Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-06-13
Case or Old Fred. Heiskell.

cowardly conspirators. To all this blackguardism
and abuse we have made no reply, and all the re-
ply propose now is TO set forth the causes of this
slang that the public may appreciate the assaults of
this poor old grey-haired traitor.
His two sons, and three sons-n-law, went into the
rebellion, acting prominent part and the old man
remained profesSedly on the Union side, pretending
TO be Union man, to the rebel interests
in his family which, thus far he has utterly failed
to do to any purpose To establish his loyalty at the
breaking out of the rebellion he contrived to have
himself arrested by the rebel authorities. This was
to give him force among Union men when he
brought his patriotic son Jo upon the track for the
Supreme Bench and got him so badly beaten by
Judge Mckinney. From that day to this his lying
old tongue has been active in the defamation of all
who refused to vote for Jo Old Fred took no Of
Tense at because of the signal defeat of his bush
,0hacking son, that we are aware Of as we were in
no wise connected with the race. Having been an
inveterate old ofceseeker all his life he applied to
US after General Burnside took the country for aid
in getting some position that would enable him to
make some money. Not having assisted him, we
suppose is the first ofense we gave him.
1HO ScCVtu Suusc VI OucLco "ns PuDi'SoS'OA III
the WING of August 81, 1864, of the following
article:
CAPTURE OF JOSEPH B. HEISKELL
This man is a rebel congressman, lawyer of very
fair talents citizen of Rogersvile and was recent
ly captured by the command Of Brig. Gen. Gillem,
and is now in the military prison of this city, where
he is likely to remain for some time to come. His
position at the breaking out of the rebellion was
one of responsibility, and his relatives and friends
are of the first responsibility in this end of the
State. But the law and those who administer it,
civil and military, have no right to pass over the
grave offences of one of the very worst men in the
country, because of the respectabilty and clever
ness of his friends and relatives. Rather his rank
in society, his better raising and education all hav
ing been abused by him, and used to promote the
most infamous rebellion the world has ever known,
ought to call down upon him the most rigorous
forcement Of the law and the application of its just
penalties An example should be made Of all such
men, and unless it is DONE the prosecution of the
war is failure, and our gallant Union soldiers have
fought, bled, and died to no purpose. The loyal
men of the country have been fighting, suffering
and dying for almost four years, to put down
wicked rebellion brought on and kept up by Just
such men as Joseph B. HeiskeA. It is now time the
halter should be summoned to do its appropriate
work, and no man in the ranks of the rebellion is
more suitable man to commence upon than this same
rebel congressman.
prisoner since the Federal occupation of East Ten
nessee, over whose capture and confinement there
has been such general rejoicing in the of this
man. Nor is there a man in the length and breadth
of this end of the State, against whom there is a
deep-rooted and bitter feeling of hatred among
loyal men. Why is this? And what created such
feelings of dislike? The proper answer to these
questions shall conclude remarks upon this sub
ject
l. Mr. Heiskell, as member of the Richmond
r Al
every severe measure for the punishment of Union
men in East Tennessee and that looked to their SUBJ
ugation and humiliation. And being 1IatiUe East
Tennesseean, and a man of talents, he e1erted a
large influence for evil.
2 He is said to be the writer of, as well as one of
the Sgners to the bloody petition TO JEFF Davis to
to adopt more rigid measures in order to the
arrest and punishment of East Tennessee Union
men, and calling for the execution of the leaders, by
way of example to the masses.
g. Mr.. Heskell was in the Chimney Top Raid
in arms against the Union men, and took promi-
nent part in seeking to KILL wound and capture
them-for which he will long be held in hateful re-
membrane
4. He was in the Byrd Ratd, and is chargable with
the tying up, and shooting of poor old Byrd full of
bullet holes, because he could have prevented it.
5. He was in the Carter county Raid, in arms
against and fighting to destroy his own constituents
6. He was in the Brooks Ferry Raid in Hawkins
county, and with his double barrel shot gun fired on
Brooks and Price, his neighbors, who will be fine
witnesses against him in indictment for treason,
now pending before the Federal Court in this city.
I. He one of committee of five at Rogers
vile to wait on Longstreet and urge him to remain
in East Tennessee, and assure him that there was
abundant supplies to furnish his army. He rode
round with the rebel officers and pointed out Union
farms, and among them the farms of Kyle and
Blevins, upon whom brigades quartered, eating up
their substance and destroyed their timber
BEFORE his caDture he Maid dinerent visits N he
Jail in Rogersville, where many as thirteen Fed
eral prisoners confined, soldiers and citizens
and abused and villifed them. Gallant man, to
thus abuse prisoners looking through the iron crate.
of rebel prison. One of Them Houston Sewell
the son of q widowed mother, at whose table Heis-
kell has been fed time and again. These prisoners
were released by eur soldiers when Heskell was
captured, and have the facts from some of them.
Can such Il man expect any quarters at the hands
of the Federal authorities? Does he deserve quar-
tiers? Certainly not and if he was at liberty he
could not live twentyfour hours within the reach of
the men he has abused, prosecuted and outraged
Indeed there are men Of pluck and character in his
own county who are under solemn oath to kill him
whenever they can get chance at him.
The third cause of offense was the di.graceful
beating he got in race for Congress last August.
Of IRE candidates in the field this old rebel conspi
rator ran through at the tale end. After flooding
Luo ulsLTCL Will CiTCulds, WTlIl leLIoTsi dIu us
tributing tickets he received in the county of Knox,
where he has lived all his days the rise OF one h,os-
dred rotes What rebuke What adds to his
modification, the same people, of the same county
of Knox, gave the rise Of t'oe Thousand rote, for
the Office of Governor
1t is said that charter came up to the Legisla-
ture from Memphis, and that his patriotic son Jo.
name striker out on account of his treason
This just rebuke, if administered, is charged to
account and constitutes fourth cause of ofense,
done. We endorse the act, and pass it to the credit
of loyal General Assembly, if it were DONE
The patriotic son, Who resides at Memphis, pre-
pared a cunning bill for the benefit of rebels, and
sent it to Nashville with private letter Of instruc
ton how to work it through the Legislature. To
whom was it sent? Thereby hangs tale! 1t was
not proposed, as it was thought BrownlOws Leg
islature would not pass it, and this constitutes our
ffth cause of Offense against the peace and dignity
of this remarkable family! Will those to whom the
bill and letter of instructions we're entrusted remove
the seal of privacy, and allow to edify the pub
lie with the reading of both
The last that we heard from old Fred officially he
WAS tramping round town with book under his
arm soliciting subscribers to the johnson Club In
this way he expects to accomplish of two things
either he expects to be rewarded by the President
with an office or he expects to ring in votes enough
and get them committed to him. to elect him to some
position hereafter.