The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-12

pIOSutute, appearing IN puOHC Win ner
on all occasions He forced one Of the
bankers of Paducah to pay this woman
one hundred and fifty dollars in gold, Civ.
ing no excuse for the strange proceeding.
Captain Phelps Paine, son Of the general
and assistant adjutant-general on his staff.
sent guard to take from the house of
Mr.. Scott Ford sufficient furniture to furn.
ish his private room in elegant STYLE.
Alter q; thorough investigation. the
commission were satisfied that Hon. Lu.
Glen Anderson, member of Congress, R.
Il. Hal, ,provOst:marshal LIST Congressional
district of Kentucky, John I. Bnllinger.
and Major Henry Bartling, Eighth United
States colored heavy artillery, were gull.
ltY ot corruption. aud were sharers with
7 tie'eA Pane h hfs SWIM nng rransac.
tionS.
At three different places in the district,
Anderson and Bolinger addressed the
people and told them that, if they did not
vote for LincolR, they would be granted
no privileges, they would not be allowed
tn trade, thtir properly would by taken,
aud they would be reduced to beggary
and q starving condition. Every possible
effort was made to exa>perate the peO.
! pie in order to have a pretext to SEIZE
their property. Colonel McChesney ruled
Mayfeld with an iron hand. He nearly
destroyed the beautiful town bv cutting
down the shade trees and erecting a fort.
I ihcation around the court house on the
public square. On this work all citizens
we're required to labor, neither sickness
rt0s age exeDpiing a man frona duty. II
person did not choose to labor, he was
assessed fine Of from 5000 to $500. The
fortifcation 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 exasper.
ate the people and serve as a pretext to
assess heavy fines on them.
A box was found at May field filled with
various articles taken from the citizens,
and addressed to Colonel McChesney's
friends in Illinois. 1t is estimated that
the citizens were assessed by McChe.n .ney
to the amount of S32, 900, but 81, 900 OF
which went to the government. This
latter amount was seized by General Fry
while in transit North. The postmaster
Of May6eld, q worthy young man, who
proved his loyalty in the early part OF the
struggle, and has remained firm to the
Union, because he said that he could not
approve Of the policy pursued by the ad
ministratioE in regard to the negro, was
stripped Of his office by Colonel McChes
ney, and forced him to labor on the iorti
! tication for three weeks. Major Peck, of
the One hundred and thirty second lii.
nois, commanding for short time at
Smithland, was one Of Palne's sub0rdin.
ateS, and faithfully executed the orders Of
his chlet. He executed several citizens Of
Livingston county without show of trial.
According to his own statements the prn
pie were assessed to the amount Of Sl4,
200, but 81. 900 Of wnich resulted to tne
government. At Paducah, General Paine
established trade regulations requiring
permits for all goods bnnght and slid, and
charging ten cents for issuing permit for
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 over to the government. 4
relief fund was established for the pnr-
pose, as stated by the general, of being
devoted to the support of the wives OF
soldiers in the district. All Of the citizens
were required u Contribute, aud Yet not
q single Kentucky soldiers wife was ever
benefited by the fund. Captain Paine for
his own individual wants, drew from the
treasury at one time 81 900. There were
three grand swinding schemes in full 'op.
Grafton throughout the district the re
I.f cNNl fh.A % ia g..
loyal people for losses suffered at the
hands of gucrrillas, and the tax levied on
tobacco and cotton.
From various sources, it is estimated
that General Paine sMindled the people
and the government out Of not less than
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
Ia the expedition after Adam johnson,
property was wantonly destroyed, and the
people robbed aud pcSrrutcd in the most
cruel manner. No effort was made To-
capture the guerrilla gang. aud, when
within five miles Of the camp, Paine with
his troops wheeled about and started
down the river for Pahucah. 1t was sim.
ply forav for plunder. Throughout tn.
district the general made thee different
speeches, in which he >ai1 that he WAS
clothed with plrnary p"werS-he report
ed To nobody but the President for in
StructionS. He asserted that he was not
anenAhle to General Schotirld'S orders,
and would not obev any order issued bv
General Burbridge. lie publicly de-.
ouncrd General Hallrck ~ a Odd
scoundrel and a coward pointing t, his
campaign at COrinth as proof for the as,
>e,uon. He let the rebels escape through
cnwardicc and incapacitv As test Of
+ loyalty the people were freed to adopt
the most ultra views. When asked what
paper they read, If the answer was, "The
Louisville Journal the prrtirs We're lie.
nonnced as "d-d rebels of the mean 81
kind" Lucier Anderson and Major Bar.
ling. Provost marshall Of Paducah.in pro
curing the release Of AShbrooh, Ryan &
Co, (whosc store had been closed by or
der Of Painc) from arrest, received a cheek
for Sl5, 900. which was jointly shared by
! the two parties. Prince & Dodd, ac-
knowledged Union men, paid the same
parties 5000 each, to be released from
arrest and save their goods from contisca.
tion. L. I. Bradley, master of the steam
er Convoy, craft belonging exclusively
to the government, and used only for gov
ernment purposes, on the lst of August
was ordered by General Paine to proceed
down the river and act according to the
orders of John T. Bolinger. At Hick-
man, seventy-fve soldiers were obtained
for fatigue duty, who placed eighty four
bales of cotton and twenty seven hogs
h ,aads of tobacco on board, when the
ssesn;er returned to Cairo and discharged
her frc:.'t. Bollingcr claimed the cotton
and tobacco IS his private property. The
commission gre prepared to prove that
this man Bolinger, who was Pane'S right