The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-19

places does not amount to over one or two /
hundred.
AT Shawneetown and Golconda, although \
on the Illinois side, not few are found who .
openly sympathise with traitors in the
Southern States. To such an extent is this
the case that difficulty occurred a few
miles back of Shawneetown very recently
in which one man was killed The partic-
ulars of the occurrence we did not learn,
only that it grew out of conflicting opinions
as to who would support the government
and who would not The man killed was
an avowed secessionist, but with little ID
fuenee. There seems to be a bad streak
running through a portion Of southern Hi
nois which is very annoying to the greaI
majority of its union loving people. Shaw
neetown has responded nobly to the call Of
the President for volunteers and one or
| two companies from that town are now To-
| Gated in Camp Defiance at Cairo. We were
panied to learn that Capt. Herrod of that
place was at home lying dangerously iii of
| typhoid fever. Fears were entertained that
| he would never recover.
After passing many objects Of beauty and
interest, among them numbers Of pictur-
esque islands which-like emerald gems in a
setting of s-gladdened and refreshed the
eye, we arrived at Smithland. Here we be-
held that of which we had heard much, but
never before saw--a Confederate fag-a
rebel rag. tall pole was erected on the
bank of the river, Immediately above the
wharf boat and from its summit aoated the
emblem of treason. We must say its
appearance disappointed US. The impress
sion had been made on our mind that the
flag of the Confederate States was rather
handsome than otherwise, and that in
looks, if in nothing else, it might rival
the Stars and Stripes. The flag at Smith
land may not have been properly made. If
It was it is evident that the attempt TO imi-
tate our " emblem of beauty and Of power
is as great an abortion, as is likely to prove
the attempt Of the Confederate States to es-
tabIsh an independent government. We
confess that there was an involuntary
twitching of our fingers to get hold OF
the lmpudent thing as it futtered de-
family in the breeze; but the feeling
was promptly suppressed, for fear its graf
ifcation might occasion an involuntary
twitching about our neck that would be
neither agreeable nor profitable Two o.
these flags were all that we beEeld in the
place AS an offset to the disagreeable SEN
sations they created, we beheld, back Of
the town on the top Of a range OF hills, sew
eral flags made after the true pattern
streaming in the air 1t may be owing Il
association or education, but the contrast be
tween those banners of life and light,
-" AS they caught the CLEAN
of the evenings last beam -
aud the miserable thing which fiuttered 81
the top Of the pole was so great, that VIZ
felt an irresistible inclination to throw up
our hat, and give three times three for the
" star spangled banner. Prudence whis-
persd in our ear that we had better blow of
our surplus patriotism by humming to our
self,
"And the star spangled banner in triumph shall
Der the land of the free aud the home of tn,
brave. 2"
The suggestion Of prudence was obeyed.
We arrived at Paducah about 10 o'clock,
Sunday morning. There were but few per.
sons on the landing. Not flag was to be
seen in the city, of any description. The
Seccessionists having, by violence obtain
tanned control of the city, koisted secession
flags il every part Of it, and, for season
the stranger could not avoid the conclusion
, that the people were unanimously in favor
of Kentucky becoming province in the
, Empire of Jefferson Davis the First The
Union men finally made a rally, and ex-
pressed their intention to hoist the Stars
, and Stripes. The Secessionsts swore it
! shouldn't be done. The Union men, with
jacksonville profanity, swore by the Eter-
nal they would do it. A collision was i'm
) minent-civil war was about to deluge the
streets of Paducah in blood. Neutrality
was on the point OF giving way to hos
tilities. A compromise was suggested, and
like " oil upon the waters" healed the
strife. 1t was agreed that if the Union men
would abandon their design Of hosting the
Stars and Stripes all the secession flags in
the city would be removed. What is a
little unusual, the compromise was carried
out in good faith and so far as outward APP
pearauces go, Paducah is maintaining a
) strict armed neutrality. The saucy little
; piece of bunting that floats from the flag
} staff Of the Charley Bowen has greatly an
noyed several of the " fast youths in Pa
: ducah, and we noticed them, while we lay
5 at the wharf boat, scowI ominousIy and
threateningly at the little emblem. But ii
still floats unmindful of its danger and long
will it continue to wave, thanks to the brave
hearts and strong arms Of the officers and
crew-and, we might add, OF the hot water
in the boilers-Of the Charley Bowen.
We passed Metropolis, one of the most
patriotic little towns on the river, about ,