The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-15
FRANKFORT, Sept. q, 1864.
His Fzcelleney, A. Lincoln, President, U.
S, Washington. d C.:

s, Washington, ID C.:
SIR Brigadier General Puine. By
military order, has banlshed a number
at tie best citizens from Westerb
Kentucky | send you q copy OF let
+ ter handed me by COLONEL Taylor,
/ which contains fair statement OF the
cases of those embraced therein.
have taken pains to inquire into the
facts in relation to those banished per-
sons, and learn from good and reiinble
men that those persons mentioned in
The letter of w Mckee Hubbard have
ever been loyal to the Government
The order ought TO be forthwith an
Dulled, aud those persons restored To
their homes, aud to the property which
Gen Paine and his conlederates, Hon.
Lucien Anderson and -, have IN
iquitously extorted from them.
Having instituted some inquiry into
the conduct of Gen. Paine, Lucien
Anderson and --, who. it appears.
are confederates in the system Of op
preston aud plundering .ituted ia
that part of Kentucky-~ha TtuG the
profits iniquitously extorted from the
cifizens-I charge him and them, as
the Chief Executive of Kentucky
with 3 corrupt and oppressive use OF
his Office to Cypress uniustly and ex
tort eorruptiy money and property
from the citizens for their own private
gain. aud 20 the di.grace Of the public
service and injury OF the public inter
ests The extent and character OF the
expressions and plundering carried 90
by these men, as related TO me by per
sons eognizanst of the facts is abso
lutely astounding. | ask, in behalf OF
that people, of justice, the honor OF
our country. that a military commits
sion, composed of good, brave, just,
and fearless men. be appointed to in
auire toto he conduct of these meu
| have forborDe 10 complain until |
could be assured of the verify of these
charges THos Il BRAMLETTE,
Governor of Kentucky.
Would Gov. Bramlette have made
such charges without foundation OF
course not. And those persona who
were citizens of this county at the
time know how near right he was.
% page %, same book, we find the
following statement from the commit
tee appointed to investigate these
charges, and signed by General Speed
S. Fry, president of said committee
The seizure Of storehouses and
goods was generally preceded by the
arrest of the owners or clerks. In no
case was a reason assigned for seizure
which was not explained away as soon
as fee was paid TO Mr.. Anderson or
In the great majority Of
cases your committee could not, with
the most diiigent search, discover any
charge alleged or proved against the
sufferers. The conclusion was, to the
mind of your committee irresistible,
that the seizure of such property was
but one lux In the series OF oppres
sions and extortion so systematically
devised"
All that was required TO explain
such 7-eizares and re-sore the goods to
their righiful Gamers, was liberal fee
placed in the hands OF the accommoda
ting Lucien.
We next find, on page 20, the fol-
lowing interesting paragraph:
Gen Paine appointed one W NJ
Starks to the duty of assessing the
district for reimbursing the loyal men
who had suffered from rebel and guer-
rilla depredations. The testimony of
Starks is particularly worthy of atten-
ton in some respects. 1t shows that
the men who were to pronounce on
the validity of claims for reimburs
ments were themselves claimants and
also. assessors. To make this assess
ment, poll-books were seized, which
--- testifes are still in possession
of Hon. Lucien Anderson.
Aud you seized the poll books, did
you, Lucien? Another one of the
blessings enjoyed BY the people under
Radical rule.
And how long after this was it,
Lucien, when you was elected TO Con
gress at the point of the bayonei?
The people knew you too we'll to vote
for you willingly, aud you had to force
yourself upon them Another evil
dence of your popularity.