The Shasta courier., 1866-06-16
Didn't that Man suffer-!

An occasional correspondent writing from
| Knoxville. Tennessee, to the Republican
Banner, gets off the following on Old
Smut"
There are few East Tennesseans who do
not know John Flemmlng, OF this county. a
lawyer of much sharpness, with a good
practice, and, as far as / can learn. of un-
doubted loyalty. Well, John tells most
amusing anecdote on cur reverend Governor
which is too good to be lost and. what is
more to the point, he gives it as coming from
Andy Knott, who is also a well known citi-
zen, and one who bears a good record for
loyalty. The pith of the matter is contained in
description of Brownlow sufferings and
martyrdom, of which the world has heard so
much for the last two years
A few months ago Brownlow sued Sneed.
Reynolds & Crozier for damages, and re-
covered S25, 900 in the Circuit Court. at
Knoxville, causing the property of those
gentlemen to be sold out, and buying it at
his own price property that would, in all
probability, in peaceabie times have brought
twice that amount of judgment. After all
this had occurred, Squire Knott met Flem-
ming who was one of the Governors law.
yer's (by the way they are all Colonel Hes-
kell's eonstituents), on Gay street, and ac-
costs him thus:
"Well, Flemming. suppose you succeed
ed in recovering S25, 900 damages for Gov
ernor Brownlow, for and on account of his
sufferings as Union man ?''
FIenming said +" Yes, Andy, and we had
no trouble, and could have recovered $50
600 Just as easy if we had laid it."
Knott" Well, John, there's no telling
how much that man suffered. When he was
put in Jail at Knoxville, was in there for
my Unionism also, with about 100 others
We eat bull beef and sour bread and slept
on the muddy floor without cover, while
Brownlow had feather bed to sleep on,
and had chickens, coffee, ham, biscuit, and
anything that his family and friends desired
to send him. Great God! Eemh,ing didnt
he suffer? Directly we were all sent to
Mobile and Tuscaloosa, and treated worse
than Id dogs, while Brownlow was fur
nisEed with guard to protect him from
rebels, and sent safely through the lines to
Abraham's bosom. Great cod! Ftemming
didn't that man suffer? Well, we laid in
prison, and came darned nigh starving and
being eat up with vermin itch, etc, while
Brownow collected half dozen East Ten
nesseeans in Yankee land, organized trav-
cling menagerie, and showed at 80 cents a
night, children and niggers half price, and
made lots of money, and kept it all himself,
and never fedlhis animals at all Flemming,
Good God did yon erer hear Of such sut:
fering? Then he wrote book-an aboli-
ton book-and sold an interest in the copy
right for $4,000 in cash, and the id
rebels then sent his family through the lines
to him, where they were all feted, toasted
and lionized. Flemming, how could mortal
man endure such suferings No sooner had
Burnside taken East Tennessee than he and
his family were sent back home, with U. 5.
Government ambulances. teams and guards
for them. When Brownlow reached Knox
vile, he took possession of the Customhouse
as special Treasury agent, at large salary,
and appointed a set of revenue aids, and he
soon collected about $50. worth of aban-
doned rebel property, which has never been
accounted for to this day Good God
Fiemmihy, didn't that man suffer?