Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-06
Gen. Forrest.

The Coppsrhead papers rejoice with
exceeding great joy, and are glad over
the escape Of the rebel General Forrest,
from the couRtry. 1t seems the Gene
raj learned that an order had been 10.
sued for his arrest and trial, and fearing
that justice was about to call him to ac-
count for his crimes, he fed the coun-
try for his ceuntry's good, and to save
his own neck The Cairo Democrat is
especially iubilant over this cheating OF
justice. IL says fz@ ~
General N. Bedford Forrest, the great
cavalry leader of the South, has left the
country, in consequence of the informa-
ton received by him, that an order had
been issued from the Secretary of War
for his arrest and imprisonment in
Washington, until such time as a Mill.
iary Commission could be organized for
bis trial and conviction. Unwilling,
like sensible man, to trust himself to
the tender mercies of the blood-thirsiy,
tyrannical and revsngeful Stanton, he
has taken wing for Brazil, Mexico, or
some other foreign country. The Cen
eral acted wisely in thus consulting dis.
erection, and taking himself away from
all danger of being caught in one of
STATIONS Rat 4raps-a Military Com.
mission. sa q afns4 feng 90 e
Gen. Forrest has now the admiration
OF the Coppsrheed papers, by his inhu-
mainly and cruel treatment of Union
soldiers who fell into bis hands by the
fortune ofgwar. The Indianapolis Jour-
mai recites . few of his fendish acts,
and comments thereon, as follower
Such things are decidedly Gppropos
now, when we reflect that they defended
him and his butchers in the murder
of our soldiers at Fort Pillow, as well 40
in scores Of outrages oil, a similar char
acter. This 6end in human shape should
have been hung long ago, and yet he
6nds not only apologists, but defenders
in the persons of Northern Democratic
editors. How any man, who is not q
positive enemy TO the Union and its de.
Tenders in the late war, can even apollo
gize for the atrocities committed upon
our soldiers By this brute, we are unable
to comprehend. II win be recollected
that at the battle Of Ebenezer Church.
he ordered Captain Taylor, of the 18th
Indiana Mounted Infantry, and q nouad
of his men, to be shot after they had
surrendered, and while they were plead
ing TO be treated ea soldiers. Again.
just after the battle Of Selma, Lieut. Boycs.
Gen. Wilson chief of scouts, with sGuad
of men, found themselves at the mercy
of Forrest and his body-guard, COM
posed OF brutes as mean as himself.
They surrendered, but Forrest gave the
imperative order, and they were shot
from their saddles And yet this in.
fernal scounirel has been. doing bust
ness in Memphis, advertising largely in
the papers, and making large amounts
of money, until within the, last few
weeks Such aagnanimity on the part
OF O government was never before
known; and now. because he has been
summoned to answer for bis many
crimes before the bar of justice, he picks
mp his traps and fees to parts unknown,
while the Democratic papers cry amen,
and bid him God speed. The truth Of
the matter is that Forests conscience
has made coward of him, and he very
wisely fees from the wrath to come.
We do not blame him tor trying to save
his neck, but we do most emphatically
condemn those Democratic editors who
have taken up the gauntlet in his de-
Tense. eek
The Fort Pillow massacre was the
most atroeious act of modern times
How any man, guilty Of such atrocity,
could be tolerated in respectable COM
munity, passsth comprehension.