Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-08

dismissal or supersedure Of any ofheer
Who i not wIlling TO allow them to do
iust a. they please. 1t would seem As
if those who administer civil laws 10
Kentucky openly affiliate with its disaf,
focted population. Ichallenge refer. -
70 3 single case where the wron. ~of q
Union man have been righted byN,- in
terpoation ofthe Executive in WesssA ;
Kentucky
The work Of prescription still goes On
Il Is only within theiast few days that
the. sole remaining citizen Of unques-
toned loyalty in one locality, was order
dered By the citizeHs-not by guerrillas
to leave within given time on peril
Of bis life. They have 70 skulk on the
border, watching for am opportunity to
Withdraw their effects, or If they visit
the loved ones at home By stealth, II is
with the certainty Of assassination if
their presence becomes known 70 the
neighbors Under this management Of
affairs, The people have every induee-
ment to become professed rebels Exile,
poverty and death are the rewards which
are meted out TO those Who sleadfastly
adhere to the government Of their fa-
therG
Il seems to me, Mr.. Editor, that it is
time some sharp and decisive line Of
policy should be adopted, With view TO
remedying these crying evils. WY
shonid not every contumaelous enemy
OF the Government be seut outside the
Union llnes7 Every foot Of territory
belongs Of right to the loyal inhabitants.
A traitor for.eits his life and property to
the Law But here We have an anoma-
Ious dispensation- it is the traitor who
enjoys all the benefits Of the law; Il is
the patriot who is made to forfeit prop
ertY and life.
Let those whoare persistent in their
adhesion to Jefferson Davis and his tor
tunes be foreibly moved to the region
where be holds undisputed sway - ii
such region can be found
There ia no sense or equity in permit
ting them 70 remain within Federal ter
ritoFy to hatch treason, feed guerrillas.
and persecute their loyal neighbors If
they eOnepire against the corrupt Lin.
coln Government, as they call II, they
cannot 10 reasoB expect protection from
Il. n they declare social war against
Unionisis, let them be required to emi.
grste 70 their chivalric friends Of the
sunny South There hey can indulge
in hre-estiBs gaseoaade al hbttHm,
without interfering with the peace or
wellbeing Of those who are willing TO
yield the Government cordial support
Gross injustice has been done 10 the
refugee in still another respect He is
too often confoanded with rebellious
elass, who sneak within the Federal
lines for selfish or sinister purposes
Some Of the Judas class come here 20
ply the vocation Of spies Some Of The
cswaFdly class come. who are willlBg 10
promote anarchy and revoiusiou, bat
gho desire 10 shield their precious per
sons or property from any evil couse.
queuee that may arise Some OF the
inpudent class come, who make 40 dis-
gnise Of their aversion to the "Lincoln
Government, but who have The eooIness
TO claim protection from the very laws
they are eonspiring 70 oyerthros. These
come voluntarily 10 claim hospitality
from people they are doing their beat
to ruin. Bat The refugee proper IS a
genuine patriot, an iuvoluniarily exile
foreibly expelled from his home, who
eonas ia good faith, and with every
claim 20 respect aud sympathy Of every
true hearted patriot SToSr CggEK