Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-01
DEALING WITH REBELS IN KEN
lucky.
CONVERSATION or GEN. PAINE WITH THE
WIFE OF SEcEssIoNIsT

Conversation OF GEN. PAINE WITH THE
WIFE OF SrcEssIoNIsT ?
On the / 18th inst, General Paine, with
fifteen hundred men, cccapied the town
of Muyfcld. Ky, a place situated twenty
eight miles froan Psdacah, containing one
thousand inhabitants and many fine resi-
denccs and public buildings Soon af-
ter taking possession Gen. Paine and bis
staf went to make call upon Mr.. John
IA ker, an old resident of the town. and
one of the wealthest rebels in it. What
followed is thus described by Scrgt
Willis Danforth of the the One Hundred
apl Thirty-fourth Illinois Regiment in a
letter to the Chicago TiJaase,
We all walked into the parlor and
took seats, when the General, turning to
Colonel McChcsney, said: Colonel, YOU
will occupy this room as your hcadquar-
tiers, allowing Mrs. Esker and family the
privilege Of remaining in the house ten
days. when she, her family and husband
if he can be found, will report to me at
paducah. ana l will furnish them trans
portaiion to New Orleans. and thence to
Central America, where they will live
hereafter" ...
. Madam, Mr.. Eakcr has been our
enemy he has done all that he could to
destroy the government of the United
Statcs-that government which has raised
him in the lap Of luxury, given him
slaves, rich crops, tobacco warehouses
all that his heart could desire, and did he,
could he, think that he could raise his two
sons and send them out to murder that
government, and yet go unpunshed?
Is it possible that he could have
been 80 insane Now, madam, j want
you to send your husband word to report
himself to me immediately
"'Gcncral, won't you write TO him Z
No, Madam, l have no correspondence
with rebels, except at the cannon's mouth.
You put your boy on horse ana send
him to him to-day, and tell him that he
is to pay Major Battling, Provost Marshal
at Paducah, the sum of &i0, 900, which
is the fine have levied upon him. This
money, r,adam, is % go to make up c
fund that | am raising from you rebels
from which to pay something toward the
support Of the widews and orphans your
husband has made, S5,CC0 Of it will be
paid to the widow Happy. You know,
madam, hcw the old man was led ont in
his front yard, across the street there.
and shot tcad, not for having wronged
any human being. no. not for this, but
ecausc, au1 only because, he was uncon-
dit cIaIly true TO his government
oh madam. it makes the blood boil to
think of these things
- General I have y vc?y sick child in
tic other room, and | don't think ! can
possibly move with it. fYm'.you LET he
yisi.my friends, five miles above Padu-
cab p? | have 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
has ordained that women links her fate
with her husband for veal or woe. You
have shared his prosperity, you have
synpathized with him in his rebellion,
and now you must abide with him in his
exile. am sorry, madam, to say these
things to YOU, but the outraged law must
be avenged How can you expect to-
live in q country You have robbed and
murdered as you have in this ? Did you
ever think the hand Of justice would
never reach you? Madam y3u viii Pack
your trunks, take all your silver plate,
and your linen, bedclothcs, all your ready
II. .n"y, Except the $40, oC0 which | fine
yeu,) but your heavy goods, such as that
.legant bedstead, and this sofa, you can
not take, It would cost too much 10 freight
them. Al your lands and tobacco will
20 the United States, AMI this will be
the end Of John Eaker, his estate ard
family in the United States, ana you will
not 90 alone. madam, one hundred fami-
lies from Graves county will 20 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 after to-
dav. shall increase his fine $500.
Then turning to Colonel McChesney,
he said: Colonel, want you to act as
commander Of this post. You must levy
on as many men. white or black (not
soldiers MS you may need, first to sink
well that shall supply all your wants
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