Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-08
Letter from Frankfort, KY.
[FRox OUR OWN Correspondent
FnANKronr, Ky, September I, 1876.


FRANKFoRT, KY, September Z, 1861.
Another day of sensations. The morning
train from Louisville brought up aud safely
deposited, apparently in good condition, at
this place, the quondom Hero of Fort Sum.
ter" and present military commaudant Of
the Department of Kentucky. So very quietly
was his advent made, that even the omniver-
Gus and omnipresent reporters were taken by
surprise, and seemed inclined TO doubt the
evidence of their own senses. That so dis.
tingushed an individual as General Ander-
son, could in these exciting times have trav-
eled all the way from Cincinnati Vid Louis
vile to Frankfort without their knowledge,
and arrived unheTalded and unexpected in
their very midst, was almost beyond belief.
The fact, however, was palpRbly evident,
and gulping down their bewilderment, they
set themselves with commendable persever-
apce to the task of finding out what very
secret and highly important design had
prompted this visit The simple explanation
that be had merely come up by compliment
ary invitation of the Governor to meet the
members of the Legislature, would not do.
Such an object was not in the least senss-
tional and therefore utterly uncongenial TO
reportorial stomachs; they must have some
thing better than that, and with praise
worthy diligence and ingenuity they sought
and found it not
But not alone among the represe;r. tatlves
of newspapers did the excitement prevail.
Rapidly the rumor ran through the town
that "Major" Anderson had arrived, and in
stantly every body was on the qui Uive.
"Have you seen Major Anderson :" "Major
Anderson is in town." "No;" Eyes" "There
he Isl" "No, it Isn't" Yes it is-the small
man with gray hair" Such seemed to be
the staple conversation during the forenoon.
At noon the Senate met, and large number
of people were in attendance in the lobby
and on the hoor anticipating a debate on the
resolutions introduced yesterday by Mr..
Johnson-a copy of which sent you with
my last letter. The resolutions, however,
were not called up and after hearing the
appointment of the Standing Committees,
and passing and referring number of bills,
mostly of private nature, and none of them
possessing any general interest, the Senate
adjourned.
There is a manifest determination on the
part of the Union members of both Houses,
not to allow themselves to be drawn into any
discussion on mere abstract propositions,
When the proper time for action arrives they
will act, but until then they do not care to
have their position weakened, and the con-
fidence of their constituents undermined BY
the specious fallacies and misconstructions
into which their traitorous colleagues are
studiously striving to decoy them.
The Secessionists evidently feel that their
case is already desperate, and growing weaker
every day by the inevitable rule of reaction
which always follows any unnatural excite
ment in the social, as in the physical-system.
They, therefore, desire to force an issue at
once, and by first csjoling the Legislature to
declare in favor of neutrality, and then either
frightening or coercing them to accept the
proposition of the Governors message as
their definition of the word; at least prevent
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| ernment, even if they should not be able
! openly TO range her on the side of the rebels.
The resolutions of Mr.. johnson, offered in
the Senate yesterday, and the following,
which were presented to the House this
morning by Mr.. Ewing, of Logan County,
plainly indicate this programme:
"ReSOlUed: That as the people of Ken
lucky were opposed to the Inauguration oi
the war now pending against the Confeder.
ate States and as Kentucky by her Legisla.
ture, and by the popular vote of the people
has expressed herself in favor of neutrality
that Kentucky ought not and will not pay
one cent of the taxes which are authorized
by the General Government to assist to carry
on said war.
"ResOlUed That it is the deliberate opinion
| of this General Assembly that the indepen-
dence of the Confederate States should be
Immediately recognized, as we believe this
is the only way to save our country from
bankruptcy, to spare the precious lives O
many citizens, and to restore peace anC
tranquility to our country"
There is no fear, however, that this schem
will succeed, The Union men are aware @
the trap so cleverly set for them, and respect
fully decline to fall into it.
Although neither branch of the Legis
lature seemed disposed to afford us sensa
ton, the Fates proved more kind to our wait
ing ears Late in the afternoon the tow
was electrified by avsgue bat startling rumo
that the division of the Federal army undo
; command of Gen. Banks had been attacke
ard utterly routed by the Confederate troop
{ under Gen. Johnston. The Federal loss
killed and wounded was variOusly stated &
from five thousand to fifty thousand and th
different estimates OF the amount of arm
and munitions of war taken afforded a yer
: good criterion of the credulity or imagint
tion of the narrator.
Great was the commotion for while an
wonderful to record would have been th
various ejacuiations, comments, question
and remarks with which each man garaishe
his particular version Of the affair. At las
however, it occurred to some of the les
credulous among as to inquire as to th
origin of the report. 1t was said to haV
: come by telegraph from Louisville. Invest
, cation, however, demonstrated the fact tha
il had been first received from passenge
on the evening train from Louisville, VIII
claimed to have obtained it from anothe
passenger who had just reached there fror
Cincinnati.
: Two hundred miles round by railroad i
rather slow for news in these days, e;
, pecially when the telegraph takes a diret
line of about half that distance, and with
,, shTewd suspicion that they had been soil
= the party adjourned to the telegraph offic
', when the courteous operator informed thel
= = that he had telegraphed to both Louisvil
and Cincinnati, and that nothing had bee
! heard of such report at either place.
! You may judge there was some Taught
a INDUCED in when this fact was sscertaine
!, and, as usual, every man seemed inclined
a jeer his neighbor for his credulity; thouC
i each one steadily denied having ever
4 riously credited the report himself.
I, A band has Just struck up "Hail Columbi
under my window, intended as a serenade
y General Anderson, and as he will probabl
4 be called on for a speech, and as want
hear it, will close this letter for the Presen
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