The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-04-30

N"Nuuo"uVest OF MS own Tree VIII and nc
cord he entered the army Of the Confederate
states and did all that lay In his power to
deatroy the Government, that he had taken
an oath to protect and defend.
. That noble old hero, General Burnside.
or ossed the mountains Of Kentucky into East
Tennessee, and with an army Of twelve thous
and effective men, was attacked at Knoxville
ny General Longstreet and thirty thousand
Of the chivalry under his command. The
siege continued almost a month. Ny family
and my neighbors were kept upon half ra-
tlons during the long ssige | spoke Of, and
In many instances forced to burn their OUT
buildings and plank fences for fuel General
burnside's gallant army were kept upon
quarter ratiOns, and bis sick and wounded
in hospital, In many instances died from star
yation, cold and want of attention Long
street all the time laundering at the ga tes of
our city with his superior force. Knoxville
IL will be recollected, ia the metropolis Of
the tbirty-one counties Of East Tennessee,
whose loyalty and devotion to the Union are
not surpassed BY any thirty-one couutics In
Vermont or Massachusetts. As proof Of this
those counties gave the "Grant ticket"
majority of tweniy-six thousand in the late
election.
General Burnside was reinforced after
siege of nearly q month, BY the gallant Sher-
man, and jointly thus drove Longstreet and
the chiyalry into the upper counties of East
Tennessee, where they wintered, robbing
the Union families of their horses, mules,
hogs, sheep, cattle aud grain, regularly fight
ing FIRST one army and then The other, sue
ceeding in their skirmishes. can furnish
General Grant with the names of young men,
competent to fill the New Orleans appoint
meDt whose fathers and brothers were killed
10 battle BY General LOngstreets command.
and whose mothers are now widows. If
these nominations are not acceptable, will
go north Of Mason and DiIon's line and enter
the Grand Army of the Republic, and in
every State will furnish him with the names
Of gallant Federal soldiers who are totter-
ing on crutches and artificial legs they have
inherited from the army of traitors, comman-
ded in part by General Longstreet.
leave other Senators to speak OF the
deeds Of Lougstreet and bis army in other
sections Of the country. For myself, would
blush to vote for this confirmation and re-
the honor to represent.
General LongstTeet, siPcs the surrender,
sour years ago, has behaved well but in
that be did nothing more than his duty or
the conditions of his parole required.
Ifhe is the man his friends clam he is,
he will bs willing to take back seat in the
great sanctuary Of reconstruction, and labor
to restore the Union, as an atonement, in
part, for his participation in the crime of re-
bel!ioH.
CARD FROM HON W. G. BR0WNL0W.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, April 7, 1869.
To The Editor Of the ChroHieie:
Sra Andrew Johnson is reported by the
letter-writers and telegraphic dispatches to
have recently madea speech in the city OF
Knoxville where | reside, and TO have eX-
hibited receipt Of mine for 4 fteen hundre d
dollars contributed by him to aid me in start-
ing Union paper in Knoxville. The I'M
preston made IN newspapers is that this
money came out Of the pocket Of Mr., Johnson
whereas be did not contribute q dellar Of it.
1t came to me from the funds of the Federal
Government, through Mr.. Johnson, as the
Military Governor of Tennessee, to whom
gave the receipt, that he might he able to
settle with the Government, and show what
disposition he had made Of the funds. This
was in 1862, after had been released from a
rebel prison and was allowed to go North.
This fifteen hundred dollars was paid to me
BY Mr.. Carson, the subtreasurer at Clncin-
natl. I added as much more to 1t, and
purchased in Cincinnati type and materials,
and large 10: of printing paper, enough in
all to load five army wagons. | applied di-
rectly 10 the War Department for transpOrta-
tion over the mountains at Knoxville, and
obtained an order Cor the Ave wagons, and
followed General Burnside's army into
Knoxville, started Union paper, and went
to work to reconstruct the State of Tennes-
see. In this work was opposed throughout
by the rebel conservative party of the State
and by the whole power and influence Of the
corrupt and proaigate Administration OF the
aforesaid Andrew Johnson. This is simply
the difference between me and Mr.. Johnson
| have battled manfully for the Government
and be has ba.tled against 1t under the fhlsG
preteuce of upholding the Constitution.
W. G. BRowSLow.
p. S.-wbile Military Governor Mr
johnson made large assessments upon tht
rich rebels Of Middle Tennessee, and eom'
pellsd them to pay over to him thousands
Of dollars. As be is undertaking to explain
what he dill with other moneys, these Rebs
contributors would like toknow what wa
aons with the money wrenched from then
"A tha mint Of the bayonet. w. g. 3.