breeds and influential characters to
hate tho Federal authorities, and to look to
the South for friends,
We expected the Indians to pitch in all
round our Western frontiers, for the rebels
in the South boosted before the war began,
that when the worst came to the worst, they
would turn the Indian tribes loose upon the
Yankees and abOitionists The rebellion
itself is n crime SO out and out against ma
turo that it could only be the act Of the most
corrupt and dcspicablc men on earth. Its
fruits in the South, such us hanging, shoot
ing down, whipping to death, and imprson-
mcnt show this Hence we insist that men
who could initiate and carry on this mon
strous. wicked, and causcess rebellion, would
avail themselves Of any means, and Of the
most atrocious barbaritcs to carry it out,
After initiating the rebellion, after their
abandonment Of religion the defiance Of all
law, and their utter contempt for all obIiga-
tions Of honor, and the plainest dictates Of
humanity nothing they could do, and no
means they could resort to, would surprise
us. Repusve and horrible as the idea may
be to civilized christians, they must, never
thcless, entertain it-that is to say, the So
called Contederates and their agents were
directly responsible for the murder of wo-
men and children in Minnesota in 1862
In Arkansas they employed Indians in
! the field against the United States troops
and only dispensed with their services when
the drunken savages began to murder and
scalp their own soldiers The experiment
was costing too much In East Tennessee
/ they had Il murderous gang Of Cherokces
from Western Carolina, who are terror tC
all Union men. One of these bloody sava
gcs spent day and night with II loaded
muskct on his shoulder seeking to find us
in KnoXvile-frst he would march arounC
our printing Office, and then around oul
dwelling We were cautioned against him
because of threats he had uttered and en-
quirics he had made for us And strange
to say, the villanous Sccessonists who
prompted all this and more are shocked a
the idea Of Yankees seeking to excite ne
groes against them! These North Caroini
Indians were run out Of East Tennessee las
week by our cavalry, under command o
Co.'s. PALMER and BRowNLow. They ar,
the scoundrels who brought Union scalp
into GrccncvlIe. Fit associates for South
crn rebels
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
Approach of the Rebels.

One Aierdnder TWlcy, of Knox county,
states that he sent word to the boys, mean
ing the rebels, to wait Il little longer, and
the Yankees would soon be driven out of
East Tennessee Others of these insolent
rebels, in and out of Knoxville, are boasting
that Longstreet and his recently defeated
army will soon have possession Of Knox
vile
Our fears are that Longstrect will not
prove fool enough, or reckless enough, to
come and try the experiment again. The
Notifications in this city are ready for the
reception of these traitors and highway
robbers. If they could not take Burnside
with half the men that are in our army--ii
they could not take Burnside with half the
ammunition, and half the artillery-wc
would like to know how they will manage
to capture Gen. Fosters command
But perhaps they aim TO Stare us ont.
Indeed What will they live on while they
besiegc this city? If they could see our
supplies of pork and beef and the endless
supplies of bread salt and everything at
tached to and connected with the soldiers
rations, including clothing, blankets, shoes
boots, hats, and all that makes soldier
comfortable, they would infer that an at
tempt to capture Knoxville would lead
through ''tribulations deep" And if they
knew the determined spirit Of our troops
and their cagcrness to get at these crusaders
they would pause before they make the
plunge.
True, scouting parties of rebel cavalry
are dashng around our town, at distances
of five to ten miles, stealing horses and cat
tie, robbng houses, and private citizens, anC
seeking whom they may devour!
All sorts of marvellous tales come in a
to what is going on here and there and else
where. We pay no attention to these re
ports, and really seek no information touch
ing them.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30

not expose him because he is absent, but !
publish the facts in his ease that ] may still
further disgrace him in the eyes of even his
brother traitors,
Not content with putting up my posters,
aud with taking the hide Off of the villain,
in the hearing Of three large congregations,
among whom were his brethren of the legal
profession, wrote ont the speech, published
it, aud circulated it throughout East Ten
nessac ] therefore leave the reader to de-
tcrminc who 'Tetired to corner, liko the
vonomous insect and woyc his web at his
leisure" lie oven hid behind n degraded
editor, and drunken beast, d. 4, SpeTy,
who had been whipped in Pennsylvania for
stealing gold watch Representatives,
these Of the Confcdcracy
W, &, BRowNLow,
Ed'tor Of the Knopciie wig,
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30

bors of the Methodist Church, not to say
any thing more against, or abusive of the
Methodist Church, South, Ms there We're
many good men in it, We replied, that We
had but commenced upon the corrupt or
ganization, and that We intended no ailila'
ton with it, or its corrupt leaders--its lying,
whiskcy. drinking tory preachers, or those
who were in sympathy with thom, And
that We represent tho sentiments and pur-
poses of all real, out-and-out Union man,
in the South, and especially in the border
States, we have no doubt
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
Negroes Working on The FOrtilicati0nS.

