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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
Amnesty Swearing.

Ja.. T. Shields, Esq, who ran for the rebel Con.
gres; and wa: an active rebel as well as the writer
Of rebel editorials, in las; week and took the
oath Of amnesty. There il general desire among
the leading rebels Of the upper counties to save
themselves and property by this process, and they
are doing it every day.
The amnesty oath, if taken in good faith and
kept will be protection, and we are free to con.
fe's it ought to be- but it is no protection against
suits for damages such asarrests and imprisonments
caused by rebels. either in whole or in part. The
law will give damages against them, and 50 will the
jurie' Of our country and injured Union men will
sue and ought to do it they owe It alike 10 them
selves, their families and country.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15

THE RAILRoADs.-The railroad communication
between this city and Nashville is still interrupted
week. In consequence of the high stage of the
water no progress has been made in repairing the
Stone River Bridge. One of the bcnts in the bridge
at bridgeport was carried away by the water on
Monday evening and in consequence no trains are
allowed to cross IT, As the bent cannot be replacel
until the water lowers considerably, il will cause
another delay of several days. a regiment of cav
AIRY arrived in this city yesterday from Nashville.
u had marched from Nashville to Murfrecsboro,
from whence il came by rail to Bridgeport. At that
place the men and horses walked across the bridge.
and again took the ears for this city The pontoon
bridge at Bridgeport broke loose on Sunday. and
some of the boats went down tho rivor.-fhntta.
rOoya Gogstle.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
Distinguished Arrival.

MAJOR General Stoncman the chicf.in-comna. nd
Of the District Of Fast Tennessee. arrived in mi.
city several day ago, and Il. we take #. win NIB
hi' headquarters permanently here. what no nro.
poses 70 do we are not advised and he Is too .kif1
and o2perohc"d an officer give ont HE rnvomon,
in advance The rebels will know ,y ,goi,i,, -.
If impatient to hear they can correspond with tboi,
friends here who have been long acc,s,,,ood .,
give them the now. General Stoncmsp il q, otJo
oiiiccr-an experienced Cavalry onlcqr-bo. hccr
almost twenty years in the saddle an officer of the
regular army and stili looks to be in the primo Of
life, with an excellent constitution.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
Personal,

Hoon-not Of the rebel army, but Of the Chat
tanooga Go.ette-ha> been in our town on b,.inos.
Tor few day. He is the Representative from
Hamilton county and is spoken Of very freely. Ell.
the next Speaker Of the House. Ills expcrienco a.
a clerk and reports in Congre-. few year. since
gives him advantages over thos. who have mn 40
quaintance with parliamentary usage,, and we know,
OF no man whose chances are better for an election
For our part We like u seo our loyal newspapor.
men promoted.
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IN We OIL nttnn.inn 70 nm nn

la We call attention to an account Of the exc
cution of Captain Spencer Doaton Of the 9Th Ten
ne''eo infantry, which we copy from Virginia pa
per. The Richmond murdcrers Of Dcaton claimed
that he was spy. 1t j. false He was here in
East Tennessee, when arrested On u recruiting OK.
petition. We saw him and converted with him in
Covington, KY the day he started over Tho truth
is, our mthoritios ought TO execute two rebel Can
tans on account Of the death Of Dea,on. And Il,
would be well 10 take them from the Richmond
spic7 now in our prison
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
"Ollr COuntry...Our DeStIn, !"

Inc rebellion is drawing to close. aad bor,re 81,
great while we can repeat the motto at Me head or
'hi' article Sherman, Grant, Thomas Sheridan
and other PSaee Commissioners on the mar. Of ,ho
United States are getting ready for the lor ,rco,
battles Our last great battle for the risht-our
Short sharp struggle to crush out the rebellion, r.
do is to succeed-our fight is waged in Heaven, an.
proving 'ight-ond the smile Of God is victory,
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
Failure Of the Mails.

For several days in succession We have had no
mails from Nashville, and we have consequently
had to make up our paper and put it to press, with
out the amount of news we should like TO give our
readers. Bridges have been washed away. and
other damages done to the road, that have stoppod
hot only the mails, but the travel. Matters will
be right in few day, rs We are informed
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15

not take the new oath required The Legislature
now elected is composed of men who will not en-
doro such record and it is doing Co Taylor no
kindness to connect his name with this question:
He is heartily with the Government we have no
doubt, and regrets the speeches he made, and the
publication he made Still, they mere madc and
they speal for themselves, 'rr
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15

TnE fEEsuEE-The extreme high water in the
Tennessee is flooding the whole country adjacent
to the river while the back water has set up all tho
rayincs and hollows and run over all the low lands
in the surrounding country. At dark yesterday
evening the rise seemed TO have attained it, great
est height The island in the river above the bridge
was nearly covered and some Of the tents Of the
68th Indiana regiment, at the opposite end of the
bridge were beginning TO leave their rnooring-
Considerable drift wood came down the river yea
terday but in nothing like such quantities rs during
the previous day. Gbatfanoego Go.ctt. sH
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Knoxville, Tenn, March Is, 1865.

