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The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Georgian in Source of Salt-he visited the Lincolnites in East Tennessee. (search)
p after writing to you at Knoxville, but will reserve some incidents until I see you. When I wrote you I expected to go to Goose Creek or Blue Lick, in Kentucky. I first went to Saltville, in Virginia, and found plenty of salt, and also found Gov. Letcher, with a sledge-hammer in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other, swearing no Georgian or any one else out of the Old Dominion should have or move a teaspoonful of salt out of the limits of said State. After walking round and cursing Virginia and Governor Letcher in particular. I left, as I thought, for Kentucky. Well, I reached Tazewell, within ten miles of Cumberland Gap, and bought ten mules and two road wagons, and one two-horse wagon.--I thought then I was ready to cross the mountains Just about that time there were two men brought in--one dead and the other nearly so — both shot by bushwhackers right on the route I was to travel.--Well, I did not say much, but I tell you I did not fancy that road; no, sir, I did not. B
The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Religion in Washington. (search)
A demand for Col. Zervona's release, It gives us great satisfaction to learn that Gov Letcher in cads to hold on to the prisoners lately taken by the Virginia force under Gen Floyd, and to give Lincoln notice that a certain number of them will the some treatment on Col Zervona, until that gallant officer is released. Virginia and the whole South will thank Gov Letcher from the bottom of their hearts for this righteous act. The horrible tyranny which has so long and with perfect impunitya, in whose service he was has the right to demand his release, and at last she has the opportunity. That is all that Gov. Letcher needs. Zarvona will now see daylight, or a hundred Yankees, now in Gov. Letcher's hands, will never see it more. Allat last she has the opportunity. That is all that Gov. Letcher needs. Zarvona will now see daylight, or a hundred Yankees, now in Gov. Letcher's hands, will never see it more. All honor to the spirited, just, and patriotic Governor of Virginia !