Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-24
Edltor,s Corresponaenee.

4 H NASHVILLE, May ie, 1865.
The city has bsoa considerably excited tor almost
week over the arrival u distinguished rebess, and
thu reported arrival of others Gov. Jossph =
Hrosu, o. 6eafgia, wss brought 20 thls city on
Monday morning frea sfllsigavIlls, under guard
and Asef Spending enc night At the CITY HOssl, VIZ
put through 70 wAshIngoa q Be disposed Of A. ths
law dirScts Hawss arrested f5s having ssped 4
proclamation coarsnsag the Febsi lesslatnre Of chs,
State to rcpcl inSsslaa. Few in the South have
been more bitter and uarslcating than this man
Brown Few men have saii and doHe more 70 aid
the rebel. cause. he has Occasionally doa0uaeed
Jsa, Davis and bis policy, and thsi has ind,scoi
Unioa mea % think ssd speAk iayOrabay Of him.
Those who kaosr the nas, regard hirs - ne better
than DAsIs. and a an ambitious salhsh, aspiring
dsa,sgogae. who sssald pE DAvl. down 70 gos his
piass. Loyal man can have ~ sympathy e's Joe
Brown. the lsAding rebel u Georgia.
TIE capture OF Jed. Dasf hal psplscss great ez-
citamenL and AI haaI. are DOW lskiag Sat fof the
greatcrssniiaal N p@ss shis way. he usRy be ssns
this nAsie ~ Il be j.. il vii b. quietly doAe, 10
lAss hIta from tbs yiOlsaes his cEsslsy towards
Unloa pEiaonsFs kAs Hsritei Il Is believed that he
viii b sent 20 ws<hiaxten GA guaboat fSOm Sa-
vannsh Thors can be no doubt Of his compilclty
In The assassination If Lincoln, aed have doah,
be viii b s1ecassi Certain Is Is hs ossAs % hs.
Davis capture was faos disgsAeafal 10 hina, and
Inortifyiag to his frisads When pressed by Van
kee cavalry hc irsw on one Of bis wifes dresses,
and TODD To his hssl4 making Tor the pus thickeis
and ssamps, lie was shout 70 pas himself of for
sasssas and would have slsas 80 had the dress not
bseh little too sbort - Is y esposs hs tepss--
Ehat disgrsee1 aAd eesardly leader. The rsbeI-
lion eonsenssd uaacF soGshefa pettieoats and IN
der one Jed. Davis fosnd he last ditch
This town Is fan Of returning sHd pAroiea ssbsl
soldisfs ana ha. bcsn for . week. / am sorry 10
report many Of shGm - sti bitter and dssiszt rsh-
els, aot disposed 20 calm down and bshaEe them.
selves They spsAA of being abons only On aress-
Ing spell and several u sheln for dIsloyAl tslk and
thnais, have been arrested and imprisoned. .
The two houses Of the General Assembly have
called % ma By resolution, foF the eosresp0pdehcs
betwsea ns Rnd certain Abaeondiug rehsl State on
cen, sseh Is Bank President Comptroller Secretary
Of STATE AL Railroad diguitAries. As have far
nished H. the correspondence win eIplAin isseif--
Since that correspondence wss concluded, have re-
ceiysa loag epAstie from the venerable oanpbsn
Wakes, who writes from Athens Georgia, and
desires 70 tara ever Bis Railroad stock and effects
provided he Gan b allowed 70 Do 50 at the depot
grounds Il Knoxville will answer hia - have
answered these other Ascending rebels who appro-
prated the property Of the STATE - tAsr own uses
aud the uses 81 treason, without the sathorsy Of
law. We have bad lew men, II any. in East Tonnes
ses, who have bad Haore Of the blood and siaa Of
this rsbsllies On their sonls than Campbell Wal
lace he togo Saats back into East Tenncssss, and
may ~ rcsklsssnss sasugb 10 return. have no idea
that he can livs there in psaoe Certainly he
ovsSt A5t be ailased 10 Dc 80,
+. The Legislatars, think. viii adjourn in ten ~
fiusen aays, bat Il they DO not easea some more
stringent laws than they have done, lhsy Will not
meet pahlic expectation. The tone sad temper %
the Hasse, think, l. imProViag since they have
witnessed the conduct VI returning rebel soldiers
.sI.d officers, sod heard their threats The Senate
eomss up 70 the true standard hops she House
may initiate Inc Senate.