Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-26
Editors Correspondence.
NAsnAlIlr. April l2h, 1865.


Thi. /. the I'm Of April tho birthday Of Henry
Clay, and the fatal day, four years ago, when m ar
my Of traitors fired upon Fort Sumter under the
load Of Dcaurogard and for two years thereafter
the silly cry was heard In every direction Bcaurc-
card Is Hlll adyancingl Treason had then cncascd
itself in she'll which IN. turned ont since 10 be m
cQg-sdcH and has exploded and only killed of the
party who constructed Il
As to the ncws, il win have reached my readers
by Telegraph this letter does There il no dis
count on the ncws--it Is all we could desire, Tho
inyinoiblc army Of Northern Virginia, that has held
Richmond so long and so dcilOntly Is no morcl-
General Robert H. Lee, the Military Head of the
rebellion, is out of employ having been forced to
surrender himself and army to Lieut. Gen, Grant
Peace looks out upon the nation no more blood
shed, and probably no more battles ARE to be wit
messed, The April brccacs all whisper, North and
South, that the Federal Government Is able 10 sup
pros the rebellion The truth Of the inslnuaton
has been seriously doubted but il Is being believed
even by leading rebels,
The news is just in, by telegraph, that Forrest and
Roddy with their entire commands have been cap
turcd by Gen. Wilson's cavalry force-tha, Mont
gomery and Selma are in our possession Mobile
and Joe Johnsons army are all that remain TO be
taken and as they will surrender soon, our readers
will soon be. done getting news Let the people re-
ioccl And none have greater cause of rejoicing
than the rebels, as they can now get out of con-
llict that was bound to end in their ruin Let the
Eagle scream Let the cannon bech forth It's notes
of thunder ms it is now doing al over the loyal
States Let the old flag of beauty and glory float
in all its grandeur as it is now doing all over this
once rcbellious city And as the Lord reigneth
and He has given us these victories over Sin, Treas
on the Devil and Davis-let the whole earth reioce
All hail to the Union an undivided and ndvsible
Government Our dangers are past, our long night
Of trouble is gone and from the storm of civil war
our nation shall rise stronger and better more go-
rious, and more respected, than before this wicked
outbreak. For all this, we owe praise and thanks
giving to the God who led our armies to victory
who confused our enemies, and compelled them to
surrender, Once more, say, all hail the American
Union! All hail her invinciblo armies God be
praised forever
The Legislature Of Tennessee, in both branches
Id composed of us good set of men as we have had
at any time for quarter of century past. They
are generally men of age sense experience, and
good character ut home and they are practical men
They are getting fully under way and l have no
doubt will meet the expectations of the people The
only question OF moment. ar1using the public mind
Is the question of ecctng two United States Sona-
tors. There are two to be chosen and there Is no
scarcity Of candidates so that tho Legislature has
wide field from which to select.
There are quite n number of Tennessee refugees,
So'ti, on the opposite bank of the Tennessee river
in North Alabama anxious to return home. and
they are coming home in few days Among those
further back in the interior hear OF Judge Ridley
and John Bell have written to the latter to come
homo, and told him that he would not be molested
He was never in arms, and was foolish for going
South Many leading men in the rebel service are
writing back to know if they can be allowed to come
home, and do some amnesty swearing They all
want some store clothes, and something to cat and
driaki
l0pIdly Inc back waters are into many houses
Railroad bridges are bound - wash away, and ex.
poet all communication to close out for time
w &. B.