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Blackburn's Company of Thieves.

Blu Blackburn, one horse lawyer of Clai-
borne county, commands a company of
mounted rebel thieves and murderers and
hbout three weeks ago visited the house of
h Union Methodist Preacher. Mr.. FORESTER.
md at the hour of midnight robbed him of
' his clothes. three horses, and all-other mat
crs they could carry away--shamefully
.busing and mistreating the family. Black
,urn led the charge and seized Forster by
lie collar More recently they murdered
NAT BuRcHrrELD, Union man. in his own
rouse, and plundcred the house. George
Mcneil is the man who committed the muir
Ter, but Blackburn commanded the mob,
nurdcrine about thirty, more Or less. They
ire portion of the regiment of that most
Eraceless scoundrel, jim Garter, of the coun
b of Knox.
What we sat out to say is this, that it is
hs duty Of any East Tennessee Union SOL
Ter 70 sbobt this villain Blackburn down
pan night, ~ matter where or 7-hen foutd
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black and ghastly specter 10 roll back the tide Of
emigration which was pouring from Europe and
New England, and which sought the prairlos and
woods Of the Northwest and which under the genius
and e-giying energy Of lroe labor and free nstitu-
,ions has marched forward with stalwurt giant tread
10 wealth ami power while the South, with it, fertile
soil and genial sky has dropped and witherod be-
meath the curse Of slavery, II Is for the South, us
well M for the wenre oi the country that wish TO
see slavery ertingushed, Small farms, free labor,
free schools free Press aud opon Bible, free instl-
buttons will make the South bloom ind blossom as
the rose, Loud cheersl Whenever selfpoiscdNnd
conscious OF her moral status and powor--when
every man can III up to God unrettorod limbs and
soul-then tho South will start with bound cm-
grafton, and genius, and art, and enterprise win seek
her sunny hills and wales and these shall be the
Lookout Mountain upon her doliyolGncc and a race
Of unendlng progress To wealth, power and rcnowr,
Heightened applause
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
A Proclamation by the President.

WHEREAS, II has become necessary to define tho
cases in which inSurgent enemies prc entitled 10 tho
benefits OF the proclamation of the President Of the
| United States, which Was made on the 9th day of
| December 1868, and the muuucr in which they
shall proceed to avail themseyc. Of these benefits
and Whereas tho objects of TINT proclamation were
To suppress Instruction and TO restore the authority
of the United States; and, whcruas, tho amnesty
therein proposed By the President WAS offered with
reference TO those objects alone;
Now therefore, | Abraham Lincoln, President Of
the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare
that the said proclamation does not apply 10 the
of persons who ut the time they seek to obtain
benefits thereby by taking the oath thereby pre-
scrbed IN military, naval or civil courts are IN Gus
toby or under bond or parole of the evil military
or naval authorities or agents Of the United States
as prisoners Of war or persons detained for offences
of any kind, either before or after conviction and
that the on contrary It does apply only 10 those per-
sons who being yet at large, and who from any mr.
rest or confinement or duress shall voluntarily come
forward and take sNid oath with the purpose Of re-
storing peace and establishing the national uuthor-
~, Prisoners excluded from the amnesty offered in
the said proclamation, may apply to the Pres dent
for clemency like all other offenders and the mp
plication will receive due consideration. do fur
ther declare and proclaim that the oath prescribed
in the aforesaid proclamation of the 9th Of Declm-
her, 1862, may be taken and subscribed before any
commissioned officer civil military or naval in he
service Of the United States, or civil, military or
naval officer in any State or Territory not in insur
rocton, who by the laws thereof may be qualified
for administering thoo oath. All officers who receive
such oath hereby authorized to give certificates
thereon 10 persons respectively by whom they are
made and such officers are hereby required to trans
nit the records of such oaths ut as early a day rs
may be convenient to the Dcpartmcn, Of State,
where they will be deposited and remain in the
archives Of the Government, The Secretary Of
State will keep registry thereof and, upon app-
cation in proper cases issue certificates Of such re-
cord in the customary form of certificates.
In testimony whereof have herounto Sc, my
hand and caused the seal to be affixed Done at the
city Of Washington this Goth day of March in the
yOar Of our Lord 1861, and of the Independence Of
tho United States, the eighty-nnth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
". II. SEwARn, Secretary Of State
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To our Misunderstanding:

