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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
Only a Weekly,

Il is objected that our paper only comes out
WesEIy, and that The times and occurrences of the
day call for Dolly. We have several reasons for
not coming before the public daily First, the high
price Of paper and labor would require Us to charge
eight or ten dollars per year and this is an expense
cur people, in their exhausted condition are not pre-
pared 10 meet Next a sufficient number of sub
acTiber5 could not be had and the enterprise would
necessarily fail, it has done before il other hands
Finally We shall collect the leading items of news
weekly, and give the advertising Of the country,
which Is as much the great mass Of our people
care for for the present. Those who think they can
sustain daily here are at liberty to try it, we have
10 ambition in that direction. We ahal, in all prob
ability, resume our T:- Vsstly, and issue three pa
PaEs per week, oT one cr"y other Day. and this is as
sztes:'ely az We propose to 90 into the newspaper
business at lcas during the year Of our Lord 1865
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Rebels Alarmed.

The rebel journals Of the South are quite alarmed
at an expression from the lips of the Attorney Gen
eral Of the United States. In recent argument
before the Supreme Court, Mr.. Speed spoke of the
"Slumbering powers of the Constitution I" The
rebel papers enquire what these powers are? Where
do they slumber? When are they to be walked {?
We viii tell them. The amendments to the Const-
tuition have been ratified, and one of the amend
ments connected with the emancipation gu stion is,
tia. Congress shall have authority to enact ZAP
propriate legislation, and We understand that Con-
gress is to be the Judge of what Is appropriate on
the subject. We farther take it, that Congress viii
deem 1t appropriate for loyal negroes to vote in
elections, and testify in courts of justice And if
;he States do not give them these privileges we
predict that Congress will and that before the 4th
of July next. We do not pause to urge the expe-
diency of such measures, but simply predict that
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
Excluded for Drunkenness.

Senator McDugall, of California, and Salisbury
Of Delaware, have been excluded from all the Com
mtees of the Senate in consequence of their noto-
riously besotted condition They have long been in
state Of chronic drunkenness This is as it should
be. No hsbitual drunkard ought to occupy any posi-
ton Of honor trust. A drunkard should not pre-
side in court of justice or make laws for State or
Nation lie should not run on a railroad, steam
boat, stage coach; be should not have charge of
the goods and funds of store; of the books and
papers of Clerks office, or of the management Of
q dead mans estate. The habitual drunkard ought
not 70 preach: and if he viii preach, as many do,
the people it TO themselves and the holy cause
of religion stay away from their drunken services
The hGjttuaL drsmbaTd has no right to marry a de-
cent woman, and thus involve her in trouble and
sorrow such an ought not to be taken into good
society, and has no right TO complain when he is
overlooked on all occasions of social HASTINGS The
habtual, or what is more expressive the chrome
drmEard, IS not fit to live as he is in the way Of
everything that is right; and he ought not to die,
for being the representative of everything wrong,
there is remedy for him but to 60 to the devil
and once there, there is no chance of escapel
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Proceedings