LOUIS MCGLAurIIE is authorized to act rs our
agent along the whole Pacific Coast His address
Is San Francisco California,
C.S HunRARp, of New Haven, Connecticut, is
our regularly appointed agent TO receive subscrip-
lisns for our paper in that State,
The VINO can be had every week at the News
Depot of r. H. Singleton, Post Office Building,
Nashville. Tenn
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
Vote of Knox County.

The vote Of old Knox, on the 4th wa- 22dl, Il
largc'vote, under the circumstances. We lost two
or three hundred by the high water, every large
creek in the county being out of its banks and the
yotor not being able to cross TO their voting places
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
A Late General Order.

Tho following order greatly complained Of, Is
proper and right and ought to have been issued
long ago, Tho Agent Of the Treasury Department
will conform to II in every particular and the lioyo-
nue. Aids win carry Il out ms far rs !, may be in
their power II viii bear heavily upon many loyal
families mp the country bul tho rule must work good
in the end There are too many goods going up
the country and falling into robol hands, In many
instances thcy arc captured, md in other cases they
are suugglcd through by Union men and women
for thoirr cho friends aud relatives The merchants
complain Of this order and .ny Il Is uinous 10 their
business This class of merchants look to their own
Interests not those Of tho Government, and the
sooner they are starved out the better We don't
want trade regulations established here for the ben
eft Of rebels in arms, and those who are concoang
them, while they bushwhack us, w have been
moro liberal than our instructions justified, Now
we 90 for this order and shall aid in carrying i
out
Orrrr pGuNu,r MNU>nAn nfS'L o. H. TsSSo
Ennv,ill. Tom Mnrch l. S6L
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Vote Of ROane County,

We have not received the official vote of Roane,
but gentlemen who were down at court tell us that
it is somcwher between twelve and fifteen hundred
Wen done loyal Roane! First in the field 10 fight
tho rebellion and then out-yotng all ohcr counties
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
Vote OF Bradley County,

Inc vote of Bradley county on the 18th, was "a,
and return our thank to tho voters for running
Us % votes ahead Of the ticket
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Vote Of the Soldiers.

The vote Of the Tennessee troops near Knoxville
for Governor and members Of the Legislature, on
the ith, was as follows;
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Hamilton County,

The returns for Hamilton county, says the Chat
tanoosa Ga.ett all in except the 9TH district, foot
up as follows:
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
GENERAL ORDERS No. ,

l. 1t has been reported this office that many merchants In
this city having permits to trade, dpong OF their goods
dOya and loyal persons alike. This abuse OF The the IA
yors Of the Government calls for prompt and immediate corec
ton No persons allowed to purchase goods who are not
loyal the United States Government In all cases where The
oyaE well known to be beyond question: the mcr
chant should require IN be established by the usual proof
This should In all be done by the merchant before The
goods are purchased is not be supposed that the agents
of the Treasury Department stop to inquire into the loyalty
Of every person who asks for permit The fact OF their hay
ing bin Of sale will he considered primd Jdcid evidence OF
their loyalty Any person violating this order viii forfeit his
permit will subject himself to cnnscnton OF his goods,
and such other punishment the may require.
H. II is hereby made the duty Of all officers in the military
Service all agents the Treasury Department. wherever
they nd any persons taking goods their houses without
proper permit from the agents Of the Treasury Department. to
deprive them Of said goods and send the same to the Custom
House in this city, to be sold for the benefit Of the Government
Ill The danger Of capture Of goods sent beyond our lines Is
so great that the regulations Of the Treasury Department In
that respect be enforced Hereafter no goods will be per
med to be taken beyond the lines Of the actual occupation Of
the army These lines for the present, will be considered as
extending Cumberland Gap to Strawberry Plains thence
cambridge and thence including Sewer county, and such
part Of Bount county a lies north Of Maryylle.
by command Of Brigadier General TlLlS0N.
l.. $. TR0WBkIDGE,
Col 10th Mich Cav, and ?. NJ. Gen, Dist Of T. Tenn
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
To all Concerned.