Complaints are made by some Of the pa
pcrs that published our prospectus, that we
have failed to exchange with them Let
them send their papers to us at this place,
and single copy to Capt. A. L. Blount, OF
Cincinnati, and he will forward the ex-
change One copy to Blount, marked, or
oaGpaPcr, marked exchange" and their
regular issue to the "Whig, Knoxville,
Tenn" This is as plain as we can state the
case, and attention to these directions will
secure the exchange
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CAMP THIRD TENNESSEE CAVALRY, !
Nuchvi1ln NJ r,l, 0ol 1894


Major ALBERT C. CArLErr is no more. He has
gone forth to receive that great reward for which he
has been laborng through life.
lle died this morning near this cncampment Of
small poI.
lie left brother who is a member Of this rcgi-
ment, an aged father and mother and loving wife
to mourn his loss
As q token Of the high regard the officers and
soldiers Of tho regiment hod for him, there was n
meeting called this evening for the purpose Of
adopting prc0mhcS and resolutions suitable for the
occasion.
The meeting having assembled, Lieut.. Col. D. G,
Thornburg was requested to act as Chairman and
Elias Goddard as Secretary, whercupon the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were read and unani-
lnousy adopted;
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty God in his
wisdom to call from our midst one of our comrades
in arms, Major ALBERT c. CATLrTT, of Sd Tcnncs
see Cavalry, be it
RcSoired, That we the surviving officers and SOL
Of his regiment deeply regret the loss from our side
Of IN officer ready to respond to any calls from
his country, and whose bravery on the battlefield
was cqual9d only by the untiring zeal with which
he abored for the comfort and welfare Of those
placed under his command.
Rcsoircd While we mourn his loss yet we feel it
to be Onr duty to how with due submission to the in
finite wisdom Of Him who does all thing after the
counsel Of his own will
Rcsoiccd, That we tender TO his heroaved com
panion, aged parents, and numerous friends in East
Tennessee, our heartfelt sympathe' for their ire
parable loss
Rceoicc5, That copy Of the proceedings of this
meeting be furnished hi, bereavcd widow; also, the
yaug nd yvil ,
that they be published.
After an able and eloquent prayer ly Rev, Wm.
NJ. Burnett, the meeting adjourned sire die.
d. G. THoRNBURG, Chairman.
ELIAS GODDARD, Secretary.
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Knoxville, Saturday, April 0, 1864
BrOwnlOw on the Rebellion.

Ono hundred copies of this Book, con
tainng 4jS pages, and twelve cngravings
are for sale at the Custom House, price 81 %
The same book may be bad at the office OF
the Wing by application to Mn, lIAws, the
foreman in the Office
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Sale of Furniture on Friday.

The military authorities having turned
over TO the civil authorities certain dishes,
plates, bcd-stcads chairs, copper and brass
kettles, knives and forks, some crockery
ware &c, &C., at the Lamar House, they
will be sold on the premises to the highest
bidder, for cash on Friday next
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
Religious Service.

There will be preaching in the Court
House next Sabbath at lO@ A, NJ, and 3 p.
NJ, by Delegates of the Christian Commits
sion All soldiers and citizens are invited
to attend
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
Il. Blizzard U.s. Joseph M AlsrGaaer- Origin.
al Attachment.

IN this cousc, it appearing from the affidavit Of
the plaintiff that tho defendant is non-rcs-
dent If the State of Tennessee It is therefore
ordered that publication be made in Brownlows
Knoxville Wing and Rebel Ncntilator, newspaper
published in the town of Knoxville, for four sue
cessive weeks, notifying the defendento be and APP
pear At the next term Of the Circuit Court of Nc
MINI county, to be held in the Court House in the
town Of Athens, on the first Monday Of May next,
then and there 10 plead, answer or demur TO the
plaintiff declaration or the same will be taken as
confessed and set for hearing. Witness, John +.
Slower, Clerk of said Court, at office in Athens this
I'd day Of April, 1864
npr9-4t Piss JOHN +. SLOWER Clerk.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09

Now, by Saint Paul, tho work goes brayely ON,
The Stars and Stripes aro up for Liberty
Flag Of the Nalion--TRlsmsn Of the Frcei
Curs'd be the hand that dnres TO pluck thee down,
Traitors may irample-Ecbol States dsowsi
Tho clouds Of war encompass land ppd seai
The stsrs may FILL from heaven, bat not from thee
Thy rainbow rJrpcl shall stand whilst stenda the sun
up frocmep, upl No mNre concession now
A,ti act Tho hour Tor w'0ls is more than past.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
Public Sale on Monday,

There will be sold, to the highest bidder,
for cash, in front Of the Custom House, on
Monday next, beginning at 10 clock, some
furniture, some -four, some lard &C., &c.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
A Rebel Document.

