New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-01-09
HOW TO MAKE UNION MEN.
From the indianapolis Sentinel Dee. Is


our army. jnst south Of Lexington, a
few days ago, say' that the Union
troops are havisg "a high old time in
that region. There is m fighting 90
ing m in that part Of Kentucky, and
the time is filled up in making arrests
'spersons suspected of being in sym:
pathv with the rehles. These persons
are tried by military courts, and the
way justice is dispensed is cauti III to
Arkansas or Kansas. Those who
furnished forage or provisi ,ns to John
Morgan OR rather those who had not
he power to resist his taking them
are considered sympathisers. and run-
ished or imprisoned. The n,odus oper
oudi Of these drum.head courts is ~
follows: A farmer in the neichbor
hood is suspected of d,slnyaltv, and is
brought up standing before the militia
w court. and all his mig rers are called
rs witnesses to swear against their
master The fallowing scene will ex
ii lin all these grand disp ensations OF
justice:
Colonel (acring as judg -Cufgee.
ITO YOU belong to this master? (pviut
inu TO his mastery
Cuffee = / does, yer honor.
GIL 'nel-Did your master furnish
J I'm Morgan forage for his horses and
subsistence for his men
Cuffee -D,n't spose I understand
you Mass, Colonel.
Cnlonel-Dld he furnish John Nor
gan hav and c'rp for his horses ard
something to eat for his men?
CAffre-I understand dat yer honor.
Mnssa j ,hn Morgan he cum to de plan
tation one day, and he says to Massa !;
Look here, old ftlI,w. my horses and
men arc hungry, and must have some
thing to eat f,r dem. Dare's no us,
IN f,"lin' shell "ut your hay and corn.
and v ,ur bread and bacon. I will pay
YOU in 'federate money
Colonel-Well, cnffee, what did you,
master say to that ?
Cufec-Say :! Why, golly, Massa
Colonel, ne says he didn't want no fed
crate money. didn't think twas worth
a damn, no how; and said he didn't
hav MORN enough to feed his own
horses and himself and his niggers.
Colonel-Nell, what happ ened then
cuffee :?
Culfee Den Massa John Morgan,
he tells his sogers to get down off derc
critters and help derselves, and dey
did.
Colonel-Did your mas ter make any
Resistance to their taking these thing
for themsel es aud horses :?
Cuffee No, he didn't fight 'en.
Dare was a barn yard full Of lem gor-
illas, AS dey are called, wii all s'rts i|
she tin fixirs. and Massa hi but one
oll gun, and dat hal no lock. 'Sp,c
old MAssa had to, muc hscnse for dat.
Colonel Is your master loyal
citizen, Cuffec =?
Cu6ee-'Spec Dissent understand
you Massa Colonel.
Colonel--I mean, is lie Union man
or seccs ssionist !?
CuAee-Oh, dat's it. Well. dis
chile doesl't know for sartin. When
lie gorillas was here, de robbed him, and
den he was a Lii KEN man; and when
the Linke,n socers Gu dew rob him
too-den l spec he is for de oder side.
Colonel-The man is guilty. Cap-
tain put him in the suard-ho,se till
he can he take, in charge by the Pro
vost Marshal. This court stands ad-
ourned for the present.
This is the way the Unian men of
Kentucky are badgerei about and at
the mercy Of the two aruies-and it is
really hard f them to know which one
treats them with the greatest harsh.
ess. All accounts say that system
If petty oppression has been inaugur-
ated in their midst. We hope coed
l. IL