The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-09-14
THE CALIFORNIAN.
The Rebel Spirit Unsubdued---
Union Men shot at the Polls.

President .Iohnsons friends in the South
are little worse than Gov. Seymour 5
'triends" in New York city. The latter
showed their hostility only to black men :;
tie former shoot down white Unionists as
well. and seem determined to murder all
who have remained true to their govern
ment. and who now claim their rights to
exercise under it at the ballot box. The
Louisville journal Of Wednesday gives the
following account OF serious fight that
occurred in that state on election day:
After dinner on election day, we learn
from a correspondent, riot commenced,
which was brought on by the rebels trying
TO bully the Union men, The rebels hav-
ing the majority, they commenced it by
attacking Reuben Reynolds, a discharged
federal soldier. He was attacked by sew
cral of them at once. and was struck with
clubs and rocks Then shooting COM
menced between the parties. The Union
men were scattered over the town, and
appeared to be unwilling to engage in the
tieht The rebels were collected all on
one side Of the town. In the fight, Col
Joe Nutkols, late OF the rebel army, and
the present rebel candidate for county
clerk of Barren county, was shot, and the
wound is thought to be mortal. Reuben
Reynolds, the Union man, fought them
until he was knocked down with sticks
and rocks, and shot three times. Neither
wound is supposed to be mortal.
He then took refuge IN a store, and was
hauled from there in the evening, to his
home, shouting for Hobson. About fifty
shots were fired, Two men were badly
wounded, and others were slightly wound
ed. The Duvall and liobson men deter
mined TO carry their points ; and several
men have been Shot recent in the vicini-
ty OF GLASGOW on account of their politics
The following additional intelligence we
take from the Lexington, Ky, correspond
ence OF the Cincinnati Gazette:
Ever since election day the western
portion of Madison county has been in a
state Of civil war On election day a
man named Ham, Union, knocked down
man named Kelly, rebel, for shooting
Hams little brother some days before.
Kelly went to the place where the voting
was going on, and had hurried consul
tation with his rebel friends Kelly in
about twenty minutes walked up to the
voting place, and coollv put q pistol TO
Hams head and fired Ham was shot
the second time in the side by another
man. At the same time the rebels began
10 shoot down Union men. Willis, while
voting, was shot and killed Major Rob
erts was Shot III the hip
Almost simultaneously with kclly's
shooting Ham, party OF fifteen rebels
from another precinct dashed up on horse
back and began to fire at Union men.
The Union men were driven oft. went
home, gJt their guns and rccnforcemcnts
and returned to the scene of action. and
drove the rebels, and have been hunting
them down ever since. Efforts to produce
peace are in progress, but the Union mci'
feel themselves outraged, and are very in
dignant. Some twenty rebels have fed
the country, or are hidden. Willis and
Roberts were shot down in cold blood,
they not knowing that Kelly and Ham
had had difficulty \ rebel named
Moore was killed No voting was done
at the precinct after eleven o'clock.