The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-01

OUR LOUISVILLE CORRESPONDENCE

Oon AOOAoVALLE CORRESPONDENTS,
LOuisvuIE, July %, 1851.
2he henswcky Guns Seized at AdgfeldA Similar Seiry
at Paducdh, dc.
The particulars OF the seizure Of me Kentucky gums
Myned BY Tennessee rebels has already been sent you
The number taken amounted to 200 stand Of small arm
and six correspondent OF the louisville Jor.a
gives the particulars Of another and similar affair at Padu
cab, and mentions rumor in connection with 1t afoa
there He says that the peoples nerves In that city
been greatly shocked by the bssy circulation Of
that in q week Padncah would be military camp. Oh
Thursday morning last this excitement was increased a
fever heat by the arrival Of train the Nashville
Ohio Railroad at unusually early hour, and the marching
OF company of soldiers towards the centre of the city
In the direction Of the armoy The intensity Of the cx
cltement was somewhat ailaycd among the crowd wheel
sautations were seen to be exchanged between the son
oers ana ctzens and upon thor nea approach, thS
recognition Of many faces told that IL Captain H. q
hng company, rom Union City, returning. Upon theiI
p's near the armory an old member OF the stat
Suaiu Nhu violent rcbci stepped up and url
locked te door and they all immediately entered show
my cohcusveiy that they mol unexpected ysers q
some present-that their presence evil tow ard
all This arory rented by the State for tie beneH|
OF Tho members Of the Kentucky state Guard, and
yet these mon, who had forcsworn ali slleci,pce ID
kentucky and her interests, were permitted nol
only to enter, but to occupy IL a camp for two dag
But i was found that the rides tho armory
ana the rebel friends Of the company finding they cou(
not get tho Mimic rcs told them OF forty stand OF mu
ke,s in the third story Of Daily Co.. stoeroom belong
W anu beub ucrc throuRy
General Buckncr These thcy resolved TO have Captai
King detaied sqaad OF men, headed by his Iieutenant
10 call on DAILY apd demand tho guns which he did and
vas Denied which dnia all rusc, yon will sct
for during the night all Of them were brought rro
the third story and placed the back door OF the Grs
floor (who placed III IN here), and the first thing th|
clerk knew when he opened the door in the morning wal
these soldiers aided by OF the citizens carry O
these guns to the armory, which they Occupying n
their quarters.
The guns seized at May be In part recovered
VIII be seen BY tho following despatch the Governor
the Sia!e:-
PADUcAu, July "a 1881.
GOVERNOR MAuorFN-I havo just returned FROM CamI
iwh, fefifcsaee. The muskets aud cannon at Mayle}
We're seized On Saturday night aud four hundred IN skct
taken TO Hickman, and five hundred mnskets ami e
cannon taken IT, Camp Brown Colonel Travis command
n and condemns the act and holds the pr
subject to your order The seizure wholly uuauh
rized aud much regretted. JOHN H. JOHNSON
understand that order was issued BY tho Stat
Guard Commissioners the 9th OF June for these yerJ
arms stolen, but Magoln has paid attention
and other dere.cticns OF duty, will end in the impcach
ment Of the Governor by the state legislature II
M important item that, he should be removed th
eule naat Govcrnorshp also being vacant the Sp krr
the next Senate would be Governor and that Speaker WI
o. Union mainland highly probably Of the unconditional
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