Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-04

Communicate.
Reply to the Charges Of "K. b. T."
OF SmIthland, ky.

writer claims 10 De OF the CIconaltohai
Union stripe, and demonstrates for
himself and others against being repre-
sented By recent contributor 70 jour
paper-Dr " C. Noel; and
after having belabOred the Doctor 10
his entire satisfaction, the irripressebl2
W. B. r pitches into Gov. Bramlette
With a will, and closes the paragraph
nth the hopeless, helpless, heart-rending
exclamation Of what can the few loyal
men do when they are held back By the
Goyernor."
Nov, Messrs. Editors. is not Governor
Bramlette's conduct 10 restraining the
patriotic Efforts Of ''the few loyal men
very reprehensibleY just look at the
Jicturei There siands the brave, the
ndomitable, the impetaoas ". b I.
ne FIRE OF patriotic srdOF and military
a NIB ton flashing from bis eyes, bis
.eins throbbing and distended with berc-
&c blood, impatient 70 be spilled in b ;
connuy's cause; bis trusty mnskef, With
bayonet fixed, brought 30 the charge,
ready 10 fall upon bis country's enemie-
sith all the irri table inpetuosity Of an
avalanche, Sweeping them before him ~
with the bosom Of destruction When,
o. my couutryi the Governor, over
whelfned with Tear at the ''impeBding
crisis, seizes him BY the skirts Of biz
D olse and with mighty efforts checks
bis almost resistlcss advance with
don't, o, don't, my brave, self-eacri-
fciug W. B. T.. II yoa do. somebody will
get hartT' And then see the disappoint-
ed but uncomfortable w. B. 7. chafng
like chained lion, and impatient y a
war-horse ehamping the massy BIT that
restraints his fury. And then overcome
By his chiyalrons enthusiasm, trying in
vain to develop itself iE deeds Of high
emprise, hear him "a he exclains, not
like the hunckbacked Richard, "a horse,
horse, my kingdom for horse but,
with eager earnestness az intense a. his
10, for aMiiitary Gosernorf'
But, Messrs Editors, / have said
enough as TO the first part Of w. b I. s
letter II is no concern OF mine. aud
Or Noel and Governor Bamlette must
shield themselves as well as they can
from the trenchant blows e this valiant
w. B. T. But, in the last paragraph,
have personal interest, which said par
agraph opens with the assertion that
We" (meaning the aforesaid W. b T. }
are afraid TO shoot guerrilla, because
we may be tried for murder, aud hanged
for the offense'
Now one would naturally infer from
the above, that bat for the danger OF
being ihterfered With By the civil tFibu-
mails, the valorous w b r would spend
the greater portion Of bis leisure in the
pleasant recreation OF shooting gusrril-
las and that but for the protection that
those marauding gentry, the aforesaid
gnerrillas, receive at the hands OF Cir
cult Courts composed If The pseanesl
seessh, the whole fraternity would have
long since been exterminated BIZ w. b i.
But, enough Of badinage This young
man (for we do not think that one ar
rived at the years Of discretion would
have thus stuliifed himsslfl afflicted
with a fit of eaeoethes scribehdi, or a
morbid desire 10 see himself in print, OF
moved by the instigaiion of the father oil
lies, has over an anonymous signature, in
q space Of twenty lines, written down
five separate, several, and willful false
hoods. quote bis words:
In August last we held an election
in our District for Congressman, Legs,
lator, Circuit Judge, Sheriff, 6c; and
according 70 an order Of orr military
commander, none but unconditional Tn,
ion men could serve as Judges Of the
election, and none bot une0nditiona
Union men could be candidates, nnde,
| penalty Of being arrested and confneC
10 prison. So cur election vas held, nnt
the Union Judges did their duty accord
ing 10 order. Bat the secession ean8i
dates did run. Several we're elected
and, Of course, were arrested and tAkeg
/ 70 Louisville; and, in a few days, al
we're home again and quietly took pos
session Of the Offices But the wors
comes yet. In February last our Circui
Court was held, composed of she mean
est secesh, from the Judge down"
Now, SIR, the truth is, 10 August las
there was no election in this county o
District for Circuit Judge, and this 4
history well known 10 every cities, no
only Of the county bat Of the District
and to many. very many citizens Of eve,
your own city. And this disposes o
falsehood No. |.
At our last August election no Sheriff
was voted for or elected, which dispose
OF No. ?.
At said election no secession candi
dates were elected. either 10 the preeiuc
or county, which shows up No. 3.
No such elected Seeessiouisfs were ar
rested, taken to Louisville, released. re
turned and took possession of their off
ees, quietly or Otherwise, which make
falsehood No. ( that the veracious ". II
t. has to take home and father
And last, but not least, instead Of n,
Livingston Circuit Court being compos
ed of the meanest secesh, from the judy
down, three Of the officers of said cour
are aud have been, from the dawn Of IN
| rebellion til now, Union men. and tw
1 Of them--the Clerk aud foreman of th
Grand Jnry-instead Of being reearde,
the meaasst secesk, have been often de
nouneed as Abolitionists on account q
answering devotion to the country an
their support Of its Constitutional al
thorities
This concludes the list, one Of whici
is so palpable that a stranger to all Ii
facts can detect it at a glance
This verscions historian Of the Angus
election Of 1858, asserts that under
military order promulgated here, non
but unconditional Union men coul
serve as judges OF the election, and non
but unconditional Union men could b
candidates, under penalty Of being al
rested, &c. He asserts that the Uniol
judges did their duty according to order
aud yet that Secession candidates dii
run and were elected 20, shame
where is thy blush2'
As 10 the action of the Grand Jur
complained Of, have not word to sa
in this communication, bat / win sa
that the aspersion sought to be cast upol
the Livingston Circuit Court is bas
and malignant SANDER. The honorable
Judge of that Circuit, whose life Ia