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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
The Making out of the Ticket.

We have received several communications enquir-
ing how certain names came " be on the LegiSi1-
tire General Ticket? We have received Others pro-
posing to call meetings to try the question over
again. We simply desire to say, that the Executive
Committee here was required to furnish the East
Tennessee ticket complete early last week, and to
send the same by telegraph to Nashville which they
did in dispatch costing S33 90. After getting the
notice the Committee had "a hours 10 60 upon, and
they got up all the proceedings of meetings and the
action of citizens, and filed out the ticket ms best
they could. The Committee had no feeling on the
subject but to complete the ticket, by taking loyal
and good men for the few blanks to be filled out
The ticket is complete and is printed and circulated
from Knoxville to Memphis, and it is too late to af
feet any one change Those who want tickets for
this end Of the State get them by calling at this
office The election come. off on Saturday week,
the 4th of March. Come one come all, get tickets
and vote.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
Rebel Violence.

Many citizens are coming in from the upper coun-
tics of Eastern Tennessee upon whose statements
we can rely. They agree in their account of the
villainous conduct of the rebel thieves who are
roaming about the country. They are shooting
down Union men, and robbng Union families, with
more rcckessness than at any former time. Indeed
the like has not been known since the rebellion broke
out. Forty Of these thieves came into Maryville
last Sunday night, and although they did no mis-
chief there after leaving town they killed an inno-
cent Union man by the name of Russell General
Tllson has issued an order which will meet the me-
cessitics of the times, it will take the lives of five
rebels for every Union man innocently slain. They
must be killed. Rebel citizens must be made TO feel
that their lives endangered by the conduct Of
their friends, whom they invite to make these raids
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
South Carolina the Worst Whipped
State i'm the COnfederacy.
New YORK, Februar,

NEW lohhj IeDTuhTy TO-
- The Raleigh Progress of January Dist has an edi-
torial stating that gentleman from Florida Geor-
ga and South Carolina states that the people of the
latter State are the worst whipped people he ever
saw or heard Of
He looked on all as gone believing that Sherman
will meet no obstacles, They want the best peace
they can get, and want it now.
The Progress, in another article says Sherman
will take Charleston, Wilmington, Columbia and
Raleigh and Grant will stay where he is, and keep
Lees army in the vice that has held SO well for the
last ten months. Sherman and Terry will move on.
Newbern would be the water base, and Raleigh the
inland base, and with Grant on the James, and Sher-
man at Raleigh all transportation would be cut of,
supplies exhausted, and Lees army would be in a
tight place.
The Governor and Legislature will leave, but
the people will stay where they are, here and
throughout the State and will do rs they have done
at Savannah-make the best they of the condi-
ton of things they cannot help. The people want
peace regardless of JEFF. Davis and Abe Lincoln
Give them peace and protection for person and
property they care very little about boundary lines
or who shall be the President
The same paper says rumors are rife in Richmond
Of its evacuation at a very early day.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
COpperhead-..HiS Origin.

There is split in the Democratic party The
honest patriotic Democrats stand shoulder to shout
der with the Republicans battling for the Union,
and are called War Democrats the cowardy por-
ton stay at home to plot treason against their
try, and claim to be Peace Democrats but are known
and called Copperheads, from the copperhead snake
"a mean, sneaking cowardly, treacherous, mag-
nant poisonous reptle-their origin political ms
cegeuerdtion the white Democrats have consorted
and compacted with the black devl-the product
Copperhead. The X. G. C.s, the o. A. KS, and
the guerrillas and bushwhackers are but oilshoots
from the same stock, having the same paternity
Copperheads and Knights abound mostly in IllinOs,
Indiana, Ohio and New York city. They have their
representatives in Congress and the press, but few
enlist in the army, and these only for the bounty,
and the first chance to steal horse they desert and
return home to be protected by their cousins, the
Knights. Gucrrllas and bushwhackers are to be
found mostly in Missouri; they collect in bands
composed of horse-thieves, robbers house burners
murderers and outlaws. These villains when
caught should be hung at once, and not held up to
be pardoned as eyring brethren. Their aiders and
abetters should be sent to Dixie on their way to n
hotter climate. Well, when the hell-born rebellion
shall be crushed out, and our soldiers return home,
the Copperheads, knights, guerrilas and bush
whackers will be driven from the land, the devil
will claim his own and his Internal majesty domain
will be well stocked with his own children.
ALPHA.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
LandOn Corn Haynes.

