Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-14
The smlthland fmhroelln.


As this eontroversy Is growing some-
what prolix, aud uninteresling, we shall
close il with a shor, reply, If Mr. Cpde
sees 6t TO make one.--IsB. JoUaSAL
sMlrHLAxn, KY, June :, 1864
Editors Joaruai
In your paper of,he 4ih inst, see a
review Of my letter Of the 9Th ull, BY
W. cade
Soon after our letter appeared be told
Us il did him gross iaiasiise ia den0puc
ing the whole Of tie court ns seeesh.
while he. being member was o Union
man. This, profsssedly, was an that
troubled him; yet il is what lie writes
least about, and, of course, nos what he
was aiming At he wrote a note De-
elaring that ho was, aud always BAD
been, Internationally fer iha Union. and
therefore should be houogably excepted
then desired our name 20 it FOR publ
catioa. This We could not Subscribe 10,
but we agreed to one thing, that instead
Of denouncing the Court without an ex.
esption, we would correct II hy saving.
with probably one or Two exceptions.
4 This be did not want unless We shouli
write his name .n full as . great Union
man. ] viii now maks this correction,
bat Mr., Cade is not included ia It, nor
any name he mentions.
After this he read to me a c1mmuni-
1 cation, thinking, no doubs. it would
/ frighten us terribly. Now after two
weeks see the same scare, nearly word
for word, in your excellent paper and
surely it is not new TO US. As it is such
4 mastery defence Of fshy Unionism
we suggest to the author to have several
thousand copies printed TO distribute
among his friendly rehs. They would be
delighted with IL
II is the FIRST time, 10 onr knowledge,
that we have ever been called a liar, and
We confess il sounds strangely; aud We
are not surprised that bully hsts often fiy
up aud knock the inauller down; hnl
don't be scared, Mr. Cade, for we will
not be so rude with yon, For some time
It has been common for us 20 be De.
nouneed by some of your friends, and
considering the source whence Il comes
we DO not care straw. Il 0Bly prove.
US TO be truly for the Union. We car
say more: We have never called any ons
liar, nor shall We call you one, for il
many respects you are gentleman q
high standing-with traitors and seces
sionists In our former letter there ar,
! some mistakes, fov VIC gave the iransae
. tions Of two elections in one The thing
all happened, but Of different times
And Mr. Cade stated TO me, over an,
over, that he lad no doubt they were in
adyertenoies on cur part Yet he cam
out denying his own statements, call
them falsehoods, and, in our judgment
makes himseLf willful liar. Now, hav
called him a har2
Why did he rot correct me, as a gen
tleman should have done Surely,
did not suit bis design. And why wi
he not say word as to the action OF th
Grand Jury2 Sirs, he dses not Ike t
!. see these rebel batteries unmasked, an
: that is just where the shoe p:nehes hin
Mr.. Cade is not considered an UneoI
f ditional Union man ty persons who az
4 such in Smithland, for reasons as 70
, lows: his name is not signed TO OF
y Union petitions, resolutions, or transa
3 tons in Union meetings. and be d
clared, in substance, that il would |
Il 3 splendid thing to have the three year
draft turned over to the six month
call He is in favor With secsssionis
-as County Clerk receives their vote
without which he could not be eleete
: &c. Mr.. Cade excused himself from q
tending our Union meeting on aceou
Of other business. Now what vas b
business, that be could not attend a fe
= minutes7 Who was it selling negroes
the block just before the meeting "
n called to order7 Who had basiue
&c: away when Capt J. W Bush vas spes
3. ing so nobly for the Union cause,
nouncing AficKleIlan Democrats, Is
=: q Unionism, &c. Mr.. J. W. Cade
In the year 1861. soon afer the iii
fs~s s0~s troops arrived in Smithiand, during
nd conversation between the command
i~ Col C., (nov Brigadier General and
gentleman whose loyalty is well ests
! iishsd. the gentleman said. Mr.. Cade