Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-07
A Fellow-FecIing-The journal
defending Paine, the Pirate.

nefendiug Paine, the Pirate.
The only newspaper in the United States
which has had the andacity to defend and
support Gen. PAINE, the Kentucky butcher
and robber, is the hand-organ of the ex-
Quartermaster In this city. The following
is an editorial from The State Journal OF FRI
day, Sept. 3Oth, found buried III heap of
ne,cs items:
"Gen. e. A. Paine, whose vigorous course,
while lately commanding the District OF
Western Kentucky, has called forth the
most unsparing denunciations OF such pa
pers as the semi-loyal Louisville Journal,
and the considerably less loyal Columbus
Crisis, is now at his home at Monmouth, Ill,
on sick bed. When relieved, Gen. Paine
was ordered to report for duty to Maj. Gen.
Schotield, at Atlanta, and so soon as his
health will permit, will proceed to that
point. Gen. Sol. Meredith, who succeeds
him, is equally loyal but wants to tame the
rebel snakes in that quarter by kindly
stroking the hideous reptile on the head
He will probably succeed about the time
that Satan reforms and becomes decent
Christian" .ao.r ..
What are the facts in this case? A Com
mission of military officers, consisting OF
Brigadier General FRY, Gen. MEREDITH,
and several Colonels, was appointed to ex-
anime into the administration of General
PAINE in Kentucky, and they proceeded to
discharge the duty. General PAINE was
relieved of his command, and ordered to
remain in his quarters to be qu s.
toned in regard to his course. Instead
of obeying, he sneakcd off in the night
season, crossed the river, and went to
illinois, where the wagon loads OF
his plumber preceded him, and he is now
there, pretending to be sick. The Commits
sion, after alaborious investigation and i'm
partial examination of facts, found that
PAINE had robbed the Government and the
people of his district of $l50,000; that he
had murdered in cold blood not less than
forty-two innocent citizens; that he had
condemned almost twice that number to
death without trial or benefit of clergy;
that he had banished families of men, wo-
men and children to Canada in order that
he might confiscate their property to his
own use; that he did conliscate the proper
ty of loyal citizens, widows and orphans to
his own use; that he levied black mail up
ON all merchants and traders in his district;
that he used Government wagons to trans
port cotton stolen for his own use; that
he levied tax upon the people ostensibly
TO raise a fund for soldiers families, which
fund he appropriated for his own use; that
he threatened all with death who expressed
disapproval of his own or LINCoLN's course;
that he established system of terrorism
worse than the Spanish inquisition; that he
was surrounded and assisted by band of
thieves and murderers; that he was in col
lusion with rebel guerrillas, supplied them
with articles contraband of war, and assist
ed them in robbiDg the people; and, finally,
under the special orders of President lin
COLIN; that he was responsible only to LIN
colin, and that LINCOLN approved his
course and shared the profits of his rob-
berries.
All these things were discovered and es-
tablished by the most overwhelming
evidence, and reported by judicial
commission of military officers of high
rank and good character. Yet here is
a paper printed by an ex-Quartcrmas-
ter of bad repute, in civilized commu-
nifty, which braves public opinion and out
RACES the humanity of the people and the
good name of the Government, by intimat-
ing that these charges are "Copperhead
lles," and expressing its approval of the
course of this murderous brigadier and
brigand. The Ohio State Journal approves
Of the course of Gen. PAINE, whose record
casts in the shade the Pirates Own Book
"A fellow-feeling makes us wondrous
kind"
The State Journal is the fit organ of
the party which asks the voters of
Ohio to march up to the ballot-box
and indorse by their votes an Admin
istration which kept this bloody PAINE in
power; still retains him in position, and
approves of his murders and robberies.
Those who want to indorse PAINE and ap-
plaud his deeds can do so by voting The
Journals ticket; those who do not desire
to share his infamy and participate in his
responsibility, win vote against it.