1t seems from the following letter that
Mr. Cannon, Clerk of the Rebel Court, was
the receiver here of all leather seized and
that one Geo W. Smith, of Jacksborough.
was the Sei-tng agent. Let our authorities
look after these Davis sequeStratcrs of Union
goods .rr .--r
.. Knoxville Tenn July %, 1868,
Mr.. Geo. w. Smith, Jacksbo,ough, Tenn
DEAR SIR; Yours Of 10th inst received to-day
The leather You will receive, whatever may be in
readiness to dever weigh it carefully and have it
taken care of until opportunity of sending i, to
this place offers. Keeping the number of sides of
sole and upper, and the weight, and from whom re-
|ccved. ..
Bring bill Of it with you next week, and you
Twill he paid for it at Government prices.
When you forward the leather let it be by some
safe opportunity Take receipts for number Of sides
and weight sent Of each kind.
Bring all the bonds you have taken with you We
can then make further arrangements about receiving
, and transporting the leather Sc. d..
Not much reliable war news. TIE enemy hare
teen severely repuLsed at Charleston again. and II is
R.opef tat all things pW work uetL for otg country
Very respectfully
n CANNON
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y IL w coon

~ - -
WE INVITE he stenhon Of citizens and the
public gensrally TO tw lgTge and extensive a&ort.
ment of
Lade, ard Misses Trimmed hAp aud Bonnet.
Damorals Shnws,
Gloves Hosiery
Trimming, Ribbons,
silk and Linen Handkerchief
Coarse and tine shoes, &c, &c,
ALSO
Gepti Boots and SHOES,
Hats, Hat Bands
Travelling Bsg,
Fine Wool Shrts
Mock Ties Collars,
SILK and Linen Handkerchief,
Gloves and Hosiery.
ALSO
Pine Havana CiGsrs,
Smoking and Chewing Tobacco,
Tobacco Pouches and Pipes
Stationery, Toilet Soaps,
Shoulder Straps,
Hay0ugcks
#. .,... Sword Bolts,
And general assortment Of army and Suffers goods
O. =, TEMPLE " co.
H. J, ]. Coopcrs store opposite Provost Marshal
Generals ONCE marie
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
THE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY

HAVING opened an Office in Knoxville with
Ill perfect connections by Railroad, are prepared
to forward Money and Express Packages, in charge
Of special messengers, to all parts Of tho United
States
ducal rates.
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY
ar-tf n l.. SlRorT, agent
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
Warning to Everybody.

az or about the 22d Of February last, Rebc, SOL
" dIcrS broke into my house and carried of al!
my notes, deeds and other paper, and all the notes
and decd, belonging to the es,a,cof Samuel Pigkens,
decd part OF the notes owing to tho estate OF
Samuel PIchens are rs follows;
One note on 5, W, Pokens and others for about
$500 one ON ThoS Pckons for something over $50;
ono on James Davis for SO or 81; one on John 7.
Pickcn' for $7l, with u credit Of $40 Those notes
are payable to ne as Administrator Of tho estate Of
Samuel pickcns, decd. One note on Thos. Pickons
payable to Samuel Pickcns for ilS3 ono on Robt
Piokens for 500 one on WIN, NJ. Burnett mud j.
NJ Evans Tor S'l5O ono ON Jordan l!ouk for 80,
ono ON Henry Randles for $40 and one ON Henry
Ogle for sic.
hereby motif. Ill persons not TO trade for any Of
the above named note, or any other notes payable
10 myself individually or as Administrator of the
estate Of Samuel Pickcns or TO Samuel Pickens,
npr94t' j. A, PlCKENS
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized and requested to announce the
name of Capt. T. d. Upton ms a candidate for
County Court Clerk of Sewer county. apr9-ls
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
Jacob David,
Information Wanted,
Notice..

