Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-22

tending her little daughters ourla nos nan nile 0ls
II tanr.
/ A gentleman who lost his wife In Galatir was re-
fused the privilege of attending her burial quarter
OF mile from his residence and the graveyard is with
| in the lines of the post There many persons ia
Gallatiu who can testify to these facts.
The property of the people takenhorses, mules
cows sheep, hogs provdnder OF all kinds household and
kitchen furniture.
During General Paines stay at Galatip, it not
unirequently case that squad Of soldiers
to take prisoner out OF Jail and go off with him but
! return without him. bis continued Tor come
! months Perhaps the prisoner prisoners carried off
were srargers be cltiz3Gs Of Gallatin but ehoud
investigation be had the fate OF these might be
| ascertajuef.
Toe longer General Paine continued at the post the
bloody be became, and inaly he publicly boosted
OF having rebel soldiers and private citzens, who
prisoners shot The people became terrified and were
afraid to oppose him In aDything he thought proper to
do Such reign Of terror prevailed among the peo-
pie Of Sumner county has been witnessed IN this
any other age Some few persons proposed to to
Nashville to General R0sseau upon the subject OF
their grievances bat whenever this found out by
General Paine they sought out as victims Of his
vengeance and-Rere threatened with severe punishment
This kept up until the people were afraid to
murmur or complain at any act he thought proper to
commit any order he iseued. tie said CT one occa-
sion to substantial and respectable citizen OF Sumner
county, "a Union man, who complained of bis taking
of bis prC perty that If General Rosseau dared to undo
what be bad done he would have him removed.
The writer s familiar with the cases OF several rebel
soldiers who captured prisoners of var Of
them held for weeks and Others only for short tme
and then shot in most brutal manner, by order OF
General Paine, without the farce OF trial. and
their bodies lett 20 rot the citizens fearing to bury them
lest similar fate should overcome them. These rebels
thus summariy executed, may have been bad men but
having been t-ken and held prisoners they
tanlY entitled TO the i0rruality Of trial.
The Gaze Of boy named Lafayette Hughes, Is years
of age, charged with being with some guerias who
burnt bridge across Goose Creek, at Madden g Mill,
between Harteve and Carthage, deserves special men
ton. The bridge burned in the daytime Dir.
Madden, the of the mill present, and Used
every he could to prevent them from burning it.
II this little boy bad had the benefit OF the trial. he
could have proved by hIr. Madden that be was not
present the occasion. But perhaps, negro re-
ported that he present. and this sufficient with
Gen. Paine.
The boy was taken prisoner carried some ten miles,
and near Mr.. B. s. Martins, on the Galatin Harris
vile pike, taken oil short distance from the road and
FIVE six Minnie bsils shot through bis frail body or
he was but feeble boy } and it was left unburied.
youth named Fleming Sanders, eyed seventeen years,
who lived Hertsvile ard whose father and mother
were both dead, vas arrested taken to Galatin and
confined il Jail for some weeks. He was then taken
out some four Or FIVE miles from town, to Mr..
Thomas Barrys house. shot by the soldiers and left
buried. The persons above mentioned were ell killed
without any trial or in' estgation whatever.
The case of Alfred Dalton, who murdered near
Hartsvile, in February 1861, was heart rendng in
deed. He had belonged ., the I'd Tennessee (rebeD
regiment, originally commanded by Colonel Bate. He
came home 10 the fall Of 1868, aud, but short tine
before he was Shot went to Nashville and took the am
Eesty oath and had the eame in his hand at the time
General Paine ordered him out OF the road to be shot
He believed that under the proclamation OF the Pres
dent, he had forg 7enes5 for past offences soldier
and was conducting himself as quiet citizen The
particulars OF his are these: Mrs. Vance had
been killed the night before in attack upon her bus
band, Joseph Vance worthy man. The perpetrators
OF this fo1l deed were unknown, and are to this day
Young Dalton stayed at his fathers house the night
on which Mrs. Vance murdered, and slept in the
same bed with Captain Martin, who, few weeks pre-
Vious, had been pilot for General Paine.
General Paine arrived in Hartsville Sunday eve
ming, the day after the killing OF MRS Vance. He
dered his orderly sergeant to accompany MR. G. D.
Read, the brother-in,aw Of Dalton. to the house of
Datons father, and request young Dalton to meet him
Mr.. Vances house. The message delivered
to young Dalton, and he promptly obeyed, accompa-
MED by his father, and met Gen. Paine at the head OF
his command. SO General Paine saw him, lie
ordered file OF soldiers to take him of ard shoot him.
Young Dalton taken By surprise ct this announce
ment and asked for thu charge against him but none
given. Gen. Paine rayed and swore that he should
led.
The father an aged man of more than sixty winters,
with tears and lamentations iudescribable bsought
them not to kill his to spare bis life and give him
q trial that he knew that he innocent boy
General Paine replied You Cd On of s
D,
with your Cd id son." The father is respecta-
BILE citizen lives in the county, and for many
years acting justice of tie peace. Nothing awaited
the young led off from the presence Of Gen.
Paine and his father short distance The cid man |
was engaged in earnest cntreaty with Gen. Paine when
the first gun was heard The shot took effect in bis
leg and the young screamed which distinctly
heard by his ather The second shot took effect in the
breast and the third in the head when the screaming
CEASED in death. Nothing could be heard but'the in
voluntary lamentations of the father, he himself, per-
hap IS, unconscious of such amen taong, for his lite had
already been threatened for them.
General Paine during the bloody process was raving
and cursng that aged and acerated parent. 1t does
seem that any with heart less than adamant |
would have been moved but not that of Brig. Gen.
f. A. Panic, Of Illinois. Oh my God, who can
adequately describe such scenef What pen can
portray this awful tragedy witnessed by that aged aud
broken hearted man, and then kneelDg beside the
eed corpse of child, just few moments before in
u vigor and health, to the groans and the sobs
TO the wreched couneuance Of the venerable sire
over the favore child, corpse, under such circuu-
stances? Mine cannot and shall cease to attempt it. |
If commission should come to 4aIatin to investI-
gate the acts and dongs OF E. A. Psine other
and other facts would be developed that would eare
stole, and chill the blood that courses through tie
veins of man possessing hart with particle of |!
feeling.
VIM Baker the Young Patriot.