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The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Missouri battle--Arkansas troops. (search)
East Tennessee. --We publish this morning two interesting letters from a prominent citizen of Tennessee. It is stated by the writer that Mr. Bridges, one of the Lincoln candidates for Congress, has been arrested, and that Maynard alone, of the interesting trio, succeeded in reaching Washington. The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Gazette seems quite hopeful of the conversion of Mr. Bridges, who "asserts that he will not fight against his own State or the people of the South, but is willing to draw his sword in defence of Southern liberty."
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Programme. (search)
thin her limits, were candidates announced for the Congress of the United States. The election no sooner over than these three candidates (whose names you know — Maynard, Bridges and Nelson) attempt to escape to Washington. The first two succeed, the last is arrested in the attempt. Maynard had been more cunning than the others,Maynard had been more cunning than the others, having for more than a month before the election carried his family into Wheeling Gap, on the Kentucky line, and was then ready to make good his escape. After the June election, it was thought best by our military leaders here to pursue a conciliatory course, and thus to induce many to see that it was to their interest to unire at work, silently and quietly, mustering together in civil districts what they called Home Guards; and it is currently reported, and confidently believed, that Maynard mustered many of these organized bands into the service of the United States. Our election of August 1st over, Gen. F. K. Zollicoffer was appointed to this M
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Duel. (search)
rest, and Zollicoffer's proclamation, have caused them to reflect and look before them, and many are saying that they were deceived. Nelson's release, based on his determination to abide by the decision of the State, has given general satisfaction, and it is confidently believed that his change will tend to re-unite East Tennessee with the South. In my last, I stated that Bridges had fled to Kentucky. It seems, however, that he was not so fortunate as his Yankee friend and colleague, Maynard. After dodging through the mountains and passes, he was arrested on yesterday, and is now under guard in this city. East Tennessee is a thousand times more interested in this movement, and to be a thousand fold more benefitted by connexion with a Southern Confederacy than any other portion of the State. In Middle and West Tennessee the chief dependence of the citizens is in agricultural productions, the best lands already being under cultivation; and the experience of the last two or