The Iynchburg Republican states that the call of the
Secretary of War for forty-tvc hundred negroes to
work on the Notifications about Richmond is being
promptly responded to, and the slaves forwarded to
the scene Of their labors. The Southsidc car. carry
down a number daily, and the quota called for has
nearly been fcd.-Gralada ApPcat
The foregoing specimen of rebel boasting
is from the Grenada Miss) Appeal for 1862,
and contrasts admirably with the grief of
those whose modesty is shocked because tho
Federal Government proposes to make use
of the negroes of rebels to put down the re-
bellion The concern of these ndcr-tootcd
patriots is, and has been all the time for tho
bleeding constitution of our country. 1t is
constitutional to use negroes to dig bitches,
throw up entertainments, drive wagons, take
care of horses, cook and wash, and even
man cannon, in unfolding the rebellion, and
for the purpose of numbering loyal men,
but it is savage and barbarous for the Fed
era authorities to use the same means to
prevent these outrages The negroes of
these Southern lovers of refined civilization
used to guard and insult us and our Union
comrades in the Knoxville Jail, and FROM
that day to this, it has appeared to us to bel
! constitutional to use slaves to weaken the re
bellion, and to embarrass the rebel army.
Gen. TuIsoN, an able officer is here as
chief of artillery and in charge of the forti
ficatons of Knoxville, Loudon and Kings
ton. We hope he will gather up the hun
dreds of rebel slaves in the country and use
them against the rebellion and it's corrupC
and guilty authors. The niger, the ever
lasting niger, is all they talk about, all the,
claim to be fighting about, and we now pro
pose to give them their fill of the Niger.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
Riding on the Sidewalks.

We are as little disposed to complain of
losses and inconvenience growing out of
this war as any other loyal man, and we
certainly have as little sympathy for those
who assisted in bringing it on as any other
man. But for the life of us we cant seethe
propriety of ill-brcd soldiers and insolent
negroes riding upon the pavements, ust to
crowd women and children off and to show
their power, when they have the whole
street at their command. II may be 'strat-
egy," or it may be military necessity
or il may he one of the unavoidable consc-
quences of the rebellion. If we were the
commandment of the Post, and had the au
thority that such an officer usually has, We
would introduce slight reform in some o
these particulars.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
A Filthy Town.

We doubt most seriously if there is a
moro superlatively filthy town than this
now is in all the exhausted territory, cor
rupt range, debauched and filthy dominions
of jeff. Davis. Filthy Easements, filthy up
per stories, filthy streets, dead mules horses,
hogs and dogs, meets the eye at every point.
Filthy clothes, and filthy sleeping apart
ments, are the order of the day. The IN
sides of beevcs and hogs are strcwed all
over the town, and spoiled meat and bones
are thrown out without any regard to where
they fall The Small Por is all over the
place, and is daily on the increase And to
all these evils may be added still. more ac-
cursed stencil and horrible pcstlence arts
ing from the presence, conversation, corrup-
tons and influence of as vile pack Of male
and female rebels as ever followed in the
Infamous footsteps of Aaron Burr, Benedict
Arnold, jeff Davis, or any other hell-born
and hell-bound traitors
The approach Of warm weather will Stay
IFS all, in this state Of affairs, at a more
fearful rate than would grape and canister
from rebel guns But we can do nothing
but sound the alarm. The remedy is with
the civil and military authorities. vii
they apply it?
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
Knoxville, Saturday, Jan. 80, 1864.
Personal.

