Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-11

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hrmness, and Dissemination le do tlsis dssys The
STATE Is In rebelliOn, and under msNiAl laws and
The army VIM l. charged wsth tbss defense Of The
country aud the oosefnraans which fccsa mp tho
heavy expenses Il such defense hns fight throasb
tie military, 10 look nte and - Psasisa guilty Of
| Traders.
The loyal people Of Ear Teess.ses wIsA % knev
whether there i any court civil Or military, under
Federal direction. IL which leadiag tssssors can Be
punished who have been actise agsuts IN Che arhs-
trary arrest cruel lnprisunmaas and Risihsis ssas-
| aser u many Of cur best eisissna botA old and
yeunK. This i SOW the issasl these casss present
il eisasly; and lhs loyal msn Of The ocsntsy leak
With iutsnse interest 70 tie result In The Feisrni
| Cour.. under the operalionssof the Amnesty 0ash
and the interpretations gives 10 The several SOS Of
coaeress, w have no expectation Of single eon-,
yicsIon moi even Of ths worst man that have taken
p4rs in the rebellion, The robbery e Union fAmies,
the incarceration q men, or their cruel mardst--
The frieaas Of ja,tIcs Of the uHion and Of ths ep
pressed u.t therefore lock % the military suthofi-
ties II these faii to right ouf wrouas BET theooun-
try Do al ooes abandoned and turned cvsfto the hu
name, cssssrystive and knd-heArted Uniea men,
and .hclr raei ess vhs kal more concern fort hslr
own 4sasrs rSsaotioa than fes he enssring widows
and orphans made such BY the cruelty, erinss. and
villainis= Of the men nov sought 70 BE- released.
with thpse few general remasksshy vHy Of pre-
liminary, We will proceed q notice 10 detail some Of
/ the rcAsana Why tbs tbree exceedingly bad men
named At ths head Il this article should be dealt
with by The military, and Why they should even b
panishsi. We clasa them as they are named:
J. A. sPHHRT.
We do not propose 70 try this man bseanse be vas
once eowhided in the stats Of Peansylvania fse
steaiings gold wstchi We 90 not pfcpcs y bring
against him The aagEaeesai charge q having shsn-
demsa his own lawful wife IN this ety and taiias sp
| ssffa q asgTo Eeseh The was q mere matter Of
tsste and ~ an ntansely SsataH man in ssarch q
lost rights he had here chance 70 recover ere rg5f
! his marriage obIigatioas weEe dspriying him Oft
Nor do ~ propose % Hsge against him the hanii-
sting fact that hs wa cAassised herr IA grocssy
I by Bill Llckey--that he was knocked down sad
tArsshea By Parson Chzglsea two Of BE esn party,
and CHERISHED reiel nlsociAtesi We DO net propose
10 bring against lia the vel kaown fsFa that be
ha. been football for slaekgqatdS gsog-shcp bul-
es and Southern traisors Cor years aud that he b
mean and low-aanE Ia al he traBsactloas and As-
/ soeiationsl a.
/ We propose 10 exhibit hoand copy Of the sies Of
hia rebel sheet In which he advocated dsunivn, the
arrsl imprisonment and hasgins u uaiOn mea
And propose 70 show up bis close ceaasctioa
with the aBtimely deaths and ersl murders 81 good
men, who we're pas 70 death Eos- their prsnspast--
The influence Of biz paper was very great, and the
more potent becsuse Of the character Of the man,
whose crimes won for him the esteem and coah-
dence Of the rebel authorities. lie had shown his
faith by bic Werks aud when bis paper, the Raoz-
Slte Register, took ground in favor Of the arrest
imprisonment OF hanging OF Union man, no
earthly influence Or pexsr could ssve him. This is
bat hrsf outline Of the character and services Of
). Asassia SPeFvy, the man that rebels on sksse
streets 50 deeply concerned for, and vith whom
class Of Union msR--by large odds maAner than
he is-Are In sympathy a
ROBERT p. rox.
/ weao not propose 70 bring against this AhAn-
doned villain the ehsrEa Of hts once having swim.
died the corporAte authorities Of KRexviiis cut Of
lHeasy BY means Of forgery Nor shall we args
before the Commission who may try him, the well
known fact that he abandoned Che mother Of bic
children and took up With a negro ~ench and that
bis lawful wife susa out and obtained q divorce
These and many other gross oaenses, we're commit
ted before the rebellion, Ahd sminenlly fitted the
guilty author fr position in che fFons ranks Of en-
reorganization Of traitors, robbers ana eatthroats,
banded togeher 10 destroy the United States Gov
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We shall urge against Fox that be vas the Ga.
fedssate DeJsty Marshal who arrested namber Of
Union aud thrust them into the Kne1vifie Jail.
We shall urge that be was The rebel AloF asd sAHt
be treated Union prisoners with moro cruelty thah
4 savage would have done that keeping dirty and
greasy hotel, paid BY the rebel authorities 20 mitch
per head for feeding the prisoners il was bis interest
20 starve them, and save bis provisions. We shalI
urge and prove that hs fed the prisoners short al
lowaace Of beef necks, bones aud rptten iyers and
ooarsc, dirty csrn bread. We shall urge and proxs
thst Dc took from every prisoner catering the Jail
bic weapons, pocket kaIfs and money from sne to
I've hundred doizrs-~thst he ceahseeied u for bic
own use, and put tIalsands into his pcckeis We
hail nroV, that Ia tal fha f,yts,nar ay.aa h.hlnd