OF preliminary Meeting Of the StockhoIaer' md
Iac0rporatorS Of the Chattanooga Publishing and
and Printing Association.
Alta preliminary meeting of the IncorporstOrs
and Stockholders Of the Chattanooga Publishing
and Printing Association, held at the corner of
Fourth and Market streets, Chattanooga, Tenn, on
Saturday, Dec l6, 1865, it was unanimously resolT-
ed that Col. John H James be appointed President,
pro tenn, and Thomas J. Carlile Secretary, pro
tenn
The meeting being called to order by the Presi-
dent, a resolution was offered by Thomas w. Yard
lev, that the Incorporators named in the Bill now
pending before the Legislature, be appointed the
Board Of Managers until the action of the Legis-
Iature can be had, and until permanent Board can
be organized.
The resolution was unanimously adopted and
the following named gentlemen we're constituted
the Board of Managers, viz:
Thos. W. Yardley, VIM. B. Cav, VIM. R. Tracy,
ThOs J. Garlic, John ". James.
The following resolution was offered by VIM. X
CAV and unanimousy adopted:
WHEREAS, In order to procure the necessar J
means and establish the Chattanooga Printing and
Publishing Association, and place the same upon q
permanent footing in the city of Chattanooga, Ten
nessee as soon as practicable, it is hereby
ResoLred That VIM r. Tracy be appointed by
the corpOratOrs of the aforesaid Company as tempo
rarv General Manager and Treasurer, and vested
with authority to receive money subscribed to the
capital stock, and the disbursement OF the same tt
the end aforementioned.
On motion of VIM. R. Tracy, Mr.. T. w. Yardley
was unanimously chosen to draw up the bill OF in
corporation, to be submitted to the Board Of Mana
gers for approval. 49,.
1t was unanimously resolved that this Association
print and publish Daily and Weekly Paper, called
the American Union under the firm names of Jas
NJ Hannay s. Co Chattanooga, Tenn.
On motion of Thos. W. Yardley, the meeting sd
iourned to meet at the residence of John H. James
on Tuesday evening, at u o'clock.
Respectfully submitted
Signed THos. j. CARL1LE.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
The Sueed and OrozIer Property.

Some men. having deep concern for the noto-
rous and unrelenting rebels named above, have in
dulged in words of censure against the undersigned
for recovering and holding their property in dam
age suit. For man knowing all the facts IN the
case, and cehsuring me, have no more regard for
him than have for any other malicious villain
And for the information Of those not posted Will
give the facts.
These two men advised my arrest and imPrisoh-
meDt and had me thrown into jail in the dead OF
vinter-pofng in with good constitution and COM
inc, ont with Il broke down, after confinement for
,J,oe months and third. Iproved on the trial, by
testimony from their own side Of the question, that
thew held meetings in Ramseys law office after l
was incsrcerated, and debated whether to hang me-
send me TO Southern prison to be held during the
war. or turn me out and let me be disposed Of by
the rebel soldiers, several thousand Of whom we're
here asking that be turned over to theEn. Several
Of the ruians in guarding the jail fired in at the
windows and falsely claimed that their muskets
went of by Bccident! When 1 was arrested by that
thief and scoundrel, For, their Confederate jsilOr
and marched me through the street to prison, Saeea
and Croaicr ezulted, and approved the act. pro
pose to make them laugh the other side Of thejl
mouths before I am done with them.
owned, in my own right, $4,000 of the issues o.
the Bank Of East Tennessee sued for the money
and recovered in both the Chsucery and Suprsn'
Courts, and got an order of sale and sold the Banl
property for my benefit, after was bsnished from
/ the country Crozier made motion in Court t
have the money deposited by the Clerk and Maste
in the Branch Of the Bank of Tennessee, Of whici
his Jrotha-;n-Ia,c Was President. When Genera
/ Burnside came in Dr. Ramsey the President, fee
/ South, taking my money with him. And l Nigh
now as well have a claim on jay-bird as on him o
his securities. shall, therefore. pursue Sneed an
Crozier to the end Of the law, and in their absenc
those who represent them. ] Will teach them wha
it is to imprson me for opinion sake, rob me Of m
moderate effects, and then drive my family out c
the country. Meanwhile, I don't want ths goo
opinion Of those who are in sympathy with then
and viii try so to conduct myself as not TO be bUl
thencd with their praisel
w. g. BRowNLow,
Scy,ior Editor, tc.
EU0ly,I1c Dec a. 1864
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
Post Masters,

Gentlemen, you viii do your neighbors a service
and the true Union cause a favor by forwarding to
our address the names of new subscribers to our
WEEKLY VINO including the subscription price.
You viii also advantage the cause of the country,
and Of all Glasses Of people, by increasing the
circulation Of ggtspokc1 Ulio Pagcrs in these days
Of determined purpose on the part of unwashed
rebels to involve the country in another war that
which will lead 70 a war. Ours is a Union paper,
and no mistake recognizing the existence of but
two parties in the country, a Union party and
RsbsL party We are all on one side or the other
TIE idea Of being Conservative is ridiculous and is
only equaled by a cry Of elcmncy, daily heard in
favor Of rebels and traitors who as soon as they are
a'nneslisR, 60 to work to abuse the Government and
all prominent Union men and measuresl
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
Camden and AmbOy.

