The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-24
The "KcntuckY NeKS.n

We are surprised that Col. Foster per-
mits this miserable Copperhead and
southern sympathizing sheet to exist
within stones throw of his headquarters
in Henderson.
1t is true it processes to be Union
paper, but the character of its editorials
and selections give the lie to all such
professions. Its issue of the 2lst has
the ear marks of treason sticking out all
overit
First we find an interesting letter
from Southern Lady" The burden of
this letter is that the war against the
rebellion is vast "John Brown raid"
for which Abraham Lincoln is response
ble That Lincoln is a murderer, and
Seward liar, and that the Federal flag
is trailing in the dust
Next we find an article headed ian
ugly record, copied from the New York
Day Book, with the following introduce
tory remarks, loaded:
A correspondent furnishes the following
brief synopsis of the vandalism of bodies
of our troops, sent South, to flight for
the Union. We feel confident that
large majority of the people will never
sanction the wanton destruction of pri-
rate property herewith appended"
Following this paragraph is an emu
meration of various raids, such as
Streights, Grierson's, Corwyn's, the des-
truction of the navy yard at Yazoo of
Grand Gulf, Stoneman's raid from the
Rappahannock, the sequestration of JEFF.
Davis's property, &C., &C., all of which
is denounced as vandalism.
No reader of this selfstyled Union
paper ever saw in its columns any de-
nunciation of the murders, thefts, rob-
berries and outrages of Adam Johnson,
John Morgan or any other guerrilla cut
throat Their crimes were acts of chiv-
airy, but the destruction of founderies,
manufactures and provisions that would
enable the rebels and traitors to destroy
the Government, is demoninated by the
New York Day Book and the Kentucky
Nel0s as vandalism, and tie Ne,cs "feels
confident large majority of the people
will never sanction this wanton destruc-
ton of private property that is foun-
deries that are casting cannon and shell
factories that are clothing and mills
and grain that are feeding, rebels in arms
against the Government
Then we have an eulogy on the rebel
flag, which the Neacs says is certainly
a handsome flag handsome, we sup
pose, because it is the rebel flag.
Again, we find it in the. same issue, de-
nouncing the arrest of Judge Trimble
and Hon. Jonas Martin, and declares
they are both Union men of the strictest
sense, and to prove it, affirms that they
are both opposed to prosecuting the
war
What miserable nonsensel The man
who is opposed to the prosecution of the
war is in favor of the destruction of the
OOfSEHueuGj anu 10 tFdlLOF VINO ue-
sires the success of the rebellion, and no
man of common honesty and common
sense will pretend to deny it
We are sorry to learn that our friend,
Jonas Martin, has departed from the
faith that was once in him, and we hope
the chastenings of Uncle Sam and Gen.
Shackleford will bring him back to the
fold from which he has wandered.
To say that man is good Union
man and opposed to the prosecution of
the war, is as senseless and hypocritical
as to say a man is a Christian whose
mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
But we have given the subject more
space than it deserves, and we are glad
it is permitted to exist as refutation OF
the oft repeated SANDER on the Govern
ment, that liberty of speech and of the
press has been crushed out in the loyal
States.