Forty years ago we were in our 18th
year, and being an orphan boy, we were
bound out to learn the ''profeSSion' Of II
house carpenter, and served ont n regular
apprenticeship If we ever had lazy bone
in our body we were not aware Of it; and
we think our friends and foes alike will bear
testimony that we have been an active Ia
borer all our life long. We have never tied
on to any of the hateful cliqucs of the
aristocracy of the South, based upon the
virtuous, intellectual, and indistructable
foundation of the everlasting "nigger.
With these preliminary remarks we may
be allowed to speak few plain words to
the mechanics and aboring men in Knox
vile. Work is wanting and daily called
for, of every description-high prices are
freely given in 'greenbacks," but no one
seems willing to work lick. The mcchan-
les and day -laborers stand on the sidewalks
of the streets and enquire Of every man
passing-"what is the news?' Some tell
long-winded tales about their losses by the
rebellion, who never had anything to lose
The truth is, these men expect the Federal
authorities to SET them up in business, or to
support them in idleness. They will find
themselves most agregiously mistaken, il
we understand the purposes of the Federal
Government
For those who have suffered for the poor
and destitute, and for the sick and needy
who try to help themselves, we stand ready
at all times to lend a helping hand, and will
20 as far as any man to urge the claims Of
such before the authorities.
Many are leaving for Kentucky, Illinois
and Indiana and for Ohio. We have beer
through those States, and have infinitely
watched the movements Of the people,
They are an industrious people, and work
for their living. The man, therefore, whC
goes North and stand upon the streets witt
his hands in his brooches pockets, cnqurns
after the news, will find himself as greatly
mistaken in his calculations as the lazy
Southern negro who goes there expecting
70 be furnished with small farm and one
years supplies
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
Preaching Christ.

In this day Of preaching JeG. Darts in the
South, instead Of the pure gospel Of Christ,
it may not be Improbable to southern Meth
odists to read the following from Mr. Wes-
lcy's large Minutes Of General Conferences:
Question. Have not some of us been led of from
practical preaching by what Was called preaching
Christ
Anucer. Indeed, we havo. The most clectual
way of preaching Christ is to preach him in all hi,
offices, aud to declare his law well Ms his Gospel
both TO believers and unbeevers. Let Ia strong
ly and closely insist upon inward and outward
holiness in al its branches.- ltesleyS Works ot 8,
p, 225
These Southern Methodists, who preach
Darts instead Of Christ; who violate the
Sabbath, by harranguing upon the right
cousncss of war originating in drunken
ness, fraud and ialschood; who, by precopt
and example, teach that lying, fighting, rob
berry and murder, III the good cause Of the
Conlcdcracy, are riHuouS, worthy Of mita-
ton, profess to be great admirers Of tho
teachings of Wesley, and the examples set
by the Savior What pack Of hypocrites,
this class Of them are Inward holiness"
with this class, is produced by corn rhiSkey;
outward picty, is to camor for Secession,
sing Dixie, and urge the hanging Of Union
mon! In all the future exercises Of these
Southern saints, we submit for their use, in
their churches, the following form of prayer:
"Pitty Thou. O Lord the late bogus, but
now dolilnct Southern Confcdcracy forgive
the sins Of its civil and Military Rulers,
whose corruptons, porurics, thctls, and
other Confederate rirueS, have made them
to be hated scorned and avoided by all
honest men, and will continue so to affect
them in the eyes Of the civilized world.
Bless Thou the Church. whose Ministers
have about ruined her in the South-run
/ her institutions into the ground-causcd her
/ to play out--and brought disgrace upon tho
cause for which Christ gave his life. Rec
onclc us to the Union Of these States, To
our Constitution and Laws-and to the suf-
| itrings and dcstituton we have brought
upon ourselves and our race. Give us q
sound currency, or any currency at all, in
lieu of Confederate scrip give us pure
water without any mixture of corn wills
! key give us FRESH bread and meat. with
u sprinkle of salt in all time to come, and
indebted religion for Christs sake! Amen"
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
Military Review.

BY invitation of Gen. HASKELL we at
tended the dress-paradc, or review, Of the
10th Ohio (Col. Riley on Monday, near
College Hill. The weather was fine, the
music was better, and the presence of the
ladies ''lent enchantmcnt to the view" The
officers and privates were well dressed, and
showed by their performances that they
were regiment Of well drilled veterans.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
Butler and Exchanges.

In reference to the exchange of prisoner
the Richmond Enquirer of the 18th says
Butler is an outcast, and can never }
recognized as entitled to the privileges AZ
corded n foe taken in lawful warfare. VI
it may become a question whether onr Got
crnment should not consult the feelings {
the Confederate soldiers now lingering
Northern dungeons, and take the Garlic
practicable opportunity of releasing tbcr
Treating with Butler should not relca'
the pitiful wretch from the ban of outlaw
pronour ced against him. Wewill still han
him when we catch him; but catching
before hanging. He could, however,
executed, and doubtless will, by the Confe|
crate officer into whose hands he may chan
to fall
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lNviNClBLE BANNER.

