The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-05-25
He Needs WatehIng.

A meeting of arch-trators was held in
Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, on Mon
day the goth inst, for the purpose of ap-
pointing delegates to a Convention to be
held in Russelville on the 18th inst, to
nominate candidate for Congress. The |
following resolutions were adopted as the
sense of the meeting and as direct in
structiOns to the delegates:
ResoLued That ii is tho eonso of this
meeting that all attempts to station Federal
troops on the soil of Kentucky, or to inter
fere g0ith the trade 5et5ceen citizens Of this
State and those Of the seeded States, should
meet with determined resistance, from all
who prefer freedom to despotic tyranny.
ResOt0ed, That we heartily indorse the
action OF Gov. Magoffin in refusing to com
ply with the requisition of Secretary
Cameron for troops from this State.
Resot0ed, That the opposition manifested
by part OF the members of the General
Assembly to confding to the Governor the
disbursement of the appropriation for arm
ing the State, and the distribution of the
arms that may be purchased, is insulting to
the Chief Magistrate of the State, and meets
the unqualified disapproval of this meeting.
Among the delegates appointed to the
Convention aforesaid is VIM. S. VANME-
TER, one of the owners of the steamer
MATTE Cooke, and at one time her Captain.
We understand that Mr.. Vanmeter, who so
unblushingly proclaims his traitorous pro-
pensities, is one of the most active in every
measure or scheme tending to force Ken
lucky out of the Union, and has been-as
he avows his intention to continue to do
furnishing all the % aid and comfort to the
enemy within his power" He was largely
interested in the freight of the Masonic Gem
and Pocahontas, to intercept which an ex-
petition was fitted out from this place. VIM
;. Vanmeter owns considerable corn in this
city, which is being carried up Green River
in parcels by the Matte Cook. The query
naturally arises, is the corn consumed in
Kentucky, or does it take the Louisville &
Nashville railroad and go straight into the
rebel camp? Possibly this corn was what
Mr.. Vanmeter had in his eye when he vo-
ted st that all attempts to interfere with The
strade between the citizens of his State ant
those Of the seeded States should meet aoil
observation-disclosures" At any rate, the con.
traband merchandise of a man who avow:
such reasonable doctrines, might as well BE-
looked after. What says our Collector?
We do not think Capt. Liter of the
Matte Cooke would wilfully violate the
laws of the land, but an association with
such rebel as Vanmeter is, to say the least
ofit, unfortunate
Judge Huntington, in his charge to the
Grand Jury, defined misprision of treason a:
follows: 1t consists in Withholding from
the Government information of the treason
of others, when such knowledge is in pos
session of person owing allegiance to thu
United States" The penalty for this crime
IS seven years Imprisonment and fine o
$1,000 1t is hard for al our people t.
realize fully that we are in state of war
and that there is great necessity for vigi
lance. 1t will not do to attempt playing
pranks on Government officials or speculate
by smuggling provisions to the enemy. II
times of war practical jokes of this kline
are dangerous. The quicker we make W
our minds to cut off all connection with tn,
rebels and their sympathizer& the sooner will
the contest be brought to close.