Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-07
N (or'sgC OrrespVn dence.
| NAsnyILlM June lat, II

NAsnvILTxI June lst, 1865,
Hon, John dptr@p, Judge ofIthe United States
Supreme Court disd his residence in this city the
day before yesterday Judge orhon pnd the writer
of this are natives " thasamo Sppntyof wythe, in
Virginia The Judge died in Mis- 77th year He
was one Of the Judges Of the Supreme Court Of
Tennessee so far back us 1894 and for the past 40
yoars he has been on the Federal bench, Nv
II Is expected and desired by the frieuisg III Hoi-
ace Maynard that he will DO appointed the successor
OF Judge Catron, II Is alike due TO Maynard, and
10 the people and tho Union cause that he should be
appointed, Beside, he Is an ADLER man than Calron
ever was, and a man Of ability frmnass md of I'M
questioned loyalty Is greatly needed on tho Federal
beiisli III thodhclit 1T which Tennessee Il part
We have the State Bank asset. but ihe tedious
process Of counting is yet to 30 through with before
We know what we have captured, II is said that
tho boxes contain the rise Of sig h,mdred thousand,
tp9'ingNF ias4 fh$ G% ioin, lp@ gold and
silver Is sa'dto be new Mexican issues, II is be-
lieved that loan was obtained from Macmillan or
tlY ErsFh,, " that tha lan5 being in the cotton
trade got this money in for cotton sent out in that
direction. We may find some records that will
shJW, wbcnAts come to look into the many boHe. of
documents We hAye, ... a.. -.. ....t.
With these assets and the archives of the State,
were turned over TO the civil authorities the disn-
Ssishele1- fahials d the Harris dynasty, Mesrs.
Bhnlhp'Ras and Battle. They src on parole at
least for the present. There are indictments for
treason against Ray and Battle, and as matter Of
course they Will be looked after by the Marshal.
Howell Cobb, Secretary Mallory and Senator Ben
Hill, werc brought i4 as prisoners this wcek Cobb
has been phroied and allowed t6 return 70 Georgia.
Mallory and Hill have gone to Fort Warren. Hill
wrote me note to call and 500 him. done So, and
found him looking well and cheerful He told me
that secession was all wrong-that he Tough. It as
long as he could, and when overpovercd he fell in
the current 10 try and help control it.
The great Eight upcn The Dsfranctisep,s,.t BIZ is
o.sr, after q weeks discussion, 1t was carried in
tho Senate by an overwhelming vote, and in the
House by trcloe of a majority, and would have car
ried by larger VOTE if gentlemen had reflected the
wishes Of their constituents. The counties OF Haw-
kins, 'Hancoclt, Cooke, Knox, Monroe, Hamilton
Nc MINI, Voted sgainst the bill, and have no idea
that they Ycre properly represented But members
arc not accountable TO me- but " their masters the
people.
There are four or live CLASSES OF men who oppose
the Acknowledgement of rebels. |. Those who ex-
pect and desire rebel votes in future elections ?.
Those. who have relatives in the rebel rank. and
seek to save them. 3. Those who are timid and are
afraid to incur the disploasure of home rebels It'll
and last those who are really ind-hesrtei and OPP
posed to Furnishing any one. '. 3.
must not pass over the fact that CHasip Fe.y,s-
son the noted guerrilla chief, and the worst man |
his rebellion has produced was captured the first of
his week. in White county, and is now in tho poni-
entisry, in irons. He boasts Of having killed 80
nen with his own hands. He says he will offer no
License, that he expects death, He is right in his
will be executed, and that too a, no
cry distant day. 4
This day is one of fasting humiliation and prayer,
by the President The Legislature and
courts have aaourtei the Postohfce is closed, and
many OF the business houses. Services have been
conducted in the churches and tho day has been.
and reyerently observed. A.
The wAatber i. warm and rather hot for comfort.
ffoiitst dav Of summer promises warm weather.
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