Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-31
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS!
LINCOLNIsu IN KENTUCKY!
From the Louisville Courier, July 50.

From the Louisville Courier, July SO.
We ask the careful attention of readers to the
following article from the frankfort Peonl1n OF
Saturday. We have been advised OF authority that
we know to be reliable, that movement is On foot
among Lncoln's sdherents IN Kentucky to arm
large bodies of Union men, and with them make
demonstrations in the direction Of Cumberland Gap
and East Tennessee, and that the demonstration will
be made Immediately after the August election. If
eur people do not show themselves equal to the
emergency they will in less than sixty days be IN
the same deplOrable condition that Missouri and
Maryland are now in:
SECRET MILITARY CONSPIRACY-KENTUCKY NEUTRALITY
TO BE RENoUSCED AFTER THE ELECTIONs-FoRcEs OR
CANNING IN KENTUCKY TO AID LINCOLN's INVASION OF
TENNESSEE.
The Louisville Journal has been preparing its par
ty to throw of neutrality at the demand of Lincoln,
the Usurper shall be ready to march his
armies into Kentucky. If the terrible defeat of the
Federal forces at Manassas does delay the move
nent, the military occupation of Kentucky will be
attempted sosn after the August elections Prepar-
at9ns for this have been some time progressing and
the Journal is now promoting the scheme. Its par
tsans not only engaged in secretly distributing
Lincoln guns, but IN secretly organizing military
forces unknown to Federal or State laws. Lieut.
Nelson, of the U. S. Navy, has been cooperating in
Garrard county with Abotionists, SubmissOnists,
and COqrciOnists.
He is there called General Nelson. and, we are
Informed, has been appointed General, field and
staff officers, BrigaSiers Colonies, Majors Quarter
doubtless to be openly sanctioned hereafter by Lin.
coin. We are assured that Nelson. Garrett Davis,
Sam. Gill; Dick, RibinsoR, Vim. Haskns, Josh Bur
dett and divers others met this business at the
Broadway Hotel in Lexington, On Monday night
last and that Jerry Boyle and others met at Bry-
antyile, on the preceding Sunday, on the sans bus
mess
The Shelby Nelos Ia Union organ) is informed
from private source that Boyle is raising regi
ment to march upon Cumberland Gap and drive
away body of TennesseaRs said to be tncamped
there, two miles within the Kentucky line, Judge
Bramblette, of Adair, also, we are informed, is
thorized by Brigadier General Rousseau to raise
regiment in his neighbOrhOOd. We have no reason
to believe that the alleged encsmpment on Ken
lucky sell exists; but we have much evidence
TO the contrary. Governor Paris, of Tennessee,
has given sacred pledges that he will respect the
neutrality Of Kentucky.
There Is a camp of srennesseans o. Cumberland
Gap but within the Tennessee line and so sCrupu-
lOus is the commander, that he will not suffer
bs men TO take water from running spring. whose
head is Just within the Kentucky line. We state
this fact on the authority of eminent citizen of
high distinction p the Union party, residing in that
quarter of the State, and who has been here and
elsewhere using his influence to suppress Nelson's
6agiuous plans But though Tennessee has not, as
thus slledged, violated neutrality, any pretext
will serve the purposes of the cOnspIratOrs. They
wish to take advantage ofsny act of violence fol-
ly that turn up, no matter how, lay al the blame
on the States Rights and seize the occasion as
with his force.
What the precise result of the meeting at Lexing-
ton on Monday night was, we can only conjecture.
We have been informed, however, that Mr.. Gill at
tended for the purpose of breaking up Nelson's
schemes. but that he orerYuLei+ and that he has
since prU5aby gone to Garrard TO obEtruct the pro-
grsmme there, although he is a well known, ayow-
ed cOercOnist.
ABu, the object, as understand it, is. to put
arms in the hands of Home Guards and others.
ped ed to fight the side of the Usurpar, and
give them an organization uLdlr military command
crs, as yet unknown to the laws and authorities.
When these arrangements sufficiently advanced,
NELSON expecting to engage 80, 600 kentUCkians
der the programmed 80 600 or of Illinois, H.
dian. and Ohio troops ara to be marched over Ken
tucky into Tennessee, their pathway to be cleared
and KEEP. open and their rear protected by those
-cretly enlisted volunteers Bruce, lately annOunC-
ed as Inspector General of the Home Guards of
Kentucky, is supposed to be exercising his mythic
Office in enlistiHg such of the Home Guards and
others "a can be safely trusted. The plan was to
set this expedition foot after ascertalning
ele election Of a majority of Lincoln men TO the
Legislature. That body is to meet in September,
repeal the law organizing the State Guards ,reorga
niZe the militia of Kentucky, and place them sub
iact to the orders of Abe Lincoln, the Usurper,
(styng himself and to be styled by the Legislature
President of the United States) without any inter
vention of the Executive authority Of the State
1t is true beyond question, that for some time
past, the sefstyled UnOnists have been secretly or
ganziDg politico military companies in Kentucky;
and we have defined the design, expanded as above
according to cur best information.
The journal is scattering frebrand accusations
against mythic order styled Knights Of the Gold
ga Circle MagOfn, q Co., (Which it does not itself
believed only TO divert public attention from the
.clandeRtne military organizations OF its own fac
tiOn: and when its schemes are ripe for execution
contemplating the overthrow Of kentucky neutrality
1t will shift its ground in conformity, any sort Of
assumed pretext In the absence of justifiable
grounds This accounts for its vehement denunc
Sons and calumnies hurled at Magofin and others,
the peers Of the bes. patriots ia the State, and the
laches Of whORe sandals the wicked conspiratOrs
in this programme are not worthy to unlOose.
NOTEs'-Atter the foregoing prepared. we |
informed that Mr.. Gill. though he went from !
Louisville to Lexington Monday TO attend the !
1eeting, did not actually enter into the Conclave
probably because he found that he was not wanted
EXCEPT a co operator. We satisfied that, al |
though be Is supporter Of LjnCOlns COerciVe war
ne Is decidedly opposed to this scheme Of ensting
Sncn to nEreh on Cumberland Gap.
Z After tie above was prepared, We have learned |
also that Mr.. Boyle was in Lexington on Tuesday, |
and probably attended the meeting on Monday |
mighty and that he started for Washington Wed
Aesdsy. And frOn the following handful sent US
from HsrrodsbGrg, we are iEcined 70 the opinion |
that the Regiment which the Shelby AeoS says is to
he raised by Boyle, is to be under command of Col.
Fry. And it has been surmised here, that Boyle.s
m sion Washington has reference not only to this
military movement bat to & judicial appointment |
under the act of Congress designed by unconst |
tutonal process to deprive Judge Monroe of his lie
gitimate functions-an act denounced as vOlative J
OF the Constitution by Mr. Crittenden.
The following is a copy of the handful:
ATTENTION, VOLUNTEERS!
All those who wish to join the Company under |
command of Capt A. Smith Jr. which is to be con |
nected with the Regiment under command of Col |
Fry, destined for Cumb arland Gap can enroll by |
calling on Col. James F. Mckee, at the Poteet |
House, or on Capt Smith. All arrangements have |
been made, and the company is rapidly filing up |
Now is the time, if you love and appreciate your |
country, TO rally to its support.
July %, 1861.