Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-15
killing .of Ashhr br Gamn.

On Friday last Henry n. Ashby was shot down
upon Main street, by 4. G. Camp, Of this city We
propose 10 state strictly 10 The public who Ashby
was and who Camp is and the circumstances that
led 10 the renoOnts which resulted in the death of
Ashby. Ashby was rebel Colonel, who fought
drought the war in command Of regiment of cav
airy. Il was his: command that captured the i2l
Union men attempting 10 cross into Kentucky, in
The summer Of lSe2, and drove them into Knox
vile under circumstances Of cruelty and beasty ty-
Fanny fsmishiag FOR water, they were refused the
privilege Of drinking out OF creeks and ponds
Other acts Of oppression and wsnton barbariiy we
might give in detail bul the facts are known to the
country and especially 70 The people Of East Ten
nessee
Al the close Of she war Ashby returned to Knox
vile, seemingly with view to settle down here
permanently, sne found exiting against him in
detments in efficient COUNTIES for treason, larceny
robbery, murder, sEc AS these indictments were
disposed Of one by one, untilbul portion Of them
remained against him, be became more insolent and
violent and really seems 70 have been fixed upop
b. common conseat, as The bully OF the party.
Z. G. Camp is an attorney st law, quiet and
peaceable man. courteous towards everybody, but an
outspoken Union man. and committed the unpar-
donsble sin Of having served in Federal regiment,
and wss unfortunately, as some think, born north
Of Che Ohio river In the discharge OF his duties as
az attorney be assisted in the prosecution Of Asbbv
for treason againss the State Of Tennessee in the
Circuit Court Of Knox county. In consequence Of
Camps quiet manner, he was agreed upon 81 the
elegant language 81 Ashby, as "A DID yankee
coward, and the Eufpose Of the Kullux Democracy
was to disgrace hin and drive him and other north
ern men out Of thd State In order 10 do this about
three OF four weeks ago Ashby went into Camps
ONCE, cursed and denounced him with his hand on
his pistol, while Camp was unarmed, and as = mat
Ter Of course Subnisted 10 his abuse
On Thursday Of last week, az Camp was quietly
walking by The Post Office, on Gay street. Asbbv
stepped IN 'front.' met him, slapped him in the face
and struck him Wi,h a small whaebone stick where
upon Camp bfoks his umbrella over him. after
which they clinchsd and we're separated BIZ Sheriff
Bearden, Ashby notifying Camp that ahe inten ded
10 slap his jaws every time he met hira until he
compelled him to leave town"
On the next day, Friday last. he stated to enc Of
The police officers half an hour before the difficulty
that he intended :to cane and eowhide him Ao-
oordingly, he entered Camps law Office, remarking
as be entered il, TO Mr. Cain that there was a
id scoundrel IN there with whom he had had
difficulty the day before and that ne was going in
to settle it. Camp announced his readiness TO yst-
tie it. and proposed walking out on the pavement
together, where one else would become involved.
Upon getting out sn the pavement some little dis
lance from the oGie, Ashby slapped Camp on the
shoulder with hand, fcurishiug his pistol with
the other, wbereuFon Camp drew his revolver and
shot him through she breast. At The first shot he
fell, and be fell he shot him again, hitting him
between the eyes, and after be fell he shot him
third time. Ashbg died instantly, and in fact any
Of the shots would have proved fatal Camp acted
with great eoolneq and deiberation, and took no
advantage whatever. he was perfectly justfable
in what be did, AMI no grand jury OF honest unpre
JUDGED men viii ever 6nd a true bill Of Indictment
against him.
However much .ail such occurrences are 10 be de-
plored, we say 10 such men that the Union men of
East Tennessee don't intend to be run over this
SUMMER and as fer being driven out Of the State
by set Of vile trsitors and assassns such as have
backed up Ashby, they have fed TO Kentucky for /
the last time. Not will they be run over in this
town. For every Union man assassinated in KNOX
vile viii require The lives Of two traitors to atone
for IT, Camp was supposed TO have no friends, but
in that the Ashby-Kuklux Khan are reckoning with.
out their hosts Camp has done precisely what be .
ought to have done and be should feel no more re-
morse Of conscience than it, in self defence he had
taken The life Of a highway robber or an assassin
Had Ashby behaved himself, and settled down qui-
city according TO the terms CT his parole, no one I
would have disturbed him in this community, not
the many outrages he committed in
East Tennessee and his villaincus career as rebel
officer
The Khan will, Of course, designate one or two /
other DULLES to bring on street fights, aud the /
drunken, lying, cowardly bankrupts who conduct /
their filthy paper viii encourage the Inauguration
OF mob law. We say 20 Them, one and sl that they /
had better csaae their violence and their insults or
take the consequences Of their conduct The Gov /
ernor will feel il his duty, and he will be certain TO
discharge that duty 20 and equip he loyal men
at the expense Of the State and see that such riots
and MODS are put down, and their guilty authors /
punished As they deserve to be punished The cry /
Of tyrani, despot and bloOdy-minded wretch, raised
against him. will not deter him from the discharge
Of what ne hefavee to be his dutv