True Democrat., 1862-12-24
From the Ch;oaao Timea
From the Chicago Times Outrages by Federal Soldiers-Bitter Feel ing Among the Kentuckians-Devasta During the Expedition from Helena to the White River-etc tc, etc,


 Kentucky gentleman inthis city Communicates to us the following views relative to Kentucky. (" 1 was at Louisville when Gen. Buell's army came ill. Many of the officers did not disguise their contempt for Kentucky and ,.Kentuckians, affirming that, if we had displayed the courage of true patriotism, Bragg could never have oyerrun the State This produced bitter feeling among Kentucky officers and men. l know that Gov. l Robinson and Gen. Finnell expressed themselves mortified, and even outraged, by the insulting eA- pressions heaped upon Kentuchlans almost in the nublic promenade at the Galt House. The citizens 1 of Kentucky, like those of Virginia, have much State pride, though the called doctrine of State riohts has never pervaded that State think there
 is not one of the thirty four States thorough 1 ly federal than Kentucky.
 1 It appears to us Kentuckians, who read in the l Huntsville Journal and Louisville Democrat ex- tracts from republican papers n the Northwest that 1 no attempt is made to conciliate our triendshn 1 Indeed, no attempt appears to be made by them to l dispuse their open contempt for Kentucky policy l No allowance is made for our losses and suffering l consequent upon the war; though we have furnish | ed as many federal soldiers in proportion to our | nopulation as any other State. Kentucky Is Ges- 1 plated by the war
 "The march of Buel's armies from Louisville i southward was attended with Q most unfortunate want of discipline the part of the union forces This led to thefts, buTnngs, outrages, and untold 1 insults heaped by the common soldiers upon all l Kentuckians, no questions being asked as to their allegiance. 1 could relate incidents calculated to make mans blood boil Though niysclfa union man in heart soul ,and every act of my le declare 1 would shoot dead, in my own door, my man, sol 1 der or officer, who would insult my wife and 1 daughters in the manner hundreds ot my neghbors l were compelled to submit to
 l "I say little about negro stealing, for 1 know in Chicago it would not be relished; but will re- mark that q soutllern family looks upon the man who takes off the family servants, you here view l the horse thief Some may laugh at this, but it is true And when we saw our union troops march mast our doors with the proceeds of hcir open, dispuised theits in crowds around them e1ery Siep theu anade cos, the union cause in hent1chy dc- 1 fender.
 "1hese views throw light upon the threatened 1 strife iii Kentucky. Negro thieves must be with drawn, or Kentucky is lost to the uniot'' 1 HELENA, Ak, Nov p. 1 To the Editor of the Chicago Times;
 1 Although no writer, thought it nothing more than right to inform the public of the proceedings of some of the officers Of our army at Helena. ana of our trip or expedition from ucenu to the White river am soldier in the union army ut Helena, and have now been ill the army for some year and q half. But never have l seen much piii erlng and stedlinq done was done on this trip and, re member, the old troops did not do 1t either but the BOO men, or coascrlfs as Wt old troops call them
 Gems Hovev, of lndania, I believe, and Wash burne, of Wis. brother of the abolition Congress man from IliinoH, commanded the expedition We started on the 10th of this mOnth and returned au the 2lst, having accomplished nothing and lost l tb,ee ,ner One of the men was intoxicated when 1 he was lost. Yes, we did something, fer uncle sam is some Sl60 ,00o cut of pocket by the expc | dition.
 1 Now, what tempted me to try my hand a. wi ting this letter was simply this; dld not enlis to come South to rob and steal, as the troops have done on this expedition,-no, no. here "elt some S,0D0 troops went down aud all TOT nothing l I am convinced in nay. ogn mind thltlt was mean for another cotton scrape. Ike Old A!.rtl8 ana llh nois Hovev's. Surely, Lincoln will give lioyel and Washbarnc Major Generals commissions. N would not be right if ho did not.
 Now 1 am going to state few facts. While down the river, officers, from the commanding General down to second Lieutenant, were beast ly intoxicated most Of the time, with the cxcep ton of a few. Colonel Wyman Ta4 one of thal few He was the man for every and any thing He did all that was done. If he had had power he would have done something. Well, the boy were allowed to do IS they had d mind to. Guitar were stolen, pianos smashed up; shaws, dresses albums, letters, pictures, bcddIg, silver ware, and l all such things, were stolen and broken up; ana this was done to tie prope,ty Q! Ih14e Tho hac never been in the rebel service. Now, want tht l government, if it can be called government, tC i know that I never enlisted to steal Such work vii soon make many desert to the other side. IL is generally believed that two ladies were raped do"I ] there; that is the story now, any way,
 Now, Mir EditQr, ] am no grammarian, nor com poser either bat you will confer {, great favor hl publishing this. felt lnaignanC ] had tC write. This is from good var democrat
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