Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-07
LIFE IN KENTUCKY.


appears to be tyrant and despot OF tho most
unsdu!tel at ID order. Shortly after his arri>
val as his fsld OF operations. no was waited
upon by several delegations OF oit'ssns' who
represented the various interests in tstt Sec
ton. According t, a letter in tbs chic:go
"Tribune," very bitter Abolition sheet
the General heard what they had to say
and taen replied to them in substance as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen, it is notorious fact thrs thi.
district ia intensely diSloysl. II has caused
more trouble to the government than all Jour
tohscso, cotton, banks and business is worth.
Tie question is no: how much money yau cau
nuke this year 'Tis not how much tobaccn,
option or hemp you can grow. Inc Only
question IN trial hero is, ''are you people Gi
This district ready for the Federal salvation p
| IF 20, well; if not, you muet die. haTo a
plan to suggest, and | hopc God viii glvo rue
grace to ustain it. My p!al will be the Only
plan o. Federal salvation in this district. IL
Il substantially % fellows: TIL, frs, and
,reat commandment is thh. all you d!4i"val'
rsbellicus people shall nut circulate one d' liar
If capital in sill this land. Not dollar. no
debt or bill Of exchange con 10 paid or made
without my signature, nnd | pledge you Will
net approve any money TRANSACTIONS oil b dls'
loyal man. All hio capital, his money, every
cant Of it, shall be placed at tie disposal OF
the government. | will teach you that, haV-
| ing encouraged this rebellion, having com
\ (otted and sidod your couRtry's enemies, you
must sys, shall reap traitors reward.
This Is now the fourth year Of the war, and
You rebels have not learned the grand, solemn
truth, that the lilo sud poacs Of this great na :
t;on ara worth more than the life aud peace OF
an Individual. You will never learn this until
Won are made to feel the want Of "A nntl1n's
def, n @ and suppcrt--msde poor that you mhy
become rich-mude weak thlt goa may know
how to priEs strength.
Talk about your rights Why. you havs
no rights to ts!k about. A loyal oiEz;n' is the
on,y one left with any rights 1t this time
And vet YOU como 10 me, asking for banA:n :
nri,iisps. Great God the devil might as Well
ask tho Almighty for front seat in Heaven.
No: if ia your prosperity you have despised
this great and gO9d Govern nj mt, you may soon
have the privilege to loeo it in ytut adversely
Not only this, hut you ougat-aye, you u''
fight for this Government. =,
You mrs all Of you ahis-ho men, bu,
think yourselves too s2c,l to light afraid Oh
Fsdsral bullets, Or something elso. And when
I coma to yet you; n;ggsr to u1aks Soldier oil
him. YOU e, Up such o howi-why Niger Ii
wnr;h A thousand dolLaTa; You can't sper5
him. Too oo~ardly to hsi1 yourself, you are
t 70 mean and stingy to allow your r'igger t
70, and vet yru srs harping about ylul
Griphts," nut ,nisersbse, instn, idea, South
ern right" Southern sIistocracy, just as 1t
| man born in Kentucky is Letter than a mar
bern in Illipois, or either Of them bstter thar
a man born in Maine or Massachusetts Ihs
is vhs. is troubling you people hero, 'ni tht
sooner you get rid Of it lie sooner yIu VII
fnI the way to pea;e agair. | .nt,nd s9 It
i up eyory dollar Of money now in tho hands o
rebels in this district, oytIy dollar If it, gen
tlemen.
| The second ovmnsbdH tnt ia, that Gil yor
notorious ,ob'!5 get out of your houses ant
lssy, Inv district, 81 thut Uniun men Gtd Wo-
men nav come here to help HE redeem thI'
euuntry. What do care about youT tobHoa'
interest, tho maket Value Of your niggsrs o!
ctoton If you were loyal to your govern
meot. ,cur interest in stocks and lands Wcult
be, are, always has been. protected and de-
Tended. NJl u p,au in West Kentucky car
point bio finger to sirg|o oct by which mi
government ever oppressed him.-nnt one. J.
YOU then rebel against this goycrnmsnt-('
generous, 81 truo and god 10 yoa)-I you
rebel against it, how ia it that you car. colno t
me? Sanding, as 1 d., III The field Of battle
against you rebels, perilng my life TO redeem
nv country from the dangers into which YOU
have plunged it, do you, can You bs SO insan'
as to snppose that ! shall sleud moment:
time in guarding your inteiestc in STOCK and
trude? No; have other matters to attend
to. | have ccme here 10 Cffer you Fedora
salvation, to protect aId deienL uhion men
to show you that LEY a.o The very Salt Of th'
earth, to teach you that tho aooner you cluster
about them and p1ot:ot end defend them, the
bstt.r il will DO tor you.
| Your plans, genut man, are gotd fGr you;
cause, bat not fJr mine. We have wasted tot
mu,h time already in trying your plans.
We Lose by i: every time. Oar streets arc oil
ready red with the blood Ct Union men, seori.
f,cd while We have been listening To and
irving yvur plans Look ut Tennessee. Laok
at mississippi. 1t is no use, gentlemen, no use
NV mind il made up, my plans are ell aFrang
ed, Twas hero in 1861, and advised you Their
| Of the better way, the only way to pta:e.
told you what wlnll come, if you perish ID
4 and now, utter thrae years, return to yc'
again and find that yen havo not improved In
n7ting, except your wealth. Rebellion
proud, defiant, betrayiEg our cause, actual
ieading Forests army il here, and Gaping
YOUR bonds as bis murderous fire swept away
the life of our nations dafendsre. IL is high
time that you we1e made to feel tho effects O
your disloyulsy, aId Intend that you shall
feel them.
shcil shoot every gnsrli'lA taken in MY
district, and if your Southern brethren retail
ate by shooting Federal soldier, viii 'sls
out i've Of your rich bankers, brokers, and
cotton men, and make You kneel dpwn and
shoot YOU. will do it, 30 help ma G,e! You
men Of auch large influence will be held re--
ponsible for the peace Of the district. II 6
Union mau il murdered by theas guorTillaa
here the s.mo fate awsits fTo Ct you gen.
tlsmsa. l bavs sTora it, and it shall BIO
done.
an eoirg to nsra,o this district 80 thai
| when l al. done with it the men and woman
| wko remain can como together in the namo al
tie L,ri, ard ssy that "wo bol,l. u ths Uai
ted Ssatst."