The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-10-17
The Latest from * s,sucky.

We conversed last evening with 4 gen
tlcman formerly resident in Memphis aud
late OF Louisville, who arrived here OH
y. stcrday, direct from the later city. hav-
lng succeeded in making his way South |
with great difficulty, by the way Bards-
town and Bloomfield
lie says that the stric;est system of
espionage and police is established in Lou
lsvillc, and that ru!hans in the pay of the
Lincolnitcs are daily engaged in bounding
after the tcot>trp. ot every rrn suspected
OF sympathy viii, the South, whom they
report to headquarters upon the least pro
vocation, fit subject Of Black Republican
attention.
Between four and five hundred Ken
tucSlans mostly dlSbandei portion Of the
old estate Guards, came down with this
geni!cmcn to join Gcn. Buckner at Nun
vllc-cach man bringing gun with
him, which lac hn - carefully concealed
got wind of their hegira South, and sought
to cut them of, but without avail The
cc.vrliy o! their movements doubtless saved
them, as they advanced in twenty tours
iiity-i"ur miles, travelling night and day
The fair and patriotic ladies of Kentucky ',
our informant says, greeted them with en-
thusiaSm all along the line down, and upon
then "c.crou, and toumtiiui offerings the
gallant little band of exiles were forced to
depend for their sustcnancc. They ar
rived safely at Gen. Buckncr's camp Oh
Tuesday
We learn further that the number of
fe !er;l troops b tween Elzabctht.wn aud
Louisville is generally estimated at from
ten to twelve thousand, cert; inly not more
Some few of thea. (mostly Gerinans) were
dri!Icd aud equipped, but the greater num-
Der were .sgeI recruits, totally withou;
discipline.
Gen. Buckner's force at Munfordsville
and Bowling Green is supposed to be be-
tween l2,oOO and 10000, and is rapidly
increasing.
Oar informant says that the whole Safe
of kentucky is in Il blaze of excitement,
and the State rights men are rushing to
the defence Of the South from every quar-.
ter. THIS statement is corroberated by our
own intelligence from other sources, and
leads rs, more than anything cisa, tc hope
tor the speedy redemption of this down
irodlcn people from TIE iron rue of tyr
uuuv
The ttlchmoad Dispatch says:
Private adYiccs from Kentucky repre-.
sent that the Southern cause is steadily
ADVANCING ana the true men OF the state
are o,con,nS quite hopeful OF ultimate
success. Inc Legislature DIES not reflect
'ne sentiments OF the majority of the peo-
PIE ana !" submitting so tameiy to the
yoFe o' '-'"co!h'shi' the members are heap
nME 'pa'S or hFe upon lhclr own heads
J. "e h'acA i'cpuOhcahs oi houisv'i'e con
''"ue 10 n''Ne arrests oi All WIN" are suSpec-
'eH oi SymPa'h? with the confederate
''"''S IN most instances those who sup
ny "'lth N"i'e the native hentncNwus
are iH'yi iha T. ne Southern standard, and
'"'o' "'a - 'encc'' '"e commonwealth.
QuININE.-N pcak.ng of quiniuc, there
Is nothing that the ankces have chuck led
over more than GU. supposed want Of this
article, the mon"ru.y IA this county being
IN the city os Broihorly Love, and It's i'm
portaiion imtcrdictcd By the blockade. They
forget IN tnis sunny South, this land of
flowers, where hcids snIl!c everywhere with
waving corn and the OF premise an abundant
harvest, we have 4 dtlcn substitutes, and
from the hcrba'la OF almost any country
housewife Its place may be supplied.
1t is worth ten years war to get back
TO the good old days oi hoarhounl, boneset
aud suakcropt Did you ever take it for
the agrc Why, my dear friend, though
PER- 81 it my be a ht,!e bitter to the taste,
yet dashed with sweet spirits OF revolution
ana " ic" drops OF the blockade II Is eA-
cc"t't' ana ne nose oi gay joyous aud
win, loving rchchman was never more
''"'',tu 'S the aroma me banquet ot ms
own ch'c, hnrSundy' tha" yours would
oe' FrtInAce As'ae' Oy the sweet smell OF
TINS sell sans snakcIoot. On. how long