Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-17
The Louisville Courier-A Card.

To the Editors of the URtOn aud American:
 feel that l may reasonably ask the Union and American anu other southern papers that have copied statement" which appeared over my signature in a recent number ot the Louis- vile Journal, to publish the following card.
 Warned by the wanton interference of the federal authorities with tue freedom of the press, las seen Tn St. Louis, in other towns and cities of Missouri, in Baltimore. in New York, and elsewhere) for weeks before the event occurred had expected the suppression of the Courier would speedily follow the antici pated occupation of Louisville by the northern forces. l had de- ternined, when that time should come, to avoid arrest, if possible, and seek further South a locality where could still breathe and think as a ireeman and from that determination never wavered moment.
 When advised, on the morning of the 18th inst, at my residence in the country, that the Courier had been suppressed by United States Marshal Sneed, in accordance with the instruc- tions from Gen. Anderson, and that the United States Marshal and his deputies were endeavor ing to accomplish my arrest, at once placed myself out of their way, but still sufficiently near to communicate with my friends, and through them transacted some business important to me
 During the two days I thus remained near home, l was earnstly appealed to by political friends to endeavor to effect some arrangement by which the publication of the Courier might be continued, even though it should be as 8 newspaper strictly, politics being ignored in its editorial columns. They reasoned that the facts are now the strongest arguments against the ad- ministration; knowledge of it's usurpations and atrocities are alone sufficient to unite the people tn defense of their constitutionals rights and their liberty; the entire suspension of the only daily southern rights paper in the State would make the people of Kentucky dependent upon the tory papers of Louisville for intorma- ion of current events and 1t would be better o print the Courier upon almost any terms in vovng no sacrifice of principle, than to thus leave the public mind entirely at the mercy of these interruptions mouth pieces of tyranny, which have systematically perverted or entirely suppressed facts necessary to a correct under standing of the condition of public affairs.
 Influenced by these considerations, and also, to some extent, by the fact that fifteen or twen ty men, the heads of families, the most of whom had been engaged in the office for years would <se thrown out of situations at time when they could not procure others, and desiring time to arrange my business and ge. fair start south ward, opened negotiations, through friends, with Gen. Anderson, for the resumption of the publication of the Courier. l proposed to print it as a neutral paper, ignoring politics in its ed itorials, and devoting it wholly to local and gen eral news and miscellaneous matter, publishing nothing as news by which the Confederate au- thorities would be advised of contemplated movements of the federal forces in that vicin- i.y.
 Gen. Anderson demanded as condition prece- dent to the publication of the paper, that l should write and publish in it's columns, first submitting it to him for approval, an article ex- pressing regret for it's past course. and as 8 State rights paper, pledge it to conform to and support the action and policy of the Kentucky iLlncoln) Legislature. Of course rejected the demand. informing Gen. Anderson that would prefer to lose property, liberty and life itself.
 The statement copied by you from the Louis. vile Journal was not only published i'll that pa. per without my authority, but it IS not the one written by ne. My statement was altered Tn some unimportant particulars, and important ex planatory remarks were entirely omitted. This liberty may have been taken with my manuscript by friends acting doubtless from the best Of mo tives; but was entirely unauthorzed. had not the slightest expectation, after his demands, that my statement, which fell so far short of what he required, would be accepted by Gen. Anderson; and am now satisfied that the whole object ol the federal authorities in the negotiation, as oi the unwaranted publication of my card, was to inveig!e me into the city and within reach of the officers who had the warrant for my arrest. The pretended assent to my proposition and the pub licatiou of the paper, (which under the arrange ment would have been carried on by the em ployees of the ofice,) was at once withdrawn when it was ascertained that could not trust myself in Louisville until Gen. Buckner and the strong right arms of thousands of brave Ken tuckians would open the way for me to do 80 as freeman. Although l had promise from Gen Anderson and his officers of immunity from a. rest while our negotiations were pending, placed no confidence in the pledges ot men who had sold themselves to faithless and per6dious administration, and as the result proved, wisely kept out of their power. The publication of the Courier was not only suppressed by Gen. Anderson, but that officer took and still holds possession of the entire print ing establishment, and of the books, papers