This follow, who has been all his life long strug-
Cling for office and has been attached to all parties
that have existed in this State during tho last thirty
ycars-oyorythlng by turns and nothing long-wont
into the rebellion ut mn carly day and was chosen
Senator to the Richmond Congress by an rrosponsi-
bic Lcgisaturo-a body Of traitors who transferred
the State to JEFF, Davis, Haynes made speech In
the rebel Congress on the 9Th inst, in favor of arm
ing negroes in order 10 achieve the independence of
the Confcdcracy lie then branched of, giving u
gloomy picture Of the state of things in the Conlcd
cmcy and made violent assault upon jeff Davis
and charged him with being mainly responsible for
all the evils aud defeats that have boallen the Con-
fcdcmcy And such, be notified the Davis party
was the rebel sentiment Of Tcnncssoel He said he
made the statement That the Chief Magistrate might
loarn the iact, He blamed Davis for Bpggs de-
feat he charged tho loss Of Tennessee on the blum
dcrs of Davis he charged the loss of Ncksburg, of
the battlc of Chicamauga, of Missionary Ridge and
other defeats, on the laundering conduct Of Davis,
He charged that Davis sent Longstrect on wild
goose chase to Knoxville, where he got his large mr.
my used up aud he charged him with bringing on
that Grrcc n JatHe ut Franklin and in front Of
Nashville, which resulted in wpng out the West
crn Army and leaving but lis shadoW to be seen !
Verify the Davis dynasty is at low ebb when
Haynes ventures to make war upon it, Two facts
muy be gathered from the speech of Haynes, First,
Davis has not been treating him with that attention
/ his vanity thought was due him-not listening to
his advice and setting at naught his grave counscls
] a. n Ca. l. 1Nt
the board, and he is fixing to go with old Footc to
Europe, or to come through our lines and take the
Amnesty Oath
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
Charleston and Columbia Fallen
Augusta and BranChyillc Ours !
The COnfcderacy Played Out!

Charleston, the gate of entrance to hell, Is in our
possession and Sherman is driving the dcy!land his
pickots out The Charleston Mercury the devils
official organ, has suspended and proposes in the
future TO itiHcrrFi
Columbia the seat Of Government in South Car
olina, and the place whore traitors were educated
for the service of the devil and rebellion was taken
possession of on the 18th instant, by the victorious
Sherman
Augusta, the hot bed of Georgia traitors, has
fallen and the Chronicle calls upon the citizens not
to burn their cotton. BWnchvie either has or will
fall into our hands. Indeed the thing has played
out and the rebels are responding in all quarters
Defeat ruin, and disgrace, look the rebels in the
face wherever they 60 Their "rights are crowd
ing upon them faster than they ever anticipated and
they feel that they are getting more than they bar
gained for. May the Lord increase their troubles
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
The Rebel Press.
We aro indebted to the Washington special Of
he Cincinnati Commercial for tho following items.

