Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-18

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July, 1864 whose proceedings acquired national
interest In consequence OF tho nc4ive part be took
cir the Union cause he had to ieAvo home, nud was
COMMISSIONED surgeon IA the army IN September,
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cot Legislature there was not book regularly De-
longing TO his Office which had BEEN vacans Tor tour
years He had to prepare his forms and books knd
organize his oshcs nom the beginning. Worso Than
this the current expenses Of the State were aceumu-
lating months before dollar Of revenue camo into
his hands, so that he had to rase money his own
rcsponsibititv- In this difficulty the Second Ma
tional Bank magnanimolsly c&me TO his relief, and
furnished him with funds. DR. Stamford, It Is
plain, has had rough road 70 travel but no has
thus Ear acquitted himself with honof and will doubt
iess come out riumphantly in the end. His COM
pensation s 500 salary and three-fourtns OF one
per cent for receiving and disbursing money which
come into his hands for tho use Of the Insane Hoe
pital. The pay is wholly insufficient for the large
responsibilities connected with the ofice. It should
he increased by all means Penny wise and
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coNuIsslcsEz OF ROADS.
DIR. A. w. Hawkins the Road Commissioner was
y,oru IN Bath county, kentucky, In 1894
HIS Parents removed in few years thereafter 70
Carroll county and were among the pioneer ami
Ice ~ Wess Tennessee. He applied himself fer
or,s wears 4, the business of teaching On the
breaking out of the war with Mexico ne promptly
volunteered for the service, and served : swelve
months tour during which ne participated IN seve-
raj bloody engagements in the second regiment OF
Tannesses yo1unteers, commanded BY the gifted out
unfortunate w. 7. Haskell
IJpou his return, after course Of study, ne en-
gagged in the practice of medicine. For Two or
three years was editor Of the Patriot published IN
Huntington and devoted e and srn;s. .s
inc out Of the rebellion he was engaged extensively
in The practice Of his profession. As soon as the
ADVANCE of the Union forces made it practicable ior
him 10 do so, he recruited company Tor Inc reoe,
raj service, and was actively employed ~ commana
of his company until the capture OF llsnson ~
Forrest in December 1862 where be was taken prs
oner. Being paroled, he was ordered to report ~
Camp Chase, Ohio where he was kept on cnty I'LL
tba expiration Of his term of service n OCTOBER
1883 During his stay in Ohio he participated TO =
considerable extent in the famous pclscal contest
between the lamented Gov. Brough and vsiianaig-
ham. addressing immense audiences IN connection
With Todd, Sherman, Galloway, and other distin,
guished men of that State. Upon being discharged
Rom the service he removed bis family e olnsy,
his. wherehe took charge of the JourL,, - OF the
leading newspapers in Southern Illinois, and dur
inc The recent Presidential canvass, both through
his paper and from the stump. labored assiduously
in Wrestling Egypt, as that portion Of the State Is
called, from copperhead control.
On the 2sth Of April last, he received from Gov.
Browniow the appointment of Commissioner OF
Rods since which time he has devoted his energies
ncessantiy to the work Of reorganization in Tennes-
sec. The duties of this Office are very important;
the law requiring Of him, besides certain specific
duties general supervision Of the interests OF the
State in all the railroads in it. These interests ass
immense, the State being involved to the extent OF
near $4,000 600 in these roads During the cxis-
tence of the rebellion the Office of Commissioner OF
Roads has been vacant and as necessary conse-
quence everything pertaining thereto was found in
the utmost confusion. Many OF the roads are in a
state of suspension, by which the interests Of tho
State are greatly jeopardized and the amount Of
labor and responsibility thrown upon the Commits
sioner is greatly enhanced The salary of tho Com
missioner is $4,000 sum absurdly insufficient for
the discharge Of so many lsborous duties, in place
so expensive as Nashville.
We shall devote another paper to the other on
GERS stationed at the State Capitol Press and Tones