Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-17
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10 Task--An Expose--Gov. Bran
iette's Unl0nlsm.
ssIrHI.AsD, Kg., May 10, 1864.

lette's UnionIsm.
ssIrHIAsD, Ky., May 10, 1864.
Edlssrs Joasnal:
saw a communication IN your valu.
able paper Of the 9th inst, signed By a
fellow calling himself W. C. Noel, in
which be speaks Of Kentucky troops, by
inference at least, in very deEogatory
manner fully agree to al that can be
said or written Of Indiana soldiers. |
am as proud Of them as Of Your patriotic
Governor. ] love them as fsllow-eoldiera
fighting in common cause. Bat, sir,
| do not like to see man Of the stand
ing Of this W. G. Noel, giving his opia-
ion, as a standard, against the gallant
sons of Kentucky.
He says he went up the Cumberland
river on the steamer Hyait--got off and
procured . horse and went some three
miles TO see if he could discover any
guerrillas. Now that is huge joke to
those who know him, as be has great
repugnance to going where there Is dan
ger.
He further says: I'VE have Copper
head and Butternut elements in this sec
ton, who are doing great deal of harm +"
Now, Doctor, you hit yourself terri
bic blow, for no one associates with that
class in this section more than you do.
You have been repadiated by the I'm
conditional Union men Of Eddyville and
Smithland long since.
will inform you, Messrs. Editors,
what bis TRADE means, when properly
translated. This is the nearest military
/ post to Eddyville, and have but a small
force under my command, with no eaV-
| airy aud bis remarks are intended TO
slAnder my brave boys
While he stays at home, sneering at
the Proclamation and the Administra-
ton and the general policy Of the Gov
ernment, aud denouncing the preacher
Of this place as an Aboiishi0Risf be-
cause be breaches TO the colored people
on the Sabbath, he is the same precious
hero who ran a negro up the Cumber-
land, froEi our lines, to his rebel master,
for bribe-he is the man wha wished
me TO take $50 from noted rebel in
Eddyville and give him SIS of it, and he
(Mr NoeD would grant permit to Mr.
Hunter to buy goods. A. Elmore has
sscorR that Noel told him he got SIC
bonus on every keg of poteder sold here
by well-known rebel druggist A. Gray
ott) Why could Tom Leach and othei
enemies Of the Government get good
when Noel was special local agent here
and ]. Fl. Ford, Esq, could nos2 Be
: cause Mr.. Ford was a Union man, snt
seorned to buy the privilege
Who harbored Wilson, noted gaeE
, rilla, In bis own house2 See the sWorI
testimony of such true unconditiona
= Union men as Caleb War6eld and Hol
man, who thought he would resign hi
commission as Colonel of the State Mil
: liza the night it was supposed Smithlan
would be attacked hourly. Who was
skunk away among Copperheads an
Butternuts and Mick Kleland nim'
Gratis while Capt John l. Seaton an
n myself were trying 70 unite and rally tn
= = Union men of Livingston and Lyon coul
X ties together, on Monday. the I'd of th
y month, fon the purpose Of sending deli
4 gates to the Union Convention at Loui
Vile
We graeiously admit some are Unio
a for the sake of the Union. Now, Do
G. " tor, you are not included in some, f
> your politics are guaged according
a man pocket
ask, pardon, Messrs Dditors, for o
enpying sy much space on such poor N
terial; but we have suffered SO mu'
y from Just such quacks, that ] was COZ
rs. PEELED to answer in vindication OF {
~ true sons of Kentucky, that never "
/. yield until the last traitor bites the du
. 1 am yours, for the Union,
J. w. Bush,
Captain Commanding Post
We the unconditional ITnion men