We aro indebted to the Washington special Of
the Cincinnati Commercial for tho following itoms
sTIRRlSG ~ THE WAR slrRlT,
The Richmond Sentinel of February II, in con-
GLIDING long editorial says
A" We should be unworthy of all thut is honorable
In the name Of an American, did we seek refuge
from the loss Of life or property In base subn'-
sion, Let no man deceive himself WoCOuld make
no trenty with the enemy even for reconstruction OF
the Union, unless We treat rs equals
scoLplNo THE cRoAKERs,
The Wing Of the llth, depicts, in Il long editorial,
the result Of submission to the North and then nj
ludcs u, follows TO the croakcrs in Richmond'
Tho traitor in heart, the incurablo Yankee,
whose mouth has been shut whloall went well, mny
go homo this night with tho distinct consciousness
Of the mc that There Is not true Southcrner whcth-
or In the army or out of H. who has tho romotcst
idea of permitting his mother his sister his wife or
his daughter to be- reduced TO slavery for the sake
of saving the treasures accumulated by those who
have kept out Of the army, The hascst and most
sordd Of motives cannot rule us ut home still less
can they be allowed to impair the efficiency of our
brave soldiers in the field or in the trenches, These
soldier must be fed, clothed paidand reinforced and
until this is DONE II will be wise IN all Yankees to
keep their mouths shut Who whispers peace
though it be with mltering breath in his back count
ing-room, is in danger We will not say what that
danger j., or how near it hangs but it is the great
danger and il is not further Off than the trenches
which contain men, whose mothers are threatened
with degradation, not TO be atoned for by the snap
ped nccks Of all the Yankees in this Confederacy,
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
Suspension of Work.

The Contraction Corps, engaged upon the Rail
and ordered to Sayannah Georgia, We take it that
this withdrawal is only temporary and that other
forces will be put upon the road at once We have
no information on the subject but the importance of
the repair of the road will induce the authorities to
put it through without delay We intend to hold
the country and in order to do this we must keep
this road in running order. We must at once clean
out the country and keep it clean SO as to enable
the farmers to ro'ecr Unprotected, large crops
of corn, oats hay, potatoes &c, will be produced in
East Tennessee and without such crops the people
will have to abandon the country, The loyalty of
EasAn Tennessee entities her to full protection at
the hands Of our Government
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
Public Meeting.

Whereas at public meeting of the loyal citizens
of the various civil districts Of Campbell county,
Tennessee, held at Jacksborough on Monday the
9Th day of February, James NJ. Grant, esq was
called to the chair and John Peterson was appoint
ed Secretary, when the objects of the meeting were
explained by the Chairman in a short and appropri-
ate speech; whereupon, by unanimous voice of the
Convention the proceedings Of the State Conycn-
ton held at Nashville on the sth day of January,
1865, were cordially and heartily ratified.
Upon motion of Col. r. ID. Wheeler, it was agreed
to take the wish of the Convention by the separate
act of each Civil District, as TO who they are for to
represent county in the lower branch Of the next
Legislature, to be held at Nashville on the first
Monday of April, 1865 upon which reports Reuben
Rogers, tried and loyal citizen to the government
Of the United States was chosen rs our candidate 10
represent us n before stated
Ii was also unanimously agreed by the Conven-
ton that Captain Vincent Myers, Of the county of
Claiborne, be choice TO represent in the SEN
itoral branch Of our next State Legislature
When, upon motion, it was ordered that Alex.
Heathcrly, Capt John IIcatherly and Captain VIM.
p. Gray, be appointed delegates to Convention at
any place the SAME may be held, for the purpose Of
selecting a suitable to represent in the SEN
atorial branch Of our next State Legislature.
When, upon motion Of +. II. Bfatcler, il was or
dered by the meeting that the Chairman and Score
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
West Tennessee.