The Editor of this paper takes this method Of re-
plying to numerous letters and petitions, which he
cannot find time to answer in detail. Calls are made
on us daily, to authorize the recruiting Of Home
Guards for the clearing out Of those counties so an
noyed by rebel guorrillas. We have no more au-
thority to do anything of this kind than the parties
making these applications. In the first place, W"
have not been sworn in rs Governor and cannot be
until the first Monday in next month. In the next
place the Legislature must act in the matter before
we can act. We have nodoubtthc Legislature will
act promptly and efficiently. And We are dctor-
mined to 90 rs far as our authority will allow NJ.
The petition. sent 10 from the several counties Of
East Tennessee should be given to the Senators and
Representative from those COUNTIES, Pres the
matter upon your member, who will start very soon
TO Nashville, They are the men to carry out your
wishes, and they shall have al the aid We can oi"o
them. ..-..
The news i, through the paper, and their army
correspondents, that General Sheridan, terror ~
Lees army with large cavalry force !. moving
upon Lynchburg. This blocks up the way to East
Tennessee. Grant block, Lee on the North and
East, and Sherman and Schofcld crowd him South.
With no gap through which to retreat and no
means Of obtaining supplies the rebel General
must feel like he had let a bird out of the cage.
Already the paper, announce that Sheridan came
up with Early and his force. between Stanton and
Charlottesville utterly routing them, and capturing
the rebel General and his forces The final Struggle
j. not far distant The rebels feel il and 500 il and
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15

For running us 20 far ahead Of the General Ticket
the good and loyal men of that county have our most
grateful Acknowledgements We will try to merit a
compliment of their confidence and friendship
Meanwhile this way of backing US up at the ballot
box may tempt US to serve the people again
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
Jefferson County.

The vote Of Jefferson county under all the cir
cunstances, was heavy one, and shows that her
people are sound and loyal, as they always have
been:
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-25
MISSISSIPPI ALSO.

The Constitutional Convention now in sess-
ion in Mississippi have adopted the following
sThe institution of slavery having been de-
stroyed in the State of Mississippi, neither sIa-
very nor involuntary servitude, otherwise than
for the punishment of crimes whereof the
parties shall have been duly convicted, shall
hereafter exist in this State and the Legislature
at its next session, shall provide by law for the
protection and security for the persons and pro-
perty of the freedmen of the State, and guard
them and the State against any evil that may
arise from their sudden emancipation.
While the people of the South are earnestly
endeaVOring to get rid of slavery, the Copper
head leaders of the North are conspiring how
to re-establish that curse throughout the na-
ton Shame on them. ..
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-25
WHAT ARE THEY IN FAVOR OF.

HAT AXE THEY In EAtOh OFf
We have little curiosity to know what the
COPperhead party are in favor Of We know
what they have been opposed to during the last
four years, and what they are opposed to now.
We know that they opposed the war, opposed
the raising of volunteers, opposed the draft,
opposed raising money to pay the soldiers, op-
posed using negroes as soldiers, opposed max
ing the slaves of rebels free, opposed superce-
ding Copperbead donothing Generals with live
Union Generals, and so on. We know that they
are now opposed to keeping faith with the cred
itors of the Government; opposed to the freed
men of the South coming into the North and
yet ridicule the idea of setting them apart by
themselves as recommended by Gen. Cox, op-
posed TO President Johnson plan of reconstruc-
tiOn and yet opposed to the plan of the radicals,
opposed to hanging assassins, opposed to pun
ishing traitors, in fine opposed TO everything
that has been proposed for putting down the re-
bellion or bringing the rebellious States back
into the Union. Now the query arises what
measures are they in favor off If they have
any why do they not lay them before the pub
hcF If every measure proposed by the Union
party to maintain the Government is wrong
why do not the COpperhead party propose some-
thing that is better? This eternal spirit of fault
finding of that party, without the ability to
propose any measures of their own, does not
argue much in their favor for craftsmanship or
as good citizens.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-25
TOLEDO BLADE.

Among the papers of the Northwest few have
been conducted with more ability than the To-
ledo Blade, under the editorial management OF
CLARK WAGGoNER, and we will except none for
greater devotion to the best interests of the
Union and the whole people of the country.
We regret to say that Mr.. WAGeoNER, in the
Blade of the 10th, announced his withdrawal
from the paper, and gave his readers few part
ing words, with that modest grace which be.
comes the man who stands on vantage ground,
We knew Mr.. W. well, years before he gave
us our first lesson in type setting. On the Cd
Nav, 1899, he issued the first number of the
Lower Sandusky Whig, of which he was editor
and proprietor. In September l843, he remov-
ed to Milan, and established the Tribune, which
he conducted several years. He then with Mr..
Bill of Sandusky, purchased the Ssndusky
Clarion, and brought out the Commercial Req
lister, daily and weekly, which after a few years
he sold and entered the Blade office, where fol
the past nine years he has daily made his rec
ord, and as a good workman, he can refer to it.
As editor in chief, he has made the Blade indis-
pensable to the business and reading people Of
this section of the country. Editors like Mr..
W. are fewer than we wish they were, and we
regard it as public loss when one such retires.
We hope he will ere long find place to his
liking, and again resume the pen he has now
laid aside.
We trust the future of the Blade under the
management of A. d. PELToN, will be as suc-
cessfuI as has been the past
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-25
is ANOTHER WAR DEsIRABLE,

