Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-15
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A gentleman who left portion Of our army,
just south Of Lexington. Few days ago, says
that the Union troops are having "a high old
time7 in THAI region There l. no fighting going
on in that part Of Kentucky and the time i filled
upin making arrests OF persons suspected OF being
in sympathy with the rebels. These persons are
rFIef ry military courts, and The way justice h
dispensed ia caution to Arkansas or Kansas.
Those who furnished forage or provisions 70 JoKs
MoRGAN-or rather those who mad not the power
TO resist his taking them-are all consider cd SYM
pathzers. and punished or imprisoned, as the
court shall decide. The modus operandiof these
drum head courts is IS follows: A farmer in the
neighborhood Is suspected Of dislopalty. and is
brough, up standing before the military court and
all his nggers are called a witnesses. to swear
against their masterl The following scene will
explain all these grand lispensations Of justice:
LIEur. COLONEL (acting as Judge)--CufTee,
do you belong to this MASTERY (ponting to his
mastery
CuFFEE-I does, yer honor
LIEuT. CoLosEL-Did your master furnish
JONI MORGAN forage for his horses and subsist-
ence for his men9
CuFFEE-DOn't 'spose understand you, Massa
Colonel.
CoLoSEL-Did he furnish JoHS MORGAN hay
and corn for his horses aud something to eat for
his menr
CuFsEE-I understand dat, yer honor. Massa
JoHS MoRGAN he cum to de plantation one day,
and he says to Massa: Look here. old fellow.
my horses and men are hungry. and must hev
something TO eat for dem. Dare's no use in
fooln'-shell out your hay and corn, and your
bread and bacon. will pay you in 'federate
money"
CoLoSEL-Wel. Cuffee, what did your master
say to thatl
CuFFEr-Sayl Why, gclly. Massa Colonel,
he say he didn't want no 'feierate money-didn't
tnk twas woth damn. no how; and said he
didn't hev MORN enough TO feed his own horses
and heself and his niggers.
CoLoNEL-Well, what happened then, Cuffcel
CuFFEE-Den Massa JoHS MORGAN. he tell his
sogers to get down off dere critters and help
dereselves, and dey did.
CoLoSEL-Did your master make any resist
ance to their taking these things for themselves
and horses?
CuFFEE-No, he didn't fight EN-. Dere was
Il barn-yard full of dem gorias. dav are
called. wild all sorts o. shootn' ixin's and Massa
had but one old gun. and dat had no lock. Spec
old Massa had too much sense for dat.
CoLoSEL-ls your master loyal citizen, Cuff
fee?
CuFFEE-'Spec doesnt understand you. massa
Colonel?
CoLoxEL-I mean, is he Union man or Sc
cessionist?
CuFFEE-Oh, dat's it. Well, dis chile doesn't
know for sartin. When de gorillas was here, dey
robbed him. and den he was a LiNKEM man; and
when the LINKEM sogers cum, dey rob him too
den spec he is for de oder side.
CoLoSEL-The man is guilty. Captain, put
HIM in the guard house till he can be taken in
charge by the Provost Marshal. This Court
stands adjourned for the present.
This is the way the Union men of Kentucky
are badgered about-at the mercy of the two
armies--and it is really hard for them to know
which one treats them with the greatest harsh
ness. All accounts say that a system of petty
oppression has been inaugurated in their midst
We hope good account will be kept of those
who employ negro witnesses in Kentucky and
elsewhere. A day of reckoning will surely come
for these political Colonies.