Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-11
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Tbs fsllsxiag card y ffeua Dr. Eawood, Ia repis
Do thp eall41alutsspf the union men sf IsfIsrssn
eoansy. The Dpctof admits shzt Of The arst .sxh-
aesa esun he mastered lato his eempsny. hso had
hae IN the rabei army. lie admits That he Afaar-
warls increased bis company 10 si1ty.ase He does
nel say who The rat are bns says he spveaiea 70
them 10 come IN eirrs4peasiye q parties oshsss
iHGarBs Us thst tvoer threap them Rse indicted By
EAs FEDERAL GFand jury Tor israaoai unioA msn
do feel ssRgrisssds q hing secuted among by men
who sotsnsertiy sRsarcd Chs rebsl army--snen xho
srs ia.iietsd for treaso and men ~hoAse nssoreusiy
on The rebd side. But thas win not likely call a.
shs ssCaptans of8ee IN Dandridge 10 encounter lhs
elass Of men we have naasatll f
The DoSier admitted 10 u that his company bad
only protested the town sad bad not pfosssscd shs
eeansry peopla, ono = lhO thiags comPlaised or
The ieya u a rebel town -
/ 20 ruK PKoPLg or JEFFERSON COUNTY, 4,
sAsI have hsea grossly misFepn~ented shroaEh
the columns al tho Knoxville Nhig, by designing
individuals fsoH this county, whose only ambition
ID 70 remain Al Knoxville and make false lmprea.
siAssi toetsscs necessary Zoe to ~ gnAks STATE
nent of facts in yindieatian of myself and those
wlsh whona have bern associated. "a
II 4 well known 10 you al, and moro particularly
those Of who nave renamed cunstAntiy ~ HpteS
that ear cssanty has been unfortunately sitaAted BE-
tsoen tse coutending armies, and consequently we
eould get no protectian from either Of them Bad
men seeing what they conceived 10 be helpless
conditioh 81 the eitises took advantages OF u and
began cautiously, by claHdestine thefts, and sooa
mEgn6ed their efarts into the most outFseeas high
way robbery known b. civilized man. They prae-
ticsa what they denominatoi raiding profesalng 70
be Federsi soldiers they would rob rebel families
hong as Federal ootausand was nesn enough b lay
thar oIrages on Federal soidierss hut when rebel
command was near, they would preisss TO be rebel
soldiert and rob Union families. Thus they con-
tisaed for twS long months, sleeping in the woods
in the day and ro6eing si night until Il became ap-
pareat that somethibg must be done to suppress
thsss pbbers, or al must ultimately b ruiHed.
Bcl6g satlsaed in my own mind that they were
desefters from both armies and theving citixesIa,
hydghs is the duty Of ersry honeat man 30 assist In
sgpprSHsiag them - eE ss5 -
therefore sppeSied AFst 70 The citizens 70 sssis.
une In arressing this band Of highway robbers.
company Of eighteen men was formed prominent
among whom we're Capt, D. X. Self and Sapt. j..
A. Dunkin, both late ot tha Federal army, all the
remainder being Union men except two, Hho had
been in the rebel army,
prooeeicd 20 make search, which resulted in the
arrest If Capt Alien Smith Iphn Vest William
Price Pleasant Lindsay Ruben Harris, Al Brown,
Lewis Jeans, and John Baker, foar of whom are
rebel descrters tive Federal deAsFeIE and Two citi-
Eene, IN thtf Ftip4esriSn Nc IeuHV tuFte NhGth
loads of stolen goods, consisting af ready made
eieahng foE both sexes bed clothes heds housahsld
aud Kitchen furnitura jeweiry, and many ether ar.
Ieles true iist q which may be fund BY applica-
tion 60 the circuit clerk Of your county ThethieFes
seefe al seat to Kao1Yilis n thengtt the prop
er ,lsea faF paRishmeaL and the properly returned
70 The proper owners BY order Of Gen Garter. ]
then IN connection With +, z. Watkins and Joseph
II. Hynds drafted preamble and some resolutions,
expressing the object for which the conIpahy was
orEAaiksd and the rules by which il shosla By gov
erfed iai OF which may be SEGA nj The Clerks Of
heel after which called ou ali men, irrespective Of
party, who endorsed my opnrse, 70 give n1e their
nagnes. and my company soon reached Stxty-aveS--
The company has had but little 10 do since arresting
The eight men mentioned, as ether theils Of
similar eharacteF have bSea eomniitte& No man,
to my personal knowledge has taken advantage of
he company 90 wreak his malice upon sBotbes---
Finally EentleHen Of Jefferson county both citizens
and soidsrra lei me respectfully ask 0f you who is
oppoaed 10 the eourss have takenf IL il the man
desires the restoration Of Law aud order there
by securing the peace and happiness Of the oommu-
Rity Ia which be lives Or Is il not more likely the
man who cheFishes Warm fooliuei in bis hearl for
The rebher abd the biaody ASSASSIN Certainly no |
honest msn can be offended, having knowledge ef !
The facts before biH.
should any one think himself aggrissed by my
candid explanation he can find At my easce IN !
DaHdFidgc as AL tines In readiness 70 make salts
factory any personal charge he may prefer - |
J G. CAwoOD.
Dandridge, Der. Is, 1854.