davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
The Address of the Southern Bishops,

We print in full, on another page OF TINS paper,
the pastoral address of the Southern MethodlsI
Bishops and we ask for it, from all our readers, an
attentive perusal. They will perceive, and many OF
them with regret that the spirit Of these leaders OF
Southern Methodism is still unchanged: Though
claiming and doubtless having received the dement's
of the Presidents amnesty, they are IN neart aS re-
belious as ever. They call Northern Metnodlsts
radicals but so is the government which mas re-
duced them to submission radical; for that govern
ment has performed the most radical act OF the
century-it has emancipated the slave and declared
him equally entitled with the white man to the pro
lection of the law. The spirit OF the Methodst
Episcopal Church which these bishops, with an al
fectation of sanctity, denounce as political Is tne
shirt for which Abraham Lincoln blessed GOD, ana
which inspired hundred thousand Methodl5ts 10
rally to the rescue of our imperllIed Union IN
saving that our "pupits perverted to agtatlonS
and questions promotive Of political and ecceslasu-
cal discord7 the Southern bishops impeach the de-
yotion of our Church to freedom and the Union
Hating freedom, and hating the Union as much as
they dare they will not consort with US This strip
ped Of its disguises, is the meaning oil their mani
festo.
1t is clear that these Southern leaders have learn
ed no wisdom from the past that they cherish with
fondness the souvenirs of the rebellioni that they
are determined to foster in the minds of their Hocks
the opinions and the spirit which led to rebellion
Loyal men will Indignantly ask for what end Is This
done? 1t is their design TO make the Southern
Methodist EplsCOpal NuurCA Lne AuLseIJ u I'St
treason and future outbreaks against the authority
of the Union.
In this document the bishops have written tin
death warrant of Southern MethOdism. No Church
which thus cherishes hatred of loyal men becaU use
of their devotion to freedom and the Union, can
stand before the American people. The e7er-int en-
sifyng Indignation against the proslavery and re-
beoUs spirit will shorten its days. The Southern
bishops have had offered to them oblivion of the
past, and the opportunity Of entering upon new
life They have preferred to faunt their past obi
GUS as it is to all true men, in our faces and to glory
in il as a badge of distinction Henceforth they
are known and read of us all.-N =. Christian
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
A Live Yankee.

The following letter is from not only live, but
an'irrepressabe Yankee" and we think is entitled
to the benefit of our circulation This is the kind Of
man we want here if to all their good qualities they
add loyalty, and will rot become rebel sympathzers
after coming here, as some have done:
LOWELL, Mass, Sept Sd, 1865.
Your ErceLLency:
1 don't wish to take up moment of your time,
but having read the enclosed little scrap from your
pen, I wish to ask you if you would advise any
one to come to your State in search of remuneratVe
labor? My ability to labor consists in the follow
ing am Brass and Iron moulder, can run a
stationary engine. am used to the water, can scull
long boat, or steer ship, hoe rake, or mow chop
wood, boss gang of hands, drive mule or bull
team, break up train of cars, mine for gold, han
die pick and shovel in fact, do anything that Is
honest for living. All want is work when get
there.
What do you say, sir? Will drop me line?
Fraternslly yours
SAMUEL j. PALLAReH,
Lowell Mass
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
Your ErcelLency :
Keen it Before the People !

Keep 1t before the people, That the Conservative
Constitutional-aw and pro-slavery-
party, number l26 votes in Knox county all told,
out Of a vote of $500
Keep il before the people, That this same great and
gro,gi,lg party numbers III in the Knoxville Con
gressional District all told and that it is growing
smaller by degrees and beautifully less"
Keep before the people, That this same party num-
bers 500 votes in the 81 counties of East Tennessee
and its numbers are daily diminishing at that.
Keep Il before the people, That the loyal men Of
East Tennessee are fearfully in the majority, and
don't intend that rebels or rebel sympathizers shall
govern the country any longer.
Keep it before hepeopLe That the loyal Union men
say that they were once deceived by the representa-
tions of leading rebels and that the fault of said
leaders-that if deceived by them again it Will be
their own fault
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
Serving Notices on Men.

