Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-12
IohRSl0as Attempt 20 Relieve Eirks.
neutrality-suspicious. Between Gen.
eral Johnston and JeH DaVtS---Ch0ice
Rebel (gfliclal HlStaFy.

Rebel 0fllclal HlStaFy. !.
y.,, ~. Richmond ExsmiRes llth.1
Ills hoped that the season of reckless
s5r,li, that haas made Richmond. during
,b;s winter, carnival of uRhailowed pleas
ure will cease with the opening Of the Len
,rp scsson. This winter has Witnessed
,.spy shameful displays of Indifference 20
a-,ional calamity. IN occasions of parties
,nA bsnS. wherc the dance WIS sometimes
intercepted with the intelligence Of the
5,sih ot a brother or relative Of some gay
snl frivolous persons.
In the midst of the sorrow and woe that
pr-rsic> the country. with mourning for
a. gallant dead these nights of pleasure
sd frulic have seemed mockery of the
misery and dssolation that covers the land,
WhlC Gen Lees ARMY was oa short ra-
fieus. and often without meat--while the
daar> If Cul Nunforris effice were daily
f-5W,ied With STRIVING women, there have
h-rn those in Richmond who were spread
inc srmpiaoas supl,ers bcf;lre their alrsady
well icd neigibers. and dancing with JOY
and delight. = though 10 want and misery
were in the lasid: CONSUMING the meat 50
raueh needed hy the soldiers, and dcpris1ng
the fami.hiug ,,jer Of the little that eanRe
to the citv ~Riehmond was never 50 gay
- during this wiister j. the true aud
wicked ramark o!lcn heard And what has
made Richmond gavs l. II the prospect of
national prosperity that 80 rHiivcIss the
Capital? j. ihe nation iI lseacc and hap
Jiness 20 great that iny aHd pleasure can
nat and euxat net 90 be rtStraioed?
There will be nanS 40 faolhariy as 10 az.
e1ri iniiaereuec tu'ike condition of PHhlie
,Eszs The gambling kclls Of RichHtond
rssv closed because their exiravagsnt sup
ysrs were exhausting the sHpplis~ Ut pro.
v:,iuas. Men who shoald have frowned
doua sGch unreasonable biiarity were the
very persons to encourage and ssppOrf Il.
But We hope the sin has run its course, and
tina, there will b. 40 more Of them.
INTERIOR HISTORY eF THE PAII OF vIcKs-
BrKG.-rHK CONSEQUENCES BETWEEN
rRrSIpgST DAVIS AND GENERAL JOSEPH e.
JOHNSTON.
FIg-s lha Richmond DHrz,ch, Feb. ial
On Wednesday last pamphlet copies of
tiae correspondence between the President
and Geueral Joseph f. Johnston, together
with that Of The Secretary Of Wer and the
Adjutant and inspector ticacral, during the
mouths of May. Iune and july. 1868 which
vas Submitted, in response t9 . resolution
,T the House. adopted ga the llth Of jan
uarv. were distributed among the members.
This correspondence Is qnite voiHminous,
c7,h-ariag. n il does. orer sixty pages. aIil
covering all the letters and telegrains which
passed between the Executive and General
IohBSioa. from the tune the latter was as
sgBed 10 the commend Of the army IN
Mississippi. until the 31st Of July, nearly
o,e month after the fan Of Nicksbnrg.
IL the early part of the correspondence,
ihe Presideat urged upon General John.stou
the necessity of making aR csIort for the
relief Of the garrison q; Hicksbnrg- and Ca
the 9Th Of may be sent him the annexed
dispatch. which was IA response 10 on'
from General Johnston, expressing conf
denee III General PesBbcFton's tenacity
7, r.,.-,rl J. T.. .Lhsrso,s csstsr, uisss
concur ia, var reliance or iise tcHHsity wnh
ublh Ge PsnsfeTtun viii deiend tis Iss@iihisl hsi
ts as.sri;g # nsinilrFs renders ftsaehgod defess.
dangerous. hsg,e you viii soob ie 'hlJe e. bFsai
tie II, es.H,essi make jsaetHre ana eairry ~ nis
Biiia, tSenrFul RaiBs, wlo has IBade Nasnabb
Inventions j. ordered 10 you Er special ssryee ab'
viii think he us,fal bs,h ea isni aa3 river
Gsa. B-azs bas probably communicated TO yea-
b. NfttaGsn tHlta-iff7ta i Asf4fl . " s-
fS.snc4l JEFFERsnS DAyIs.
Again. IN the 2sth. the President teie
gTapiled that he haI withheld nothing iroiI
him whieh K wac praeiieal,le to give tl.a
numerical equality MAS no, ise aofsd for
and that time would probably inefeass th
disparity.
0n the sane date General Jnhnstan. tel
Cgraphe,l tIic President from. Jackson, Miss
~ f1iipEA
T. ~, EsrrJi,scs fGe Fr,sissHfF
l. ' vvrnf,,A ;aai the last infantry coming icaS
H'ngeasr-y t,.ulght Whsa siiry arrive | shtl
i's'e abssa lSes,,y-ihree iin,sssnd. fcguisT1oB
t@ save4 onlg hy'iratlag GFsai. Ipless y0u A
"'ni-, i'r- guoEs. We nlsEst tfy with ihHt nHn
ter. The "3i assiast "a viii D. fFfr Esest. "a
.,l ho' sdd a.vru theslssnd. Asked fF anealf
sisfr Hebersi Wilcox, ~ whaFser yen n.ss pfefe
~ Nsai s9s'd ,S,ltrrsl esacers qusekly. have
.4Eaals a'' array and COLLECT nataanltieni prpSi
hons abd transportation
isigaeal J.R JonxsTox.
VIVA rci,renec 10 the troops sent to Gel
Johnston. The President teIegraphed on tl
Seth Of hay, as follows:
10 Gea. = T. Jgissf.a .Esels,s af;ss.
f0ar dis3atch, af ihs 2sth rseeiYe.I The s,
afy - War HepGrts tls reihfsscets,Issas ordered
3 gassseT tiiaa tbaa the naa,ta.F sou Fe.,slss
fa 80 tbs futrss 3aa base fFssn Ps.sstserfeg
- BE- statss ysssr = hole fsrue to lie tlirty-fh
+N@ts sss}ssiye of militia Is.,Ean. aisd n alb
sgStis, 9reAea and RFeckiAFidse erllssfs3 10 ya
e'fsr 'nssi gEslF wait II Assor G.moFais.