The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-04-13

II
Tribune, writing from Blandville. XIV.
under date of April 9th, gives tae follow
ing details of the operations of Gen.
MEREDITH. against the guerilla scoun-
drels who have been infesting his De-
partment
Orders were issued, to take no oner-
illas prisoners, but to fight them wherever
found, and to send them over Jordan.
instead of taking them to Paducah.-
4 Within three weeks, thirtv-one of these
scoudnrels have been killed. about a
dozen dangerously wounded, and twenty
who surrendered at discretion are now
safe in durance vile. This is pretty
good work, and it is still going on Cen
eral Meredith is determind to exterminate
the villains, or at least drive them beyond
the bounds of his command, and it is
| safe TO say that by the middle of Nav.
not guerrilla will be found in the dis
trict. Occasionally they make a dash
upon some exposed point, and often sue
coed in obtaining good supply Of plum
der. Tuesday week forty of them en-
tered Mayfield, and robbed store of
81, 100 worth Of goods; on Thursday
night last three visited the little town of
Benton, and commenced plundering the
only store in the place. The citizens,
although unarmed, rallied, knocked one
down with a club, took his arms, fred
upon and wounded one of the others.
and G. auSp1 tho third to bac+ap off &c Co..
his legs could carry him The two were
Immediately taken to Paducah, where a
commission is soon to be Gale to try all
gentlemen of that kidney. Some three
weeks since, as you have already been
advised, Capt Jones Gregory with seven
teen men, attacked the gang led by three
brothers, McDougall killing elevan and
wounding as many more capturing thirty
two horses, one mule, and all the arms of
the party. Unfortunately for the country
Gregory and one of his men were killed at
the commencement of the fight, and the
other officer in the company fed at almost
the first fire. A private named Cunning
ham then took command and soon
whipped the guerillas who were strongly
posted in two log buildings. Gregory
was the best scout and guerilla hunter in
X entucky, and his loss is already severlv
felt
The rebel army look upon gueri!ias
with but little more favor than ourselves
and somewhat vigorous warfare has
been going on between the parties along +.
the State Line. All attempts to arrest /.
them are resisted, and two Colonies of +
the army-Faulkner and Henrv-havc .
already been killed while endeavoring to .
disperse different gangs OF the marau-
ders. We have the assurance OF return
ed soldiers that the rebels contemplate
no more raids into this portion of the
movement.
Post offices are being established.
and courts again held, the district being
sufficiently quiet to warrant it. Judge
Marshall is now holding Circuit Court
in this county, and will hold them in
every other county in the circuit. At
he Graves county Circuit Court the
political canvass will commence, and we
intend to conduct it vigorously through
tn e whole campaign. Our best men,
zen raj Meredith, Judge Williams, Judge
Marshall, Judge Yates, Col. Husbands,
Col Murry, Hon. Lucian Anderson. and
, host of others, will take the stump, in
avor of emancipation, and their influ-
M l. hot L. Il.
doubted. Strong prejudices are to be
overcome. and tie masses educated in
he knowledge that free labor is perfer-
sbla to slave labor
The gratitude of the people to Gen
will conduce greatly toward
making them contented with the new
order of things, and satisfied to give up
heir fayorite institution. He has sue
eeeded in inducing four-fifths of the
conscripted or enlisted into
he rebel army from this distric to desert
md nearly 1000 of this class of mon
lave returned to their homes, and are |
low leading useful, quiet lives. He is
low pursuing all outlaws with an I'M /,
'paring hand, and has thus restored to :
his part of the State a quiet among the
community unknown elsewhere W. V
'ount much upon his influence in tn c
approaching canvass. and have ever
eason to believe that with his assistane c
o set this part of the State right Jpn =,
he emancipation question. Powerful
Influences will he brought to bear agaist :
IS, but humanity and justice are uon t
'ur side, and we must succeed
INDIANAPOLIS, Apri12 ?
Governor Morton has just received c
rom Lieut.. Parks of the 18th InCana e