Wa find the following petition In tho Nashville
Union Of the 18th, which that paper says has been
presented to the President
abraham LiHcoiI, President Of the UHited Statrs
Mn PREslDEyT-In accordance with your diroc-
ton we now state in writing tho reliof which the
people of the district Of West Tennessee ask ut your
hands viz;
First-1o bo relieved from all interference Of the
military authorities with the administration of JUS
tico by the civil courts. And TO this end first that
the Judges of tho courts and MI officers thereof to bo
left entirely free in the discharge of their several
functions Of office, from the control interference
Of the military authorities and that they be de-
carcd exempt from all military duty, whether of
the regular military service; and second that all
jurors witnesses and parties and their counsel at
tending said courts, lawfully summoned thereto, or
prosecuting or defending their rights therein, shall
be exempt from such military duty while so in AT
tendance
Second.-Thnt said military authorities be pro-
hibited from imposing upon the people assessments
taxes, duties or charges of any kind whatever and
collecting the same unless authorized so TO dospec-
ally by the President or Secretary Of War.
Third-That all officers and soldiers who have
served in the armies of the United States and have
been honorably discharged from said service on nc
count Of physical disability and also all such Off
and soldiers rs shall have served out the term
of their enlistment the same being for three years,
shall be held exempt from all military duty, either
militia or otherwise.
Fourth.-That all persons who have come within
the lines of the United States army and taken the
oath of amnesty in good faith, under and trusting
TO the assurances of Gen. Grants General Order
No, TO- shall be exempt from such military duty,
and SO long AS they continue TO be quiet citizens
and obcdient to the laws tha be permitted to re-
main.
Fifth.-That the people be relieved from the I'M
position of any other draft than such is in accor-
dance with law; they do not ask to be exempted
from draft, but insist that it be levied upon them in
accordance with the laws of the United States ad-
ministered by the same rules and regulation. as
elsewhere in the United States.
Sixth.-That the President gives assurances that
so soon as Tennessee shall have ratified the amend
ments to her constitution made by the Convention
at Nashville, and ROW being submitted to the peo-
pie, he will by proclamation, SO far as he lawfully
may, declare Tennessee no longer in instruction
against the United States.
Mr.. President, the granting of the relief above
asked for, it is believed, will so powerfully impress
public sentiment to enable us by splendid vote
and overwhelming majority, to carry the above
mentioned amendments of the State constitution, to
regenerate the State and restore her to her place in
the Union.
Respectfully, your obedieRt servants,
WIN. WALLACE
JOHN CALDWELL,
p. r. BLAND.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
United States of America - District of East
Tennessee.

VXTHEREAS, AN INFORMATION WAS FILED
w in the District Court of the United States for the
District Of East Tennessee at Knoxville the Sth day
of February 1885, by James p. Swan ESQ., Attorney of
the United States for said district, behalf the United
States of America against house and lot in Charles
ton in Bradley county, Tenn, adjoining the lots of j.
Henderson James Varnel aad others seized the pro-
pcrty of James H. Darr and against all persons lawfully
intervening for their interest therein, alleging that
said house and lot had been heretofore seized by
Revenue Agents. as forfeited to the United States for
causes in said information set forth and ayerred to be
true and praying for the usual process and moniton
Now, therefore, pursuant to the mOnon, under the
seal of said Court to directed, hereby give public
notice to all persons concerned in interest in said house
and lot to appear before said Court at the Court House
in Knoxville aforesaid the 18th day of May, 1865,
at 10 o'clock,A. r then and there to nterpose their
claims and make their allegations.
b. MCDANIEL,
feb22 L. ~ Wdrshdi Dist f. Tenn.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
Call for Tickets.

We are now printing the Legislative Ga...oi
Text the largest ticket voted in the State and
upon which there are more than one hundred
names Let all who want ticket. call and get Them
without money or price. We have bat ten days TO
90 upon AS the election is on the 9Th Of March Let
the tickets be circulated Candidates for the Senate
and House should aid in circulating the tickets We
think VIC doing our part when we print them
and furnish them for grntutou, circulation. We
can attend TO verbal and written orders from the
different counties for ticke.s-let the parties call at
our Office and get them.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
Five Thousand Dollars Damages.

Mr.. Petty recovered in a suit for false imprison-
yes from Milo and James McBcc, who seized him in
rebel times and imprisoned him as Union man in
the Knoxville Jail. He laid his damages at $lO-
600, and ought to have recovered the whole. Put it
to them, wherever they can be found with property
to make the damages out Of. Let treason be made
odous, and traitors imprisoned, be broken up, and
broken down Let our men sue themtn every in
stance, and make them feel the force of their viii
lainous conduct
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
A Tragic Incident OF The Great Fire I'm
Philadelphia.

