Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-17
Crushing Treason.

A severe blow for the suppression of rebellion in
East Tennessee was given last week, ut Cleveland,
Bradley county. This charge and rOnt of the
.pne,nips of the Fed,Inl Government was made by
Hon. Elijah T. Hall, Judge OF this Judicial Circuit,
md the Jurors OF the county Of Bradley.
We refer to the suits brought by loyal citizens Of
Bradley county against their rebel neighbors for
having them incarcerated in rebel jails for their
patriotism.
DR.. VIM. Hunt Local Agent of the Treasury
department in this city, recovered, for false imprs-
onment the sum Of twenty thousand (s2O,OOO) dol
srs in suit brought against W. II. Tibbs (member
of the Rebel Congress- james W. Gillespie, Colonel
of the deceased Confederate States Army and Elijah
F. Johnston.
Stephen Beard Colonel 5th Tennessee Mounted
Infantry, recovered twenty thousand dollars from
this same VIM. II Tibbs and VIM. L. Brown, Cap
tain of the defiuct Confederate States Army. Ma
ior j. S. Bradford, United States Army recovered
The same sum from the same parties.
Sam Hunt recovered ten thousand dollars from
the same Southern rights gentlemen.
VIM. Gamble recovered twenty-five thousand five
hundred dollars of John b. Carmichael, Captain
William Snow, Confederate States Army, and Cas-
well Luttrell. james Kirby recovered ten thous-
and dollars of several rebels whose names We have
not learned Several other Union men recovered
buns similar to those mentioned from their rebel
neichbors All these men were in prison with DR..
HUT.
Andrew johnson has said, since to commence
ment of the war; and in speech at Washington re-
Gently reiterated the same, that treason must be
made odious and traitors Impoverished before ice can
hare permanent peace
From the first OF Genesis to the last verse Of Rev
ela.ions, no declaration in the Holy Evangelist con-
ains more truth than the declaration of the Pres
dent quoted above.
A few men, by virtue Of large estates, drove the
multitude into rebellion US shepherd drives his
Dock.
Since the defeat of the rebel armies we hear Of
rich rebels returning to their homes in every county
In East Tennessee There is scarcely one Of this
class who has not caused the Imprisonment or death
of loyal man. Let the loyal men of the country
bring suits for damages, and they will be remuner-
kted to some extent for their loss of property and
health, Us Dr. Hunt and others have been. Let the
wives s,sons Sisters nna oro1eIs VI oh "n0
have died from the effects Of imprisonment, bring
suits against the men who Influenced the rebel au-
thorities to imprison them The law and the facts
ore with them, and the jurors Of the country will
give verdcts in accordance Herewith
"Aioney is po,csr" and If the wealthy men who
nnuguraled this rebellion retain their property, the
dag is not far distant when they will attempt TO re-
gain political power in East Tennessee.
"lle who is iorewarned is forearmed." Unless
Union men beware and exercise the power they now
have TO destroy the power Of rebels, the d"y may
come when they and their children will be At the
mercy ef their unscrupuous enemies. Judge Halls
Court at Clevelund did more Tor the suppression OF
REBELLION than the capture and Paroling rebel
brgne ,,.,,-,
In conclusion we will say that all tie rebels were
wealthy from whom damages were recovered in
Bradley county