The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-09-06
KENTUCKY REBELS.
Plain zalk-Dealing wiM Rebels in Ken
tucky- Conversation of Gen. Paine
Nth the wJs of a Sscessionist.

On the 1lth instant Gen. Paine, will
800 men, occupied the town of May
field, KY, aplace situated 2s miles from
Paducah, containing 1000 mhabitant'
and many fine residences and public
buildings. Soon after taking possession
Gen. Paine and his staff went to make
a call upon Mr.. John Eaker, an old res
ident of the town, and one ofthe wealth
lest rebels in it. What followed is thus
described by Sergt, Willis Danforth
one of the l34th Illinois regiment, in a
letter to the Chicago Tribune: l9go
| "Wc all walked into the par,or and
took seats, when the General, turning to
Colonel McChesney, said: "Colonel
you will occupy this room as your head.
/ quarters, allowing Mrs. Eaker and fam
lily the privilege of remaining in the
house ten days, when she, her family
and husband, if he can be found, will re-
port to me at Paducah, and / will fur
nish them transportation to New Or
leans, and thence to Central America,
where they will live hereafter"
"Madam, Mr.. Eaker has been our en-.
emy; he has done all that he could to
destroy the Government of the United
States-the Government which has
raised him in the lap of luxury, given
him slaves, rich crops, tobacco ware.
houses-all that his heart could desire,
and did he, could he, think that he could
raise his two sons and send them out
10 murder that Government, and Yet 90
unpunished?
ais it possible that he could have
been so insane? Now, madam, want
you to send your husband word to re-
port himself to me Immediately, and ]
will spare hisllife and let him 90 with
you"
General, won't you write to him?''
+ "No, madam, have no correspond
ence with rebels, except at the cannon's
mouth. Y on put your boy on horse
and Send him to him to-day, and tell
him that he is to pay Maj. Bartling,
Provost Marshal Of Paducah, the sum
of $4,000, which is the fine have lev
led upon him. This money, madam, is
to 60 to make up fund that l am rails
ing from you rebels, from which to pay
somethins toward the support of the
widows and orphans your husband has
made; $4,000 of it will be paid to the
widow Of Happy. You know, madam,
how the old man was led out in his
front yard, across the street there, and
shot dead, not for having wronged any
human being, no, not for this, but be-
cause, and only because, he was uncon-
ditionally true to his government. Oh!
madam, it makes the blood boil to think
of these things"
"General, have very sick child i'm
the other room, and don't think can
possibly move with it. Won't you let
me visit my friends, five miles above Pa
ducah? Ihave daughter living there -
"No madam, cannot; think of the
four thousand widows in Illinois; think
of their little orphan children crying to
me for help and protection. You must
go with your husband. God and nature
have ordained that woman links her
fate with her husband, for veal or woe.
You have shared his prosperity, you
have sympathized with him in his rebel
lion, and now you must abide with him
i'll his exile. i am sorry, madam, TO say
these things to you, but the outraged
law must be avenged. How can you
expect to live in a country, you have
robbed and murdered as you have this I?
Did you think the hand ofjustice would
never reach you? Madam, you will
pack your trunks, take all your silver
plate, and your linen, bedclothes, all
your ready money Except the $4,000
which fine you), but your heavy goods
such as that elegant bedstead, and this
sofa, you cannot take, it would cost too
much to freight them, All your lands
and tobacco will go to the United States,
and this will be the end of John Eaker,
his estate and family, in the United
States, and you will not 90 alone, mad
am, one hundred families from Graves
county will go with you; these rebels
who cannot live under our Government
must go out of it."
"And, madam, for every day your
husband refuses to report to me aft er
to-day, / shall increase his fine $780,
''Then turning to Col. McC cChesney,
he said: ,'Colonel, ] shall want you to
act as commander of this post You
must levy on as many men, white or
black, (not soldiers,l as you may need,
first, to sink a well that shall supply all
your wants then repair this railroad, so
that. trains can run regularly to Padu-
cab after that you will send your cav
airy out with instructions to rebel far
mers, who have been raising crops to
feed the southern army, to bring all
their hay, corn, oats and fat cattle in
here, ane send to Paducah all the pro-
visions and grain you collect, so that
can operate my whole district free of
cost to the Government. For / tell you,
sir, these rebels must pay the cost of
this war, pay $500 for every widow
they make, or cause to be made, sup
port and educate the orphan children of
our soldiers, and finally go to Central
America, South America, or the jungles
of Africa, to eat the apple of their dis
content, and die .despised of men.
"Good morning, madam" r7,.rsk
"Good morning, SIR" ! msa a,ii.
A SAYING OF THE PREsIDENT.-7A
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