About the time of holding the Greeneville Con-
vention, in 1861 the Knoxville rebels served the
following notice upon HORACE MAYNARD. May
nard was Il Union candidate for Congress, and was
elected and as soon as elected, left for Washington
and was kept out of the country three years and
three months Not only so, but his family was sent
after him, and his property confscated. Now, the
Massachusetts Yankee is at home again, tempo
rarily presiding upon the Bench of the Supreme
Court, and is a member elect to the Congress of the
United States, by almost 5000 of majority. What
q rebuke to "Belshazer7 and his associates! And
how much the same men take 1t to heart when they
arc notified to leave.
Knoxville, Tenn, June 20, ls6I.
Horace Maynard
DEAR SIR-Your course here a Massachusetts,
Yankee Is infamous, and you must and 1CN be driv-
IN from this community.
Take Warning! BELsHAzER.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
Public Meeting in Bradley County.

We are requested TO state that on Friday, the
29th Of September, there will be a Union meeting
in Bradley county, SIX miles from Cleveland, on the
place Of Colonel Stephen Beard.
1t is expected that an immense crowd will be
present. and that the adjacent counties of Rhea and
Meigs will be largely represented.
The meeting is gotten up by loyal citizens and
ladies' to welcome home the noble veterans who
have recently been mustered out of the service. The
fair daughters and patriotic matrons of the county
will provide a splendid dinner for all who may be
present.
Citizens could not be actuated by nobler pur-
pose than to do honor to the patriots whose hearts
never grew faint in battling for their countrys honor
and perpetuity.
We are rejoiced to see these meetings. They are
being held all over East Tennessee. We have at
tended some of Them and from personal observation
of the spirit manifested know that enthusiastic love
of country is to-day great with the people of East
Tennessee as it was when, upon 1.-The winged mes
senger of the air" the intelligence was borne that
the flag of beauty and glory was lowered and
trampled upon at Fort Sumter.
If there be any who are lukewarm or Indifferent,
We exhort them to arouse! awake! shake off the
dew drops which may glitter on your garments, and
renew your faith in God and the Union party Of the
country.
The Hon. Horace Maynard is expected to address
the meeting also Gen. L. 5. Trowbridge. Gen. 7.
has recently settled in Knoxville. He is a lawyer
and speaker of experience. During the past year
and half, he has commanded the 10th Michigan
Cavalry As a recognition of his gallantry and cf-
fciency, President johnson recently commissioned
him Brigadier General by brevet.
Should Judge Maynard and Gen. TrOwbridge fail
to attend short speeches will be made to the soldiers
by two Of their old associates in the army Captain
David NJ. Nelson and John B. Brownlow.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
GAMING on the President.

Tho I,vnehburg papers are down on the civil au-
.-;ties Of East Tennessee for its abuse Of rebels
and calls upon President johnson to suppress the
mob spirit Of the Union people We should say the
President can have but little sympathy with East
Tennessee rebels. They drove him out of the coun-
try-pursued him with rebeI mob, and fired on him
as he passed through Cumberland Gap They con-
fscated his property sold his negroes on the block
10 aid the rebellion drove his family out of the coun
try and took his dwelling house for hospital. As
his family and sick wife passed out, by rebet orders
they were arrested by Bragg and turned back, and
made 10 tarry ali night in house without fire.
They drove the Presidents two sons out Of the coun
try into the Union army, and one of them died in
the service. They kept his son-in-law, Col Slower
hid in the mountains for three long winter m0Rths,
yied him off. They had his other son-in-law Judge
Patterson, under arrest on the charge of treason.
Verify, verify the President must have great sym
pathy for the rebels Of East Tennessee!
The Lynchburg papers had better look to the re-
form of Virginia. one of the most corrupt, demon
allied and wickedly rebelious States in America
The patriotism, talents, and moral worth of Vir-
ginia, ler ground before the rebellion broke
out It is a vain, degraded and over-rated State
a portion of its people have been living off of the
Union Of East Tennessee by stealing our horses
cattle sheep hogs and grain for the last three years
and running them of by land and rail. Better
bring back the property they have stolen and car
ried away before they lecture us upon morals, OF
! call upon the President for aid
( As Lnchburg is the place where the President was
mobbed in 1861, and as that is the only town in
that infamous State where the black flag was hoisted
the President viii likely respect the advice of the
! UT5-osa-1s-
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20

