Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-01
For the Journal.
Personal Experiences in IimcolndoIn
No. IA

commenting both pro and con upon the authority vested
in MIR. W. > Ash, to collect all the private arms in the
State, peacaby if he can, forciby if he must" 1t is
neither Intention within the scope Of these notes.
to crcise this authority in any of i s features bear
ings but simply to show how situated in such
times the present, when deprived of their fire
It matter Of the last Importance, and tCdg Of
fected by the reasons for such step. The causes We
overlook and coDiue remarks simply to the fleets
When travelled thr0' the counties o. Est, OWs'ey. |
Breathilt, Perry ard IeCcLer ia the mountain region
OF Eastern Kentucky, SO rarely did We see any fire
among Southern rights Een, that il amounted
to almost disarmiDg and Lincon's schedule could
not have been better carried out for all practical Iur
poses than il be had himself pclated the fire
1t Of the features Of the Lincoln programme,
the ds00eded counties to d1saYm ali The population in
any known suspected degree znteded with secession
tendencies, and to make the retaining OF any an
offence in law but Union men, whether sincere not,
in way interferCd with When recruiting was
going among these mountains for Marshall ana
otter Southern leaders, could be got, but govern
ment could not them, consequently recruits were
urged Join the camps and bring with them their shot
guns rifles aud pistols, and also every who could
borrow his neighbours DO So and under the promise
OF having them returned government supped
their place. These men gave up their guns, pistols and
ammunition, and were sent from the various camps,
even after this to hunt what few were still lett among
the farmers. By and by compelled by the fortunes OF
war; these camps were broken up and the regiments
scatterd hlther and thltber. NOW mark the stque-
small squads of LincoInites pleasure, roaIned the
whole country over stealing whatever they anced aud
abusing the unarmed population with perfect mPuuiry,
while the resident traitors lOrded it with high hand
And further, the effect on many OF these simple minded
mountaineers was very bad. They could not conceive
how the great South could be bare Of arms and they
thought the government treating them badly, and
then abandoning them to the Linconites. So unusual
was the report OF tire arms, that morning when We
discharged pistol in friendly settlement, Whe.e in
several days journey had net a gun for they
were all with the army, the report alarmed the whole
valley tor miles, causing the OOmeh to ride up to cur
hosts house 10 find what the trouble was, the men,
fearing reachery, dare not At present the posi-
tion OF our State does not present parallel, but who
can tell how the fortunes OF may render 1t So
1t is COnSummatIOn deVOuty pray may be aVerted,
but every prudent man, in success, provides
against disaster, just as the prudent mariner,
when wind and weather favor most, busies himself
overhaulng, mending splicing and preparing against
the fist stom that may oyerake him. We have seen
asserted, again and again. that "O0 government had
arms sufficient for every emergency. This IS either true
or false. We doubt not the latter is tie fact, but we
do honestly thuk that it is high time, not only to &Op
but to pua1Sh the publishers Of such taseh0od5tngy
work ncalculable injury While we do not wish TO sec
the PRESS gagged as IN the Ncrh, we do earnestly Ish
to repressed all lying reports bogus tccgrams and
so forth, in this hour Of tie cOuntrys trial. while she
is in the tbroes of second chdb would her
heir to truth and honesty Fae00d ought to be te1ued
out and punished. Wereyiie, and with great pfoprie-
tY the utter want Of truth in Northern JUrnalSI 90
ample. We have strayed widely and must return,
By degrees we were brought to understand the extent
and enOrmty of our crimes We were, according tC
soma rebel officer in Jenkins cavalry; aud our clothes
the very suit wear, declared to be the unl
D. form by others we were rebel spy and Others hac
1r heard others tell OF shouting out the eyee tc
e JEFF Davis and huZzang for the Southern C0Dfedera
~ cy. Loeb Moore paid a very Cond@ccndjng visit
Mt detcstcd the very presence o this fat sleek ant
i'll greasy renegade for be at first p10tecdy stlong
out and out Southern rights man but like nunerou
class OF men, just osLncolnsm p1euced, be turn
ed his coat and desperately loyal, that long
there danger Of fight bis patriotism impelet
him to be Colonel but when there pr0sL L2ct c
at soldiers Wcrk suddenly his business assumed gigantic
az proportions swallowed up the mushroom patriotism ant
re left Loeb where it found him. gr0vepg earth worm
il We he questioned and questioned Us in the tru
a. pcttoggng style, and then summed up by telling
NJ that FrenctmGn and aUed IN Nel0 OleGns-
We replied that if he satisfied, perfect
so. This warke disciple Of Blackstone & Co said u
must take the oath, which unoquivOCaly refused
: do " Do you know sir" said he, " what the conse
quenceS are ?" No, replied, for we had get to kn0'
what we detained prisoner for 'You acca
f ed of being rebel spy and the evidence is of such
nature that (the Great DI0guO perfectly satisfied
b and sir General Nelson will shortly be here, when u,
M less you take the OATH you will be shot, just as sure
10 10 | now tell you" We do not kaow whether he exieC
w ed US to fall down and suppcate his gracious pardon
not. We simply told him neither Nelson nor be ha
m any T2g to make Us take the OATH and we lc0Ud not
- it. " W ell sir have told you the alternative and
wish you coed day." We are told that charity cove
eth multitude of sins, but this thing called taklI
the oath" not only covers euery 8in but 50 wonder
in its cosmetic properties that it makes the qtHe ma
block and tie black ach1te! Some OF guard
too, who proiessed, and no doubt did feel sort
friendship Tor US, entre1teI US to take this Wouder
oil, tor the story soWn broadcast over the TOW
lSo that going to be shot. very amusing co
de- ver5aton took place evening between q squad
Zoe officers who to visit the spy. ODe Of them ca
Ter tain, remarked that if we gcCd Union man
ne could not object to being pct to little temporary luC0
cn veDience (RefreShingy cool, it not p We oug
u rather to be well pleased at having good opport
'f nifty to prove loyalty We nearly hrw our audlen
into fits by assuring them that were not a Unio
de man, and never expected to be Oh, you sbou
have the pous horror depicted on the faces OF tho
10 Union SaUerS and heard the awful alternative i h
lot you acknowledge being rebel. Not necessarily
OF we replied; authentic history informs OF other know
ce countries besides these United States aud that they
eW sageIy presumed to have Inhabitants who Lave be
known occasionally to wander far as into the
ch- States But some Of them declared, BTitis
ors French or German, Nelson didn't a DID,
.hs should take the oath be saOt. TO the
ler which these gentry n buttons, with their straps
Ill leaves, and spread Eagles in silver and gold looked
Ot clothes, boOts shirts and caps would have
cn posed they never had been aos shoemakeTs and m
u miners Because, OrsO0th soldiers wore such thing
na we deliberately told had right to fans
Py c0Ored flannel travelling shirts and eyeet laced boot
oU The rebels Uniform something IN color resem
n6 ling travelling suit, and had rtght to We
such one We told them We not only had rtg
h to study ideas OF taste in dress but roud do
and II we taDcei having vest made out OF SacesS
ul flag should have it tempora! Mores !
err had capped the climax now, fairly, might say
ah foot in it. and believed nothing short OF instant
ess Inhalation would be our fate, but generous
on spared for future experience an Llnc0Lnd0m