NOTICE is hereby given thai, all claims against
~ he Quartcrmastcrs Department that are pay
able this Office and presented by original claim
ants, viii have preference in payment over those in
the lands Of spectators, and all parties having
such dams are advised 10 present them in person,
and thus save q shave Of from five to twenty per
CEN. All such claims contracted previous 90 March
3lsi SCI, will be pnid when in proper shape, on
presentation, so long Us the money holds out.
II. c. RANSOM,
LtCol. and chr Quartermastcri Dept Of the Ohio.
Knoxville, April |, 1864. apr9-2t
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r1NHE owner Of bright sorrel horse about eight
years old, Is hands high one eye. and lump
on left fore leg, and roam mule, about years old lj
hands high can have the same by coming forward
proving property and paying charges
apr9-3tF W. w. BEARD.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
WraDDino Paper.

ANY one in want of wrapping paper, can be
n supplied in any quantity at the Army News
Dep, OF CANE ~ TUNNEL, Cay street Give
then call. apr9-lt7
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NEJV GOODSl
NEW GOODS.

NEW GOODSl NEW GOODS
John w. Lee ~ Co,
DEADERICK BLOCK
Gay Street, Knoxville, Tennessee,
HAVE Just received and opened u largo and
IL well selected stock Of DRY GOODS, consist
ing m part Of Lawns Muslms Ginghams, Cham
brags CaooeS PopnS, Canbrics, JaeeoRtts, Bill,
limits Bamorals Irish Linens Bleschod aud Brow
Domesllc', Collars, Hosiery, Gloves, d'cp &c.
--ALSO--
Gonts Furnishing Goods, Doets AID Shoe, Military
Clothing
AND
. large s,ocl, Of Groceries consisting O. Coffee,
Crushed and Brown Sugar Pepper spice, Indigo,
Modder Alan, Sulphur, Starch Soaps Of all kinds
Candl@ Ginger, Coppora', Oysters, SardineS, &c,
which We aro selling rs cheap a, can be had IN this
market Cali and examine thcn,
apri'V JOHN W. LRE & Co
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Notice.
Notice.

ALL persons indebted to me by note or accoun
are requested to call and settle
feh27-f JOS. A. MABRY.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-27
United States of America.

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESsEE-No. IS.
A n INFORMATION HAVING BEEN FILED
"a ia the District Court Of the United ates for
SAID District on December 24th, 1854, by Horace
II. Harrison, Esq, U. 8. Attorney for said District
against al the estate and property, money, stOczs
and credits Of James J. Turner late Of said District
and especially aganst all his interest for he period
Of his natural life, in the house and the Let spur
tenant thereto, Whereon he formerly resided stu
sted north Of the town Of Galatiu, Sumner county,
Tennessee, on the BOobin's turnpike about half a
mile from the corporation line OF said Galatln
bounded on the south by the lot Of Ben. Gray ana
on the Forth By the lot Of --conn, end containing
about six acrts-snd against eli perBons lawfully IN
terVenink for their Interests theren-allegng that
said i fe interest In said property had been seized in
said Dls,nct on land Iorteited 70 the United
states because the owner thereof continued to aid
and abet tbs existing rebell0a against The Govern
ment Of the Uni ed States aiteg the sxpirAtiOa Of
tie sixty dyas Of grace given him TO return 10 his
q lesisDce bY the Preside, iR his Proclamation OF
July 18th 1862, Issued pursuance OF the act ap-
proved July 18th, 1862 entitled an at to supp ess
in'urTection, TO nunish treason and rebellion, 20
seize and cOnhscats the property Of rebels and for
other purposes, and praying for the usual process
aud monitor.
Now, therefore, pursuant TO the monitor Of said
court, hereby publicly warn all persons interested
in said prOpei y TO appear before said Court at the
Federal Court room IN the Capitol At Nashville on
the 3rd Monday in April, 1865, at 10 o'clock A. NJ ,
then and here to PROFOUND their claims and make
their allegations
EDWIN r. GLASCOCK,
Marshal Of the Middle District CT Tennessee.
decZT
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LATEST FRoa THE FRONT.


When last heard from, Gen. Thomas
had his head quarters at Pulaski, but
he is preparing to move therefrOm
soon. Our advance is close on the enc.
my, both flank and rear there has been
no serious fighting, as Hood is evident
ly trying to escape. lie knows that an
attempt to stand would now involve
him in certain destruction, and there
fore he is making for the Tennessee, as
rapidly as he can It is doubtful if be
could organize his army FOR fight, even
were he DESTROYS Of doing So His men
are disheartened, and some of them
without arms.
4 large number Of Tennesseeans have
already left the army, declaring that
they have only taken Hood at his word;
he told them they were to stay in Ten
uessee, and they are going to do it.
Squads Of these men are being hour
" reported to the Provost Marshal, in
lhis city, and every man is anxious to
take the amnesty oath, and be permit
led 10 return to their families.
They represent the disccntent which
shas existed since the fall Of Atlanta, as
very great and that while it partially
subaided when Hood moved north, it
returned with double force, after the
late disaster
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A Divided House.

