Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, AUGUST Is, 1868,
Yrom K~ntucky--Arriynl Of Rebel
PRISONERS at Lexington. Ne""
tucky Election.

.ost Marshall is Col. Bosbysehai. iho a.
of the 4Sth Pennsylvania, an
,ow performing provost duty here, IS COL an
s;ofried. There are several other Pheous- =.
lie names, but will omit them TILL your ~
readers have had opportunity to take their "
organs of speech safely through these
Last Sunday night 800 prisoners De IS,
longing to Scott and Pegram's comr and
we're marched into this city, repo Rod NV
name to the Provost Marshal sma after
wards committed to one Of DE uerro pris-
ons for the night As shere were about
$50 in the prison be.lefs,, on ire principle
Of ''the more the Aea.ier'' we may reason
ably conclude tn At they had jolly time.
They seemed . he in good spirits--"ar-
gufed the ee,c'' cossiderably--wanted
to know if VIE thought that eight millions
Of people e0uld be conquered, when every
man, en,an and child was resolved to
fight SIS eong as eaere was one lett. lhey
We ,re principally Tennesseans and Louis
sa,,xns. Masy individuals recognized
esch other, ard enqured shout friends at
home. Some of the prisoners said, "you
don't treat us as we treat prisoners. -
uNo.n SAID the other party, 1--WE grVe you
something to eat, thing which 'you are
not yiltv of dong.r They were truly a
piebald ,set-no two were dressed allKe'
some we're hardly dressed at all, and some
yarpsharefoot. The officer in immediate
command who was also captured was
T,e,t Col. Nixon, of the louisiana caval-
~ Tie was marched into town by NM
seif strongly guarded, He was dressed
in a uniform Of light gray, and looked as
cheerful as could be expected, There
were great many persons IN the streets
nc there, always are on Sunday, but there
were no demonstrations. To save my
own bacon, let me say that was golhs
n meeting. but never found 1t more Oil
fcult to hear anything the preacher sala
although ne talked loud enough IN al
conscience. There is something quite sug
oestiye IN this use that is made OF hegr
prisons There are four large ouiielhs
Of this kind in the city, owned by
many negro traders for the purpose
temporarily holding the negroes they nav
bought 1t is not probable that tines
prisons will ever again be used for the
original purpose
This is one of the innumerable ways
(Which the war is searching out and rootln
o,t the slave system, like the quack do'
tor,e medicine. which is said to cour'
tbroneh every part of the system IN que
Of disease and impurlty. ,.;
Yesterday was the day for the biennl
o,oction &c Governor, Members OF Congfe
and of the State Legislature. Inc cohte
was hetween,tho who were Tor the u
IN 6rst last. all the time and above eV
rrth;no and those who, while they pr
.ondod "a he for the Union, are rebels
heart. The line is getting 10 9e nv
distinctly drawn every day, anu 9 n.
man who coquettes at all between NC
oond and Washington IS beng throV
overheard. This is the case win JUG
Ruckner. who was supported as onl
man for a while, but was ionno 10
ssshaky.n and was dropped by tue ohl
Convention and Brutus Clay nominal
instead Buckner ran as an lnaepehue
aanddate and received the support OF
tha secessionjsts that dared vote, but
= behaved TO be badly beaten. Gene
paula also thrust himself forward as
ITn;on candidate, but he has Just XII
himself as politician, and ia the- op'n
&c noarly all true Union men he ought
he deprived of his military oillce.
at'tba nolls every man who was 81
oosod 10 he doubtful, had to negative
oath all such questions as tne iolio" ~
Have YOU been connected IN any "
with the Southern army Have you
n;ehed clothing, food or equipments
rehel soldlers2 Have You expressed
svmnathy for the rebellion, or auy
that tue Southern armies might
coed. - &c :,
cons that we're more or less Affected
this law of the State. In the hrs' Pi
there were those of great wealth anu
spectablity, that probably, had 50 M
al stake that theye conclndeo u wo
be the safest and most dlgnlhea cou
for them to absent themselves ehureiy :,
few of this class went up and said' ''N
| have been voter here for thirty or m
years | don't think ought to be sw
or questioned. | demand vote, out
Won are not willing say SO" 1--WE
merely to comply with the law; you c.
vote"
The second class consisted OF those
having little of credit or property 10
were willing to go through the ordea
negatives and were permitted TO vote
WiekliFe. Buekner and company.
one of this class had voted bystan
said. "Why / saw that man nail SCI
sion flag TO ME Court House some mon
8, stn;a Won then call klm bat