New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-06


was sent back to bedevil tho good people Of shis
county. He ought to be shot BY the Union army On
sight. as low, dirty liar and scoundrel.
Toward night they p.sssd through Barren Plains,
| Tenn, and their guards, having procured pilot
again pTessed forward. Later in the night tLey
| were passing through lonely forest Nothing saye
the clser of their horses hoofs disturbed tho stl
quIetude Of tho night. Here they r-soived il Jos.
siblo, to make their escape. Naally, guards and
prisOners alike worn down. the party drew up at q
farm house, and, having slghted, supper was order
ed. The prisoners had frequently asked to have
their hOrses slod and here two men were rent with
the animals to O. neigbboring stop. Aner suppeS
two Of the guard retired to rest and lefs three 70
watch the prisoners, who were placed in room BY
themselves. Here they ustnred their plan, Which
was to rush from the roor past the guard aud make
their escape az best they could. AT preccncsr cd
signal young Tully aud AingeI seized four Of The
guns, WHICH were stacked near by, and all three
dashed ont. Unfortunately the guard seized the old
man, but the two others escaped. Not meeting at
the place previously designated, all were ignorant Of
each Others fate.
get nothing to eat as be was afraid TO 90 to the
house Of sny one lest he might be betrayed. Final.
ly, after almost incredibls suffering from want Of
food and water and sleep, trsyeliss through corn
fields forests, thickets and ungles and avoidiog the
open ground and roads, guided by the moon a. nghe
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friendly house. Here ne was kindly treated, and
having procured some nourisbment and rested his
exhausted LIMBS, he safely reached the Union inee
At Bowling Green. Young Tully, being feeble and
unable to travel fast, learned, before lesvins the
ighborhood, that bis faSter was seized ny the
puards who infatuated because the other Two had
escaped, fell 70 beating bis fsther and actoaiy
would have killed him bad lot the Lieutenant inter.
ferej. They then tied him, ana having found tnas
i, was impossible to get tie other two, proceedsd
with this stern though bru'sly treated patSot, -
Mur.reeshorough. Tenn. w 10 his fac may be We
know not We are satsii"d they can prove Nc
charge against him save loyal 70 his uovsrnnent,
aud we think that his Government will turn i.s eyes
toward him though confined III the nthy Waiis OF
loatbsone dungeon.
Yonne Tuly By the aid Of kind ffiends, s.creting
himself ty day and walking by nisi,, finally sae-
ceeded in reaching O place OF safety beneath lis
oonn,ry's fisg ut Bowling Green.
We have heard i insinua,ed that these men were
arrested in retaliation for the Rev. DIR. Stevenson
and others Of Logan County. Now these three men
were guilty Of no charge, while there are numben
Of Retels IN Logan living ehpmoles,ed al beir homes,
who had they been oLe-tenth Gs active union lien
H. the seeded s,sles, would have long slnce beon
hing, snd their property conf'eat'd.
The yagabonds who are engaged principally in ar.
resting aud otherwise annoying loyal men here, are
led by one Doch Tor some such naDe) and fjolfels
low called George Page. This Page has just about
rs much sense a,V decent i.ckass, aud Is as man
and dry as be is senseless lie was taken psisoLer
some months since, as can be Proved and paroled !
suppose that if be Is ever taken again the authorities
wiil certainly shoot him.
Ia there never TO be any permanent relief ex.
tended to loyal mon herel You and our Northern
brethren beyond the river know but little OF the
horrors Of this war. Your persons and Private
prop.rty have never been molested. Nearly every
n,on mao south Of here, in Kentucky and lennessees
bs. been sleeping concealed ia tie wooss for weeks
and months. Guerillas ride up to their houses do
uauding their gus aud selecting their best horses,
and sometimes every they have depart, givinsuh
owners 10 understand that II aword i, SAID, death
Will be the penalty. Yet when the state ane
up tie uttermost farthing Macy men IN Logan and
adjoining counties are unable 10 sOw their wheat
crops or other firln-work. because tnelr horeeS
have either been taken from them or, II tney put
them TO work. they know tie guerrillas VIII get
them Yet we are expected 10 be loyal 70 the Gov.
ernment meet every demand matte upon w tor men
snd money and peorm every omy that those DO
whose families aud property are secure. aud know
nothing OF tho war save what others tell.
Southern Kentucky has furnished as many men In
proportion 10 her population lkeoes even lncniedl
as any par. If the whole Un ted States. Yet what
comp cnsa ion does our Government give US Whae
nay do those men who lave been broken up by the
Rebel armies receive from tire GoyernmentI When
they mention lie subject they are tod 10 bring SUITS
al law wet We have Lot cou.ts against tie ofsnd-
ers who, perhaps, are some scaie-ga!ows from
border county In Texas. BOIL. when the taA-dies
are to be NET If these 10y al men DO not answer
every demand tie Viiitul ne ins leit them Will DO
sold over their heads 70 the demands Of Gov.
erpmc M which never gave them moments pro,-c.
tion but tie contrary, Is placing tire great IDili:
tary rover SO to defend tie ciiies AID towns VI
Il ose who taunt for permitting whole Rebel ar.
mics 10 enter county, wien We ave no, permitted
10 even keep squirrel.gun for solfte'enset Why,
ii "a nan here does anything in aid OF the Unioa
army, he does not krow how soon he will lie lee 70
the mercy OF guersillas; and if his property Is de.
s:royed And himself taken of in chains, sad anplcac
lion be made 10 d Union officer, bis .Ie.d. told
that nothing can be done for bis relief
Do you suppose that private citizens viii con-
tnue 70 10 loyal under such ii cumstances Eecol.
lsct that loyalty presupposes proteolon on the pst
OF u Government, aud a Government that does nct
give protection oGght not 10 expect To be loyal
TO it. Remember also that this portion of the STATE
was nearly desoiated Inst Winter, and that the
blatant urcIises Of protection long he'd out have
about grown sla.e add are 10, likely To he couiided
in much logger. IL is sruge, pasing strange, that
the Government cannot defend the southern border
OF this State as well tie points aiong the Ohio.
Ii this ware done the Ohio would ned no defense.
Tie Union men here have great couhderee in you oil
TIE Journal, and We earnestly beg you, In their
behalf, 10 urge the authorities to devise speedy
relief "a ,o.slble for our loDgpressed part OF tho
State a kkfu6sE fRoA LOGAN
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