, 1861-12-12

Especial Correspondence chicago TribnneJ
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 10, 1861.
The Jou77aaz and Democrat, so long hand-in
hand for the Union, have had a split and are
off on different tracks for the same destina-
tion. The Democrat has taken the mir line,
and is for preserving the Union by supporting
the President. The Journal wants change of
engineers, and is for deposing President and
Cabinet; demands that the passengers, repre-
senting the "geDius Of conservatism" shall
rise up in force, pull the bell rope, stop the
train, throw overheard the conductors, put u
strong pro-slaycry engineer aboard-some fc1-
low that will stop the train and lose time for
every slayeryism that is likely to getcrushcd--
and then go ahead. Both papers are publish
ing letters from the people to show that they
are in the right. The people are splitting on
the subject. The journal adds fuel to the
flame daily, and instead Of publishing news
and facts, and leaving the people to judge for
themselves, keeps back the news, and gives
learned Judgment in high-sounding and grand
Eloquent theses. As for Instance, the Journal
says:
It belooyes us to be in season as wise as they,
a general confagration4 with no Jupiter to launch
his thundcrbolt for our relief.
When the Journal learns to qucnch fire By
lightning, as he proposes to do, he may, IN
aided, force the President to resign, or to dis
miss Mr. Cameron, as tho Journal proposes he
shall do. Many commendatory letters come
che 5ournal. It l,as the impudence to publish
one, in which occurs the sentence: "Thc
journal has been quite popular here with the
Southern sympathizcEs,' and the writer prom
iscs to send many new subscribers. III were
to fully describe the sensation that las been
kicked up by the Journal in OUT midst, the de-
scription would look ridiculous as making
| too much Of the Journal. Strange stories are
revived in regard to Mr. Prentice leaving the
paper, resigning the editorial control, and taxi
ing charge Of a Journal in the North.
| Indications Of the carly advance Of
the forces Of General Buell. arc numcr-
humorous and significant. The influx Of cav
airy and artillery, SO great for several days
| past, has almost entirely ecased-a regiment
occasionally comes to the city and immediate
| ly departs. The camps Of the 20, 600 men stu
| atcd about miles from tile city have been
| broken up. Gen. Nelson's brigade Of eight
| regiments marched yesterday morning to
strengthen the left wing of the army. They
are to be pushed On to Columbia, and should
| Gen. Zollicof1er advance from Somerset, the
brigade Of Nelson. will probably be pushed
/ towards Monticello. The brigade Of Gen.
Dumont had marching orders on Sunday last.
The destination OF this brigade is towards the
| central position at Bacon Creek. Gen. Crit
tenden has assumed a strong position on the
south side Of Green River, opposite his former
! position, and has thloWn forward his advance
| in the direction Of Kussellyille. It is stated
here, On what is considered reliable authority,
that company Of men Of the Crittenoen brig
| ade had advanced as flr south as the line Of
! the Russel1yi1le aud Bowling Green railroad,
and had succeeded in burning bridge On that
is known, however, Of the advance Of the right
wing. Gen. McCook is already upon the
banks Of Green, River, and every preparation
making to cross at an early day The rebels
are expecting us, and are making prcparstions.
There are indications that the Federsls will eoou
| attack Bowling Green. The timber has been cut
away for several miles around that place to give
enemy is- estimated at fifty thousand, between
Bowling Green and Louisville. Generals Johnston
and Ruykner are prepared for them, The Courie'
nea TO- rees Il says that % nambsf Il RasS
Southern men have just found that it Is necessar,
for them to return TO Louisville doubtless to gigt
men, should be hung as high as Haman. It is rht
opinion in military circles at Bowling Green that
battle there is not far of.
The "good Southern men" haze been ar1iy
ing here In lnrge squads with files Of interest
ing papers and stories Of much magnitude
be had Of them; except what IS old
They represent that they left Tennes
see on account OF the drafting going on there
They state that it is creating the Utmost ex
element, and men arc flying from the State
Many are said to have fed to East Tennessee
where fofcible resistance has been made II
the edict Of King Harris. The rebels expec
Simultaneous attack on Columbus and Bowl
ing Green. It is said By some that Nashville
Inns been fortified, but this is doubtless un
true. Hollins's steam ram, the Manassas O.
Turtle, passed Memphis on the 4th Of Decem
ber, for Columbus, Ky.
Tennessee vas invaded By Kentucky troop:
On the LIST Of December. party Of unio1
men from Whitley county, KY. headed bJ
George y. Lyttle, marched into the town Q
through tho night from Williamsburg. Ky.,
distance Of nearly fifty miles, and abou
twenty-five miles into the Southern Confcd
cracy; tore down the flag Of rebellion
erected the stars and stripes, and capturee
five rebel troops, and bore them in triumph t<
horses and rigging, also some splendid fire
RIMS, knives, &c.
The Journal has letter descriptive OF ths
sl1elling Of Camp Hoskins By the rebels undel
Gen. Zollicoffer. This took place on the Sri
OF December, and resulted il nobody beinE
hurt. The letter writer says: t'The enem;;
threw about one hundred shells, but not on
! Of ns was at all hurt. Most Of their shells ex
plodcd before they reached us, their balls pass
Ing over and to tie right and left OF us. Gen
sIocpH would not allow US to reply, as VI
had not then received our racd pieces. The 81
lence with which we received their first fir
must have vexed them. nc could distinctly *
that Nos. l, 2, and s at one Of their yatns ,ee1
aask1ys; many other lar1xys seere see,a throag
glasses onso4sg tho chivalry. We only fred on
she'll from little howitzer Col Hoskins h1'
in his camp, which killed or wounded an Off
;. Ger We saw him fall from his horse, an
;four men carry him from the fleld.,;
Il. Strange to say, the Journal docs not thrs1
up ita hands in holy horror at this, and swoar kh