Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-11
From Western North Carolina.

A~S"NfoC
1t has been some time since l troubled you-hav-
ing no mail for so long. We seldom see the WIG
but when it does get through, there are many who
regard it quite treat and if postal facilities
were fully re-estabshed in this section, you would
have many subscribers in Western Carolina, es-
ing the rebellion the big rebels said the Lincoln
money shouldn't come into their confederacv, and
if they could catch fellow trading on it. they would
snatch him up; but all the time were picking it up
themselves. Some would raid over to Tennessee,
and if they could catch Union or soldier,
were made if he hadn't Greenbacks, so that some of
them, when the war ended, had more than anybody.
have said when mail facilities are restored, you
will have subscribers from Western Carolina for
there is strong Union element here-many as
pure as can be found in the United States who
sympathized with, pray for, and worked for the
Government and its friends, not only at the risk of
ease and safety but their living friends and life it.
self / believe the truth of remark made by a
Federal officer in Cincinnati. When talking to
some of his Union friends he said: When 1 got
out of prison, came through Western Carolina and
East Tennessee and if you want to know what
true UnOnism is, 'go there. Why, even the women
and children would give escaped prisoners and
Union men the last bite of bread, and pilot them
through the mountains day and night" They did,
and do look on the Union with a sort of religious
reverence, notwithstanding believe some fifteen
years ago Clingman, late Confederate General re-
joiced that the time had come when the people had
al 70 Lob tho Tpio nit M
recently said that nobody could take the oath of
Office requir ed by the Government in North CARROLL
ma. I know many who can, whose hands are not
stain.d-who have not "bowed the knee to Baal'
Men who are guilty of crime, had rather every
body was like themselves. Misery loves compa-
ny"
A II. Jones was elected to Congress from this
District by the genuine Union. men over an e1-
member of the rebel Congress, a rebel Colonel A
better Union man than Jones is not found any,
where. The truth of which would be confirmed by
Castle Thunder and many other rebel basties, and
by prominent rebels who knew anything of him,
during their cruel reign, if they could tell the truth
on Union man. should be very glad if Jones
could get seat in Congress, if none of the others
did, though think there are two or three who are
pretty good men.
The Union men OF this section will hardly be APP
preciated by those who have been further from the
conflict, nor by those now, after the war is over,
who lived where the Union element is greatly in
the ascendency. Many left the country, some lost
their lives in the attempt to leave some two regi-
ments for the Union army were made from this part
of North Carolina. While many went into other
regiments under more trying circumstances than
many other sections. Al the leading politicians
gave way and most of tho preachers They said
"Oh Our Church" The idea was, there is nc get
ting to heaven if you don't stand up for the Con-
federacy, for the Lord is for and will be against
everybody who is against us. They say now, the
Lord had nothing to do with it, that Foreigners
Nggers and Yankees did it"
intended to have said something of reconstruct
ed rebels or yal-so-caIled-copperheads They may
be reconstructed, for many recently loud in the
praise of the President while they say men who
would Mt stick to the Confederacy, ought to be run
out of the country. From what know, they are
making great efforts in high places to make an i'm
preston that all is right when it is radically wrong
and WILL where there is any sort of hope work har
der for power and Office than they ever did.
Others may have confidence. The President may
but if much, it is more than they have in him. L
they had the power this Union would feel it-no
the moderate masses, for they have had enough, bu
the bigger lights, who kept themselves more secure
ly They are anxious to keep up the spirit of rebel
lion On these last topics l may write sgain. Tt
be used at your discretion. Respectfully,
ANXIOUS.
February ID 1856,