The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-10-15
From the Louisville journal.

GrieVOuS EVliS-Ihe Remedy ApplIeu
Until very recent date, several grievous
evils, of longer or shorter continuance, ex-
isted amongst us.
L. Horses and other property belonging tc
citizens of the Military District of Kentucky
were impressed at will, ostensbly for the
public service not only by officers and
soldiers of the United States, but by rebels
10 the national uniform. This practice was
carried to degree of fraud and imposition
thatextorted the most earnest remopstrances
from loyal men in all quarters of the State
| Besides, the practice demoralized the soldier
as we'll as despoilsd the citizen. 1t tended
/ to reduce the national troops of the District
into mere guerillas and moss-troopers. The
evil was crying one.
2. Horses and other property subject to
capture were seized at will by officers and
enlisted nen or by persons assuming to be
such, and sold or otherwise disposed of for
the benefit of the unauthorized captors,
thereby defrauding the Government with
out any considerably risk of detection
! This evil had grown to very shameful
dimensions. .-...
3. Citizens were arrested and sent to the
! Headquarters of the District without either
charges or proofs, until the capacious Mill
tary Prison in this city was crowded with
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sent homo as fast as their cases were ex-
Gmnei. the sole effect of the practice being
| the oppression of the citizen, the worse than
useless consum ption of the valuable time of
tho authorities, and in general the serious
injury Of the service and of the cause
Furthermore, the practice, in itself unjust,
oppressive, and impolitic, was rendered ten
fold moro odious by serving, as it did in a
revolving degree, as a mask for the wreak-
! ing of private resentment. This was un-
doubtedly the muster evil of all.
4. The forces of the United States in this
District were not unfrequently directed by
subordina civil officers to assist in the ex-
ecution of writs issued by such officers them
selves purely for the sake of private ends re-
gardless of justice and the public good
| The officers and soldiers Of the country
were in such instances deliberately prosti-
tuted to the purpose of personal vengeance.
Until a very recent date. as we have inti-
m mated, these grievous evils existed amongst
US; and, moreover, they were Strengthening
and spreading with rspidity which threat
eneG ere long, Notwithstanding the signal
wisdom and prudence of our people as ex-
plifed in their collective action, to plunge
Kentucky in to the wretched and degrad ed
condition of Missouri. The evils were
! grievous, and threatened to become destruc-
tive. But their growth was opportunely
arrested by the firm and enlightened COM
| mander of this, District, aud the whole
deadly cluster was cat up by the roots
Here is the axe General Boyle applied in
the case:
| HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF Ky,
! AND 1sT DIVISION, 23ID ARMY CORPs,
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 10Th, 1862. J
General Orders No. AS.
|. In OIder to prevent fraud and lmposl-
ton, it is ordered that hereafter no horses
or other property belonging to citizens in
this District shall be impressed for the pub
Tic service, unless specially authorized by
orders from these Headquarters.
II. Officers and enlisted men in this Dis
trict are hereby ordered not to seize horses
horses or other property subject to capture,
as it is the duty of Provost Marshals,
Deputy Provost Mershals, and civil agents
especially authorized by the Quartermast ter's
| Departm ent, to m axe such seizures.
III. To prevent unnecessary trouble, eX-
pense, and oppression, it is ordered that citi-
zeus will not be arrest ed until the charges
against them, together with the affidavits Of
two or more responsible persons sustaining
the charges. are forwarded to Capt. Stephen
E. ores, A. D. G., Provost Marshal General
of the District of Kentucky, at these Head
quarters, when the order of arrest will be
made. .....
". Unless especially ordered from these
Headquarters, no officer or soldier in this
command will assist in the execution of any
civil writ except when in the hand of a
United States Marshal or United States
Deputy Marshal.
V. Commandants of post regiments and
detachmeuts will see that the requirements
of this order are strictly complied with in
their respective commands.
By order of Brig. Gen. j. L. Boyle.
A. c. SEMPIE,