The Camden and Amboy Railroad monopoly IN
New Jersey is supposed to have been in the Presi-
dents eye when he penned the following significant
passage in his message:
No state can be Justified in any device to tax the
travel and commerce between the States.
1t is best while the country is still young and while
the tendency to dangerous mOnOpOles of this kind
is still feeble to use the power of Congress so as to
prevent any selfish impediment to the free circua.
ton of men and merchandise A tax on travel and
merchandise in their transit constitutes one of the
worst forms OF monopoly and the evil IS Increased
coupled with denial of the choice of route
1t is understood that the owners of the monopoly
which we have named have already, in imitation of
Col. Scots coon, concluded to "come down. in
view of this intimatiOu of Andy johnson, and the
introduction by Senator Sumner of bill to author
lie another route through New Jersey.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

DEATH OF Gov. CoRwIN-HOn. Tom Corwln
died in Washington week ago, aged seventy-one
years. He was the able and eloquent statesman OF
Ohio He was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky,
in 1894 His reputation is extensive as our coun-
try A self-made man, raised to hard labor, he was
early Clerk of the Court, then a member of the
Ohio Legislature Governor Of the State, member Of
Congress, and Senator in Congress Mr.. Lincoln
appointed him Minister to Mexico, which office he
filed with honor to himself and usefulness to the
Government until recently, when he resigned and
returned to Washington to die, where he had spent
the prime of life.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
Foreign Missions.

come, of sppropriatng large sums of money for
Foreign Missions. The war has demoralized our
whole country, and our best portions Of territory
are overrun with thieves and cutthroats, who need
reform, even more than the heatten masses Of Chi
ma, japan, or Persia Many of the Protestant
Preachers, especially in the South, ought to have
pious missionaries among them, to convince them
of the sin of lying swearing and drunkenness.-
Let us use our funds at home until our own people
are reformed, and then they will appreciate our
calls for help for the degraded worshipers of idols
in foreign lands.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

A NORTH CAROLINA aper states that Ec-Se,9a-
tor Landon Corn Haynes is going to settle in Mem
phis, and resume the practice of the law. That is
good locality for the growth of his principles
Mississippi on the South, and Arkansas on the North,
and both in full view, raid upon the Federal au-
.horties could be got up on short notice The Bit
terest pill the gentleman will have to take before
entering on the practice of his profession that of
applying to Andy johnson for special pardon. 1t
was at Haynes house in this city in 1901 that the
caucus was held, agreeing with General Hindman
to seize johnson and hang him he passed through
Cumberland Cap Thejob would have been under
taken but for the fact that President Branner re-
fused to furnish the locomotive to run to Morristown
on such an expedition!
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

ANOTHER MISSIONARY FALLEN.-We have re-
ceived intelligence of the death Of Rev. Samuel A.
Rhea of the HISTORIAN Mission, of the American
Board, while on his way from Tabriz to OrOOmiah,
with Mrs. Rhea. They spent the night at small
village where Mr.. Rhes was attacked with sickness
resembling cholera. Not finding any comfortable
accommodations they left the next mornlng trayel-
on horseback, although he was still suffering from
the disease. They had not proceeded lar before ne
became much worse, and he died suddenly on the
road. Three missionaries of the American Board
in the East have thus died within ashort time, and
bv striking coincidence on three successive Satur
DAYS Rev. Mr. Dodd, Aug. 18th, Rev. Mr.. Nor
gan, Aug. 26th, and Rev. Mr. Rhea Sept 3d.-N
! Obssrrsr
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
Clubs.

