The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-02
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PADUCAH, Nv. August p, 1S6

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I'D PADUcAH, Ky, August p, 1862. g
EDIToRs EVANSVILLE JOURNAL; The
criticisms on the conduct of Gen. Buell.,
in your paper Of 2Sd inst, reminds us
most forcibly of affairs in this region
That activity which you seem to think
Buell. lacks, is wonderfully deficient
among us.
Fora long timei has been mystery to
loyal citizens il Jackson's Purchase, why
tits. that they are peremtorily required
to comply with all military law, while a
vast number ofthe most violent secession
traitors are permitted to pass by unmo-
Tested and even unnoticed. Flaming
proclamations are frequently issued in
this place and sent out among the peo-
pie. Loyal citizens almost invariably
comply with the requirements. Seces-
sionists remain at home, and publically
boast that they cannot be alarmed, or
driven into extreme measures. Last
Spring an order was issued to the effect
that all persons within twenty-five miles
of this place should take the oath of ale
glance, or pay refugee tax. l presume
u large majority subscribed to the oath,
but considerable number did not, and
among those who refused or failed to
tqke the oath were few Union men,
who, if we are not misinformed, have paid
this tax, while many of the most rabid
secessionists, those who have been most
interchangeable i'll government abuse, the
most untiring in their efforts to advance
the interests of the seeded states, to the
detriment of the government, have nei-
ther been required to pay one cent of the
refugee tax, or to take the oath
These proclamations have been issued
and issued, and ignored by thatclass, for
whom one would suppose they were In
tended, until they have no more influence
thanthe braying of long cared animal.
A few weeks since, an ediet, sounding
very terrific, was seEt out among the
people of this vicinity, which stated in
the most unequivocal terms, that all who
refused to take the prescribed oath, should
Immediately be sent beyond the Federal
IHSS. Du6 COuluOIn
alias traitors, knew too well this whole
matter was a veritable farce. So the
most of them remained at home, and are
/ enjoying all the privileges Of the country
K We believe it is an established principle
in all institutions, that where a law ear
be violated with impunity, it very prompt
ly, as it should do, loses all its force
There never has been in any country 9
more persistant and successful violation
of either military or civil law, than has
been exhibited in the Purchase" But
as we have a new Provost Marshal il
Paducah, we shall cherish the hope tina
more stringent measures will be speedil,
adopted
@A He has commenced as though he in
tended neither to trihe nor to be trihet
with. On Sunday last, we were inform
ed that about forty arrests were made a
a meeting, seven or eight miles out il
the country.
We also understand that he is deter
mined to enforce the laws to the letter
make all persons take the oath, go t
prison, or leave the country. This is pre-
cisely the kind of spirit we have neede'
uClt lOI SOiI1C JliAtC, IL nC SOhtlAuC
as he has begun, there will unquestiona
bly, be rapid change in this country
We cannot reasonably hope for anything
like success in a country when there ar
numbers in our midst who are per1nitte
to encourage every species of treason.
* For the past three or four weeks ther
has been considerable anxiety about th
d-~fs It 40 sonorully believed by those VIII
la-eA4AsH ha- hast sr1Ip IpeeI
men here would be decided disadyar
tage to the Government We are credi
bly, informed that it is common for then
to boast, that, in the event they are draft
ed into the service, they will prompt
shoot down their officers. In what man
ner would the military dispose of the cor
scripts of this country? They will eel
tainly do no fighting for the Government
Every act of their lives proves to dem
onstration that they are unconditionall
opposed to the Union, to the restoration
OF peace and harmony upon any othe
principle than that of a separation of thu
slave and free States. Notwithstandin,
they contend so forcibly that their onl
purpose is to establish the Union as
was and secure the Constitution as tits
we emphatically know that the reversed
true. For it is evident to all halfin
formed minds that when the Union in it
purity existed, the Constitution, with al
Its rights, immunities and privileges un
impaired. was freely offered TO this de
luded faction, they scornfully rejected al
propositions. Having for their object al
amicable adjustment of our sad difficul
ties, these infatuated beings console,
themselves with the foolishly absurd ide
that they could tear down this temple o
Freedom and establish for themselves
separate aristocratie Government, withou
meeting with reverse or a dissenting
voice. Little did they think of the hu
man gore that has stained the majesti