Ihvlncible Banner tho flag Of the Freol
OF where rsads the foot tina, would altcr for thsef
Or the hands TO DO folded til triumph Is won,
And tho eagle looks proud, MS of old, to the sum-
Give tears for the parting-N murmur of prayer
Then Forward the fame Of our standard TO share
With welcome 10 woundng, and combat and scars,
And the glory Of deathor the Stripes and the Stars
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-30
THE RELEASE OF DOCTOR HUNT.

Surgeon Hunt, of the 9th Qo,aD Tcnncs-
see regiment. has been released from
prison. and returned here few days ago,
Maybe, however, you are not aware that
he was captured. But he was, at his homo
at Cleveland, whittier he had been permitted
to 70 by General Thomas, for the purpose
of removing his family. He and several
other Union gentlemen, left for Nashville
Yesterday. The doctor wore into the rebel
lines his surgeon coat, with his insignia of
rank, and this, no doubt, preserved his life.
NEW PAPER.
Tennessee will soon have another new
Union paper, AS Mr.. Hood, our postmaster,
intends to revive the Gazette paper
which he edited in this town at the com
mencement of the rebellion He and his
paper, may be YOU will rccolIcct, was soon
"squclchcd" when the jeff Davis machine
got well to running. Mr. Hood is now
North buying his type and press, and will
issue his first number on or aDoQlLa 18th
proximo. .Aj
ITEMS IN BRIEF. -
There are signs of an imrrqsx in the
The Opelousas courier., 1864-08-06

STo which off
n Measuring corn IS pounds the bush
lin
ear olead
taents L 1
n
hundred eight n from the place f nf
o. Tver sand dkpagef efrtean
aios
Hnmhesf
forage oo"At' 'oi'1
helS
owners. f.S
For For the rental Of other
buildings nandah
% h trees ss ga ,a r a"s. the government shall
nbandbl
mSsary furnished Lcoiess N'' "A" I'm
for the
sss=
! IS REUBEN WHITE
ssoaers
! .r,,n.a. ~ command o. e., 3
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The Opelousas courier., 1864-08-06
SALE OF STATE. BONDS.
?. EXEWTIvE OFFICE,
SHREVEPORT. February z:3d, 1864

SHREVEPORT. February &3i, 1854
I \ accordance win The provisions Of an Ia 4
! H. oftthe General Assembly Of the State II \
Louisiana, entisie5:r An Act $40 authorize lhs
safe OF Bonds for the relief OF the Treasury. ana
ts3nai ,i4aidati,n Of the PRINCIPAL and i,ilsrss
thereof approved IebruaSy s, 1854. sss
! Sealed proposals viii be received at my offcef
1in The city of Shreveport, until The Grst Of iss
ADtember next, for the sale OF exchange Of Stats
Bonds. having not less than twenty nor neEs
| than fifty years TO run from their dates, and ID
Issued in anounts Of not less than two han
dfed aer more than one thousand.dollafs eaeasl
at the discretion OF the Governor, with six pst
cent. per annufn. payable selni-spuually asshs
Office OF the State Treasurer.
| These Bands wit be sold for the benefit Of ihs
State, or exchanged for any OF the Coniederstsl
| or State Treasury notes
The Gensral Assembly in authorizing the sad
or exchange of these Bonds. has provided forthsI
payment Of the current int, rest semi-annnaEs u
and the redemption of the bonds at lnaturis Nh
the creation Of an ample sinking fund. 7
Ont first Monday Of every month the sL,.
bids received, will be opened and the BGss BsDl n
awarded to the highest bidder. at the discredss,,
of the Governor. H. W. ALLEN,
Governor Of the State Of Louisians.;
March 5, 1S64.-4S- 3m.
The Opelousas courier., 1864-08-06
TEE OPELOUSAS COURIER. &
& sG
Published on Saturday By Joel II. Sandcs.

Subscription, for six months, payable IN ad.;
vance, TWENTY dollars. If paid at the end OF the
six months, twenty-five dollars. A SUBSCRIBE
wishing to discontinue must give ,criasn aotics
tothat effect, and settle up all arrearages.
Advertisements will be inserted at fifty cents
per line for each publication. 4 liberal discount
will be made for long standing advertisements .
All the advertisements will be inserted 10
french and english until the edi!of shall ju6seit
convenient to discontinue the publication.
TWENTY-FIVE dollars in advance will Invariably
be required for the announcement of candid
ates for Office. III
4 No advertisements or subscription will %
stopped until all ar.earages are PAID, us.ess
q: the option of the publisher.
The Opelousas courier., 1864-08-06
To the Public.

