, 1865-03-10
OUR PADUCAM LETTER.
Trial of Gen. Pafue-AGatrs in West
ern Keutucky-1'he KILLING OF Col.
Tuulkucf-tSueril1a6s

TFfnl OF fseNs EA1u9-AuntrH IN feSt~
ern .K~ntueky-!he killing OF Col.
-Gueri11as.
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TCorre.rondence Of the Chicago Tribune.]
PApuoAu. Ky., March s, 1886.
Our little city at present boasts more than
"a. ,ss,,a, .s,,,,o. ~ ,,etoh,os Eror-, A., ~
be seen upon Broadway three Major Generals,
CT, US steamboat men term them, s'boiler
Heintz'cman and Casey,
hcs,des ho]f n dozen Br1gad;ers and Co1oneIs
~ otno~ 1,;,,tor,, q 1.eeo- 1,e,.s,, ;,n,-nar.
at able. 1t The % escat Of the day Is the trial Of
Brigadier General Paine, upon charges pre-
fa-r3 4 hv +ha h1;l;tarr fomm;s,fon 1,e,1 ha,a
,4 su NJ n.y. ea,.st 49,, .;.n 1r;.1 a,s.as
last 'au' Ane cou's "a'am sils wiz eloseu
doors, but the impression Is very prevalent
sustained. "a the sympathy Of the court Is
;, ,,a1,a~od - te dec;daair 1;tb cs1cra, p.,nc
0ea'e ~ ~ ~ "e~Aeoa5 "A'AA o@o4 ~"1e'
His friends have not been idle, but hare
shown the number OF Union men murdered
IN Ueste,1y Kentucky. ontraoes committed
- 1,non ~ I.nion families hef5Tc Tsine,s annn;nt.
raent n fn t11e command Of :Pndncah *, Ta thc
~ ~ e1,ch cr;n,.s e;nra 10, 1;r.a tas ~
LII ss 1ba nnlit1cai character and standing
~ the naTt;ts he is arcnsed of onnress;nT5'
y. I,otn In s:des Ri, donhtlcss maEe XIX strnno;
csses as The influences both far and arafnsf
~ a,c~zsd - ,Te nnWerfni r. viii rr1hoh hiv
rann;re |;n,e ana Ty,nra settIed stsfn ~ ~.
~. t,Ea1n .;ne4;ca non hc iinnc r., mia 70 90
~ !, "a notos}ons lint military court dnes
~, aaraion nIl fbe farfs fnynirea ~
h,fnc - 1;@ht fhc motives and prIncip1es
which actnaind an occnsa1 nm inclined In
ha3S fsnnera1 ps;,,a Eors1esa ~ IN Tosnv
;nstancce h;s nn1icr nrnvei The r}pnt one
1,+s1 - sst - cn-,n1rar,ta f5 and nn,,rinc;n1rd
enecn,ators pu 7,rofass;n1 I'm ;ntanse Invaitv1 Oh.
fained the car Of The General. and. working
n.,on % his Isl strong patTiotism, made It q means
~ n1,nroesinn r. some and of in1mensc mr.
snniatr adraataee 70 Themselves. Thfso
suen We're tar from expressing
thc sentiments of the cennine I1uIor ,nn1, II
he District who. If susFaiucti, viii make the
First Conrreeeianul District Of Kentucky the
strongest anti slavery district IN the State.
We have set onr hearts upon this measure
We feel The burden with the institution II
cntailcd upon Us, and we intend to rid our
sG1ves Of II at the earliest moment. ALTHOUGH
onr Iegih!ats,ra has refused to nifty tie
ameudmcnt to the Constitution abollsh1ng
slavery in the United States, still Its action
Western Kentucky. twill be useless toleny
That, pndvr other circumstances, VIC are
strongly pro-slarery, and there still remains
IN our heartsn deep regard tor the Institution.
