Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-28

ct Is brought 10 them, the easier MAY they gather
up the rich treasures. They are original emsn
cipatonists. JOSHUA SPEED, having slept with
LINCOLN once assumes 10 have the ear of that distp
guished gentleman, and certainly influences him in
his movements IN Kentucky. None Of the SPEEDS
are men Of ability.
L And last, for the present JOIN q. HARoEr the ed
itor Of the Louisville Democrat some years ago the
teacher Of mixed school in free State, and fire.
quently charged with abolitionism, had half wiped
out the political errors of his younger life by the
courage with which he had fought Prentice and sx-
posed his corruption and proigacy when. under cir
cumstances that caused his integrity to be called in
question, he exposed political heresy, now buried
in the past and that step has been followed up by
4 complete surrender Of the Democrat, to the ad'
ministratiou. That paper ia now but tender to
the Journal. Mr., HAENRT is content to be an hum
BILE imitator Of bad nan whom he despises and has
Attngly denounced. The price, it is understood, is
to be the State printing, which will be paid over
by The Legislature now in session.
And these are some of the men who have con-
trolIsd the politics, Of Kentucky since the inau-
guration of LINCOLN, and now manage the Legisla>
turs.
There IS little news here that you have not
already hesrd--nsthing, probably, in relation to
the movements Of the army that is proper to be
made public. -
We learn that the agents Of tyranny continue to
make arrests of prominent citizens in Louisville,
without proper warrants, or regular legal powers.
In addition 70 those heretofore reported we are in
formed that Z. A. ATKINSON, "A. o. BR&NEIx and Ex-
Gov MERR1wETIE have been arrested and sent out
Of tie State Many othersare, ere now, realizing the
protection which these wolves would give our
| people. oars 6 = "a
ROUSSEAU with his men are ct Muldrough's Hill.
The Federal forces in Louisville and along the line
do not exceed forty-fve hundred men. The LIN
coLS organs of Saturday appeal fer help, beg
piteously for Kentnckians to turn out and shoot
their Southern brethren; but their appeals are
Undecided, their prayers are unaYailing. And it is
said that the President has informed them that the
aUnion" men of the State must fight their own
battlss-he has no troops to give them!
Kentucky will be free! The spoiIsmen and thieves
that now control her Legislature and have shaped
her policies, viii be driven forth from her SOIL Her
people viii reassert their power. The day of de-
iverance is at hand. Let thu tories pause and trem
Ble.
The Louisville Courier was suppressed, IS you
have learned, ON Thursday morning last 1t is re-
ported here that the publication is to be resumed,
| through some arrangement between the publisher
and the Federal authorities. as newspaper strictly
publishing the facts, suppose, about public affairs
unaecompanied by comments, 8 If this arrangemert
could be carriedout in good faith people might
thus learn matters of vital importance to them; but
the publication of facts unfavorabe to the LINCOLN
| bo al nj T {on-
Fier will have to play into the hands of the Admin
istration, which am sure it viii never do, or be
| again suspended by Federal tyranny.
| Bowling Green is full of ctizsns of Louisville
and Jefferson Hardin and the adjacent counties,
fleeing from the lswlessness and violence of the new
protectors" of the people. Eek.
| RUssELLvnLE KY, Sept. &c, 1s61.-It affords me
great pleasure to learn that in this plaee-popula-
| ton ISOO-there are only four or five Union men.
Reliable information comes in daily that Union men
and LINCOLN guns are coming into the ranks of the
Confederate army, as fast as they can with safety
| reach our camps.
1t is thought that Governor MAGoFFIy, BREKN-
RIDGE and the State rights members of the Legisla-
ture are now in Owen county, and may escape
! arrest.
Gen. BUCKNER left here at o'clock P II. yesterday
| for the LINCOLN esup on Green river, with strong
body guard six brass cannon also Colonel PALMER
Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers. Two Regi.
meuts had gone before him, and two more will fol-
| low to-day and tomorrow, making our force about
5000.
The enemy is reported to have the same. force
You may expect to hear of fighting or running,
| perhauR both in q few DAYS.
The excitement here is intense the Confederate
flag waves from almost every house on the Railroad
| The farmers are sending in their horses, mules,
wagons, corn, hay, fodder, meat and -four for the
army. The women, too, are organizing societies
OF relief and aid for the soldiers both in camp and
| in the hospital
A few more brilliant victories will bring Ken
lucky into the bosom Of the South. If the true
| Southern men of Kentucky had arms and were
organized, the LINCOLN invaders would be driven
from her soil in thirty days. J.P. c.