New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-14
From Our Special Correspondent.

WHAT the fseDt FSpcEn>-f
Gov. Reynois. Of no.
From Our Special Correspondent.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Thursday, July II, 1861.
Upon this debatabe ground, treason and loyalty
ostls each other in strange proximity. Al the hotel
breaki9t-tabe, you look up from your la'e' TRIBUNE
foryeicbt hours from NeWYork, TO find y,ue nearest
neighbor perusing The Charleston Mercury. Step
into tie telegraph Office and you see the agent Of tie
Associated Press who makes up dispatches f,P the
North clustering with the Seceionift who dishes up
news for the delicr,e pilates Of the South. Sop to
chat with an unconditional Union friend upn the side
walk; and while he is telling you that MIG FIN
deserves hanging end that II be and bic ieowraors
do precpitate collision j, shall be made bloody busi-
ness for them some iuebriaed cavalier reels by thou
ing lIurrah for JEFF. Davis" group of pale, long
haired young is pointed out TO you rs sqnad Of
newly -1cdged soldiers, us5 leaving for the Southern
army and a moment after, company OF hardy,
sinewy, loDg-iubed fellows, from Of the uouuain
counti,s, bearing sloft the old Starry Banner, come
marching toward the river to join Col Ro-seaus loyal
regiment, encamped upon the Indiana shore. Two o.
three of the Sme Guards Secession pas, with mus
kets upon their shoulders; then a io Of Home
Guards (Uuionl also bearing their guns. IL IL wen
dern thar WITH ali these combusubies IN contact, no
explosion has yet occurred ia the hentucky powder
mag azine.
TIE Union men are wbemingy in the majority,
but they act 10 say the least, with extreme CAUTION
TIE Tiger ri les Of Cincinnati invited TO parici-
nate IN celebration Of the Fourth AZ LeSingon but
though tho loyal continent Is very largely prepondsl-
ant there the Lexington authorities thought il best for
item not 70 accept est their presence shond by any
possibility cause bloodshed It is hard 20 extend this
excessive Difference 10 insOent and unscrupulous
minority, but believe the Union men OF Kenfucby
have acted udicously and patrioucaly, AID will yet
work ont the salvation Of their State They bad ddi-
cult materials TO deal WITH ant if they en- bring toe
old Commonwealth around right without Tie comno-
lions which convulse Maryland and hisouIi, Why AL
honor 10 them for IL.
Among the Missouri secessionists armed neutral
ity" signiiied treason; among the Kennedy Union
hts It means loyalty. The lcoks much better than
IL did two months ago. The loyal elements are rap
idly crysializlDg. The Union arr standing more
and more squarely upon fighting platform. Tie
forty or fifty thousand Germans OF the State true,
almost 10 a man. The same moy be siid Of the people
IN the mountain districts. And tie honost yeonianry
throughout Kenlucky, except in a few southwestern
counter begin see thai SeceEsOn is Of those
desperate dte,lFcs which require desperate remedies
The masses are more intelligent, and liberal than those
OF any other Southern State, and even ii Mogoin ana
the other traitors succeed In provoking eoi d, they
have very little prospcet oil preopJatng KENNEDY
Of the Union.
The people mean, il possible 20 kecpo Of this
They will resist any invasion from tbs Tennessee
ReJels bu. ii It becomes necessary for be Government
TO occupy Columbus, Paducab, or any other point,
think no one will object except few ,raitors. About
fifteen thousand guns have been furnished by the Fed
eral Government 10 the Union men; and ia rumofed
that fifteen thousand are their way
to the mountain disricts-one-half for tie loyal
Kenacknns, and the remainder for their neighbors Of
East Tenneleo. Many Of the Union companies in Ken
lucky, however, are sill unarmed; and the Govern
ment should supply them Sithou'a moments delay.
The Sec son companies ere s,y led the State Guards
the Union men, Home Guards. The latter far out
number the former, but they are independent compa-
MES, without any common or central orgiization-a
very serious disadvantage.
In order to cheek the overland smuggling Southwark,
il will probably become necessary TO guard three or
four of tho leading wagon roads. In the southern
counties there Is some d-accton toward the Govern
ment hence this should be done near Louisville
practicable Freight to tie Tennessee line, 80 miles,
of steam, heavy wagons very scarce, and few
willing TO run the risk of condscaton incurred in
takingit
AL have already stated, the Rebels are suffering
greatly for want Of leather. They are makiUg ttrenu
Gus efforts to obtain bagging and rope for bliDg the
new cotton crop. They ordinarily obtain consiernble
from Missouri and Kentucky; but the great body Of
their supply from India Fit is entirely cut of
L., q. a
their bl, ssings, which bgb,ens it takes its flight
That staple desirable for luxureS like butter and in
dspensable for necessities ike sherry cobbers now
commands ten cents pound in Secessia!
They are in great straits for printing paper. About
half their country journals have snspende L. and ihose
which do come to us both metropolitan and provincial
are curtailed OF their fair proportions. The Helena
Ark.) Shield reduced TO pocket tze prOmhes to re-
enlarge in that extremely remote period, I" when the
war is ended and the Southern Cobfederacy aeknowl.
edged" The leading New-Orlesns papers are cut
down one half They are extremely bitter upon Nj.
Russell for the unpaatabe truths Of his letters from
that city to The London Times. The Nashville Union,
and other southern journals, urge the people to
their rags for making paper aveDg that they readily
command three cents pound, cash. The AHgustr
Gal Coastaatioaal,st announces that The United
States postage stamps are s taken at that office for
subscriptions. And Secession oracle, whcse name
have forgotten, bus elaborate leader to prove that
this peculiarly favorable time for taking Washington!
ale that would not Wien hr nigB.
Ilo shall when he wodL"
The Tennessee Rebels are greatly exercised about
their Augusta Gubnatorial election. Hear The Nash
CMe Banner:
Let ua tell TIA. JcgrrsoAiql on ard sill others Who graft
* 1ersoual ore party prejudice anxious to brrak
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