The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-19
CORRESPONDENTS.

raents Sent 10 the Legislature of
Kentucky.
The following are among the docu-
ments accompanying the Governors
message
LETTERS FROM GOVERNOR BRAMLErrE TO
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
FRANKFORT, Sept ,, 1854
His E1cellenoy, 4. Lincoln, President Of the
United States, Washington, ID. C.:
SIR: Brigadier General Paine, by mil.
itary order, has banished number of
citizens from Western Kentucky. | send
you copy of letter handed me by Col
onel Taylor, which contains fair state
ment of the case of those embraced there
in. | have taken pains to inquire into
the facts in relation to those banlshed
persons, and learn from good and relia-
Bile men that those persons mentioned IN
the letter of w Mckee Hubbard, have
been loyal to the Government. The or
der ought to be annulpd, and those per
sons restored to their homes, and to the
property which General Paine and his
confederates, the Hon. Lucien Anderson
and Bollinger, have iniquitOusly extorted
from them.
Having instituted some inquiry into
the conduct of Gen. Paine, Lucien Ander-
son aad Bollinger, who, II appears, are
confederates in the system of oppression
and plundering instituted in that part OF
Misunderstanding the spoils iniquit.
ously extorted from the citizens, l
charge him and them, as the Chief Ex.
lyu futt
oppressive use Of his office, to oppress
unjustly, and extort corruptly, money
and property from the citizens, for their
own private gain, and to the disgrace of
the service and injury of the public in
terests. The extent and character OF the
expressions and plundering carried OH by
these men, as related to me by persons
cognizant of the fact, is absolutely AS
founding. ask, in behalf of that peo-
ple of justice, the honor OF our country,
that q military commission, composed OF
good, brave, Just and fearless men, be ap-
pointed to inquire into the conduct OF
these men. have foreborne to complain
until could be assured of the verify of
those charges.
respectfully,
THOs T.. BRAMLETrE,
Governor of Kentucky
LETTER TO GOV. BRAMLErTE FROM THE
HON JOHN B. HUSTON
The following letter was received at 4
o'clock p NJ, Nov 8:
CoyINGTGN. Nov 8, 1864.
DEAR GOVERNOR: / was arrested at my
house, i'll Lexington, at ] o'clock last
night, and taken off from all unprotected
wife and daughter, by order Of General
Burbridge, and ordered under guard TO
be taken to Catlettsburg, and sent thence
by Point Pleasant into the rebel lines.
know not the cause, but suppose II is be-
cause | have made speeches, as free
man, for Mcclellan, and always for the
Union without conditions.
Icannot by this exercise of power, or
any other means, be made a rebel. My
poor family will suffer terribly, and
doubt not my life is the forfeit II go on
to Dixie have friends who will Try to
have Justice done me, and | appeal 10
YOU as a friend and as a Governor to aid
In that effort. At least, in the worst
event, vindicste my memory ~ an OPP
pressed Union man, true TO my country
in thought, word and deed.
Yours. etc, JOHN b HUSTON
TELEGRAM
FRANKpoRT, Nov. 9, 1864.
HIS EroelIency 4 Lincoln, President NJ
the United States, Harrington. d. T.;
General John B. Huston, loyal man
and prominent citizen, was arrested, and
vestartlay started of By General Bur
br lge 10 be sent beyond our lines oy
way of Catlettsburg, for no other ofiense
than onposition 10 your reelection. Stay
thu hand of this second Paine, and save
your administration the Odium and our
country the shame Of such iniquities.
You are doubtless reelected, but surely
cannot sanction this ostracism Of loyal
men who honestly oppose you.
THos Z. BRAMLETTE.
TELEGRAM.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1854.
Thomas z. Brdmletts:
GOVERNOR: Yoprs of yesterday recel',
ed. can scarcely believe that Sehefh
John B. Huston has been arrested ioi no
other offense than opposition 70 my re,
ei.c,;ou for if that had been deemed
sntf3c;,nt cause Of arrest. should have
heard of more than one arrest in Ken
tucky on electionday. II, however, Gsner-
Al Huston has been arrested for no other
cause than opposition to my reelection,
General BuTbridge viii release him At
once, sending him a copy Of this Is an
order 10 that effect. A LIscoLs.
COPY TELKGRAM.
Brsset MAJOR Genral BErbridgs:
hit true that Joha B. Huston has sss1