The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-02-11


ernor Of Kentucky. Ifi'i. no, true. i ssk
you snd 'he justice Of nv government 10
recind tie order Of Gen. Burbridge. AZ I
have committed no crime. l ssk not for par
don, bu, merely simply justice. VIII you
and nv government, grant tina, or mott
Very respectfully.
RIcaARo r JAcaR.
Mr. P-er'ice asked me what conditions I
would screde u. II any were required. To
pssveni sii Misunderstanding. wrote The
following:
To NJ. Geo. y. Prentice. E.q;
Df4R SIk: Having commlt.sd no crime
neither the honor Of my native State. or the
country had Tough, and bIsd for. OF 10 my
self. will permit me 10 sccep' anything.
but uncondltional relesss | will perish ia
exile first. Very truly. your friend.
RlcHsRp T. JAcoB.
II was my intention. II 4 had not received
an unconditional release, II run The block
sds 10 Cansda. ID from there % kentucky
on The eonsenins of ths Legislature. n take
my seat a. presiilng OH ;er Of the senate,
where the constitution of my Sale re-
CURED m 70 be. and 70 rsli Gen. Burtridge
that ID defiance OF = military cespol would
DO my duty That VS. the resson made
the siieInpt 70 escape 20 C.nsds before /
entered the Contederste is1es. Ia about
ten days | received the following:
HE8p2'fs ARatEs OF The u 81
IL Field. Va, Jsn 5. 1865.
By the direction OF the President. Lieut..
Gov Richard T. Jacob. Of Kennedy. il per.
mitted 20 pass from the CInfedcrs.e lines
into the Federal lines. and from thence to
w s-bingt % D. C. Federal officers viii psss
him accordingly. By com nsns u
Lieut. Gen. GRAsr
r. 5. Brgss. A. A. G.
On ny a'rvsi Al Wsshingtoa called on
he Prssid m. VINO received me very kindly.
he handed me the foiiosing. which. being
an unconditional i release. Z accepted:
Executive Mas.rcs.
\ wAsHIssr -. January 10, 1855
Hon. Richard r. Jacob:
I Sin: You are 81 liberty 70 proceed 70
Kentucky. snd remsin !, large . far a. re-
.lsfes 10 snv cause nov past. II what
nov Do. decide nothing a. to the right or
rcng Of your arrest. but act In ID. hope
l'hs, there j. iess liability to msundsrstsnd.
ling among Union mn no~ than there was
II the time Of the arrest. ResoectfuIIy.
A. LrScJLS.
During the course OF the conversation, the
Pre.ident remarked that csrtaialy union
, men had the right to discuss their rights and
his policy. in . Presidential canvass. and
that il was not disloy slt TO Do 50 remarked
that | would 60 back 20 Kentucky. that |
knew that I could not only speak for nv
sell. but for Governor Brsmlette. that we
would do I'll We could. Is ~e had done, 10
sustain the Union cause. Tln We would
uphold end praise him for what we believed
10 be right. and would juss - certainly OPP
pose him where We conscisntiously believed
him to be wrong ThasI hoped he would
not le, = few bad men keep the State In
turmoil.
In al this We do not find out Why. and BY
: whose influence was arrested. Some "
my friends called on the Presidsns While
|, rss under arrest to demand my release. Mr..
, Lincoln seiegrs phed TO Burbridge 10 show
the charges aesinst me. Burbridge was sb-
} sent. His Adjassnt General, I suppose,
! photographed about the following:
} .Lieutensnt Governor Jacob ~ss arrested
q the instance OF Dr.. Robert Brsckinsidge.
/. on the charge Of general disloyal On
] receiving fhi.. Mr. Lincoln remsrked: "This
4 il no charge a all"
Nov for the cause. Was Il patriotism on
elh.s psrts No. n wss revenge. A few days
before the election. in his Church Review.
d prostiiuted 10 politics. DR.. Brsckinridgs
. scaIled me, in round about. elegant language,
o . traitor Without sny ciseumloeution. !
. branded him % .Iisr' and skinned him In
i abou, two columns and half Of the Louis
elvills Journal. Unable 10 srsss the brand.
J - hich 10 indsible, be concluded be would
q dsveuge himself upon me BY having me hid
B mapped and sent through the lines. 10 the
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