Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-09-22
Terrible Atrocities in Kentucky
THE HarbaFity OF the Abo-
fS0D FeIfcy.

tloD Foley.
from the New York Worlds report Of tn,
speech of Governor Wicknfe at the McClel
Ian ratification meeting in that city.J
SPEECH Of EX-GOVERNOR wICKLIFFE Of
KENTUCKY.
Ex-Governor Wicklife Of Kentucky, wa!
introduced and spoke as follows:
SiTs, in violation Of the mos
solemn pledges that ever fell from man,
mouth-pledges which were given by youl
present exccltiye-that the Slave propert,
Of Kentucky should remain untouched
what is our condition? ! left my home the
other day solitary and alone. when a regi
mcnt Of one thousand negro soldiers, within
one hundred and fifty yards Of MY home
were eating up my green corn. leaving no
enough for my own domestic purposes
There was no remedy for this If / com
planned, Seward had not lung his bell; bu
We have worse than Seward : bell there
No notice is given when a man or woman i
; to be arrested in Kentucky. GCries 0
shane. The other day, in the conven
ton | offered resolution to the effect tha
Kentucky demands Of the President elected
in November next, that his first official ac
shall be TO throw open the prison doors OF
Abraham Lincoln, and let the captive 90
free. | stated the fact Of men and women
being imprisoned in my state, and | wish
now to be particular. ! want to correct a
false statement in paper called the Irt-
JuHe. | don know whether it was COM
municated by men in Kentucky. or whether
it was copied, but it appears 20 be editorial.
II makes me say on that occasion that wo-
men imprisoned were confined in filthy
prison on straw beds. | said nothing about
the nature Of the prison, but | saw Just be-
fore left home that they had seized the
Ai.4nsios, House, ..s,@ Cited y. up for female
] prison. Before that was done where were
these women? will tell you. When the
last Of them were captured in Fayette coun
] ty and Lexington, just before | came home
. and If there is any man disputes it, | hav
two men here to prove it, who were ex
PEELED, they state for no other reason tina
that they would not give two lawyers none
enough to get them out.
| There were brought down upon the sam
car women as spectable and amiable in a
= the relations Of life as any in the Statt
9 Why are they imprisoned? Because the
r have brother or a son or a husband in I'll
. Southern Confederacy-that is their on
offence: and L suppose they pray God the
will not be killed in battle. Now, sirs
e give you the facts. | want the editor
Fl the Tribune to contradict them if he has Il
vanity or the hardihood to do it. One
; these families Mr. McCaw is his name
f who is advanced in life, possessed of wealtl
. living in comfort with his wife, daughte
granddaughter and grandchildren, was a
rested, and our papers forbidden publishir
= the fact that they were arrested, but | tai
the liberty Of publishing it here in the pre-
a ence of my God, and in the presence Of tn
= great assembly.
O [ wish you to know what war means,
: we feel it in the West. | give you this
y an instance That lady and grandmoth,
:. were in this bed-chamber, with whit
o family around her, consisting of husband
n grandchildren and daughter; one of th
. children, some six or seven years Of age
: was in the last agonies of DEATH the hu:
: band implored the officer who came wit
f the power TO arrest him, for God 5 sake le
, us remain here tonight under your guard
I let us close the eyes ofoT grandchild. /
was denied him; the family was turnel
{ from the house III the clothing IN which
they were clad; and the child was left alon,
in the care of one single negro, but tortun
atev some of the neighbor> came to its re-
lief Cries of shame shame, and hisse,
for Lincoln.
Governor Wickliffe-Lcaye him to hi.
own reflections and conscience. lie may be
pardoned before he dies for there is nc
chance for him unless he IS There are
other gentlemen here who are to addres;
your | have occupied more time than
intended. felt exhausted before | com.
menced, but | became excited ut the reco.,
lection of the wrongs which my State ha;
endured. Why, no man who has hogs
head of tobacco. bag of wheat or dozer
of eggs can take them to market and sci
them unless he can get the certificate Of the
provost marshal that he is loyal man ac
cording to their Interpretation.
. Let Mr.. Greedy publish that; let him de
ny it if he desires and | will prove it.
will not 20 ON to detail these outrageS.
is true that this Mr. McCaw together witt
some ten or fifteen ladies and several tami
lies have had the glorious privileges to con
sent TO go to Canada until the end of thC
war under Abraham Lincoln, aud Goo
knows when that will be unless you turr
him out. (Voicos-'Wo will put hin
OUT They are now in the town ofWind
sor Canada, and bound to stay there unit
he makes peace, ITO all whom it may con
Germ (Groans were proposed for Greely,
What is that loyalty to Lincoln election
and the quality and freedom of the negro
| wish | had that oath to read to You.
wish to say to the merchants Of New York
that there are not less than fifty men from
my state in this city for the purpose o
watching the fall market to buy their good
aud to take them home. They have bee
telegraphed not to buy, because they canno
be permitted to receive them. They ar
seized upon as soon as they arrive, and tn
people are not permitted to sell them. Thi
is our condition in Kentucky; this is wha
We have got for the gallant support we Civ
to the United States when this rebellio
commenced
My God, | pray you to recollect tha
when we have gone down State by STATE
the tyranny that we feel may reach some {
you IN times TO come, unless you now chec
, it aud drive it with us. What can Kei
, lucky do? This is what every man asks M
Why, sirs, if you will Just hold Lincoln