Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-16
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We have on cur table tse Alhssllle ~ c. Aescas
a. The aslh pf sepssusben sse4a dirty tfeasohahse
sheet edited and Rabsiahea By pair pf seoantFeas
wha wcre born and raised hi this town, @ W rsse
s. Aik5A. ths former rather notorious fsr has snsk.
ing. moau. oowsraly end swa-fsssa pFepeasiiass
which he aleats sish authority 70 pseacA - he
MeshoaEst Chsroh ssath. A leading srtieis In In
papes. prominently paFsded ID IN the ssllowiHs
wosas ana agures to-wit:
Goa. JIM BRowxfow--It hss been said that this
Yankse, the wicked son ef = blackgeArd tasnsr eh
aaa occasion had committed 90 hss charge my tahs
fe3erate prisoners and that batare they bad travel
ca twenty lailes they were an Loot THIS iass va
stated by Federal cfpers te reliable nenteaefN.a
then u3fin their inns Theee ofcars did net hesi-
tate 60 express the wish that Brownlew might Be
taken hy n and hung a. he waa Disgrace 10 thsir
army This Brewnew has statod reFeaasdsy 20
Federal officers that he neser tesk prtsaher He
knows bis deserts taken By rs hence his desperate
GBa saccessfnl attempt 10 escape at Newnan: ~ Z
be In strange country, LEI him be placed 81 cca-
ditioh IN which there wi be certainty Of his be-
ing lost. He is beyond the pale Of Humanity, and
shoad BE tssatha - = wild beast
Now, We meet the foregoing Afsieie, prepared
with some care, and Under the laanVnce q still
greater malice ty the brad assertion that Il do@
npt cosiain che wora sf truth No Federal otBeers
ever stated what 10 attributed 70 them. Colenel
Bro~nlOw has heaa endorsed tepeaie1y. AID esua-
piimented in the highest tertns verbally and ia
wFitiag, by such men as Major Generals Roaecrhn.,
schoheld, Steadmaa, Braanoh, and ether. under
whose command he has fought his regiment of cav
airy during the last thrce years. We give sHa Of
thsses endersemeAts lfoln the brave and gallsn
schosela who Commanded the Federal forces, In |
elading Colonel BrownIows regiment al the time ]
Of writing, and when the Colonel was only Leusea.
snt calspeI in command OF the First Tennessee
Cavalry
N4kHFnLs. May n, 1884
G0vcTHoF 5okRso8 Having been informed thal /
Lieutenant Colonel Broxnlow, OF The First Tennss-
see Cavalry IS spoken of for Colone Of one OF the
new rcgments 70 be raised 10 youf State desire %
recsmnssad him IS sniAontiy quAliaed and Slessrv-
ing
l have rarely seen a eaSsisy osseer Who e.eitea
ny admiration IN 30 high degree, DE Is onerEetic,
daring and shiIfal Success With him snd his gal
lAnt command Is the iavariabls rule
ans, Governor, 49, M
Very respectfully,
Your SiSdieat servant -
J. n SeHoFrEIp,
Maiof General,
These two Atkiss are the brothers Of lS1Assisi q.
5ttir, Of this city one Of ihe most bitter and un-
u
relenting rebels in EAsi Tennessee, His house Is
he resort Of rehels bsrs sndef bands. He himself
aas Tho houses lots or such Interests n shsn n these
wo North Carolina rebel brOthers may own In hk Il
are and IN bis name One stays here and takes
be cath a eloak and shield the propsrsy, whlIe
be two tery bs"tAsrs run 30 NortksSas snd Il
trke Al Union hieu through their 'nawspapef--l
Sot only 80, but this man Sasa Askia has tie ms-
hisery Of two loyal men driven sss Of Lendon by
he rehels and refuses TO give it upi aud what Is
noro strange The Federul nuthorties have failed 10
make Aisa give hap Kay, this ash IN he em-
'loy Of the Government and b receiving pay from
be Government. We ara lOokiag foe him and his
rothen 70 prccare an order Tor our removal from
be country. We are net eIpecting them to sue
ed, bat % htterHPt the prgject- The most lnpa-
cnt and brAssn-iaeed devils We have here are GAL
aEfsod rebels. who have taken the cath to pro.ec.
heir property.
We may owe the public sn Apology for occupying
D much space in defending one who needs no de-
snse against assaults inaiested here and inAde by
coaHdrels in North Carolina Who dare not return
> this country again. Ill