Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-09-30
FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 10, 1864.

My DEAR SIR:-Your letter of the Sth
being directed to Lexington, did not reach
me till last Saturday, when paid my week
ly visit to my family Of children and grand
children. You may remember that, in 1860
the Union party, with the writer as their
candidate, carried this State by over 23,00C
majority, against the whole power of the
National and State administration and, OF
course, cannot allow myself to neglect
my official duties then assumed. Our court
commenced an adjourned term week since,
and will probably hold on for three weeks
yet to come; after that, shall be foot-loose,
and feel disposed to devote my whole time
and energy to the great cause in which our
hearts and judgments are all engaged. |
have never spoken to an audience in your
State, and should be especially pleased to
meet my old Whig friends and consult with
them freely on the terrible state of the
times, and the euenifM future soon also to
constitute history.
In my deliberate Judgment, if Mr.. Lin
coin is reelected, we shall have military
despotism fastened upon us and our chill
dren, with standing army of free negro
jannissaries. At first, they may be cOntin
ed to locations south of the Susquehanna and
Ohio, but unless we agree to be taxed also
with standing army Of white men several
hundred thousand strong they will, now
and then, be sent across those rivers just
preceding important elections, in order to
preserve order at the polls and enforce obe-
dience to power. The Government is now
erecting strong, permanent Notifications,
at the cost of millions of dollars, through
out Kentucky, which the Abolitionists con-
slider troublesome border State, and filling
them with negro soldiers, mainly recruits
from loyal citizens in the State. The same
thing is being done, you know, from Cairo
to the BaliZe, so that when the rebellion is
crushed out, and the white rebels ''eXtir-
pated," for that is the programme-the
whole southern country will be under the
exclusive control of the free negroes, with
State lines and Constitutions obliterated or
held for naught. The Western and North
western States will find, to their sorrow,
when the Mississippi river is thus under
this ignorant African control, they will be
forced to submit to the degradation and
danger, or abandon all southern trade.
The black troops are everywhere the pets
and favorites of Lincoln & Co. Every abo-
lition political general lauds them to the
skies, and yet | have never heard of their
whipping white troops single handed, and
never expect to hear of it.
An instance ofnaked favoritism came I'M
der my own observation in Lexington
within the last three days. On Saturday,
as / landed from the cars large negro
regiment, mainly Kentucky slaves, were
parading the Streets with full music,
mounted on good, fat horses finely dressed,
and with fancy caps, armed cdp-d-pie.
Yesterday saw three re giments of white
cavalry, or mounted infantry, as they were
termed-I think from Illinois and Indiana
just returned from Stoneman's raid, pale,
sallow, and leg weary (for they were all on
FOOT, with ragged clothes and dirty shirts,
vending their way slowly through the
city to some temporary camp. until they
could be sent on another expedition to the
front, while negroes would be left behind.
marauding through this country to bedevil
our citizens and keep our families in con-
slant terror.
( think my old Whig friends north of the
Ohio, if they could witness what | have de-
scribed, would rush in solid masses to the
polls in November, and help to save the
country, by voting once for a Democratic
ticket, as intend to do.
I'fully reciprocate your kind expressions
of personal regard, and subscribe myself
Very truly yours,
LESLIE CooMBs.
d. II. PINNEY, Joliet Ill.
p. ST. annex an extract of letter Just
received by friend from soldier, well
known in this city as brave and truthful
young man, who has been in all the princi-
pal battles in or near the Mississippi river,
having been seriously wounded at Vicks-
burg, which you are authorized to publish
if you choose, as well as my letter.
HHa. LESLIE CooMBs.
'MoRGANzA BEND, La, Sept. 8, 1864.
"We are strongly fortified here,
but now they are completed, they arcpour-
ing negro troops into them. Uncle Sam is
getting very partial to the niggers. They
are going around here with the incest blue
uniforms and white collars. In few days
from now l expect Niger can vote and
white men can't. / don't know when we
will get paid--they say there is not cent
of money in this department" .-