The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-12-12
Letter From Col. Utley.

Mr.. Henry Utley, OF this place, gives us
permission to make tho following extract
from private letter Of his brother, Col.
WIN l. Utlcy, of tho 23J Wisconsin Reg.
who is attracting So much attention of late,
on account of bis bold and uacquivocal posi-
ton on tho slave catching question. The
lotlor is dated ut Camp Coburn. Nicholas.
vile, Ky, Nov. SO;h. Ono extract will
suffice to show that it is characteristic of
the man
IL suppose you havo or will hear what
muss ! have kicked up in Kentucky. You
will. no doL6t, receive some papers, from
which you will got u pretty correct idea of
my situation, which is not any too pleasant,
| Ossuro you; but they have found QUO chap
! thoy can Mother coax nor scare into their
/ nigger. ching policy-a policy that has
prolonged the war up to the present timu,
and will continue to prolong it until 1t (thc
policy is wiped out. | have dared TO punch
tho hornets in their own nest | was tho
first man that dared to carry out tho laws
| Cf Congress and the Proclamation of tho
President on Ken ucky soil. / have always
hated tho Kentucky policy. but now do
spise it. These noble Border Slate men
| that wo hear so much about In tho North
these glorious Union mon OF tho South
God forgive the miserable, doug ghfaced wretch
in tho North. who dignilies them with such
terms; l can't do it. There is no such
thing as UnIouism in tho South. All that
had courage have joined tho Rebels. The
towards and aristOcracy aro hero TO save
tho property. They all sympathize with
the Rubcls. They would prefer to have tho
Robels here but for ono lhing the RUbeI
army would have TO 1.-Two on them, and the
Union army lives on Unclo Sam. who buys
everything Kentucky has to SELL and pays
! at least throo prices for it. Kentucky il
getting rich out of Northern soldiers. Al
D the officers III the army have to buy theil
q own provisions. O. yos. wo arc living OF
tho enemy. at the tuno of 10 cents for
o miserable littlo chicken; 10 cts. per 10. 70
u butter; va, so for miserable potatoes; 10 cts
per quart for COW milk rs CTS. for cheese
o and everything in proportion.
While tho North ure toIc cling th cir young
s men to como here and protect these misor
. ahlo dovils, what aro the young mon il
4 Kentucky doing; Lounging around the
t srroots, damning the President and hi'
Abolition army, and catching riggors fol
Robuls This is no fancy Skotch. Ken
o lucky apparently has q few meR in tht
@ Union army, but thoy are not worth much
u al thoy are good Tor IL to catch niggers
: That is all they are doing Wo have had
!. regiment of Kentucky cavalry with us al
o the way through. Wo were within 2 mile
y of Lexington when Morgan took that place
}. We had moro cavalry than hu had The
d might havo stopped him il thoy had wante
u to, but they mover stirred. Tho conscq uenc
80 was, that Morgan drove Oft II million dollar
es worth of stock for the Rebel nrny. Ii thol
or had been n niger in Lexington to cate
oi no matter how much of Robel ho bolonge
to, thoy would have been Il quick. We hay
III been kept under set Of Genorals gotten u
IN expressly for Kentucky. We might, in n.
I'd opinion, have tuken Kirby Smiths arm
ir but that was not tho policy 1horc wo'
Or too many great mems sons in that army
a. K0ntucky Union mems sons. For instanc
er tho Union Governor had Two sons in TIN
ho army, the Chief Justice had ono, and TN
d. is tho case all over tho State; two sons
ho the Rebel army, tho old woman and nj
49, gors shaking their little ten cent Unit
I'd, flags, whiIo the old man is nobody or an
TO- body just to suit tho occasion. Every fami
i'll has one or more playing Union to save Il
be property. Oh, it is damnable that Ke
,ct lucky should be potted tho way she h
IT, been! | have dared to toll ihom so, fro
I'm the Governor down; houco thoy seek n
90 l:c. havo mover had a niggor about n
he yet nm indicted in Kentucky Court
or stealing niggors-an tffense punishal
lle with death or imprisonment for life or
ng torn of years. Wo have never had ma
nigcers, and they all belong to rebeis; b.
,rv because ! won't make niger catchers
nd my Regiment, or do IL myself, they {
H., nftor mo Tho sheriff has two warrants