Daily State sentinel., 1863-08-08
STATE ITEMS.


FOUNTAIN CoUxTY- Editor Sentinel: Ii will
be remembered by your readers that one hundred
soldiers were recently sent iuto jackson township.
in this county. to 'eniorce" the enrolment This
WI. brought about bv the miSrepreSer tation OF
the enrolling commissioner one Jefferson Baily,
notorious for his hostility To common honesty.
butiernut emblems Sc. &c Now, sir. in order
that Justice may be done to the citizens OF that
much abused locality. jackson township, and the
public mind. disabused in regard 20 the alleged
delinquency. propose 10 briefly state few facts
in connection Herewith
After much talk and guessing mong The "elect"
OF this county a. 10 the desperate hazard to be
incurred in enrolling said township the aforesaid
B'iv was selected for the sacrifice. who, after
f0rtifyng his courage with the proper quantity
of - whisky, proceeded upoD his mission, and
penetrated at least a mile and a half within the
borders of said township. meeting with no resist
ance. but taking the counsel OF his base and cow
ardly nature, lie returned to Superior with ter
rble count Of his miraculous escape from the
bloody jaws of - murder and -- some
thing desperate. Upon this representation the
above force was sent. the result of which was the
capture of one man, whose innocence will appear
should the matter erer be inuestiggfed Having
thus secured an arrangement by wi ich he sup
posed a collision would be brought about and
blood would flow the soil of Jackson town
ship, Baily's next step was % enlist in the six
months service, under Captain Knapp, of this
place. after submitting TO being Indignantly
booted of the premises OF our worthy city baker,
Michael Mayer. for trying to slip out the back
way without paying his bill. But the booting did
not end his troubles on last Friday. Baily being
in town in company with his father, found him
self brought to "a halt by Lieut. Jones and his
squad, who forthwith arrested said Bay as a de
serter, and had him locked up in Jail until yester
day, when he escorted throug our streets bt
a file of soldiers on his way TO headquarters
The father of this honest loyal young man was
present aud saw his son. his thrust into prison
under the charge of desertion. and this in his
presence This indignity visited upon him who
had howled himself hoarse in lauding uncle Abe
and denouncing all Democrats as copperheads
secessioniSts, traitors. butternuts, &c and who
had done valiant service in the against but
ternut embiemS. and to be thus tire lted treated
like vile copperheld, Ii was too much to stand
The old man IN his wrath forgot his loyalty TO
the powers that he. Gnd turned his batteries
full upon the Government" meaning of course
the Administration. hurting grape and canis
ter 81 thick and fast that many began To fear the
Government would never recover from the
sn0ck. tie cursed the whole concern" from
Odd Abe" down to the 9th Corporal. as a
id despoti>m," and would see the "GoyeIn-
meut in h--n before he would support il"
These are the kind of men selected hy the
thOrltles TO enforce the laws, hut when those
laws bear upon them or their friends they curse
them; but a. they are "oyal' they are of course
excuSable. Had d Democrat uttered such Ian
suage. dozen secret spies and informeis. with
which this lana i cursed. would have clamorel
for The blood of the id cOpperheads;' but the /
delinquent being a 'loyal" man. his "loysl" /
friends could see no treason there and thus the /
matter will rest Ii they would 'do unto others
IS they would have Others do unto them" all I
would be well. JACKSON"
CovINsToN August ,, 1863.
-DIsGRAoEFUL SCENES N BOOM CouxTY.-l
Editor Sentinel: One week ago last Sunday
witnessed in coInty one of the most disgrace
full and shameless acts--at New Brunswick
that could be perpeIated upon an unoffending
people Having heard Of a statement being put
lshed in the Indiana State Journal. giving Il
garbed account of that most shameful affair, |
deem it my duty TO give YOU true and correct
history of the case. such az old and respectable
citizens OF Boone Will be qualified to The state
ment in the Journal WAS copied from paper
published in Lebanon. too contemplate for me
to name, and which would never have been Dig
nihed with any notice had not the Journal given
it a prominent place in its columns.
The facts are these: On Sunday the Goth Of
july the members OF the Christian Church AZ
sembled together at New Brunswick for TIE pur- Z
pose OF worship The congregation Mas com
posed of the best families in the county, and 80
many were there assembled together that manv
we're compelled 10 STAY OH the outside of the
house. The services for time we're conducted
very quietly, no one making any disturbance. /
On The outside, about one Hundred yards away
from the door, three BOYS. the oldest no, more
than nineteen years of age, made display OF
butternut pins Among the three was Young
naan named Dale The large majority OF the
persons assembled paid no attention 20 the pins /
and loud words were passed or violent ri
marks made until member OF the home cuarG (
Who Was present, discovered the pins aud ordered
them removed. The bows declined obeying tho
order. Shereupon short words passed and bot.
parties may have usei insulting language The
home guard. when he found the bows not disposei
to comply with his order. reported them to bss
Captain. who ordered his men under arms. With
the command TO arrest the butternui wearers
While the guards were gone after their guns the
father Of young Dale ordered him % remove his
pin which he did fully an hour before the guards
returned armed. What became of the other BOYS
who wore ornaments have never heari. bit
from the fact that attempt made 20 arrest
them, suppose they had either removed Their
pins or left the meeting After time squad
OF men under their officer appeared Eleven had
muskets with bayoneis fixed, ard one or perhar;s
two were swords As ,hey marched IN In tie
church young Dale Was standing near the doo..
and the Captain the squad seeing him, ordered
his arrest Dale saw the motion and went ins;d.
Al this time he wore offensive emblem AHA
was standing quIetly-a simple spectator of what
Was taking place Just as Dale was walking into
church the congregation were in the act of taking