, 1862-08-08

Inced guards and the pickles.. Hence, after |
be preliminary posting Of the troops and ar |
ock at the late camp OF the 18Th Ohio, to ey- !
mine the exact locality OF the village, to de- :
Use proper plan to give shelter to the |
roops, Ia We had no camp equipage,} and |
o have them located in Fuca way that, in |
'sse Of an alarm, they could form q 1iae of !!
'attle according to my desire-"
He then spoke Of the severe fight Which |
coL Kenneth had with Scott's rebel cavalry |
1pnn Elk river, ard Of his labors 10 fitting ont
n expt dition to re- enforce Col. Z. While
,lus engaged, he Observed some Of the sci
5ier. wearing hats, coats, etc, which be knew
Did not belorg to them, and immediately ap-
'pointed provost marshal and took the most
elaborate precautions (which he detailed) to
PREVENT any further disordesly conduct. The
ai1cr5oon was spent in pefsctiug arrange
ntn's necessary to- resist an attack; and on
Lhe neSt morning I'D Of May) Col. Turchin Is
sued stringent order against the men s,rag-
Cling from their places, or committing Any
derreda1ions whatever. He did not attempt
to justify what ontrages had been committed,
bu1 said:
ut is evident that, By the kind1ine speech
es Of Gen. Mitchell; the statemeufs OF the
men of tie 18th Ohio; the known facts that
some citizers Of Athens, as Mason and H31-
lngsWorth, had joined the rebel cavalry and
fought against cur retreatlBg troops our
cavalry had sustained heavy loss in fighting
Will LIE TEQEfs-tl!ht hldt}5dEh6 &4ud t9t
from the plundered camp Of the 18th Ohio
We're scattered all over the town aud conceal
ed in The houses-that some Of our men were
bu: ned Dy the Tabels BY Glow fire on the train
at the Lime Greek bridge, and died 3 hoSsible
dtath-it is evident that these things kept
tee troops ia an excited state the whole Of the
first day.
"Neither the civil authorities Of Athens,
ror it's influential citizens, came out to asR
MY protection. On the contrary, the lnhab-
itaDts gathered in groups On the corners, and
when told by me to go home and attend to
their ordinary occupations, the most Of them
refused to 20, and locked up closely their
stores and places OF business. The three
most extensive stores IN town, including that
OF George Mason, who joined the rebel caval-
~ andtought against us, we're not molested,
because their owners, or partners OF their
owrers, attended to their business and re-
mained with their property"
The colonel then ably explained the dispo-
sitIon OF his troops in town and sho we'd the
necessity fol 1t. 10 case they were attacked by
u large pody Of cavalry, as they were every
Eour expecting to be. The arrangement Of
nf camp mzs aPRrovfd og Gen snd sasa
population said the ,cclonel, "snd consid-
eriug tie good Of the service as a paramount
OBJ. ct, could not accommodate the citizens
oi Athens end fulfill my military du1ies at the
same tine, had more than 8 900 loyal lives
tutIusteu ~ LILY CaIt, alu tAtuglt Dut uttle
Of the inconyeniences OF seceEsioni,ts.''
He then detailed the disasters which had
been occasioned by commanders negiect;ng
The proper precautions for insnring The safe
ty OF their OVID commands, and attending to
the wants and wishes of traitor citizens.
Recent events gave to this portion Of his
address startling Significance.
II know" he Continued, t'that Mr. Don
Eell's property suffered on account Of the
camp located On his grounds, but #ho Is
Mr.. Donnel? He is a man who aided and
abetted rebellion, by paying fol. .the uniforms
of his cotton to Decatur 10 build fortiGca-
uons there. Those Notifications were taken
by the same 14th Illinois volunteers who ell
camped upon his grounds; and who, had
not the rebel offenders Of those forliica-
tons run away, would have stTewn the space
in front OF them with their dead bodies.
Mr.. Donnea is a man Who giories il sta.
titg before this court, as be did, that be
peyer will take the oath of allegiance to the
United States government, and that all his
eympathies are ~ith the Southern confedeE'
acy. And that man came to me and Insisted
upon getting 4 safeguard for his plantation
q course he aoas refused; but I would With
pleasure furnish guard to take him to jail q:
| a pesu}ent traitor.