The Richmond Republic draws an unfattering
portrait of Judah P Benjamin, the rebel Secretary
of War, who issued an order in 1861 to hang East
Tennesseeans by the wholesale and leave their bod
les to rot on the gallows. 1t says
1t is said that Mr. j. P Benjamin, late Secretary
of State in the Government of Mr.. Davis is still in
Havana.
No one ever doubted, we presume, that Mr.. Ben
iamin would effect & safe and even comfortable
withdrawal from the ruins of the fallen edifce. He
is one of those sagacious statesmen who never for
gets in his solitude for the public interests the par
amount claims of Number One. It predicted
of the tribe of Benjamin that d" in the morning he
shall devour the prey and at night divide spoils
This has been literally fulfilled by the late Minister
of Foreign Affairs. He was the master spirit OF the
devourers by day. and if he did not divide the
spois at night" he has been previously belied. A
good natured, unctuous, placid little man, no one
would ever have taken him for cOnspirator. He
grew sleek and amiable on the troubles Of mankind.
He was never more cool and placid than when the
rest of the world was in hot water. Seeing very
clearly what was coming after the Old Point Com
mission he made one of his finest oratorical displays
at the African Church, and having set fire to the
unsuspicious country gentlemen around him, and
stirred them up TO blaze of patriotic pyrotechnics
he gracefully disappeared from the scene and left
them to bear with such composure as they might the
startling explosion that he knew was at hand.
We can fancy him sitting in his comfortable quar-
tiers in Havana with that stereOtyped smile on his
mouth calmly reading the accounts Of the misery
and ruin which he, as much as any other man, has
brought upon the South. None of his friends need
fear that he will die of remorse or go and hang HIM
self He would hold himself in thorough contempt if
he could lose one nights sleep account Of the mis-
cries of all the rest of the human race. He looks
/ upon the South as he would look upon any other
client whom he had led into expensive and dis
astrous lawsuit The whole matter purely protes-
1 t,o. ~ foof from, sa1ia bo fools
that there is no occasion for selfreproach. COM
Portable dinner every day. and tusse with the tiger
every night viii console that retired statesman from
/ all the sorrows of mankind.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Bureau Refugees and Freedmen,
Washington, Sept. IS, l5b


CIR CULAR No. 10.
/. Circular No I3 of July IS, 1865, from this
Bureau and all previous official circulars from this
Bureau conflicting with the provisions Of this clrcu-
lar are hereby resCinded.
3 This Bureau has charge Of such tracts OF lands
wi thin the insurrectonary States as shall have been
abandoned or to which the United States shall have
ACQUIRED a title by confscation or SALE otherwise
and no such lands in its possession shall be sur
rendered TO claimants, except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
3. Abandoned lands are defined in section Of
the of Congress approved July 3D. 1854 as lands
the lawful owner whereof shall be voluntary absent
therefrom and engaged either in arms, or otherwise
in aiding or encouraging rebellion.
t. Bonds will not be regarded rs cOntscated till
it be condemned and sold by decree Of the United
States Court for the district in which the property
may be found and the title thereto thus vested IN
the United States.
g. Upon it appearing satisfactorily 10 any Assist
ant Commissioner that may have property under his
control that is not abandoned, and that the United
States has acquired no title to it by conscaOn, or
otherwise he will formally surrender it to the au-
thorized claimant on claimant properly reporting
his action to the commissioner.
g. The assistant commissioner shall prepare an ac-
curate description of all cOntiscated and abandoned
lands under their control keeping record thereof,
and forwarding monthly to the commissioner copies
of these descriptions in the manner prescribed IN
circular % of July 10, 1865, from this Bureau Ihey
will set apart so much of said lands as IS necessary
for the immediate use of loyal refugees and freed
men, being careful to select for this purpose the lands
which must clearly fall under the control OF this
Bureau, which selection must be submitted TO the
commissioner for his approval.
T. The specified divisions OF lands SO set apart INTO
the lot to rent or sell thereof according to section
four establishing the Bureau will be completed as
soon as practicable reported to the commissioner
| Abandoned lands may be restored TO the owners
| when pardoned by the President. Application must
be accompanied with his pardon from the President
g. No lands under cultivation by loyal refugees OF
freedmen will be restored under this circular till the
crop now growing shall be secured for the benefit OF
/ the cultivators.
/ By order Of the President.
| o. y. HOWARD,
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20

