Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-17
Special Correspondence OF the Nashville Union and American
Vandalism of the Federals--wIII Ken
tuckians submit 10 TI!-.IReVieVV of Troops
--Breekinridges Address, etc, etc.


Iuckians Su bmit 40 TI!-.ReVieW OF Troops
4 -.Breekinridges Address, etc, etc.
: BOWLING GREEN, KY, Oct 10, 1861.
e If additional proof were wanting to fasten upon
the authorities at Washington the stigma of having
: lnaugurated and prosecuted war of unparalleled
0arbariy and atr ocity, the evidence daily accumu>
lating in this State, if properly presented, would
consgn the instgators of this unholy and unchris-
tan crusade to bed of infamy in which the IN
Gagged furies would be 10th to lay down. Not day
but reports reach here of Federal nroads followed
by unlicensed plllage and the unnecessary destruc
ton of the property of private citizens who for no
other crime than that of entertaining opinions hostile
to the usurpers government and daring to think that
this being carried on for the sole purpose of
the total abolition of slavery, and the subjugation of
the citizens of the South to the condition of serfs
A few days since marauding party, numbering
about forty Lincolnites, made their appearance a
short distance from Elizabethtown, and after plum
dering the houses of two gentlemen supposed to be
! in sympathy with the Southern cause they fred
the dwellings and fed. The ashes of barns, cabins
and domciles, to which the iEcendaries' torch has
been applied near HuldroHgA's Hill attest the char
acter of the horde with which Kentucky is being
oVerrun, and at the time the evidences of de-
struction presented at every furlong for the dis
lance Of several miles beyond the Confederate lines
will but serve as remembrances of the destroyers
hand, and accelerate, if not terrible retributon,
speedy advance and dispersion of the invading
outlaws.
To what feast Of carnage and flow of blood
have Kentuckians been invited! Will they particIS
pate in the cannsbalistic barbecue to be prepar>
ed for them, sateing their appettes upon the bodies
Of brothers, and quenching thirst which it seems
naught but fellows blood will appease 1t is to be
hoped not Let the destiny of Kentucky be shaped |
as itmay, she is today could free and unbiased
expression other citizens be given heartily devoted
to tie South.
Military matters here are in state of quietude,
calm perTades unusual to point to which SO
much strategic importance is attached, as this
1t may be however, the precHrsion of a storm
which. v henit shall spread will open with fury
that will make the welkin ring with its tIdngs of
deiverance for a 'service-bounded people,
The preparations for the completion of the grand
Notifications here are rapidly progressing, and
should the season continue favorable, few weeks
viii suffice for placing the town in condition to re-
pei the attack OF large force. Thus far October
has beled the heretofore well deserved appellation
OF being one Of the melancholy months days the
saddest Of the year" For several days the sunshine
has been as glorious as in luxurious June the forest
foliage with which the town is skirted is becoming
flashed with crimson, and the leaves glitter like
daggers stained with the blood of summer
Walking abroad, as we did on Sunday, several |
miles from town to witness grand review Of troops
our attention attracted by the green grasses |
slightly brown snd crisp but the bleached stalks of
The flowers, like headstopes, were there to mark {
he graves of youth age and beauty. It
The display of the Tennessee regiments, of which
here are several here was quite credItabe, show
ng that System of strict military tutiIage had f
,ean adopted by officers and impaired to priyates
ZEN Buckner was highly pleased with the review :
nd appearance of the troops, expressing himself I
n commendatory terms of their martial appearance P
nd bearing. Coupled with the return of soldierv r
nd the burial Of comrade who had died the day .
revous, the entire command forming a funerrl | '
ortege grand and solemn, the day passed off with, s
Ut any other incidents of note. An unfortunate a
resulting in the accidental destruction
portion Of the railroad bridge Green river il
ccurred day before yesterday. Growing out
DEMONSTRATION Of orders, one of the o.
iers and two spans of the magnificent struc- ~
Ire were destroyed am happy to say, however, D
lat necessary preparations being made with al
very possible dispatch, to repair the damage and p
lie hope ID entertained that so soon as the ION to ~
ousville" is ordered, the lion Horse will glide |
YER it rapidly before the late IL timed blast q
Gen A. S. oHNsToN ard staff arrived by special =!
ain last evening from your city, and all parties he
'e on the eJ6 ciee, anticipating a forward move in
ent The address of Hon. j. C. BRECKIyR1DGE has m
zen received commencing ITSELF as it does, to the
CHEST need of every true Kentuckian's praise W
nceved in most appropriate taste, forcible lucid to
ID unanswerable; the delicacy OF his position is Or
e best solution of his silence since his return az
en- Washington but the recreancy Of a faithless
legislature has removed the bond, and he now tn
eaks forth in unmistakabe language to a cons OF
tuency who have always delighted 20 honor oF
N. dir
The resignation of Senatorial honOrs for place Ci
the ranks of a soldier life needs no comment ste
Passengers by the train from Green River this q
enng bring the intelligence of the return of Capt, ST.
organ and his entire command They met with DO
mishsp except the losing of horse to counter So
which thirteen of the enemys were brought in ~.
'ports of engagement between the pickets are the
instantly reaching US, but nothing of reliable or Ou
erestng nature has been received here since nv me
IT. LEXINGTON. sta