"It is true that some fields we're spoiled, a:
| Mr.. Dayjd's and Mr. Brooks, and that soms
| fences we're destroyed; but all that was an in
| VtAtAp4E 1CEA4L VI 14l4lbdlt 4GCC5GlGts n IL
Knows how to defend towns, would not bt
| surprised to see every brick building tur1et
into q fort, pierced with 1oop~ho1es and EN-
brasnres all through, the trees in front yard
cut down, and every street barricaded, if tn
circumstances were such that only By thes
means the place could be held"
| Tie colonel then referred to the *stwo yel
low girls" and showed tnat the seoundrsl
who outraged them were arrested bg his au
t thority and sent to Huntsville.
| Here vas presented another learned and in
tcresting dfsq1iEiticn upon the corps dc gend
a9Hes in the European arlnles, and q sinltla
corps, to be styled the army prorost guard va
Recommended Tor our OWL.
An exceedingly 'sdelica.e" topic was no7
touched upon, out Col Tufchin handled
with tie straigh ghforEara honesty Of soldle
"with taking aud keeping at my quarters
nulatto boy named Joe, belonging to M
Fasser, 8 resident Of Athens. I proved b
the witness, that having used him in scou
ing expeditions, and for obtaining valt
able information about the enemy,
gave him, IN accordance with the orders (
Gen. I1itchers policy with regard to ~
| goes, Sanctioned, probably, by higher autho
tty.> Consisted in using them for military pu
poses, and giving them protection for valuab
services. I consider this eminensly Prope
IT re had war with England, and sent an e,
Peditlon to that country, We would land Of
II rces in Ireland, because we know that tt
people Df ireland hate their oppressors-tt
Eng!ish-snd would readily join us. For
similar reason, Garibaldf, before he moved c
, Sont' 0 States, where, with few exec
tlons, The white population is agaiust u
ard from them we can get no informstic
+ concerning the enemy. In our hearts, \
. hnow that our only friends here are negroes
,, but mt ued with prejudices, we are ashams
| tttay >44,Is 80 .J,ro &r-
II cessi1y, We use negross for our purpose
: they communicating with us readily abo1
' their masters, and about the movements
; 1lc enemy, and after thus putting them in
position hostile to the mass Of the white po
l u3ation Of the South, we basely and meau
surrender them to their ene1nies.
, "Our policy rac}lates. One general Civ
: them temporary protection, promising the
> freedom; another, superseding the fir
+ drives them out Of the lines, leaving them
- ;, the mercy Of their owners, who, looking up
~ TIN as TIER mortal ensmss hang item
I treated from Tuscumbia, heard, and ha
y \ conclusive reason to believe it true, thst the
were four Or FIVE egroes hung on the folio
. ins day, because they bad given us some Y
> liable informatfon. Humanity, for perm
thsn nron a.
! advantages derivad by the rEbels from tn
= slaVee, ,apd the many important uses which 9
= army might make Of them-amongst othe,
+ forming them into regiments, drilled, arm.
L ard equipp. d, to guard the country over Viii
. We have passed, and keep open communi
= ! lion With our rear.
= = He examined the charge against him, of d
- armipg the population in tue country oc,
y y pied By his troops, feaE1eesly 1ustifying ,
tne and pr9%Ros1ng 1hat arms be eTsGy
- their dupes in the plains, and placed
y the hands Of the loyal mountaanee
y such as the people Of East Tenn
"a He then showed that the horses taken abt
= Athens were used for mounting intan
! = On to perform cavalry service, as the O.
:, :, exhausted and worn down By severe and
n a cessant services. He described the manner
. which he drilled and trained these noun
~ men. {An this was IN accordance with G
" " hitchel's orasrs, and both he and Cox 7
9 Te chin deserve ther1fore, the watmess Taat'
~ Col. 7. here took occasion to discuss
40 mai ure and use of heavy cavalry OF dragoo
OF In nothing did the accused officer show
ef much the nobility, unseldshness, and n
generously volunteering to instruct 9th
~ 9nd give them the benefit Of his rich ,
u yaried experience, even while defending
self agairst the charges Of his bitter enen
He Complained that the testimony Of
al loyal men shou1d be placed on record to b
nd The fair fame Of, hlmselt an1 dis tfopps,
he continued bis address as follows =
"a; II have everywhere in missouri. In B
1as lucky, in Tennessee and ln Alabama, b
e. hatee by. secessionists, and consider it
est best fecommen dation as loyal officer; b
a. defy any one to find . single Union man
To- has been In connection With me, that
make q complaint against me.
fu1 "The more lenient we ara with secession
ace The more lnsolent they become; aud il VI
ar rot prosecute this war wfth-vigor, using
The the means e can bring to bear against
9Th epeny, including the emancipation Of sls