The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-26
i LabOred Defense.

PO~AAHSi AACoAb " NO C0ieOE as al 0X-
PLANTATION of the Henderson affair in
which he figured SO conspicuously, on
Sunday evening the 18th inst
Greene sets out with the great butter
nut and rebel penacea for all attitudes
the cry of abolition and calls the con-
ductors of the Evansville Journal by just
such names as were used in some of the
anonymous letters sent US last summer
by Adam Johnson's horse-thieves and
hospital robbers. Hearts that think
alike speak alike. He says eve were
absent in Kentucky on strictly private
business"
We have no noubt of it So was
Charles Carol Hicks, the rebel spy who
was arrested few days ago in New York
City-on strictly private business, in the
Empire State
He next charges that the whole pro-
ceeding was prepared, ready, cut and
dried By the officers,-complains that
Col Foster set spy upon his track to
find excuse for his arrest This charge
is shown to be false from the fact that
Col Foster did not order his arrest, even
after he had drank to the health of JEFF.
Davis, which he is charged with having
done and which he does not deny, in his
defense
He roundly abuses and denounces
Capt. Childs, and says the soldiers were
drunk-that they were betrayed into the
act, and did not know for what purpose
they were coming down town, and that
after he had talked to them few min
utes, he thought he saw signs of peni-
tence and contrition on their countenan-
ces. He then pays a glowing eulogy to
the citizens of Henderson, from whom he
says he received many acts of kindness,
courtesy and substantial evidences of
their thorough detestation of this effort
to insult him.
Our informant charged that Greene
associated solely with the most bitter
rebels in Henderson during his stay
there, and it is. easily to be believed he
received substantial evidences of their
appreciation of him and their detesta-
ton of Col. Foster and the Union SOL
diers.
Judas Iseariot received substantial evil
dences, in the seape of thirty pieces of
silver, from the Chief Priests, Scribes
and Pharisees, of their detestation of
Christ and his teachings, vet few take
1t as an evidence of the honesty of Judas
that they gave or he received.
Greene then parades letter purport-
ing to have been written at Henderson,
signed Union soldier, which makes an
abortive effort to defend Greene and vii
lily the officers and soldiers in Colonel
Fosters command. If the letter was
written at Henderson it was most likely
written by some of Greene's cronies with
whom he drank to the health of JEFF.
Davis
But as in most such cases the witnesses
contradict themselves.
Greene says he did not sink back into
the hotel when he understood the nature
of the demonstration, while his apologist
says, he retired, or, to use his exact Ian
guage, " he Immediately returned to the
sitting room on learning the object of the
, assemblage"
If this letter was written by Union
soldier, why does he not sign his name
TO IT'D
But the editorial of the Sun and the
purported letter OLA Union soldier, show
labored effort to turn aside the sharp
point of a singing rebuke given this
anti-war editor by true, loyal and brave
soldiers, who have MOLLY risked their
lives in THEN country's defense, and their
defamation is what they had right to
expect from a man who consorted while
In Henderson with the 'bitterest rebels -
the most relentless enemies to the Gov
eminent and Its brave defenders.
We gave the history of the affair from
information obtained from sources enti-
tied to the highest credit, cOrroborated
by loyal Kentuckians of the most unim-
Peachable veracity. Greene's black
guard filings at US will not disturb our
peace in the least
Greenes experience among Union SOL
diers has certainly not been of the most
pleasant character We have not the
slightest doubt, as he declares he was
opposed to this war from the beginning,
thathe would find more congenial spirits
in rebel than in Union camps.
IA Col McMiIlan's slst Indiana
Regiment has, by special order of Gen.
Banks, been transferred from infantry to