YEVHE citizens are aware of the fact that a
l. great manyof our brave and sefsacrifcing
soldiers have no clothing are really in rags. 1t
is also known that it is utterly impossible for
them to purchase necessary articles with their
small stipend, at the present exhorbitant rates
With these and other facts before tue subscribers.
shey propose to raise collection in money, and
all articles of clothing necessary to- camp life,
for the benefit Of those soldiers who may lack.
The generous citizens are now called upon, to
aid the rebel, glorious name, Washington was
arebel-substantially while he fights, and con-
clndes the glorious struggle for political and re-
ligious liberty.
The amounts of money will be laid out in
goods as fast as received; and while we do this,
we earnestly request the ladies' who have looms
and wheels to send us word how many pairs of
socks, how many yards Of cloth, &c, they will
subscribe. Communications through the Post
Office attended to.
Rev. JAS. E. Brady,
Rev. B. f. WHITE,
Rev. MCCONNELL
P. S.-The subscribers propose to have the
goods made up and kept here for delivery Sol
diers passing who need, viii be furnished as far as
possible. b.
Opelousas, August 9Th, ,71S64-1O
The Opelousas courier., 1864-08-06
+ HEADERS TRAEs-Mfss DgpARTNs>.
Shreveport, La, June lst, 1864, y,

+4& y
General Orders No. ST.
"a ME pressing necessity Of al,e armies in tfs (
L. field make it absolutely necessary that ill.,
Government should use Que half Of The Cotiaa
in this Drpaltmrns, thr the purchase Of nsgl
aud ilitary stores, required ior tue d.isuss d.
the country. 80
Discreet and proper bonded and Commissioned
officers have is'rn selected, whu will purcllase.
possible. the amount .s;tured.
1t it cannot b- obtained BY purchase, they q,
authorized to impEt5ss it, IN s..ics aeconianc,
with the terms OF the lmpress,.irnr 4ses and tbt
General Orders issued on thattsubiect. MI
District commanders will furnish then, surh
assistance as may be ueeGA III e2ecasing ibis
order. 5
Aa* attempt a. Illegal imp:essnens, will 81
promptly published. on being Reported. vita sss-
lsiaetosy proof, to District headquarters. II #l
Tie following officers are cLaigei with It'd
execution of this order:
Major i. S. Caball, Ma;nr W T. ns,lsn Caps.
i. J. Lynch, Capt. B. sblesshire, Capt. ~ Ksl
Barrett, and Capt n. ) Btse 49,
All Cotton procured ly thRh 10 'Fexas will 81
placed Under the control Of Lii Col. W. T. Id.
chingsou, who vii! use it solely i'll procuring alua
supplies. BY eonna'.d Of
Gen. Z. KIRBY SMITH. s3
S. S. ANDERsns, \. 4. Gen. july it'd
The Opelousas courier., 1864-08-06
HEAD QUARTERS, 3
Trans-Mississippi Departmen+ !,

Shreveport. La, June lss. 1854
70 the Citizens q tie Trans HISS. Denart,...8 s.
HAVE deemed it my duty to issue ;,sa l;e,,as.,
L Order directing the purchase, and Il ,a.sA 80
sary. the impressnent of one half the Co,ts.ss..
this department, to supply the pressinos q
OF bur armies in the field. ~
Your soldiers are the sole reliance fo,r.
fence OF the country from inTasion and desos, !,
They have recently furnished You q s;ons,
tsnce of their willingness and ability to Js.-a =.
your homes. Without munitions of wsr is.a o,..a
ing and medicines they cannot be ken. IL 'va. ~.
field. These articles can be obtained onIs H. y y
importation. Cotton is the sole means ~ of s.! '!
chase. In the same lofty spirit Of pstra,Isa sa,.
which leads your sons and brothers to otfsr ~,
lives for your protection, will you not sell n ~
Government the only product by which ths:. y.
valos can be made effective against The nabI. .bi;
enemy? u.4 pAs
The impressment Of Cotton will be avoided i,
possible. But supplies for the army must IaS
1t is left with you 10 determine, whethts for ~
preservation OF your homes, you will fo,re. H. H.
Government TO resort to impressment. -
E. KIRBY SMITH, Gen. Coma, Z.