Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-30
LETTER FROM CORTNTH5.
Special Correspondents OF the Memphis Appeal.l
CoRINTH Mics, April 26 1876.

LETTER FROM CGBTNTEE.
Special Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
CoRINTH, Miss, April &c, 1862.
The miserable rainy weather for the few past
days has made everything stale fat and Improbable,
the roads having been IN such condition make IT
almost impossible to go anywhere, within miles
circuit to learn any news We have now sunshine once
more, and clear. blue sky for which, thanks be to
Allah.
A gentleman who arrived here few days ago from
Lexington Kentucky, brings cheering news from that
State and says that the majority Of the people are ready
revolt against the Lincoln yrants could they but
obtain arms and form neuclus thousands would
at once Join ranks. Lincelns emancipation resou.
ons and the bill aboBshing slavery in the District Of
Columbia Is having glorious effect upon our border
States well opening the eyes Of the western peo.
Pile who, deluded hey have been under the false idea
Of fighting for the Union and the Constitution can no
lsngr shut their eyes to the fact that the present heb
war of the BlackRepubIcaR government is but for the
abolition Of slavery In a conversation with number
Of prisoners from Iowa. Wisconsin, and Illinois, whom
brought in from the battle field Of Shiloh they admitted
that they had been deceivedsad that so far as thev
personally concerned they had fought their last
battle against and that they would never take uB
again against people fighting for the liberties Of
their institutions and their independence,
IN every instance, they disclusd being aboti0niss
snd said that there strong element the oonser-
ative Democratic party Of the Northwest favor Of ur
institutions On the other hand 70 show jhe mahrnty
and the fendsh brutality Of the simol-pUre abot0Diss
who fighting free slaves wipe Us out from
tSe face OF TIE nations, will state positive truth
sustained by surgeons in army o0 uniupeachabIe
veraCity that in many there were found in the
Jacket pockets OF the Ohio volunteers small valz con
tanning one dram each u strycbuIGe, which they no
doubt had for the purpose Of giving to negroes
poison the whites anticipating have achieved great
victory at Coli th. Are sucn helhounds deserving Of
quarter entitled to be treated according the rules
Of civilized warfare
/ have record act Of r-vO tin iulpousueEs
and petty tyranny on the part Of the Lincoln odisrv
insulting alike the living and the dc ad hich lately
occurred Lexington Kentucky, the truth OF which is
vouched Tor by all the nhabt uts, which cannot be
exceeded by the despicable tyrant Alexander.
It app that the remains OF Lieut. Edward ke-ue
of the ID Kentucky ,Coufederaie) regiment who was
wounded at Fort Donelson and who died 81 Carksyiie
Tennessee, removed TO his family at Lexington
Kentucky for intermeut. On previous occasion ssae7e
had been great demonstration made by the ctzshs Of
Lexington at the funeral cOrtegs OF OF our gallant
soldiers who had fallen Done son, and some abolition
otizens Of Lexington, named Dudley ~ Craig, p Scott
(bagging and rope manufacturer, !. A. Harper j. J.
Miller, Mlwsrd, and Others to show their loyalty, pe
TONED zen halecA TO prevent sucn further dcmousa.
tons and permit hereafter deceased soldiers Of The
Confederate army 10 be brought home. TherguDou,
Halleck issued order that hereafter no moro than
twelve persons should attend the funeral Of any rebel
soldier.
In the present instance, the noble quaes of the de
ceased uhFlng won MIN great popularity. his Union
friends telegraphd Halleck, St. LOUIS Tor uermso
for carriages 10 attend the funeral; the r quss vas
granted, but the number limited 10 twenty On tie day
Of the funeral Of Lieut. Keeno about tie 2Ith Of last
March, the colonel Of the sd Indiana regiment whose
name, unfortunately my informant has forgotten posted
guard Of dsachments Of companies Of his regiment
from the house Of tha deceased along the crossings Of the
principal streets, with companies at the gates Of the
cemetery, and one lns de surrounding the grave As tho
funeral moved from the bOuse Of the deceased there
found to be eightyssven carriages mostly occupied
by ladies, when the dastardlY colonel with n squad Of
his hOoser mercenares rode up the hgase and
stO ped the proc ssiOn IN most brutal and insulting
Hages and stop all the resl At this infamous outrage
many ladies got Out Of the carriages aud proceeded on
foot with gentlemen, when at the Second street
ana bFoaa"ay Ihsy were stopped by another company
OF armed Hesans and not p, rnted pass any frfh5r
At the gates Of the cemetery the Lesrsc was again
stopped under some preteXt ana conse raOe delay
place, when ladies In the carriages TO avoid the
Protsne and Indecent language Of LmCOms brutal sol
diery, closed their carriage windows. At this number
diana regiment, made most insulting esrs while one e
claimed. shut your windows, you id Tebsl --."
The procession was now permitted TO tie burial
grounds, when scene occurred the most d.sgracgul
recorded Of people with the slightest urecnroug
TO civilization or christany. The coffin being removed
from the hease1 the brutal Lnco mite sodiery Of this
33d Indiana regiment refused give way in order thgt
the coffin might be placed in the grave or TO permit the
relatives Of deceased to perform their last sa tr ~
pushed aside and seeing the firm determination Of sew.
era friends Of the deceased, that Of shame al
back And even after this when tho ceremony Of The
solemn funeral rights were being performed over the
grave, and the grief and Of women should have
commanded holy silence and touched q heart OF stone
these friends interrupted the Ohsequies with coarse foxes
blssphemOus language, and brutal laughter making
mockery of the sOemnities ana gcofnr al the al as
the corpse was lowered into the grave
And now for the sequel which ended in a bloody trag.
edy. That evening, Mr. Riley Sharp one Of the oldest
and most respectable citizens Of Lexington, was au-
preached by D.. Letcher, when conversation eusued
in which Mr.. Sharp denounced the Liuo0lne proceed
ings Of the greatest ourages ever perpetrad in
civilized community Letcher said rebel was entitled
to ChrStian burial who had fought against his country
Angry words passed, when Ljtcher drew pistol but
quRiled before the steady eye OF the old and sunk
of Thenext day Lecher apoiogized 10 Mr. Sharp saw
ing he was drunk. notorious bully named JerTett
Wgus, having heard Of the settlement Of the difficulty
between Sharp and LstCher, said ii Il had been him
(Ngus) be would have killed the old scoundrel Soon
after Mr. Sharp passed the street. Wgus approached
him and abused him in the grOsssst manner The old
man ordered him off saying be would have nothing 10 do
with such scoundrel when Wilgus fired and his shot
not taking effect drew bowie knife and stabbed tho Old
man several times when he fel dead Such is LiDcoIu.
ism In Kentucky and it but proper that such facts
should be made public in order prservs true record
1f the history Of the times
As incident the preceding day must state thar
IN the return Of the funeral Mrs Valley the wife of
Ssmith, hung out Of her window which was crowded
Tith ladies', secession flag. squad Of LiuCOlne sol
Hers made rush for the house get the flag but the
ades burnt II before they could get ia, when OF re
i9nge the Orutes broke the furniture the house
SPY lately taken prisoner and a map Of Ten. |
lessee on s person with all the houses along the roads
marked in blue and red, Union and Rebel
Inc condition OF tie roads still such that will
iepend much on the weather when the fight will
nould fair weather hold, the next ten dys may bring
ibout the event SPARTA