Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-16

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Head'qrs Military Division ofths Mississippi.
In the field, Big shAnty. Ca, June n, lss4
Gen. Burbrtdge, Commanding Dtstfses
ofKentueky:
GESzK1L: The recent raid I: Morgan,
and the concurrent acts Of men styling
themselves Confederate pSrtissas or guer-
rillas, call for determined action on your
part.
Even on the Southern "State REhts
theory, Kentucky has not seeded Her
people by their vote and their actions
have adhearsd to their allegiance TO the
national Government, and the South
would now coercs her oas Of our Union
and into theirs, By the very dogma Of
coercion" upon which 80 much stress
was laid At the outset of the war, and
which carried into rebellion the people
of the middle aud slave States
But politics aside, these acts OF ths
so called parsisans or guerrillss are
nothing but simple murder, horse-stsal-
ing, arson, aud other well defined crimes,
which do not sound as we'll under their
true name as more agreeable onts Of
warlike maauing
Now, bssors starting on this campaign
l foresaw, a. you remember, ihat this
very case would arise, and | asked
Governor Brsmlstts to at once organize
in each county a small trustwortby band,
under the sheriff, and at one dash arrest
ever man in the community who was
dangerous to il; and also every fellow
hanging about The towns, villages, aad
cross roads, who had no honest calling,
the material out Of which guerrillas are
made up; but this sweeping exhibition
Of power doubtless seemed to the Govern
or rather arbitrary.
The fact Is, in our country Personal
liberty has been so we'll secured, TINT
public safety is lost sight Of in our laws
and institutions, aud the fac, is, We are
thrown back one hundred years in eiyili.
cation, iaw, aud everything else, and
will go right straight TO anarchy and the
devil, il some folly dom arrest our down
ward progress.
We, the military, must do it, and We
have right and law on oar side. All
0ovsrnmsnts and communities have a
right to guard against real and even
supposed danger. The whole people OF
kenlucky must not be kept in state Of
suspense, and real danger, lsst few
innOceu, men should be wrongfully ac-
cased.
lst You may order all your Post and
District Commanders that guerrillas are
soldiers, but Wild beasts, unknown to the
usages Of war To be recognised as
soldiers they must be enlisted, enrolled.
Offered, uniformed, armed and equip
| ped BY recognized belligerent power,
and must, If detailed from main army,
be of sufficient strength, with written
orders from some army commander, TO
do some military thing Of course We
have recognized the Confederate Gov.
ernment as beIligercnt power, bat deny
| their right to our lands, territories, rivers,
coasts, and natiouality-admitting the
| right 20 rebel and move TO some other
country, where laws and customs are
more in accordance with their ewn ideas
and prejudiees.
I'd. The eivils power being insaifiei-
ent to protect life and property &c nee.
essifats res to prevent anarchy, (which
aaiure abhors," the military steps in,
and is rightfuIl, constitutional, and law
ful Under this law everybody can be
made to ''stay ct home aud mind hs and
her own business" and, If they won't do
that, can be sent away where thsy can
not keep their honest neighbors ia fear
| OF danger, robbery, and insult
Sd. Your Military Commanders, Pro
vost Marshals. aud otker agents, may
arrest all males and females Who bare
encouraged or harbored guerriIlas and
robbers, and you may cause them 10 be
collected in Louisville, aud when you
have enough--say three or four hundred
Il will eauss them to be sent down the
Mississippi, through their guerrilla
gauntlet, and by sailing ship send them
10 land where they may take their ne
groes and make a colony, with laws and
future of their OWE IL they wont live
in pesce in saeh garden as Kentucky,
why, we will send them to another If not
better land. and surely this would DO q
kindness to them and 3 Gods blessing
to Kentucky. / wish you to be careful
that no personalities are mixed Hp in
this, nor does fall and generous ''lovs Of
country" "of the South" OF their State
or country, form cause Of banishnent
but that devliSh spirit, which will not b.
satisfied, and that makes war the pre-
taxi of murder, arson, theft in all its
grades, prejury, and all the crimes o.
! human nature.
Ny own preference was and is that the
eivile authorities Of Kentucky would anC
could do this in sha! Stste, bat, II thel
viii not or cannot, then we must, for ]
must be done. There must be an "ens
to strife" and the honest, industriou
people Of Kentucky and the whole worl'
, will be benefited and rejoice at the con
elusion, however arrived at
/ use no eoncealmsnt in saying that
do not object to men or women havinI
what they call Southern feeling" if cor
ined to love Of country, and of peace
: honor, aid securiety, and even q it'll
family pride, bat these beesms Grimes
when enlarged to mean love Of murder
Of war, desolatios, famine, and all tn
horrid attendants ofanarehy.
am with respect, your friend,
ISignsdl W. I. SnzExAz
Msjor-GenerAl.
! By com nand Of Msj Gen Thomas
|. TSignedl WM D. wHIpPLK
Chief of Staff
: Major Gensral L. Il Rousseau, Cemd'
: District Of the Team
T0ficial1 WM McMicHAEL,
Major and Adj.