Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-09-29


Tenry Bartling, Sth u. S. colored heavy ar;
tillery, were guilty of corruption, and were
sharers with Gen. Paine in his swindling
transactions. N
rlIAt three different places In the district,
Anderson and Bollinger addressed the peo-
ple and told them that, If they did not vote for
lincoln they would be granted no prlvi-
cleges, would not be allowed to trade, their
property would be taken. and they would
be reduced to beggary and q starving con-
dition. Every possible effort was made to
exasperate the people in order to have
pretext to seize their property. Col. Nc
Chesney ruled Mayfield with an iron hand.
He nearly destroyed the beautiful town by
cutting down shade trees and erecting.
fortification around the Court House on the
public square. On this work all citizens
were required to labor, neither sickness nor
age exempting man from duty. If per,
son did not choose to labor, he was assessed
a fine from $500 to $500. The fortitication
was useless piece of work, as many OF the
hills surrounding the town commanded the
square. The commission think that it was
simply done to eXasperate the people anu
serve as preteXt to assess heavy lines on
them. Gt.l
A box was found at Mayfleld filled with
various articles taken from the citizens, ana
addressed to Col McChesney's friends In
Illinois. 1t is estimated that the citizens
were assessed by McChesney to the amount
of $4,000, but $4,000 of which went to the
Government. Mai. Peck, of the 1920 llli-
nois, commanding for short time at Smith,
land, was one of Paine's subOrdinates, and
faithfully executed the orders of his chief.
He executed several citizens of Livingston
comfy without show Of trial. According
to his own statement, the people were as
sessed to the amount of $4,000. but S4,0O0
of which resulted to the Government. AT
Paducah, Gen. Paine established trade reg
ulations requiring permits for all goods
bought and sold, and charging ten cents for
issuing permit Tor goods valued as low as
forty cents. No account was kept of this
money, and there is not paper to show
that one cent of it was turned to the Gov
ernment. A relief fund was established
for the purpose, as stated by the General,
of being devoted to the support of the wives
of soldiers lin the district. All of the citi-
zens were required to contribute, and yet
not single Kentucky soldiers wife was
ever benefited by the fund. Capt. Paine,
for his own individual wants, drew from
the treasury at one time 81 900. There were
three grand swindling schemes In full ope-
ration throughout the district-the relief
fund, the assessment to indemnify loyal
peopie ioI USsSe eunTieu ~ " 49,, o,,J
guerrillas, ana the tax leVieu Oh 'ooacco anu
cotton. 3. ;. a.,,o.o, .ho+
From various sources IL Is aua esriad and 'ue the
Gen. Halhe swlnuleu tue PeUpio SiSn smS oon
government OUT Oh iloC eeSs % Ma" i'USow TiCU,UvO'
In the expedltioh a,ter Auam 'on1ouu, n1 .h
property was wan1only uestroyeu' an anu ,aSt .n9
people roDDed anu Persecu.eu IN euo ~ invSo @
cruel manner. no enorC was il, ili,'ue " ;thP III
ture the guerriila gang; as, Mheh h ~, %o tronns
ye miles Of tae camp rde don lS the sIGvr rivpr
wheeled ABOUT anu sCar;eu uomh tore1 ono rnor for
Tor faducam. lt was slinPy 80 thay aU ,ul
piunder; ihrougaouI tlie ho Dnsi,ao' ~ Sn1 rb;oh
eral made tnree oimereht speecna;IS, ;tS IL I,nnarn
ne SAID tnat ne was cioIhel Mltt WI -, pilna praa;
powers-he repCrte" 70 noOoHy ouS on ne ,.aa ra
dent Jor nst1lct'onS, ana 70 od ma aom9 %at I", bo
spons'o.e Jor ms dcs,o e. its ohoa1ds %t orders
was not aInelaple W oen, oorJr nrJnr isSnaS hn
anu WouIu i,oC ooey any oiuoi ''" ~
Gen. BurDrluge. ,,d n,o;or port,;no
Luclen AnueIsoH anu MaJoi aa1n;TS1 DadvS, |
- rroVosI Marsaai al .LhnoL aunI"' pnon ~ e 70
the release Vi Asnpiooh, s l,od dSsa b', orJor Of
Swnose s.ore , hau Deeu rraot t'vs rece;ved c6ecL