Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-04
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Capt Joax Il. MORGAN, Of tho Lexington RiAes,
arrived ct Col. HANsoN's camp on Green FLYER, on
Monday night, the sOth nit. with five hundred men,
he brought with him all the guns belonging to his
company, and nearly all the men. Large numbers
Joined him on the way, who brought guns with
them. They captured about one hundred LINCOLN
guns on their way.
Hon. R. W. WAoLLEY, late Secretary of Legation
to Spain, and CRISP WlcKiIFFE, have reached Col
HlNsoN's camp with detachment of men.
Col HANSON, a few days since, captured LINCOLN
recruiting officer, and has put him TO work on the
Notifications at Green river.
The Hon. JAMES B. CLAY was taken to Louisville
on the 2Sth ult writ of habsds corpus in his case
was issued, returnRble before Judge CATION on
Monday. gentleman direct from Louisville says
Mr.. CLAY had hearing before Judge CATION or
Monday and was released upon bond of S., 900 to
DO nothing against the LINCOLN Government.
A committee of the Kentucky Senate reported on
the 2sth ult, that the arrest of Messrs. EWING, sL
vERroorH and IRvIN, members of the Legislature
was illegal and unwarranted. They have been &C
cordingly released.
In the Kentucky House of Representatives on the
q IN ut, the judiciary Committee reported against
submitting the question of paying the war tax 70
a vote of the people, on the ground that Kentucky
should pay it without a vote, and the report wa
sustlined.
correspondent sends to the Louisville Journal .
copy of the oath which is administered by Capt.
GIBsoN, who is in command at West Point, Ky. to
parties arrested by his order. 1t is as follows:
We the undersigned soemnly swesr that we
will support the Constitution OF the United States
snd OF the State OF kentucky that will be loyal
the and thu Government thereof and in
no way aid, abet, or approve the infamous and I'M
holy war of rebellion now being waged againrt the
United States; and if we violate this oath, may
God visit us with special vengeance and men hold
us,as out laws from all human sympathy"
The Frankfort correspondent Of the Louisville
Democrat in his letter Of the 27th ult., says:
see great many reports concerning the where
sbouts of John G. Breckenridge, and for the infor-
nation of the public will state that have it from
the most reliable authority that ha is at Hazel
Green in Wolfe county, at the head of about 900
men. VIM. g. Preston is in Bath county, on his
fArns. with some two or tire e hundred men. We
have itrepOrted here that Hon Andrew Johnsonlia in
OwincsvIile in Bath county surrounded by the re-
bells, who swear that they will take him, but he
will be defended by ths Home Guards and the no
brush boys Of old Bath, and they swear that not
b air Of his head shall be harmed. F -l
The Louisville Journal of the 3O.h alt reports
ANDREW Johnson at Lexington. $3.50
Agents are stationed along the river between
Louisville and Cincinnati, to prevent the smuggling
of arms across the river into Kentucky.
There very few troops in Louisville, and the
Lnconites find it impossible to excite the sntnusi-
asm of the people in eIpouaing the cause Of the
dsspot. Comparatively few are volunteering, net
withsanding the urgent appeals to the people. Tbs
Journal and Dsmocra! are both begging pitsOusly
for volunteers.