The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-04
A War Cry from Kentucky--AnA Appea
to NhiO.

A War Cry from kentucky--An Appeal
to Ohio.
Tho correspondent Of the Oincin.
natl Cmme,ciai writing from q n.
Rossesu's brigade in Kentucky, thus
appeals to Ohio Tor aid:
, The forces ut Memphis, and Co.
lumbs, and Hickman, are being con.
centrated in the grand movement
!, upon Louisville; and united to the
recreant sons Of Kentucky her des-
perate, resolute, adventurous, well
armed and well supplied men--will
: accomplish their purpose if Ohio
does not come promptly to the aid oi
Indiana and the loyal men OF Ken
tucky. Itthey succeed, il Louisville
becomes their point d appui, how
long before the predatory bands OF
the militant Bishop Polk, and the
mounted guerillas OF the infamous
Kentuckian, who does not hesitate to
destroy the great public works of his
own commonwealth, vii. ovcrrun
and lay waste the towns aud villages
, OF Southern Ohio and Indian, :?
Th is written, You say. 10 create
alarm. frankly admit. 1t is time
to tal Q the alarm. The war his
actually commenced upon the bor
. der, aud the blood spilled II, WnrSnw
to night is but the first lattrIing
D. drops vi IA sc.;l,t thunier shower. |:
we would saws Kentucky from
deadly nv,g! borho"d broila and d,
q pera,o etc 'un,crs in ev,ry vii a u.
2 u i our own soil from invasion, Ouu
. must throw such pc, pnnderating
force ntn tnc ate as viii c.uvinDc
lawl 81 aud drsl crate men OF the
ceria n destruction that awaits them
unless til y submit and cease their
h endeavurs 10 drag X kintucky from
, her ancient mo rnga into the macl-
strom ot GaaIcly an ruin.
!, Gave X nrucky aid now; adranc,
j your well provi led and well-dril!ea
: regiments To tho front and check tie
foe; ponr in HE supplies OF arms arc
ammunition; ANA month hence
. Kentucky will be strong enough /,
4 cope with traitors within and in
\, vaders without. In the Green rivcl
couHtry there are kupNn to bc tire,
=, thousand true hearted Union me-
" powelless for want oi urins, AL,
ot praying that Sherman and Roussra,
may be able to advance South IA
enough to enable them to rally i,
., their rear and procure arms. Th,
" mountaiueers OF Eastern Kentucky
'e u nall band heroic men, hcl
IN back Zol!coiitr's cavalry, with thre
d rounds of ammunition in their pock
= eta. These gallant mrn do not as
lor muskets and cartridges, only 10
80 lead and powder. they had it tu
O. day ZJllicoti, r would be driven bac
er into T.nnessee before sunset.
a. Hee there ia every inducemeu
=, Tor promptness. Delay is ruin
no Kentucky and danger to Ohio
ls' Here is u great issue trembling i
al the bs snoe. What power sha tur
ar the scalc2 In whose iavor shall ii
-. balance prepondorates Shall II
'ee line OF battle be drawn along Il
ter Cumberland mountains, or the Co
10 ington hillsl Shall Lou sville be Il
Winter quarters OF a rebel army
Nashville be taken and held
federal troopss Shall a brave al
- gallant people be sustained in th,
re, allegiance to the government,
mol allegiance which they have mai
tanned unfalteringly in the dark al
nA' stormy hours OF this great nation
nee crisis, or shall they bo overpowere
ave beaten down, and crushed as t
for heroic men ol East Tennessee n,
are coerced into submission to a 20
ernment that they despieo and
ork power which they are unable to
the sist?
eat Indiana has answered tho gu
%. ton. What return does Ohio INT
-. w. to ita-a single regiment Hours
THIS priceless value are passing-thc
let for assistance comes with the dou
are lorce Of neighbor's peril aud
oh own, and Ohio answers with a tn
w sand smooth bores! Faugh!