The relation Of master and slave, with us, was
slaveTy in its nlldest form, and the brutslf-
tics OF cotton and sugar llaatations were IN
0*N ~
stored, and all the sta1es become as they weEe
fveyears Eiuce, not ono thousand voters would
declare In favor OF immediate emancipation !;
but We have learned wisdom from experience i;
the Old order OF thlngs can never be restored
slavery has proved to be dangerous element
In tepnhi1c-:s tue came oi our national
troubles, AID = no longer 1,rQftd5ie. Western
Kentucky LINK, taxes the comm N Sense
View Of the SUBJECT, and Is determined to get
Iid oiit. Many Of our best men Will take the
field IN favor OF immediate emancipation; and,
unless the General GcEefnmcut repeats the
coptlscation acts ana permits noted rebels to
return to the fnll enjoyment Of their property
and all the rights OF citizenship, We ehall
carry this district triumphant1y. We have
the small farmers and Wofk1ngmen with us,
md the commander OF th!s district throws his
whole soul IN the work. we hare to tight the
Great injustice hns been done both cur peo-
PIE and Gen. Meredith, IN stripping this part
o. me state o. caFany. for months IN this
olslrlct ne Ease not nad iorLy mounted men.
inns !e1t Inc "nole seven conh1les West OF the
CnmoerIand open 70 gnel11a mroacsi nor
pG1l1nl1y. eng same dePtolaolc sla1e OF a.
!aifs has e9stto izom ~ 5he aseen A'ses 70 lhe
Cnmneriand, Hnete nc %noie country mas
been under gner,La rule. ~ Janualy, Lyon
made marcn o. lonf nunotea miles "ltnoat
pGinS interrupted, iesy1og Gont11pal1ons upon
~, nGrnng aoases ana ,g s1,ages, Plandesng
the hapttanls, ana eohsc4lpt'ng nearly eV-
cry man capapie o. ocaI1ng arms. Lyon Was
ot 4east nnpartlal u nus operAtlons, !of ne
c0nscf)pte0 MS o"n lather-n'1hW, ana seZeo
the horses aad STOLE greenoacks from the
most noied reoe1s IN lne country, Wu9 wei
Seiaeo nS appeasanse "Nn eaeeIs ~ any ova. W.
tlons. these men ne e sala ought TO DC IN I'M: INC
rebel army; but us they did not 60, he took
lhear floperty ior 5he benefit OF inc cause
lucy nAo SO MucA At acarl. Chfistian county
has recently been the principal thc1ter OF
guerilla operations, and 1t will take streng
io:Se @ 10 afive 1,1ea lhem e1l5 oni. D.r,
Two weeks since, Col. tanikner, OF Ballard
county. who has been IN the rrbcl service, at
tempted 70 arrest McDopgal, . noted guer.
Hla, who lives near tie state line He sent
fer McDorgal to come to his headquarters,
blt The latter refused. Thcn Faulkner Started
with squad Of men in search Of him. Que
report 1s, that fa9lkne1's men deserted him,
ne attempted 10 arrest the Eueril!a Captain,
he d1cF pistol and shot the Colonel. In
formation Of the tragedy was Immediately
conveyed by some o. faulknef's command 70
Afs 1amliy, VINO sent los nus remains. Mc"
Dougai Is notea dcsperaoo, haF1ng commit
ted Ma1fueT nelore Lie war. lie served over
1Wo years IN 1ne repe1 service, ~, ana fas neen
enefula 1of aueal one yea: ms mofoef mas
n'tcnsed INC iehea authorities. VINO % noW & pro
lees eAt.sine "ulagness ~ u4lte VIII = su-
Stai TN solaS:s ; IN r ehe 1ns;
ta1a,a 1d1 as Oily psteon, ~ e III s;s;"a iV41,
teolnNIy' mmost 70 maa. uss .uet[ u l,l't l91ls.on
g on sys1ema 81 Ell
Gco1ssfa are stot,n1cd n fh;nn connfv. Tenn. r
eerters RI ~ thn3r nUnses ana onnsd ~
nost ~. inS aae eoncnsa osasrr III
and outTare T,,rec ~ Awe oaa a nv 'p1 p;s;te1
Hicgn,an. where tbcS 7 ohh55 tuo5 +1r3 etorss
burned thtec business houses. % and t,eat a cit.
izer, nearly to Ieaths Aoo'es' 'lAa poa1 l. s4''
One Of ;he principal guerilla chiefs is Par
son Garland, 4 Baptist preacher. Int "a man
Of wrath" who has sadly fallen from race. nee
Hc is one Of the greatest old renrobafes il
The country, mcrcless and calcu1atin~. a
cantinr hypocrife, who does not hesitate tn
imhnf. his hands in human blood. This hnarv.
he'd, d 1I1lain has bis rendezvous in Weakly
cornty. Tenn. About ten DAYS etnce be 1nade
Er1;v tnfo Bolla1d county, where be COM
m;ttcfj varioug out,aees, One Of his victims
was Juder Oscar Turner, IN unconditional
iin;o1 1nSn nni onc Of the most celebrated
laWycrs awe T in Kentucky. Ills iaw library vas