Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-10-25
Letter from General Coombs

My DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 9Th
instant, being directed to Lexington, did
not reach me till Saturday. when made
my weekly visit TO nv family of children
and grandchildren You may remem Der
that. IN 1861. the Union party, with the
writer as their CANDIDATE, carried this State
by over 70 OOQ thajnrity, against the whole
power Of the National and State AGmiois-
tratiODs. and, Of COURSE dabhot allow my
self to neglect my ofioial duties then as
sumed. Our court commenced an adjourn.
ed term week since, and will probably
hold on for three weeks 70 cnme; aod after
that AhaIl be foot loss, and feel disposed
to devote my whole TIME shd energy to the
great cause 10 which our hearts aud judg-
meuts are all engaged have never spo.
ken to an audience in your state, and
should be especially pleased to meet my
old Wing friends and counsel with them
freely on the terrible state Of the times,
and the eventful future soon also to con-
stitute history.
10 my deliberate judgment, IL Mr.. Lin.
'seeln is re elected We shall have military
des20tism fastened upon Us aud our chill.
dreC, with q standing army Of free negro
jannissaries. At first they may be confn-
ed 50 locations south Of the Susouehannah
sn5 Ohio but unless We agree to be taxed
also with etandiEg army of white men
several hundred thousand strong they wi
now end then, be scot across those rivers
just preceding important elections. 10 order
10 preserve order at the polls and enforce
obedience TO power. The government is
DOW erecting strong, permanent fortihcaS
tions, ct the cost of millions of dollars,
throughout Kentucky. which the AbUli-
tlO1Ists consider q troublesome border
State. The same thing is being done, YOU
know, FROM Cairo to the BaIize. so that
when the rebellion is crushed out and the
white rebels 'extirpatsd'-for this IS the
prngramme-the whole country will be
under the exclusive control OF tree negroes
with State lines and constitutions ubli,er.
ared Of held for naugbt. The western aud
northwestern States will 6nd, to their sor-
row, when the Mississippi river is thus
under this ignorant Airican bSntfol, they
will be forced to submit to the degradation
aUd danger, or abAndoL all southern trade
The black troops are everywhere the
pets and !sVOIites OF Lincoln & Co. Every
Abolition political gensral lauds them to
the skies
An instance OF naked favOritism came
Under my own dissertation in L.xiustcu
within the last three days. Go Sstuid aS
rs l landed from the cars. q large negro
regiment, mainly Kentucky slaves, were
parsding the streets with full music, mount.
ed on good fat horses, finely dressed aud
with fancy caps, armed cape pie
Yesterday saw three regiments Of white
cavalry, or mounted infantry as they were
termed-I tbink from Illinois and lncians
just returning from StoDeman's raid,
pale sall"W and leg-wsary,) for they were
all on foot, with ragged clothes aud dirty
SHIRTS. vending their way slowly through
De city to some temporary camp, until
they could be sent 90 another expedition to
ne front, while the negroes would be left
behind, marsudins through this country
to 0edeSII our citizens and keep our farm
lies IN constant terror. think my old
Wing friends north Of the Ohio, if they
could witness what I have described. would
rush 10 solid masses to the polls in No
vsmber. and help to save the country, by
voting once for q Democratic ticket, as !
intend t0 do.
fully reciprocate your kind expressions
OF personal regard, and subscribe myself,
Very truly yours.
LESLIE COOMBS. d.
ID. Il. PINNEY, JolIer,sIl.