Brown and Davis are having it out
Brown is only \ Governor, and Davis
IS a President (of a certain sort For
all that, Brown considers himself to be
as big as Davis, and Georgia Just trifle
larger than all the rest of the Confede-
rate States put together Davis thinks
Brown his neutrality-suspicious. thinks
quite the contrary; Davis deems little
Georgia to be subject TO the legislation
of has Congress, while Brown, bursting
with extreme hatred of consolidation.
and pining for a fresh bolt, defes Davis
and all his minioHs, and exhibits an
irrepressible passion for setting up in
business on his own hook Davis calls
for the Georgia militia, without distinc-
ton Of age; as geueralissimo of these
braves, commands them not TO bulge
one inch. OF outsiders some espouse the
cause of Davis, and others give their
hearts and hands TO Brown; and the
quarrel having reached the Congress,
much babble has ensued, and even
bloodshed of the forensic variety may
be expected. In the meanwhile patri.
otiC editors view this intestinal broil
with alarm and howl at the prospect
of probable damage
The simple truth appears to be that
Brown and his friends have had more
Of Mr. Davis than they can placidly
stomach. The head Of the Rebels is
denounced as " s. despot, bent upon
the anuihilatiCn OF the last yestige of
State sovereignty. Davis wants a law
allowing him 10 appoint the editors Of
newspapers, and prohibiting any one
from engaging in that highly respect
able calling without written permission
had and obtained Where are we liv-
ing ? cries Brown. Are we residing in
Turkey calculates Brown Even
the Lincoln Government, asserts
Brown, "despotie as il ia, has not dared
20 attempt any such encroachment up
on the liberties Of the people of the
United States 1T Is monstrous."
writes Brown, and backs up his state.
ment by signing his name 10 it at fun
'ngth-Joseph E Brown
Without wishing to impertinen.ly in.
terfere in this mighty contest. we must
admit that the weight of our symra- /
thies Is with Brown If we understand
the object OF the Rebellion, IL Is liber-
~ aN- " t4-NN q htf-aa Al We DlliNfEnEnQ /
the political philosophy Of the COnfed
eracy, II is that every man, being of
age and Of 3 bleached cuticle, has a
right 70 say what he pleases, do what
he sees fit 10 do, obey the laws or Dis
obey them az his private will and pleas. |
ure, and, under his own vine and flo
tree, Cog his own "nigeer" without
nagisterial hinderance. This being
the case, We DO not see why every edi- |
tor should not edit his own newspaper
Davis does not think 80 The Fmper-
or Of Austria does not think 50. Here
- striking resemblance between Davis
and the Emperor Of Austria We sym
pathize with Brown-not the Emperor
Of Z ustria
The President Davis, if we under
stand the matter, proposes TO take upon
MS own shoulders and those of his
agents the sole business sof editing
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-27
GLORIOUS NEWsl

Savannah is ours Another strong
hold has been wrested from the rebels,
and the whole Of the Cotton States is
at Shermans mercy Charleston and
Wilmington viii soon follow, and moth
~ viii remain to the bogus C0nfed
eracy but Richmond, and Lees army.
Hordee will doubtless try TO reach Vir-
ginis, with his forces, to aid in the last
final struggle-to die.in the last ditch.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-27

DIARRH0A AID DYsEETHRY.-We have II
s.nined great number Of letters from 20 ae
Of the most prominent eisiSens in Gin in
matt and COvington, etc, speaking = the
highest terms Of Dr.. Stricklanu's Anti
Cholera Mixture for the cure Of Disrrh9s
and Dysentery. Tae letters are too long 10
publish. Mr.. Woods, Of Covington, says
ne was pronounced incurable BY the best
doctors IN Cincinnati, and one bottle Of DR.
striekland's Anti-Choisra Mixture effected
q pSrmanento cure, after suffering for months
With tho worst form Of Diarrhasa and Dys-
emery. sp 7s-tn " THY
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