Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-17
The Lou,svllls cour,er
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o the Editors Of the Un'on and Amey;,o.

The Louisville COurisr.A -
To the Editors Of the Un,on and Amey;,aa
feel that may reasonably ask the Tn..
Ttcdn and other Southern papers that ba, md Ame
statement which appeared over nv sionate copeda
cent number OF the Louisville Journ6l to lure,
following card -" publish Tho
Warned by the wanton interference of.,
authorities with the freedom OF the nress tne Fedora
os' Louis In other towns and cities If N; seen il
New ork, and esewhere,) for weeks bpfo SSouri in
occurred, had expected the suppression If e eVert
would speedily follow the anticipated .ue Cour,
Louisville by the northern forces l had SSpaV'on Of
when that time should come to avoid arrest tmnd
ole, and seek further South locality where 7 pos.
still breathe and think freeman; and fro cOud
termination | never wavered moment. mat de-
When advised, on the morning of the 1on
my residence in the country that tie Couy; l3, at
suppressed by United States Marshal Sneed naa been
ance with the instructions from Gen. An5or. accord
that the United States Marshal aud bis danu.n aOd
endeavoring to accomplish my arrest. at pno Were
myself out of their way, but still suficientIv PLACED
communicate with my friends and through ~ near TO
acted some business important to me. '-Sn uaus
During the two days thus remained moo,
earnestly appealed to by politicca alone
deavor to effect some arrangement by which t 10 en-
cation of the Courier might be continued eran publ
it 81 GU be as newspaper strictly, politics
nored in its editorial columns. They reasoned Aug
facts are the strongest arguments acai. aat 1e
minist alton knowledge of its usurpatone oS ad
cities are alone sufficient to unite the peono aC
of their constitutional rights and their berr leen
tire suspension of the only daily southern rSbo e en-
in the State would make the people Of Kp1tn paPG
pend upon the tory papers of Louisville for iaoryd
of current events; and it would be better to
Courier upon almost any terms involving no sao,e Zoe
principle than to thus leave the public mind
the mercy of these INSCRIPTIONS mouth.pieces
ranny, which have Systematically perverted or on;
suppressed facts necessary to a correct understarie
the condition of public affairs uSG
Influenced by these considerations, and aloo %.
extent, by the fact that fifteen or twenty men ~ some
Of families the most of whom had been engaged i uH
Office for years, would be thrown out Of sitna1iO,n
time wien they could not procure Others. and 49,;
time to arrange my business and get fair start 5
wand, opened negotiations through friends with C
Anderson, for the resumption of the publication of %
Courier. proposed to print it as neutral ranor ~
norng politics In It's editorials and deyOtino il vb
to local and general news and miscellaneous mot.
publishing nothing as news by which The Coned,.'a
authorities would be advised of contemnlated ro.
ments of the Federal forces in that vicinity. ''F
Gen. Anderson demanded as condition precaao0..
the publication OF the paper, that should write S
publish in its columns, first submitting if to him ~
approval article expressing regret for its mast %
and as States rights paper pledge it to conform ~
and support che action and policy of the Kenn%,
(Lincoln) Legislature. OF course 7 rejected The 4
nanj, informing Gen. Anderson that would 2retgn
lose property, liberty and life itself.
The statement copied by you from the Tounvr.
Journal was not only published in that paper wtFm,
my authority, but it is not the one written by me- NJ
statement was altered in some unimportant parcusr
and important explanatory remarks were entirely Omit
ted This liberty may have been taken with nv mann.
script by friends acting doubtless from the besto ma
tives; but was entirely unauthorized. l had not The
slightest expectation, after bis demands that nv
statement, which fell 50 far short of what be =:
CURED would be accepted by Gen. Anderson; and
am now satisfied that the whole object of the Fele
raj authorities in the negotiation, as OIL the unVa
ranted publication of my card, was to invege me into
the city within reach of the officers who had The
warrant for MY arrest. The pretended assent 10
my proposition and the publication of the paper (which
under the arrangement would have been carried on BY
the employees of the office,) was at once withdrawn
when it ascertained that could not trust myself in
Louisville until Gen. Buckner and the strong right arms
OF thousands Of brave Kentuckans would open the way
for me to do so as freeman. Although had prom.
Use from Gen. Anderson and his off 2rs of immunity
from arrest while our negotiations were pending, PLACED
no confidence in the pledges of men who had sold them
selves to faithess and per6diOus administration and
as the result proved wisely kept out of their power
The publication of the Courier not only suppress
ed by Gen. Anderson, but that otticer took and still
holds possession of the entire printing establishment
and of the books rapers and money in the iron safe ID
the counting at tie time it was sezad and would
not allow aDy of our clerks or attaches even to enter
the building to procure articles of clothing ETC., in it.
and belonging to them.
When Louisville is again free, which with the aid ten
dered by gallant and glorious Tennessee and the ch7
rous south to the freemen of Kentucky, will trust
at day not far distant the publication Of the Cow
will be resumed under ts former auspices and itshbn
will be consecrated to the triumph Of the great pr1d
piles OF civil and religious liberty it has so long ada
ed. Very respectfully, yours, ETC.,
W. n. HARDMN
Bowling Green, KY, Sept &c. 1861.