Subscribers are beginning 10 form clubs to the
WEEKLY WHIe, according 10 our advertising rates
We mean the rates we have Sc; forth. This is a
move in the right direction. We have put our rates
as low as we can afford TO- and trust friends,
who endorse our sentiments will aid in laying hem
before the people Those who desire to lay before
the people apologies for traitors and an excuse for
treason, would do well to pass our WHO by, and
aeIect some sof-shell paperl
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
The Deserving Poor.

In large cities and ordinary town. street beggars
are, in nine cases out of ten, vile imposters. All
cities and towns abound in these characters every
winter We have said they are imposters. They
are worse, where they are young and able. bodied
they are thieves Their object is to spy out the pre-
misses under pretense of soliciting aid and to steal
wherever an opportunity offers. These Migrants
are at the head of all the maturod systems Of bur-
glary 50 common in our cities and towns. The po-
lice hould at al times be on the look out for thieves
and strangers who can't give an account of them
selves, and have no visible employment, should be
arrested and placed in the work house.
We would not saga word to weaken the sympa-
thies of our humane citizens for the deserving poor.
These are numerous in all our towns, made nu-
merous by the war, and are mostly women and chill
dren and aged persons. These are in great need
this cold weather. suffering alike for clothing food,
and fuel The sufferings of these people are great
and these are intensified as we progress into the
heart Of winter. Many Of these are left without
their natural protectors, who died in one or the
other of the two armies, or we're killed in battle
Neither ought to be allowed to suffer. Rebel lead
ers urged men into the army Of the rebellion, and
promised to see their families provided for and
in their great need they abandon them.
We offer no plea for a robust man or strapping
woman, when found in rags and want ofprovisions.
ANY able-bodied man or woman can make their
vctuals and clothes if they will labor, and if they
refuse they ought to suffer. But the widow and
the orphan, the poor and destitute who are vrtuOus
and honest, ought not to suffer in this Christian
country no matter what were the politics Of those
who in life controlled them. Nor ought those who
are able to relieve their wants, close their doors
upon them. Arrangements should be made in every
town to provide for them they are deserving they
are cold, hungry and destitute.
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Knoxville, Tenn, December 81, 1865.

c. S. HUBBARD, Of New Haven, Connecticut IS ouL
regularly appoited AGENT 10 receive subscriptions for our
paper in the States OF Connection, aEd Aassachuse,H
The WIG can be had every week at the News
Depot Of K. q. Singleton, Post Office building
Nashville, Tenn.
LOUIS MGGLAUFLIx is authorized to act as our
agent along the whole Pacific Coast. HIS ADDRESS
is San Francisco, California.
Cor. JOIN Il. JAMES Chief QuartermasteT OF
the District of East Tennessee, Is authorized TO re-
oeive payment for subscriptions 10 TINS paper.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
The MaFTNiIle COLLEGE.

We are informed that this ancient Institution 81
learning viii again be opened under competent
and loyal teachers, the first Tuesday in February.
II was run down by set Of traitors, and then
abandoned BY the Rcrers9a opposers of thel Gov
eminent The loyal Presbyterisns have taken II in
hand ana have resolved to restore it to its old Mon
status, and former usefulness We hope the friends
u the College will have irmnezs enough to keepthe
old rebels out who aided in bringing on the late
rebellion, and in that event, We wish II nrosparitv
Indeed the sterling loyalists Of Blont county will
only patronize the College on the condition that
traitors are kept out Of its halls of learning.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

One Robert E. Lee late of the rebel army, Is at
the head of a College of learning in Virginia
where military instructions are to be given. We
suggest that he use Gen. Grants Report as text
book. When the report speaks of the surrender Of
Richmond and of the handling of the troops on
either side Lee could show the student Just how it
was done. In other words, as the student recites,
Lee can illustrate
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