The st. Louis Democrat says;
On the 18th instant meeting Of citizens Of
Marion and Fremont townships, Buchanan county,
held at Eaton, passed resolutions TO the following
purpOrt
lst, Distrusting the efforts being made to I'LL up
our county with the same rebel element that were
here four years ago.
ID, Admitting the amnesty but unable to forget
the Outrages of those who left that region win
Quantrell, Price and others and ncredulous OF any
radical reformin the morals Of the PeTPetraIoLS
3d. That these men adhere to their reDelos i AZ
ments, and are still rebels; that the loyal ana ois
loyal cannot live together sine? the tb Ss'S[ orm oe
that the dis7ovai should not be guilty Of the rash
and @ q ssq5 56g to sf to up sRd By SH ese 2S
other in the future as they nave N0i'O - '- P"7
This resolution thus concludes: c-
That in view of the events OF the past tour years
Of the bitter feuds still existing, we believe sound
noIiev does dictate to rebels and sympathizers
that loyalty and treason cannot mingle and as all
snch rebels and sympathzers can never hope to be-
enc citizens of this State, we advise them to quiet
" leave the State so to allow the passions kin
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
DR.. Bacon and Temperance.

\ distinguished divine in the City Of Ems who
has doubtless read that part Of his Bible, If meat
make my brother to offend 1 viii eat no more while
the world standeth, Is arguing the nOn-feasibity Of
the Main Law.
It was but few days since that met bare
headed, ragged, fOrlOrn woman-she looked SoDts-
thing ike the being God made and put in Paradise
and called woman-who carried in her hand bell,
which she raised occasionally and rang furiOusly,
while upon her face was written "drunkenT a
few moments after this disturber of the peace occu
pied cell, and the man who sold her the liquor
pursued his occupation unmolested, because he was
q licensed TO make that woman mad
Can DR.. Bacon tell me why the law punished the
effect and not the eause2 If Lat1 was wholesome in
one case, why not in the other?
While the learned divines and editors are arguing
the matter, please allow a woman to bring a few
witnesses and ask a few geross-questionsn
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
Episcopal Rebels.

The rebel influence seems 10 have prevailed III the
late Episcopal Convention al Nashville. We have
looked their proceedings over, and we have failed
to find any expression Of regard for the Govern
ment Of the United States, or any sympathy for the
Union armies. They declared for the notorious
QgiltarE for Bishop, rebel Of the first water, who
had served four years in the rebel army and part of
the time on a rebel Generals staff. They elected
eight delegates to the General Convention where
the question Of Bishop Oteys successor is 10 be
settled and elected Qaiatard men, even beating F.
B. Fogy, who has always heretofore been a delegate
and is one Of the purest and best men in the State
They refused East Tennessee delegate, evidently
because Of It's loyalty. Ii was rebel Convention,
actuated by partizan rebel feelings, and did up
dirty rebel job. Tie whole concern ought to have
been arrested and sent 70 & military prison.
The loyal Episcopalians Of Tennessee have one
consolation left. The General Convention will in
dignanty reject their Qaintalri faction, or rather
their H90liaatioj and set aside the brawling rebel
preacher and thus show to the world that they don
want traitors TO the country to fill the first offices in
the Church
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
Important Order from General Stone
man.
HEADQUARTERS Posi- KNOXVILLE, Tenn
Sentomber l6. 1865.