The ircmen as body the police and citizens
present at the conIagration and particularly in the
early part of it, worked with almost superhuman
energy to rescue inmates Of the burning and threat
enng dwelling houses OF these scenes we can pre-
sent one which is full Of thrilling interest Messrs
McGurk, McGonglic, and Samuel MoMenamr
Fleetwood members of the Moyamensing Hose
Company, rushed into the building 1876 and rescued
all therein Fleetwood whose name deserves to be
written upon the scroll of fame, rushed into the
building occupied by the unfortunate Ware family
AT this time the burning oil, Kissing and seehing,
came pouring down the street, and the house. from
which eleven persons had been rescued but mo-
ment before, was licked up by the red, fiery tongues
of the demon Of destruction At this time the brsve
Fleetwood was bearing in his strong arms the body,
it IS supposed, Of Mrs Ware or one of her daugh-
tiers.
His companions were driven back by the approach
of the burning element-the increasing heat and
sitting smoke, Almost at the same moment the
burning oil burst through the rear part of the house,
and, flowing through the entry, all chances Of es-
cape was gone. The brave fireman underworld to
fight his way out still holding the woman in his
arms. He reached the front-door steps it vas "A
moment of horror; he leaped from the step, driven
by the flow Of burning oil through the house. but
the flames closed around him II groan and shrek
escaped the lips Of the Victims and both fell in
death. His companions endcavored to rescue both,
but it was impossible The crisped remains of them
were found but few feet distant from each other
We saw the charrcd body of this brave young man
in the basement of the old Southwark Hall Ii conld
scarcely be realized as the remains of human be-
ing but black rs it was it was worthy of grave
of distinction and II monument of fame.-RiiadeL-
1LiG Press
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22

gsS" The house in which John c.. Calhoun was
born has been accidentally burned The house which
he built is getting purposely burned.
This scrap of news is floating round, and is among
the late Geographic items. Other notices designate
the locality of the old mansion in South Carolina
John c. Calhoun was not born in South Carolina,
but about three miles east of Wythe Court House,
in Virginia, on Reedy Creek We were born with
in fifteen miles of the same spot in the same county
and have frequently been on the farm formerly
owned by old Patrick calhoun, but now owned by
the Crockett fnmily.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
70 Test OF Corn HuSks for Paper.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6-The tests of corn husks
for paper pulp at Stubenvic, Ohio, not yet con-
cluded, as it is intended to make them very tho
rough and complete. The reports received strongly
indicate the results satisfactory as we have ever
anticipated The proposed capital of 100000 is
understood to be grecnbacks and there is to be no
stock that is not paid for dollar for dollar in green
backs. The price of the patent to make printing
paper for newspaper use is $4,000 in gold. We
want the views of all editors at once.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
Congressional Commute on Tennessee.
WIN. WALLACE
JOHN CALDWELL,
p. f. BLAND.
NEW YORK, February 70.

New YORK, February 10.
The Select Committee in the House reported an
amendment to the reconstruction bill yesterday,
which provides for the recognition by the President
Of the State government of Tennessee, if such a
government be established by the loyal citizens in
conformity with the Constitution prior to the first
day of May next The report also provides that the
Constitution of Tennessee shall prescribe:
LIST. No person shall vote who has held a Confed-
crate military office higher than Colonel, or a civil
officer unless il be ministerial
I'd. That slavery shall be forever prohibited.
Sd. No State debt contracted under action Of
usurpcd power, shall be recognized or paid by the
State, and no rebel law Of confscation shall be
binding.
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The Ticket Complete.

We are able this week to present copy of the
GENERAL LEGISLATIVE STATE TIckET. and we
call upon all loyal men to exert thcmselve. to secure
it, success. The ticket has on it one b,opi,,d ami
cisrea DaDe' the largest ticket ever voted in Ten
ncssce. We are now printing these tickets for dis
tribution and all who wish to vote the ticket can
call at our printing office and get them, without
money or price. Let Us, as loyal men, desiring the
restoration Of law aud order in Tennessee rally 10
this ticket and put it through.