Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-22

SgSsriFgs Of ths UAicn Aea-TAs Reign o.
Terror.

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EDrToR LEADER:-FrOm the borders oi
aDixien your readers will be glad to know
how the matter stands between secession
and LOYALTY. OVensboro is sitrated l6O
miles below Louisville on the Ohio river, the
capital of Davies county, Kentucky. at the
election FOR Member of Congress they gave
l96 majority for secession, and hsve srmed
and equipped two full companies and sent
them into tho Confederate army. The wealthy |
Shareholders opened their purses and their
hearts largely to aid the destroying march |
Of treason and villiany under tbs speoiOus
guiso of neutrality.
Hundreds of the citizens have left and
gone to the Confederate States under misap-
prehensions, supposing that Kentaoky would
join the rebellion, and we're apprehensi7e fer
their own personal safety. Tney have been
told they would be arrested and Imprisoned
for their opinions, or the expression OF them,
hence they have gone from their homes on
both sides. The loyal men have been in
many instances driven out, taken E Jm their
beds At night blind-folded, stripped, hands
and feet tied and then whipped until they
were willing to swear iealty to the rebels
Others have gone to the Southern States for
safety-gone into the Confederate army.
SSme who at first were loyal we're led on,
step by step until they have actually Joined
the invasion of their own State.
Never was there a more striking illustra-
ton of that scripture that says "That father
shall be turned against the sOa, and son
against father, and brother against brother. "
Here it is no uncommon occurrence for
the father to pin the Confede-ate, and son
the Federal army. All social AID psternal
intercourse is broken up and we IN Northern
Ohio can never know anything o. the deadly
animosity AID hate engendered in this un-
natural strife. Robberies and incendiarism'
stalk abroad at MONDAY. Any time Of day
you may see loads Of household goods driver
North and South-many coming rp from thu
interior of the State, going over into Indians
for safety.
Hundreds of Union men are driven from
their homes, glad to save their own lives anC
bear away their families, leaving their pos
session, great or snail, to be appropriated Of
destroyed by their secession neighbors.-
! Many Of them have been drivsn from theil
homes simply because they dared to express
love for their country and its aag. A NOR
hellish feeling never was ergsndered thi
side of the pit than this slsve-holding cru
sade against all who are not willing to join
in its diabolism.
Thank God, this game of eyPatriation i
nearly played out, and the Union exiles ar
beginning to return 10 their las happy, bu
, now desolated homes. Kentucky, after al
! her untenable neutrality, is by 2 large major
ity loyal to the old flag. Secesh has fOunt
that it will be n dificGlt task to Danish
majority of the population Protected a
they are by large military force, now pour
, ing intoKentucky, it has concluded to NOV
down to Hopkinsville and Columbus. Their
: is q feeling of general stampede of tn
: South and its rebellion bettsr than thei
whole country and true patriotism.
: Before Brigadier General 7. L. Crittender
! came down here and established his camp
and the Government sent a gunboat of eigh
30 FOUNDER and two 64-pounders, no boa
was allowed TO Ian l here with the Unitet
States flag flying. This formidable gunboa
/, lies at anchor in the middle Of the stream
q ready at a moments warning TO do terribl
execution, should there be any signs of re
sistance to the federal forces now organizing
here.
A perfect reign Of terror exists through
g out the border States, which we cannot re
: alize unless we are on the spo.-and cal
I know the materials out of which this rebel
! lion IS made Us. Ignorance and preiudic
control the masses One Union man wit
i whom 1 cOnVersed, said, "He loved the oil
. flag because his father fought under it. Bu
Abe Lincoln did wrong 70 cal o1t Is, 90
men before the South had done anything
a and even now # he thought this was goinl
to be a d-d Aboli ton war, hs'd fight agiI
it-he would spill every drop Of his bloc,
before the niggers should be free" AM
], even Intelligent Union men go for the Uniol
? believing that the only safsty for Ken
!, tusky SHAREHOLDERS is in the Union. The,
say, tive have warned and advised our neigh
| DOto VI Luc ldtdA COul 50 buby were pursuing II
d regard to slavery; but they rushed madl,
s into the rebelliOn-and now when it is toi
8 late, they see the consequences to thei
|, slave property" which is trus. They hav,
sown the wind and are now resping th
whirlwind. And were it not that the eye
o Of the poor slave are closed, they would a
: once escape for their lives and liberties, bu
= fear their intelIe ctusl horizo1 IS too low Il
see the day of their deliverancs is at hand
!. Kentucky is passing through an ordeal Q
blood and fire. Our prayer Is that it mss.
be brief, and briRg her out as pure gold
and that tho logic Of events may teach he
|, loyal sons that this war can only terminate
= in one wsy-by the removal of the cause;-
that the Almighty is directing this comic
to the overthrow Of that wicked Institution
that enslaves humanity. J. b.
: Two Extracts from the Columbus States
mun.
From the Columbus Statesman of Friday