Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-06-26

Ihe thorough, ByeJelnhSlc hl1 lucia EXPOSITION Oh
rebel dnaDcisring in the State Bank, given in Mr..
Fletcher's Cleveland speech, hss set gres, msny
people 70 thinking, and put not a few in brown
study. The people Of Tennessee, rebel as well as
loyal have lost over Sl0,000,0O0 in the State Bank
alone, by the conduct OF the officers Of the Harris
dynasty. Look at the account carefully, and see
how il foots up
They carried of OF Confederate bonds
and notes then GOOD. $50 906 20
When reeaptured they were worth. O,O0O,O0000
Now let US settle With THE officers having the
assets in charge" fr
They carried off Of good assets 632 037 80
OF these were captured and brought -
back-no thanks 20 them 1923, 66o.a3
Whole amount Of missing assets.S s,6Os, 376.S0
OF these assets recaptured, more than one-half IS
in uncurrent money or notes on debtors now nsol-
vent So that it is not likely the whole will amount
10 one million, leaving net loss ton millions
Of dollars TO the people of the State.
Ten millions Of dollars swept off at one fell swoop
by the viTtuous honest, Immaculate Democracy. II
certainly paid 10 be rebel digntary in those gold
en- days Only read the following receipts for gold
taken out Of the State Treasury:
AUGUSTA, Ca, April Il, 1865.
z. D. Flipphl, Esq, Griffith Ga:
Dear Sir: Pay TO Gen. j. d. &. Atkins, in gold,
the receipt Of Governor Isham G. Harris for $3.50
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars which he holds. Also,
loan him One Thousand Dollars in gold, and take
his note accordingly the form Of which note here
in enclose You had better open one of the boxes be-
longing to the Athens Branch, if convenient as we
loaned Cesge $50 600; but if not convenient, then
open the box belonging 10 the Shelbyville Branch,
and count the whole contents, as ! wish TO know
how much It contains, and leave the receipt and
note in the box TO represent the $3.50 which you
give 20 Atkins.
Truly yours, etc,
JoHN A. FISHER, Cashier
Received from Joel A. Battle, Treasurer Of Ten
nessee two thousand dollars, in full of my salary
Treasurer from the 9th Of March, 1864 TO the 9th of
March, 1865. JOEL A. BATTLE, Treasurer.
Augusta, April %, 1865.
Received of Joel A. Battle, Treasurer Of Tonnes
see, seven hundred and fifty dollars in gold, CON-
which is in full Of my salary as Governor of Ten
nessee for the quarter ensuing the LIST of February,
1865. IsHAM g. HARRIS.
Greensboro, Ga, March II, 1865.
King Ishan worked for gold only, while the Ten
nessee soldiers whom he seduced into the rebel army
we're sleeping in snow and mud, ragged and bare
footed often without sents and getting their pay in
Confederate money. Why don't the rebel editors
who arc forever abusing the Legislature for taking
pay on specie basis, make note of this fact and
explain how il happened that the rebel Governor of
Tennessee took his pay in gold, and left the rebel
soldiers 10 draw their pay in Confederate shinplas
ters. There are good many rebel soldiers who
would like TO have this matter explained Here is
another precious document
AUGUSTA, Ga April %, 1860
$500 20 No. Original
AT two ds Us after sight pay to the order of E. NJ
Bruce at the Bank OF Montreal Canada, five hun
dred and City dollars in gold, value received, and
placed 10 account Of HUMPHREY MARSHALL.
TO Charles Z. MARSHALL care Of Walker & Lees, Cty
Of ~ T., u S.
Gold for the rebel Leaders, and jeff Davis shin
paStoS for the Tennessee rebel soldiers. There was
justice and mpartiality for yon with a vengeance
Yet we told that the exile Of Harris causes a
great loss 10 the State and that heshould be brought
back and honored with position Of trust John
Baxter thought that 100000 was monstrous item
for State expenses but seems that Harris brgands
run their figures in borrowing and robbng, 20 some
Sl0000O0o. The people will not trust such men
again; who, TO their first great crime, have added
the baser of seeking to pollute the undefled
garments Of Gov. Brownlow with their own fifth
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