The Copperheads are laboring to plunge the
country into another war. The rebels stopped
fighting because of exhaustion, but the spirit
that impelled them to measure strength with
the Government still exists and is rampant
They are as determined as ever to build up an
aristrocracy based upon slave labor-they are
still determined upon a seperate confederacy
and they expect TO do it by an Union with the
Copperheads of the North, who are their willing
tools. tai
Oopperheads hope to carry the Northern States
this fall for the sole purpose of making the ali-
ance they have formed offensive and defensive
with the venomous rebels of the South of some
use. Then slavery will be erevived-pardons and
full citizenship granted to all, and all that the
nation has fought for is lost forever The old
root of bitterness remains disturbing element
in our political system, anarchy is the natural
result. '
We have won peace; if we are wise we will
see to it that itshall be perpetual. The Southern
rebels mustnever be allowed controlling voice
in our national councils--slavery must never
be restored to be again the cause of war.
Never was there any election in which ques-
tions SO momentous are obe passed upon. Let
every man who breads war and loves peace, hwo
desires the faith of the nation kept nviolate en-
roll himself in the ranks of the Union party and
join his political interest with those who stood
by the flag through good and evil fortune, and
who now are labOring to make the peace, won
at the cost of oceans of blood and millions of
treasure lasting.-Fmdldy jeff
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-25
sGEOUALITY,v

The Democratic Convention of Fulton Coun-
ty seems to have gone the full length of negro
equality, in adopting a declaration of principles
starting off as follows: 81
1--WE, Democrats of Fulton County, in Con-
yention assembled, deemiDg it expedient on all
proper occasions to renew our fealty 10 the great
principles which underlie Republican form Of
Government, do this day soleunly affirm the
sentiments which animate us, in the following
declarations to wit:
Equal and erGct justice to all men of ,chateuey
State or persuasion, religious or political. 4"
Just think of il! Equal and exact Justice to
ali mem" Listen again: 'sTo ALL MENi"--
How comprehensive the languagel No matter
the place of nativity, the condition in life or
euen The ooIor-@all," of whatever race or des-
cription. may trustingly look to the %Democrats
of Fulton County" for equal and exact justiceI''
Here, at last, we have Noah Websters defini-
tion ofa Democrat" practically set forth
zone who adheres to government by the peo-
pie or favors the extension of the right of suf-
frage to all classes of men," 1t is to be hoped
that the Democracy of the other counties in the
State will hasten TO place themselves on this
sound platform, to the end that genuine Democ-
racy may soon prevail. Toledo Blade
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-25
The Phenomena of Lightning.

A very curious paper has been addressed to
the Academy of Sciences by physician who,
for a long period, has occupied himself with OBJ
serving the phenomena of lightning. 1t is not
usually known that great many persons are
annually killed by the electric fluid in France.
From 1885 to 1863, period of twenty mine
years, 1888 persons were killed-the largest
number in one year being one hundred and elev-
en- persons: the smallest, forty eight. Besides
those killed there were 600 injured. II is re-
marked that much larger proportion of men
are killed than women, owing to the material of
which female dress is composed. OfS80 vic.
TINS, from 1854 to 1868, only 233 were women.
DIR. Brandon mentions several very singular ca
ses He had met with two persons, each of
whom had been struck twice. and one man bad
three times been rendered insensible by light
ning-each time in different dwelling One
fourth of those killed had taken refuge under
trees The mountainous regions of the South
and East OfFrance are those most subject to ac-
cident from lightning "a very small proportion
occurring in the north and central portions,
where the land is more level. i4s
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-25

81. ID. BorKFUR, Chairman" is out in an
article of over half column in length in the
Messenger in reply to our structures on the
COpperhead call for county Convention. As
it does not cOntrOvert any of our statements, it
calls for no reply from US. But we are some-
what amused at the ingenious method of our
friend to make it appear that the negro suffrage
question is an issue. ''It is' said he ''an issue
because we have made it an issue" Now as
the Union party of Ohio in Convention assem-
bled have approved of President Johnson.s plan
of reconstruction which prohibits negro suf-
frage, and our candidate for Governor gives
the Presidents policy his warmest support, and
besides favors the separation of the races and
no one takes sides in opposition to the Cops on
the question, We do not see how it can be made
an issue. An affirmative and negative is re-
quired to make an issue.
The gentlemans article reminds us of the
story of the old negroes quarrel with his mas
ter. My mars'er," said he, ''come down into
the field where l was hoein corn, and said that
potatoes grew best on sandy soil, and said so
tOo and there we quarreled about it for more
than an hour"