The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-04-16
The Enemy fn the Rsar-A Demand
from kentucky for the PumIsh-
memG Of Traitors at Home.
[From the Shelby (Ky.) Ne

From the Shelby (Ky.) News.
1t is painful to witness, all through th
country, the manifestations of hostility t.
t our Government in this kind of struggle
/ and conflict for its very existence. Multi
; tudes would be grati6ed to see the very
Government that protects their lives, lib
, critics, and property, dashed to pieces, and
utterly annihilated, no matter what else
might follow as the consequences. For
this they pray, they talk, and they scheme;
aud there is reason to believe there is con-
cert in this madness-there is agreement
and unity in their plans of operation, so
that they encourage and strengthen each
other. No one doubts but there has been
kept up an underground railroad" be-
| tween the Confederates" in the army
and those at home; letters and commune
cations have constantly been passing; and
this state of things is still in operation-so
| that while our noble army is sweeping
| through the country, with victory perched
| upon its banner, the enemies In the rear
have been doing what they ould to show
| contempt to this victorio1 banner, and
bring back the reign of ter
Now, it is a serious quest GA, how far the
| long forbearance of the Cover Iment, toward
these enemies at home should be extended
These enemies of the Government enjoy all
the protection, peace and safety guaranteed
to every loyal citizen, and yet, do all they
can to abuse and destroy this very Govern
eminent. This is not only ingratitude,
but it is treacherous and wicked
Freedom of opinion-let every man be
free to speak and do as he pleases |" is
the ready retort of all such PERSONS
But, this is true only as to themselves;
they are not willing for the Union
people of Kentucky do as they please by
adhering to the Union. No, they try to |
ridicule, argue, and abuse the large MAORI |
ty of the people of kentucky, and cry. |
shame upon you, for clinging TO the Abo- |
lition North-the rotten Lincoln Govern |
mentp This is the Inconsistency of which |
we complaiH. Liberty to do and say what |
you please, does very well for them; but /
there is no liberation with others, to do as
they please. In other words, traitors, and /
their sympathizers in this State, deny and |
repudiate the noble doctrine of State rights,
and the true Republican principle-thGt /
majorities, in and under the laws, must
rule.
In our Judgment this state of things can
not long exist, if peace and order is to pre-
vail in our State. There mat be change |
in the spirit and department IF the enemies
of the Government in our midst; or else /
there must lie felt the power of the Govern
ment to keep the peace and maintain the
order of society. If persons are not will
ling, from sense of justice and prOpriety,
to submit to the powers that be, without
abuse, contempt, and injury, then the
strong arm of the law should be invoked
The administration of the oath of allegi-
ance to all disaffeeted persons, with the
penalty of imprisonment for its violation,
may become necessary, as the only means
of preserving peace and order. The Gov
eminent has been, perhaps, too lenient to
its enemieS-especially to its prisoners, who
are allowed to roam over the country. Our
community, heretofore, has been peaceful
and orderly-not from lack of thousands
of prOvocatiOns, but because of the most
patient ferbearance of our Union-loving
people under the grossest insults and abuse.
But there are indications of growing disor-
der, that cannot long be endured in quiet
submission. We see the tendency of all
this-to get up an army of opposers in the
rear of our victorious army, now demol-
ishing the armed enemy.
There is another enemy in the rear, that |
calls for the strong arm of the law to ar
rest: the secret leagues of tho North and
South bound under solemn oRths to each
other, to accomplish certain ends. We
see with alarm the recent publications up
on this subject in Northern papers. The
Knights of the Golden Circle in the South
have perpetrated many deeds of treachery
and death and now this same order of
things seem to be extending its baneful
influence through the North. 1t is, how
ever, not so manifest as to give such dis
tinct and tangible lines of operation and
sxtent as to allow US to speak of il in pos
tive terms; indeed, it may prove that the
whole thing is but a fabrication of the
=, u
the North-a mere party ie to prejudice
the people against the Union Democrats
and other Unionists. But one thing is
manifest, that there is a desperate effort
made in the North to overthrow this
Union.
Our attention has been called to this
subject by the recent effort TO arm the
prisoners at Lexington, in this State, by
1isunionists of that place and vicinity, and
By other indications of disorder and hos
iility not less fragrant though less open
and bold .
We cannot see either the Justice or pro
priety of the Government combining in
close quarters the deluded and impressed :
common soldiers, willis they allow the
officers to roam about at liberty, and offer 8
insults to loyal people, IS is stated to be J
The case at Columbus, Ohio. If any be .
deserving of punishment, surely those
men of power who deceived and influ-
snced the poor ignorant people into this re-
0ellion are.
new order of things should be in
The Government has, like
he old man ia the fable, thrown tnfts of :
grass long enough; mild measures have
been exhausted; let the traitors and to-
res feel the power of the strong arm OF
The law, and be compelled TO respect and ]
submit to the Government.
Those who, in violation of their allie
glance to the Commonwealth of Kentucky | Z
and the United States, left the State last g
fall, Joined the traitors and rebels, and gave Il
all their influence to aid them in destroy
ing our Government, and are now return
ing to their deserted homes-not a repent
ant sinners, bnt as active and bitter parti-
sans of the traitors and their rebellion !
people, beyond controversy, are enemies
that should be placed beyond doing any
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