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Thlt;* War in i’nns. Illinois.“IHThe rebels in Edgar county, Ulifleis, «eera 1tlt;» have ihenbiiitv and rocaonoss to ereatothUulinaslwi:i disturbances, and produce mischief, pericdi-caliy.On Jam evening quite an army o! tbew, ontabci lug some four or five hundred men, j wero assembled near Faris for tho purpose of j . “taking tho town, or ratbor for the purpose |R(^ ; of burning and pillaging it. They bail from ) what is known as the Big Crook country, lt;and aro a desperate set of outlaws and j scouoirels. It ftsemr. that they nre led by a [ man whom they call ‘Powder Hern,' and that! oUInil the if i maha is counseled in hi9 itragotical movements 1 seoby Amos Uueen. of Paris. j C0TThe character of tho grievance which lies ; *esrailed them to arms within tho Jest dav or 1 Rrnubt, j tw0 we have not been able u learn. Oiip!^cr; statement, however, is that tho Copperheads of Paris were afraid that somo returning ,ori veterans would mob the Standard office, I aud that Astc* Gunns organised this armv ; rRtl i to protect it, and to maintain th« law« in 1 “sn hia Department. Another statement is, that * ot“ thetroubio was occasioned by the difficulty ; rac-which occurred tit Mattoon a few -Jays since,: in which Judge Coxstable wan made to tako *c^ the oath of allegiance —this force beicg call-!ed into the field to seek iL’demnitv for the !I ff; past, nr.d security for the future ’’ Which .! statement is correct, or whether either is f _^re® correct or not, wo do not kuow.It is certain, however, that a force, as above stated, of these outlaws and scoun- { drels, were on yesterday in the vicinity cf . Paris, armed and equipped, and havin'* withdolli in I will• bv .• w *omrthem £two pieces of z\.rtiHerr. They are! ! Peace Democrats”—at oeaco with South-!‘nto cm rebels, hnt at rrar with Northern TTnion • men:I On Thursday uiglil, at one o'clock, Col.3, Thompson, at the very urgent request of theni I citizens of Paris, sont to their relief onohua-n-TI)ivsoniastiifrieitcuciSairSailrerlW0j-jdredand fifty soldiers irom camp hero an j About seventy returned veterans wero al- ' ready nt Pari;, ready for the fight, should one ! occur. Theso forces combined, iicd com-: manded by veteran officers, who have passed through n dozen hard fought battles, it;{is believed will be corapetoct to represent! the Union cause in a creditable manner.; 'j should hostilities occur. • ^iV0Up to the hour of writing, tho two forces j statj are confronting each other, but it is believed j 8( | the Big Creek Army wiii retire in guer ; kur.. ri’.la fashion. Tt is unfortunate that tbelead ; j,'erc; era in such movements cannot be brought to '■ ucii justice for thus disturbing the peace. Thoy j 0y ;D; merit tho severest punishment, and if they i orjnc • choose to attack the returned veterans, they ■: eevc, 1 will undoubtedly rtweivo tho justice that wae j jave meted out to their Southern aliic* atVieks ! oue-n‘ | burgand Stone River. ' Xwc
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Terre Haute Weekly Wabash Express
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Feb 10, 1864
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