Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-29
WHY ARE NOT TIE xryrUcK1lSs ARMED,

WAY ARE NOT TIE KESTUcKIANs .AsaEbi
To ia RiitOr of the Whig:
Unt the Confederate army entered the State Of Ken
tuaky the tisuds of the South, residing in the intensely
Union por,ns Of the State, allowed 70 remain Q1i-
city a. home. Anoug them we're many Of the ruling
soris Of the dark aud bloody ground" We then bad
tIs bsuea Of their daily conversations With their waver
lag nsigbbors and the moral ira lence that is nseparabe
from their presence in Kentucky They occupied po
son thee TIA. enabled them shed the light Of truth
UPON the rropeaa mind and render sacred cause
such 1guished service IA oay to be rendered by
intelet Of signal power situated 10 the best possible
position for u.efu'nssl Nov, however, they are out
lived At home AID the sb0dss Of their childhood know
them no.. They are many Of them, refugees from the
dsspotsm Of Lincoln, and at the CsIiOl Ofths
oOafsdeais States Refugees. hOssver, they do no,
wish remain nor do they wish to larry lOrg ia the
Confederate States To their people they anxious to
return and return to stay This they cannot do with
out they curry home arms uh rewith Ksn'uskians
may "fron bondage deliver" Ksn,uckiana Two ria
sons exist which imps-atvey demand that II the Con-
fs6erate States mediate dorg justice to Kentucky, or
properly offending own borders the very bSs poll
o. Ws can adopt Is to arm the Ksntuckians.
po. ioa Of rearsiy, We vOlasd the laws of nations
and invaded her Territory. do not pretend to say that
no. strategic pecesslty, but thereby brought
abort hs abrupt sKpalraOn ofevsry devoted prominent
friend ue bad 10 the Union regions Of that State, and
now, hDa can refuse to arm these m,n who say
they only ask FOR to their homes Their
enemy Is our enemy. That Nation Of all nations upon
earth Il the most fortunate that hnd foreign soil
G-.R ~.
AL this We can End 10 Ken ucky and KentuekiAns-
They ask for gold silver, raimsnt nor ra'iOrs
they oay ask for implements Of defence. They offer TO
feed and elohe themselves, and without fee or reward
20 forward to drive back the VAndAl hods that are
KuheTicg TO descend upon OF course We could rot
allow them 6gbt battles such terms; but hcw
cIa We rtfss 10 furnish them when We bad Them
driven out from their homes II 10 mean to do Keo-
lucky justice, must her de'eaceless children -
Bot in this immediate connection there s yisv to DO
submitted to the Confederate Government which rises N
iss importance above the jutcs dis to Ksluei-
iIns wherein they must the eAis.eres Of ste
sld imperative necessity TO send arms TO Kentucky wi
every possible despatch. Last week. 900 troops we're
withdraw from Washington city. Whers we're they
ssa,i t. Kentucky Five thousand troops have re-
Gently Lett Pittsburgh. For What d'saation? u
lucky ROeorArs has recently left Northeastern Viz
glai. Where Is hei In K-ntuckyl Ths Indisna, Ohio
AID Iiaois papers continuity speaking o. tho de-
pa-;u-e Of troops. Where flr' Kentucky! How many
F.dsrAl troops aro there noSt 900 wba. does il
mslai What does the Cincinnati Commercial sly by
which We my dsh1e ts meanog' That sheet recently
Gnesaae.d In bold and ale leader that they were not
eonp,teus TO dSht where we're prepared 20 moei
them aai their POLICY to raiIe army OF 300 900
nan and p,ur them into the hear; Of the Coneder te
Saet through the Cauberl nd Gap and the Pound Gap
aud th,y are moving heaven and earth 20 DO i, They
want no & hI at PSnneoh, YorktoHn Ncrfolk, % at
Mnas5s rley intend so 70 pay their hand TO keep or
troops AZ hose points bat they uSvsF iatcpd to give
anything to % at either OF thGm. TIE cloud Of n
sion Is already rapidly dsrkirg Slorg the hishssys o.
Ksutucky and Is will burs, upou through 'heso noun
tain passes 70 they not speedily glSrded BY Seuhesn
bayoaetS Yankee fghtn'ug does sny harm ~lers
eouhern bsyons are and the cry now should be, not
70 your tents o. Israeli bu. to your mountain pssss
o. Coa6dyratea for It Is there the Yankees vii 5000
be UPON YOU Z Iicof.r already holds Cumberland Gap
b., there Is ~. solitary sol Ter st POuo Gap. Were
Lincoln to &c: possession Of that gip the most vsuats
als work, 10 the Confederate would be bis fret
prE, and then Northeastern North and South Carens,
N5rshues EN- Georgia sni Aablmi Eistern Tsunsssoe,
All tfa ro'tion Of Virginia a,jicans to it would be
overru1 With bis usrclsss uyrmiiors The torch 'n4
srod ud lur;sh AID DISSOLUTION reign Ten thousand
msa can hold either Of those passes against tuldred
t1ou, nd invaders. They Kentucky soil, o 1.-The
K.u.uekAns say you flrlish the sni we vii fur,
Alsa tue usn. E04, what ought to be denet sur''y,
ID one Gu fail TO soc that if We Go not ALLOW the Ken
tuekians to max, stand there, viii have 10 make
eas ourselves. Why ssnd armies there ~h'l Il only
p:SsssAry to send arns. CdNDORCEf