Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-24

anu OuI luLQCiS NV SlNCi ho'
in no body the right to Cypress us. Neither
tho President Of the United States, nor the
snryilc Congress. which assembled to register
his cdicts, nor the Legislature Of Kentucky,
which has sold for gold and Executive lavor
tho hirthright OF our freedom. have the author.
;tv n snatch from US our God given heritage Of
liberty. hoo,s ho
distinctly known. We make no war upon the
T;n;on We defend the principles Of the Con-
s,;,,,,;on AGAINST the fanatics who have DIES.
;.orsd thc Union. We make no war upon.our
hrcthren Of Kentucky who have been seduced
80 nlI;.nce with that fanaticisu. We defend
m"A.aIrns on,v from the assaults Of those who
wonId tear from us the holy principles OF ho'
a-ty u.ithopt which there can be no UAiop.-
w. wake M war upon our brethren Of the
North. We seek only to repcl their efforts 70
s,,h;,,gate rs to the condition Of their poIitlca'
SeriS and yasSals. 4
upon our soil, threatening not only our hoet.s.
| bnL the liberty Of the South As " M
! purely Of selidefenoe. the Coniedera'es !"
! occupy q few points ii oar oo''helu Thn,
They offer no molestatlon 10 our peoPi1' nv
will Withdraw whenever the feaara' ioiSss
withdraw, or whenever the Stale OF heh'"chy
takes it upon herself to keep out no'a paflieS
equally. nas, j.,
their professions Of neutrality. Poiiuca, Al.
yenturers who control the Legislature nave
alone used neutrality rs the cup from winch
they might pour their deadly dIstlllat"n Oh
Northern hatred, which, like the poison OF '"s
cup, was to infect our land with death anu
disaster. Let us commend the ingredients OF
their poisoned cht!inc to their own Ups. Lc'
the people Of X entucky take their tate IN fneir
own hands. Let US unite rs one man 10 eXpe:
from our land the Northern forces who refuse
10 retire.
Our people do not want them mere Lei
them leave us to the peace which they prom
isel us. ard the Confederate forces will Ike,
wise leave us. For one, | have. alike refused
office from he North or from the South, as long
as the position of my State vas respected. But
when a revolutionary and deSpotic faction IN"
yite upon our soil, tn all in the destruction ~
our liberties, the minionS 81 4 Northern race
who have no interest and no sympathy IN com,
mon with Kentucky, let us seek friends anu
allies amongst those Of common blood, and
sympathies, and interests and institutions.
Freenen Of kentucky, let us stand by "ir
own lovely land. Join with me in eSpel!lns
from our firesidss the ARMIES which an insane
iespotism sends amongst US to subJugate US
to the iron rule Of Puritanica. New England.
Let the sons ok entucky--the descendants 81
those gallant men whose Names adorn the
brightest pages Of our hiStory--'iccldc inc
fate Of our own State. Dur banner has !loatcf
| proudly whercvrr * has beer displayed. IN
der it We have fongJ: the battles Of the com
try. in the North AMI in the South. On
der its folds our fathers drove back the saw
ace from the homes Of milan; Indiana ana
Ohio. 10 gratitude, the sons Of inorr whose
fathers were rescued BY our; from the iona
hawk and the scalping knife, return to 'iras
| us in chains al The feet Of 4 relentless de>po'
tisln, which is already pressing heavily upon
| themselves. When in the hour Of our coun.
! ,rv's peril, the extreme North skunk away
| from the raging contest, thousands OF Ken
tuckians poured into the !roAen North 10 hight
on British soil the battles Of New hng!and.-
in return she sends Us her hosts "G i.,at!cs TO
despoil us 0f rur homes and Of onr l~lo"Tt!eS;
! and through Wm II. Seward she iavites the
outcasts of all nations to join in ;hr Carnival OF
Blood. Let MS once more fling 20 the breeze
the proud standard Of Kentucky. In every
valley and on ereryssilill top let It's folds be
kissed by the breeZes Of Heaven. Let our
lone star shine, an emble,n of hope, from ;be
lccl. SIX y.blue Of cur banner, over the brothers;
who Join in the grasp Of friendship; and lcs the
soldier motto OF cur Stat" heSpeak, under the
Providence of GGd, the strength CT the cause
which Ito commits to cur hands.
S. Is. BrcKNEr
Rnssrilvillc, Ky, Sept. II, lSGl.
Occur .TIoN or Bowling GREEN.
rR4TsRNYZLNG Of TENNESSEE IND KEN
1ECKT TROOPS.
Capture Of locomotives nnd' Bridges
Dr.. plumner, CT tie lirm Of Plummcr Will
bert, in Memphis, furnishes the editors OF the
Memphis argus" with the following stirring
nows:
Tne Irsin m, which the doctor "Hs coming
home from X kentucky vas stopped as The State
line, where he had the long-w,shec for plea
sure of meeting Gen. Albert Sydney Johnson.
The train was stopped in order to give the
ears below, then loading with Kentucky troops
at Camps Boone and Burnett. time to pass
through to Bowling Green, which they now
OCCUPY in conjunction with & Confederate force
from Camp Trousdslo.
IL was desired by Gen Johnston to have
Bowling Green occupied by thu Kentucky
troops f:st, but in the complications attendant
OH the movement. rhe Tcnnassrans got there
before their allies. The Confederate troops,
amid other Federal prizes, took possession Of
eight locomotives, i've passenger and eight
construction tTairs.
10 pursuance 20 order. trnm ten. Johnston,
tile advance guard Of the troops Of Bowling
Green has been pushed forward, and now oc-
cupies Muldrough's Hill, a atrong precipitous
position Of great strategic value, not mole than
forty miles from Louisville.
The ~fraternal spirit with which the States
rights men of Kentucky have recei"ed our
troops; the fact, also, that they have initiated
all the unrolled militia in Hardin county, 10
form q camp Of instruction Cor Kentucky VOL
%untcers; the eagcrness with which it is re.
ported that MI the citizens Of Kentucky have
fed and aided our soldiers in every possible
way. shows how unjust. how unwise il the use
of the words "suhiuga.ion" ard taking terri
tory" in relation 10 such ! people.
The expedition aud all it's attendant move.
mcnts were pursued by Ger. Johnston 10 an
ticipste . threatened occupation Of The same
points by Roussicu's %ragmuttins. The above
statements are all confirmed BY Col. Moore, Of
Louisville, who adds that Rouse. iGtended to
occupy Louisville, but in consequence Of hea
Wy rains delayed marching into the rity, where
lie most probably Tow is.
The same train brings us information that
Col. Seigel is nov in st. I.ouiS, around and in
which are abnnt thirty thousan! federal troops.
When our informant last say S"igcl hc was in
company with the 'lnlectable Fremont, or his
way to visit Prince N.apoleou.
lrr"m III. knoxville Register, Sept. IL.
SGcnure OF tI,e Confederate .irmy Int.
Kentucky.
From the uuion and Americas NJ In. 18th,
We learn that a CORPS d arlnee under lbe com