, 1864-08-19

loid here, but ee1eateen men had the
honesty ami bravcrs 10 cass their votes IuT
tAe Union candidate n 1sol; s:. Up district
cd cytr one thousand Wno Tosed for the rep
| rcecutatiTc to the rebel Congress last fall.
Forrcst. when at May Geld, declared his de-
termination to cxtcrminate Cntouism vest
OF tho Cumberland, and sWo!e that not one
as rroftib1c be Carried his threat into execu-
tion. Union men Were dragged from their
homes autt forced iEto the 1ebci1anks; others
we're butehertd ii cold pload ut their oTn
flrvsidcs. and the remainder driven from
tleir farms nnd houses, s0ught refuge within
| ,lr F~drtal lines, CT tcok refuge in the
| vocts and ewaDps, where q feW remain
| rehWlackipg it, and occasionally making
foray upon rebel farm. Sympathlzer1
r Gro pt 1icct1y secure from molestation, anI
Win tltm cur Padueah sealers sill driYe
thriving trade, purchasing cotton and to-
| baccp. not IN ounce of which could be
bought hy Union man.
| Happily for the country, and especially r
Tor kthiuck7. L chau1c @s,s made In the
| trade regulations, and General Paine was
| appointed to tho command Of tho district
/ The GtnrrA has natural antipathJ to trA-
tore-threc and q. half years tighting them has
LIST mtdgatcd his feelings in the least, and
consequently he did NOT look upon tut Iraus-
| actions ott.ur Paducah atistccrats with the
lcs.st laror, but ut oncc get On foot ueasures
to eilectutll} countcract: the evils uudcr
which VIC had been Suffering. Great attcn
.lez4 Ind :lways been paid our officers By
prominent rebel citizens, aud too great init
macy for the good OF the country eprIng up
between them; parties, balls, eocfablee. &c,
were frequent, and could not be- held with.
cut a pl. ntisul sprtnkling Of Federal uni-
FoFn'e, md = 5o'c, bat reol olarlable intimacy
the Pnducah bellies. or course there was an
oijtct l.. this, and trade vas finally con
1iDtd almost exclusively. to certain rebel
hon6:e.
Tho state Of uEatrs Eas not allow~d to
continue long alter GEL. PaiEe took cun-
Msne-if 1evors were to be granted to any
one, Union men became tho recipients; none
but those truly loyat could eujoy privileges
aud permits. Of trade; many upon whom
treason WAs proved were extlcd ami their
property c01facatcd, or ut lcast taken pos
elselon of, for the use Of the Government;
all intercourse Nith di6lojal districts was cut
cfl; In short the Tcoels were taught to feel
lhc enormity OF their crimes. This drawing
the lines tignt around them has had won
dcr1nl ei1ect-as soon rs 1t WAS found tia.
trtason Was q losing game, remark 1bfa
change in public sentiment Was observable,
Union men: we're cmb0ldsncd to speak their
sentiments, treason Vas no more openly
prcached IL orr streets, and in truth Padu-
cah is bccobing quite Union city, The
cutting of Of ail trade with the interior
proved most wise move, and done much to
tranquflize the country: The supplies on
hand were small, and when those wtre gona
10 more could be obtained By reoels, neither
to market! This reduced them to great
straits, and their necessities brought repent.
ance. Hundreds have a1foady reuounced all
connection with the nbcllIon, and are earn
csuy At work 10 spread aud increase the
Union sentiment tn tho country. OutrAges
fTs.fr1 1,cr-
rtqrbing in peace and eatety to their homes.
Gutri1las hare pretty much left the vicinity
OF Graves md McCracken counties, and or
der and qntrt IL meacnrably restored. This
ia all the etll cts OF tho t11m, unyieldlog poll
| cy Of Gen. Paine, who learning from tnree
| into submission, Ia trying the coerclye policy
AID has already compelled snbmi:sirn Of a
| great rart Of bis district.
It can scarcely be conceived the state of
atairs In this part Of tho country five months
since, and 1t appears almost impossible that
chaos. But,Gencral Paine was not satisfied
with mertlT changing the poet Of all airs;
be weLt stnl further, 'pun!rhed the guilty,
| and compelled them out Of tcetr Ill COTTON
gains, to make restitution 10 those Yno had
| suffered from rebel outragcs. Not Union
n,sn in The district hut- had Suffered more
or less ut the hands Ut TIE rebels, and most
OF them were homeless outcasts BY thu
c..,lee; In addition, III two counties were
over one hundred widows, whose 'husbands
fas fallen in battle or been murdered b:
lIcrillas. Assessments were mnde upon the
seteral counties to reimburse Union men fol
1ueir 1oEses and to pay the widows and Ea.a
i!:es OF Union men s., 600 each. This emmt
L, ntly Just aud charitable act is being carried
cut most ctltctually, and no doubt Is enter
tsiDel that an amt uEt sufficient for the pur
ncsc will be otta'ned. Eyerynod; begins tc
ftei encouraged ut tucse signs OF tbs times
and will restore leace aid the Uhion tal
quicker than tue kid glove polly, whtct
tights rebel, with rose leHFes aud would bn,
traitors Instead Of flogg'ng them. The Unto11
ne1: all hope General Paine wilt be eust sin
%, Notwithstanding the Hcrcntcan effort:
that SIC biting made to remove htm,
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