HEADQUARTERS PosT KNOXVILLE, Tenn
September l6 1865 J
GENERAL ORDERS No. 10.
In accordance with orders from Major General
SLOVENIAN, commanding Department Of Tennessee
it is ordered
l. That all colored troops except guard at Head
quarters; one Sergeant and six men over the ire
engine, and guard at the bridge, be removed from
the town.
II. That no soldier be allowed to come into town
except on duty, or with written pass, and under
charge of a non commissioned officer in command
of squad, and then only one man from each COM
pany per diem.
III. That the troops are to have no control over
the town unless they are called upon by the civil
authorities by written communication from the
Mayor or ether civil officers, TO the commander Of
the Regiment.
" The Post Provost Marshal shall in no case
interfere in quarres between citizens unless called
upon by the civil authorities.
By command of Henry c. COrbin, Lieut.. Col.
[Signedl W. JOSH VANCE,
Lieut.. and A. A. a. q.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
LAWYERS Taking the Oath.

The Judges of the Supreme Court made order
to the effect that every Attorney practicing before
that Court should retake the oath laid down in the
Code Obligsting himself TO support the Constitution
of Tennessee, and of the United States. Judge
Hawkins, in his announcement of the order Of the
Court explained that many gentlemen had partiei-
pated more or less in the rebellion, and now that
peace was restored, some might not be inclined to
favor the amended Constitution He stated that the
Court had no special case in view, but deemed such
course proper, and that the Clerk would see that
all placed upon the roll should take the oath, if
they had not done so during the sitting of the Court
The lawyers very generally We believe, regarded
the order as proper, and cheerfully complied.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20

and works Of loyalty and devotion atone for their
past misconduct and that do this for the benefit
Of all and the peace and quiet Of the State.
The meeting also resolved:
That We approve of the provision in the New
Constitution Of this State requiring the oath of 10y
atty TO be taken BY administers of the gospel and
teachers inclnded-and we will our best endeay-
ors TO bring TO just and merited punishment ali
ministers and others who may be found guilty OF
evading said oath, or who may Be found guilty OF
perjury taking and subscribing the same falsely
and we earnestly invite all loyal men everywhere
10 Join us in accomplishing this desirable result.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20

NAIL RoUTE-The contractor on the route from
cambridge, via Newport to Limestone Springs,
Tenn has entered upon the discharge of his duties,
and from this time forward there will be regular
mail facilities Mail matter for Newport and other
offices in Cooke county, can be made up accordingly
H. H. Baer has been appointed Postmaster at
Newport
\ post office has been established at Maryville
Tennessee, and +. NJ. Hood appointed Postmaster
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
Speaker HeiSkeH.

AT an exhibition at Courtney's school house, in
the 18th civil district of this county, Hon. William
Heiske was instructed to resign his seat in the Leg
islaturc There we're two hundred persons present.
Resolutions declaring that Mr.. Heiskell had misrep-
resented the large majority of his constituents were
adopted unanimously. We publish this statement
in lieu Of several resolutions which we have not
room to publish in this paper.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
Religious Revival.

There have been, since June last, orer sic hundred
aeD,5ers taken into the Methodist Episcopal Church
North on the Athens District, Holston Conference.
AT Camp Meeting at Sinking Spring, Ander-
son county, Knoxville District, up to the 18th inst,
there had been fifty accessions to the Church, and
seventy conversions. Many of the returned sol
diers were among the converts.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 20, 1865.

C s. HUBBARD, Of New Haven, Connecticut Is our
regularly appointed agent to receive subscriptions lO ou
ia the States Of Connecticut and Massachusetts
The WHO can be had every week at the News
Nashville, Tenn.
IoTrs McGLAUFLIN Is authorized TO act as our
agent along the whole Pacific Coast. His address
Is San Francisco California.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20

WILLIAM BURKHARDT.-We regret to learn that
this gentleman, senior Of the firm of W. and H.
Burkhardt, of Louisville, accidently stepped over
board on the Ohio River and was drowned. Mr..
Burkhardt has been in business in Louisville for
more than twenty years. We know him well, and
have done business with him for years. He was
christian gentleman, an honest merchant, and true
patriot. He was going East at the time of this mel
ancholy accident TO place his two daughters in
school