New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-09
"ENENT IN PADUCAH-QUAR-
GREAT LA't Mo &c THE GENERALS.

Of The st. L~'i' sc,
seces,ionist in Peducsh, by the
name of Voolfolk, hang as Were passing BY and
lnrrabed for left. Davis Inc man h'yi roHe we
hosore ON several ,canons ald Nc matter
was repoted 10 Gen. Smith, wl.o naed o,sst ind;a.
fere The refusal Of Gen. Smth cs Of Iis LOYALTY
nation among the troops. sna a2''''
wore freely Impressed in padacah. Wallace,
The matter having been reported to Gen. Aar
he sent his aid-de-camp with q sqad OF men 10 o.,
the traitorous flag TO be taken in, and II voolfolk
refused, then to take it in and erect the Stars ana
Stripes over his house. voolfolk, Knowing that
Gen. Smith was senior officer, refused TO obey
Cen Wallaces ordS: ;rssc.r9n Walaces aid for
c;,y took down tie Rebel flag aud hoisted the Starr
end Stripes in its stead.
In the mean time, Voolfolk having appealed TO
Gen Smith, the latter sent his aid, Lieut.. Irce, TO
order Gen. Wallace to have the Stars and stripes
taken down from Woolfolk's house; Wallace re-
fused 20 obey the order and Gent word 10 Smith that
the flag should not be taken down while there was
Iiy, man in his brigade. Wallace's aid said thet
Woolf, TX should sleep under loyal fag one night
auy how Smiths aid replied be did not think that
any great honor. Whereupon Wallace aid knocked
down Smiths aid. Gen. Paine sent " ailace assur-
ance Of cooperation. - :,
! As Gen. Smith had nobody but hs discounted
Lieutenant to enforce his order, the Old nag SUI
waves"
General Smith, on the next day, Issued an order,
saving among other things /" The Commanding
General is compelled TO denounce the transaction as
great violation Of good order and military discipline
bnl he is inciiued 10 tho belief that those engaged
in IL will upon reflection come to regard IL III that
/ light themselves Had ii been possible Tor him to
have anticipated its occurrence II would have been
his daty, by all the means at his command and al
every hazard TO have prevented it. Though the
occurrence may subject him 70 criticism by those
placed over him in authority he Is disposed to let 1T
drop without any investigation; less, however, ior
bis own cake than that Of persons engaged III H. 90
disposed ON his side, be trusts they will listen
patiently to his circumstances against Ike occur
rcnces in the future"
/ The affair has created intense excitement among
the soldiers, and Wallaces INSTRUMENTATION Ii enlhu-
siastcally approved
Correspondence ofThe Evansville Journal ~ ,oo,
PADUcAH, KY, Nov. %, 1861.
After dress parade Gen. wallace went,
with the 1th Ipdiana, 10 carry into execution me
desires of the soldiers. The procession was headed
by the bearer Of the flag, followed by Tue oanu ana
directly after came the whole regiment, making one
grand display.
The banner was placed ON the mansion, while the
llth gave three cheers and tiger. Immediately
afterwaid, down the street in double quick came
Capt. Buells Chicago Light Artillery, armed with
pixies, shovels. spades, crowbars, axes and many
other Implements also another flag, but II was re-
! tanned for some future occasion.
! The boys were in frenzy of excitement. After
I the ceremony was performed, Gen. wallace eleVat-
himself upon the fence and s.lid " Boys, the flag is
floating now; 20 TO your quarters, boys you have
done your duty, now go back" The masses Of
soldiers then started for camp, where little diff
Guilty sprung up between Of the officers Of our
regiment and Gen. Smith aids, in relation 10 the
pisnting Of the flag the honse, which caused
much Indignation among our offers. IL ended not
here. The Missouri sih, hearing Of the circuIssian
Ger, started up town with ire engine, and but FOR
Gen. ~ailaee's influence, they would have washed
cat Gen: Smiths Quarters. The 18Th Missouri was
beaded by its Oiseerf. O0e OF the cavalry Iegi-
mcD'e iL1 was quar'ered near by remarked that il
~, iiag came down tie house would cone down
viii il.