Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-17
$4,000 Reward.

nguuHp.g4 thc following proceedings IN b'th Houses
Wllh absolute unuImlN therefore /, WILLIAM G
BEow>Iow, Governor ct Icu~sre, do issue this
my Proclamation, md otiru reward Of dive thou
,nI u..ur, br ,hc apprehension .rud delivery TO
ua %. Nehy.o OF tho fugitive l.hlm @ Harris
Whereas. Treason b. lhr highest crime known L.
Clue HW- 90 iNn Uud ulu uu one mpu rs presumed
.ur.UU..uu4 Oh. rI, urUtHuE ut thr term better
4U G.Nur.uIr ui ~uUs, WuI certainly no one
-.uul 4. NoI tIu mur. sIrrt account for the com.
u.-.Iu.."I try crime ui trr,,nui aud, whur9,s the
/ ~ureGt tennessee u.iuru the rebellion vl,y,d u
nIgh -oU.H. MORAL uud political pn'lrlon aud bore
lur welt uuruvi rtpUvluu of the Volunteer Satr;
/ ,ud whereas hy the treason vt one lshtm q. llar-
1. EN.Gotrmur. ui T,uuos.rr the State hus u,t
million. ui dulals and thou-auds of her louns men,
who nave been NlIyi ~ battle aud died ol disra.u
/ while thousand ut abe W'ddle uged and old men
have ue,u uurdcrrd ur lmprsouvd, and deieucevss
! women and children driven from the State, heart
I broken and ppIulloss und whereas, the vulcrs OF
/ Tennessee did. in thr month ut February 1861, by
/ "a majority ul riNty thousand, Tppudmte treason aud
/ rebellion bat the utUrn.od l.huu G.. Harris well
knowing the true sentiment Of the proplcon treason
/ and rebellion, aud entirely dIsrcgTdng the over
! wheming expression Of popular sentiment, did use
/ DIS position u- Governor of the State to prccpitute
i in rebellion and hostility 10 the governm MT of the
unitud States aUd, whereas 10y such acts he Is
guilty Of treason perjury md theft, and is rcsponsi
hIe to great extent for the misery aud death of
thousands OF the citizens of the State, and the de-
yistti5n of the same from east TO west, and from
north to soWh-the cries OF the wounded and dy-
ing the wall OF the widow aud weeping of the Or
phau, are waited ON every breeze, imporng lust
rutnbutou on the usyiguturs OF this rebellion bcit
therefore
Resolved BY the General Assembly Of the State
Of Tennessee, that the Governor Of this State is
hereby authorized and instructed to offer II reward
of five thousand dollars for the apprehension and
delivery of the sail lsham e. Harris, TO the civil
authorities uf the State lie shall fully describe
sand fugitive from justice. and cause the publication
of the same 10 he made for three months or longer
as he m,y deem proper, ia one newspaper IN each
of the three gud divisions Of the State, and in pa
pars published IN Richmond Va, Raleigh, n C., Sa-
vuuuuh G,. Little Rock, Arkr New Orleans, La
and publish these preamOIes ana resolutions with
rls pwyumnuon
Pussud Mag l. 1865,
WM HEISRELL,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
SAMUEL r, RODGERS
Speaker ui the Senate.
The aforesaid refugee from Justice, without the
auth rity oI law. and in violation OF all law, hu-
uon and Divine WIS The chief instrument in thrust
ini, upun r,uuusscs this terrible rebellion, and It's
iuuuruUe c,is; u rebellion which has stormed
the very citadel Of ordcr every defense of virtue
every ,uu,tuury d right and every abode Of de-
ycucy When those vInuous bat frantic efforts
We @ astonishing mankind with her success, rs much
ms appalling them with their atrociIyi when the ialr-
est portion of thi. great ConmonW enlIh had been
made htdpous 10y the triumlhs Of thl, arch-tmitor
aud his corrupt md trgusonuble ASSOCIATES aud their
prrusve urgca had prulunrd uur churches, like das-
,uus Lnry mgwruu-J IA, ~r.'. ,'',. "rrr.u"'h -
Tine national aas oi beauty and glory, carrying with
them To the hrurL ut treason the funds and other
ynbiabhs Of the Sute. From that period until
now the snid l.ham G. llurrs has been rowing
through the South swept along 10y the unparalleled
hurricane 81 yentiuusnrs- and furious tempest OF
anarchy, never before ,quolrd upon earth Said
ll,,rrs has been periodically waiting the border
couuty, Of th,s State Issuing bogus procmmatons,
and collecting revenue. falsely pretending to be the
Govcrnur Of Tennessee.
Thi, ,u'plt Harris, is about five feet ten inches
high, weights about one hundred aud forty y.hve
pounds, aud Is about hlly-lre years Of age. His
complexion is sallow-his eyes nre dark and pene-
trutug-a perfect index to the heart Of II traitor
with the seowl ana irown OF u demon resting upon
his brow. The study of mischief and the practice
of crime, buye brought upon him premature bald
ness and grey beard. With buzen-faced impudence
he talks loudly and boastingly about the overthrow
Of the Yankee army and entertoins no doubt but
the South will achieve her Independence. lie chews
tobacco rapidly and is inoIdnately fond of liquor
In his moral structure, he is an unscrupuous man
stepped to the nose and chin in personal and po-
litlcal proaigacy-How about lost TO all sense of
honor and shame--with II heart reckless of social
duty, and fatally bent upon mischief
If captured, he will be found lurking in the rebel
strongbods Of Mississippi Alabama, or Georgia
and in female society, alleging with the sheep-faced
modesty Of yirtuous man, that it is not whole
some state OF public sentiment Of TASTE that for
bids an indscriminate mixing together Of married
men and women. Ii captlrcd the fugitive must
be delivered u me atiue to the end that justice may
be done him here, upon the theatre Of his former
yilainous deedsl
The city papers of Nashville and Memphis, as
well as the Chattanooga Gazette and Knoxville
Whig will each insert three times, in addition to the
other pupers suggested by the Legislature.
- In testimony whereof / have hereunto
;. l.. set my hand and affixed the seal OF thy
49, State, at the city Of Nashville, this ID OF
May 1865.
WM. &. BRowELow.
By the Governor:
ANDREw J. FLETCHER, Secretary Of State.