The recent Florida elections were attended with
more than the usual excitement incident to such oc
casions, and in several localities high as to
eliminate in breaches of the public peace between
some white and colored men, resulting in some cases
in shooting and killing. United States officers at
Lake City and other points ordered ont troops to
prevent collisions. The troops being colored, in
censed the chivalry, and made matters worse. This
is the way they are rsconslr;tig in Florida. Take
away the Federal bayonets and they will not allow
Union man to become a candidate for office And
this Is the feeling in all the Cotton States.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
New IRON MoUSrA1S.-The Cincinnati Gazette

New IRON MoUNTAIN.-The Cincinnati Gazette
says
A gentleman who recently visited East Tennes-
see has descr ibed tous a new mountain Of iron ore
recently discovered in that State. 1t is in the
southern part of Roane county, three miles cast of
the Tennessee river, and sixty north of Chattanoo
ga This placer consists of hill of iron ore Of the
kind known as ,specular, lenticular, hematite ore,
Familiarity called dystone ore by the Tennesseeans.
The eminence is divided into three spurs or off
shoots each of which has broad top, covered by
solid beds of ore. The exact thickness OF these
beds is unknown, but is pronounced at least twenty
five feet from outcropplng Crags and may be treble
that depth The surface of the hill extends over
two hundred acres. The finest timber grows upon
the property and in the neighborhood. Prof SAT-
ford Tennessee State Geologist, says the dyestone
ore yields seventy per cent of iron, by nice anal
ysis, though in practical working 1t would not pro
duce over sixty. This ore is unusually kind in
fuxing, and makes q soft gray iron. There are two
other similar developments in the same district and
all of them will be brought within convenient dis
lance of Cincinnati by the construction of the pro-
posed Southern Railroads.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

THE rebel Legislature Of Virginia, holding forth
at Richmond has adopted resolutions recommend
ing the pardon of JEFF. Davis. The Southern States
are all working in concert. Davis once released,
and general amnesty declared, they so to work to
repudiatc the Federal War Debt or secure the pay
ment of the Rebel War Debt.
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Attachments.

We have g large advertising custom in the way
Of Attachments, which are usually inserted four
times. To induce parties to pay in advance in all
cases We propose to take g. but if 10. paid in ad-
vance in the future in all cases we shall require 80
Chancery and Circuit Court Notices viii be
charged accordingly.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

THE news from Savannah, Georgia, is that set
of selfconstituted Regulars have organized and are
hanging negroes and arresting white men, under
the pretense of restoring order. The Savannah pa
pers regret such a state of things. Wonder if the
cqt,, can't be traced to East Tennessee
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

The Marshall Texas Republican complains of
the constant murders and extensive robberies car
ried on in the towns and vicinities Of Texas. The
editor says:
awe have lived in Texas for nineteen years. and
we have never known, during that time, property
and life so insecure
This Is bad state of things. We think that q
skill rebel logcian ought to be able to trace the
canse 70 the conduct Of the Union msn of East
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

TEE Brooklyn Union states that within three
months now past, there have been in Boston, fifty
four cases Of garroting, and hfty-eight arrestS.-
Can't Greeley show by figures that this is owing to
the Union spirit of East Tennessee, and the bad
example set BY the Tennessee State Government?
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

Ii the United States Senate, Mr.. Davis, Of Ken
tucky-a sort of old man of the sea- hanger on
to the fortunes OF that graccless wandere the Dem
ocrstic party, has made move to censure the
President for not restoring the writ Of ha5eas cor
pns. The Kentucky leaders die hard.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

THIS WEEKS IssUE.-Whether the spirit and
matter of this weeks WIG are acceptable TO the
public or not the Senior Editor is alone responsible.
Coming home to enjoy the Christmas Holidays, he
has paid marked attention to the preparation of the
paper.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27

The East Tennesseean, published at Kington, in
the loyal county of Roane states that there is not
more orderly and quiet town in the State. We hear
the same encouraging news from other towns and
counties and We believe the reports and rejoice in
theO
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