Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-11-13
THE 1N1eulrY OF L,NcobN's ADiNINIsrRA-

New Orleans Pjc0y3n6 writes: ,.
When Tie hidden iniquities Of this administration
SHAH be lsid bare, whether by some great ana gooo
man who will dare to brave the strong arm Of power
for the good Of the people,, or by some bold ana
daring adventurer who would rise to greatness oy
heovecthrow of the present dynasty, rest assured
the world will stand aghast at tbs spectacle present.
ell in the uncontrolled excuses Of grieyously
wronged and terribly infuriated popuace.
Something of the spirit of the Lincoln leaders IN
this State may be seen in the following permit,
issued by the Provost Marshall of Louisville, to
lady who was fortunate enough to obtain the consent
of the General commanding" in that city TO escape
from the presence of the ignorant and brutal mob,
who recognized him as their chief on any terms
As special favor, she was permitted to 60 from
Louisville to village in kentucky, and on the Ohio
river taking oath to support the Constitution
of the United States to be true and loyal to the Uni
ted States and to Kentucky, and not to give aid or
comfort to their enemies Here is copy Of the
"pernt," the original of which is in my possession,
and will be kept by me until / have it in my power
to give Mr.. Dent Provost Marshall of Louisville, late
Chief of Police in that city, opportunity to at
tempt justification of the atrocious conduct he has
been guilty of, for Lncolns gold:
"By order of the Commanding General, Mrs.
- is allowed to pass from Louisville to Glover
port, KY, by steamer, she having taken the oath to
support the Constitution Of the United States and
be true and loyal to the United States and to the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, and that she will not
dvulge or reveal any thing that she may or hear
within our lines or give any aid or comfort to our
enemies.
CHENEY DENT, Provost Marshal.
louisville, KY, Oct. IA, 1861"
1t is enough to mantle the cheek of any Kentuc
kinn with shame to know that here, once the home
of chivary, celebrated for its galantry whose brave
men and fair women have been boast in every land
the fairest women in the State required to o.
tain pass from such mercenaries as Henry Dent,
couched III language so similar to that which mas
tiers are accustomed to give to their slaves before
beng permitted to leave their homes 1t will not
be so long.
On Saturday last, B. Whitesides. not long sncea
Lincoln customs agent, of Franklin, Simpson coun-
ty, near the Tennessee line, and the proprietor Of
some sort of letter express concern attempted to
assaSsinate Capt White, of the Confederate States
service, shooting at him twice. one shot killing his
horse, the other woundng his intended victim
lie was arrested and sent to headquarters, where
he is yet detained. On Sunday, some lawless per-
sols shot and killed one OF Whiteslde's brothers,
who was believed to have been party to his at
tack the day previous The Whiesdes were des-
perate and awlesS men, the terror of the neighbor-
hood but while the attack by B. Whitesides excl
ted the greatest feeling the killing OF his brother,
bad man though he certainly was, is regretted.
\ few days ago. an old gentleman named Bell,
resident of Paducah, was taken by the Federals-
who were greatly exasperated by a recent defeat
which a party OF their pickets had sustained-on
some pretext, and his hands were nailed to the side
Of the house, his arms extended in the cruel
tixion, and in that position he shot! This act
is atocioGs that not believed possible that
the hell hounds o! Lincoln had perpetratcd it,
when the report first reached here but letters have
since confirmed the report 1t was only the other
day that Gen. Smith, commanding the Federal forces
ut Pa,ucah in formal order announced that he
would no longer pursue conciliatory course to-
wards the friends of the South. This is Its first
fruits
have lust seen an intelligent and reliable gen.
tleman from the extreme northeast portion of the
State. From him learn that the jails of Lawrence
Grcenup and Lewis counties are full Of political
prisonerS--mcn arrested and thrown in prison for
daring to oppose by speech alone the usurpatlons
of the Pr. sltent and held there IN defiance Of all
law. Among those so arrested, imprisoned and re-
tanned, is Hon. James NJ Rice, lite Judge of the
Circuit Court. and one OF the pureSt and best Of
men-for that very reason, perhaps the filter sub
ject for the tyranny that is crushing out the LIES
blood OF once free people.
y son in-law of eX-Gov Morehead visited w ash
ington short time since, 10 find ont what the
charges were upon which that honored man was ar
rested and procure his release from imprisonment,
If possible. lie was informed that no charges had
been made, that he arrested without warrant
or legal process and that he was detained because
they were afraid to trust so loved OF the peo-
pie at large This was not, of course, the language
used by the Federal oficials-It was its substance.
The troops at this post were reviewed here by the
commanding general on Monday. The display was
gratifying. No less than twelve thousand men,
well armed, finely equipped, handsomely and com
for,aby uniformed and in evidently good health and
fine spirits, were the ground The sight of such
all army would clean out the road to Louisville,
believe without exaggcration, without fight, if il
were deemed desirable to make such a movement
Tue MORAL OF TUE LEEsBURG VIcroRY.-The vic
tory of I.eesburg was not only glorious in ITSELF but
is inspiring as a brilliant example to our army, anc
an anlnatlng aud encouraging illustration of wha
can by asimilar spirtand resolution
| The heroes of that fight have thus rendered thei'
! country double service and Gen. Beauregard il