Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-05
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MAKTvILLE, Tenn, jane :, 1851
Gee. Harris SIH--one Of the delegates 70 the
late Knoxville Convention-A citizen 81 this place
--aa open and aEowed abOlit0nist--R man IN con-
musicstion directly with the powers ct Washington,
communicated something 20 another eitizea 81 the
place to-day which ! deem Is proper for yOa 70
know. The information was given 70 iaRn who
was supposed % be favorable 10 Lineolu, and from
WHOM the information derived. Il "a this
that il kBewn aud admitted that The vote Of tbs
State would be for the ordnance Of secession bat
that East Tennessee going - take her destinies
into Der own hAnds-that IN lszs than 3 month eiyil
War viii be in cur uiidst--that before the end Of
nsIt week the railroads ~fii De e,a ~ ag4 The
have IS coo tous IN the eeid and Whistler they ges
Rid from Lincoin Or n0s they intended - eght Il
out themselves.
Nov, air. believe al lhis is intended believe
that before the Ast Of haxt week the roads win bs
torn up aud ths bridges destroyed II Ihsy can cut
Oe .hs fAeiiitiss ioF throwing srooPs in hers they
most brutal despotisH. YOa have doubtless al
ready learned that q train wish two companies Of
armed troops, 81 roilse for Virginia vas Ared int
b. mob Of several haadrSa eiiiEsus at Strawberry
Plains GA The sth. This i oEly the beginning
JrssEs o. wAstAcr
The account Of ;his Strawberry Plains mob
was Published At the time IN the Knoxville Wig
OF June 9th, and Mr. Wallace hsd the paper when
he gave this version 10 Harris. -Four years have
elspsed, but Il viii do 10 repeat.
ASSAULT UPON A UNION MASS NETTING By THR
TROOPS on 4 TRAIE--FIRIEU INTO A LARaE
ASSEMBLY OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
rms FIRE RETURNED WITH RIFLES And RI
YoLvERs
We have never witnessed such scene as We BE-
held on Wednesday, The sth Inst, Vi Strawberry
Plains and ws hops never 10 sss che Like agAiu The
prOesasion Of Union men On horseback, Sbeus four
aeep, wa half mile long vAriossly estimated 10
contain from eight 70 twelve hundred Hisn Attks
bead Of each aiyisioa The Stars and Stripes we're
coating. 10 the number Of SIX haanegs MAFehing
BY the Plains ard passing the depot there wa !
train Of esrs having hoard some Alabama troops
who, strange to ssy, remained there with steam up
for three hours, Aftsr our procession had passaa
into the gap Of Mr.. Mesks laclosara leading into
bis grove, where the stand and seats RsFs erected
and where much largsr assemelage among whom
we're several hundred ladies and ehlldrea. xers
ssaied awaiting tbs arrival Of tas procession atshe
bead Of which were Messrs. Maynard Temple and
Fleming, who were % address the meeting the train
started towards u, 81 very allow rate, Speaking
bad not yet commenced though Col. fb0rnbarg vas
up making some preliminary fsmasks Is the ram.
naat Of ths vast crowd weFS coming In and crowd
ing around thsstand. Atthesuggestiau q Mr. Meek
an Old man, Who had served In The war OF lsl2 and
Nss ewRsd Ibe premises tbs CIV ., se@stersg Psrsoss
gaistly disturbing no enc But here We win let M
Meek tell he tale just AS !: occurred
srAfEMKNT
Al the request Of DE-, Brownlos and ether gen
tlefnen, walked from the stand down 20 the Rail
road, 70 hurry up our Uaioa taen, aud urge them
not % say or do anything 10 the train then slowly
coming by, Oar men came within the ineosare.
quietly, ard wss about twenty feet from the fence
inside OF my Eed the raiiFoad sud wagon road pass
ing along close 70 She fence. There wsre two msA
Ia uniform GA The top Of enc Of tho cars each had
a revolver 10 his hand, and one u them stone
which be threw 81 n0 with great forces and precision
and barely lodged IL, This Was followed UP BY
one Of them deliberately HFhg Al me. oae Of them
knes me, Tor be bad prsvionslY come b. the house
and ssked for watsr 10 aa his eantson, which l
assisted HIN ln filing treating him politely
knew h,,w. Thls was the commencement 81 tie |
srings md y Yves without any Provoeation what |
ever, MvrE sr
Jano 5, 1851
The undersigned we're licking on 81 shat oceaf. /
red and astest the truth u NJ Masks statement a
giyen above