The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-07

Todd County, Ky. 80 Gen BOYle's
order.
We are informed by citizen of South
ern Kentucky that three returned Federal
soldiers, belonging TO Kentucky regi-
ment, the number of which we forget,
probably the Seventeenth, were murdered
by some rebel citizens the other day in
Todd county, KY. A notorious bush
whAclxer named Green, and his two sons
have been arrested by Col. Murray at
HopkihsviIle, for being implicated in the
crime We learn also that desperate
characters are stealthily slipping back
10 their homes in those counties, and
banding in little squads for rObbory,m muir
der and pillage. The Union men Of that
section are much alarmed al the prospect
before them, and apprehend scenes Of
bloodshed as fearful as those which are
occurring in Missouri. In this state Of
things we confess our surprise at seeing
the following orders issued by General
Boyle and the Provost Marshal General II
Kentucky:
III. To prevent unnecessary trouble,
expense and oppression, IL is ordered that
citizens will not be arrested until the
charges against them, together with the
affidaVits of two or more responsible per-
sons sustaining the charges, are forwar-
ded to Capt. Stephen Il. Jones, A. ID. O.,
Provost Marshal General of the District
Of Kentucky, at these Headquarters,
when the order of arrest will be made.
Under this order, the Provost Marshal
General of the District subsequently
issued = circular of instructions to his
subordinates, of which the concluding
section is % follows:
Whenever in the opinion of a Provost
Marshal or other officer, the conduct of a
citizen in this District demands the at
tention Of the military authorities, he
will forward TO these Headquarters,
without delay, and through the usual
military channels, a state ment of the
charges against said citizen, and a sum-
mary Of the evidence substantiating them,
unexplained in General Order No. 40,
Headquarters District of Kentucky.
No arrest will be made until an order
based upon an examination of this state
ment is issued to that effect from these
headquarters, except when the officer
preferring the charges has reason to be-
ieve the accused party would escape,
and the interests Of the service be com
promised by delay. In such cases a
report Of the grounds of this belief will
accompany the charges.
BY order of
Brig. Gen, BOYLE.
~. STEPHEN T.. JONES,
Capt. and Provost Marshal Gen, Dist
Ky.
Judicious Union men regard these
orders as exceedingly ill-timed and mis-
chievous. They are in their practical
effecta license for guerrilla depredAtions,
and the thousands of robbers aud assAs-
sins in Kentucky, who have como back
from the rebel army, and "taken the oath, /"
viii laugh to scorn the efforts made to pun
ishi them "on hs affidavit Of tho on more
responsible persons !" 1t must be remem-
bereda that these neighborhood outlaws
are gusryillas on one day and citizens on hc
mert, The criminal inelIiOiency of Gen.
BOyle's order must be spparent to him
self, when he considers it, II not only
utterly fails to protect the loyal, but il
almost certainly secures the worst rebels
aud williams in the State from the risk OF
punishment General Boyle now enjoys
the distinction of having published the
very worst order which he could have
devised agaist the peace aud security of
his State. We beseech him TO recall il
without delay.