Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-05-02
The Glory Of Secession and War.
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Let % drswa picture, and see how ou
fellew citizens Of Kentucky like it. 1t
us suppooe that Kentucky has seeded in
blaze OF glory, even more respondent tina
the glare OF rockets. Roman candles, an
o,her pyrotechnics, which were displayed
last fall Tor the Union, the constitution, ant
the enforcement of The laws, The act o
secession will be the signal for war, ant
|the seat Of that warJwill be- or own soil
Northern armies will invade US; the Con
federaies will bring their legions to attach
The North; we shall have the drum and ife
the buggle and the roar Of artillery, march
'ings, forging parties, bivouacs, camps
skirmishss, and -aH the pride. pomp nnt
circumstances Of glorious war. All .our
people will lay down the shovel and the
hoe to grasp The musket and The rifle. Wal
will be the great occupation of all our in.
habitants; and who will be left. 10. sow, i1
reuiiiyate. and to garner the harvests? Wht
will tend the eornields, the tobacco patches
and the hog droses, winch mnst be well
cared for 10. prevent famine? Where will
the provisions come from to feed The Con.
federate armies? The Cotton States have
not enough for their own use, and we Of
Kentucky have had hard work to keep up
our meal and corr bins filled after the par
tial failure Of our last crops. But fighting
is very appetizing exercise, soldiers can't
live on glory, without their rstions Of hog
and hOminy; they mxst have beef, too, the
cavalry horses, and the sturdy animals that
draw one cannon. must have provender. and
the commanders must have old bour bon and
Tor their private messes. Where
will The fecks and herds, the crops and
vineyards be found to'suppiv all this de-
nand? The answer is plain enough for
the foragiRg parties will seize upon your
priced cattle. your hay, housed for your
farm mules next winter, and the perfect
extract Of corn or grape, laid by for your
own. use. will be cunfscatsd 10 the uses Of
wsr and military necessity. War Eaonfis-
Gales everything eatable and drinkabls to
irs cspacious nav, although il may be all
The time glutted with human blood and gore.
Thus we pass glorious summer campaign
and victory may perch upon our banners;
The ralilssnaks may hiss lis delight and ihs
pelican ,eluck out It's 10 triumphe. Now for
he feast and the barbecue in honor q. our
great achievements! But where are the
tiands and the sxen7 The solid glebe has
been unbrsksn bY furrow, Though many
nave bsen plowed upon the brows of faith
srs ,whe mourn their gallant sons. and of
widows MOTTO be, comforted FOR the loss Of
heir oaly supporters; tile hoof Of the war
horse, the 'tirss Of the gun carriages and
saissons, and the heavy tread Of armed ba-
AHA have cast the only seeds for The years
!illage, apd famine, desolatIon and, empty
,srners, and sterile oorn6slds have been
he cropof dragons teeth TO pinch and
bite and starvei r.Ths soldier. tired Of
war alarms" receives his discharge, and
with bounding heart, although Perhaps q
impine gait. he starts for his home-that
home which he has dreamed Of before the
Waishfres, and remembers, when 7olsk
Ell Peace was tinkling on the shepherds Dell,
And singing with the reapers. - lf.'-.4.
nd what does he find but the. marks of ra.
line, lust, and all the odious committants
{ war? The father bowed down by dis
istrsss, the neither by = G od's, blessings,
cad, and the sister, the sweet blooming
ose left on the parent stalk, whose perfume
ras the incense Of innocence around the
ottsgs, worse than dead. because dishonor-
d By brutal soldlery. Oh We fathers and
rolhsss Of Kentucky who knew not The
errors and havoc Of war who think only
{ its glory end mol OF lis evils. who living
afsilJ snd gusrded in your interior posi-
ems, hsye not felt the shock or former
onficts, nor bad all the unclaimed hsrrsrs
nd demons Of he'll brought 70 your very
oors, would that We could paint in colors
Efficiently giarins 10 impress you the mis-
~, destruction, havoc, ,tumu..::, carnage,
ndT despair which attend the path ofgaunt
pd fsrOeious var. And oh 70 loved and
lr enss, whom we honor a. mothers.
herish as wives, and fondly nurture as
aughters, would TO God We bad a pencil
fire to trace before the eyes Of your nat
raj protectors the dangers 10 which they
xpose you. when they enter upon the mad |
areer Of war. They subjso. you to days
! fear and nights of restless anxiety, to |
10 widowhood and orphanage,
} penury and lives Of solitary wretchsd-
ess; 10 homes broken up ruthIessiy, to the |
centieus gaze Of brulalized men, 10 the in.
,lts Of foppish officers, to the perils Of the
iar cry when 'booly and beauty rings |
ON the vsices Of demons through your
wv peaceful streets; 10 the horrors or the
ick Of ciiies rnd the pillage Of private res
lences, ths figh disheyeled hair and eyes
airing In terrier, from their sockets, TO es. II
'pe the grasp Of drunken soldiers, who
dim you Is the prize Of war; to-but we
raw the curtain. - Be goi 'sFT5zsgg sdI
When the safety or honasflef Kentucky
iall be at stake, Kenluckians will not stop
count The cost; they would be less than
. noble spirits they are II they shonld.-
ut when both the safety and the honor of
sofar from oouaseline war. de-
and neutrality, surely. her proud SON,
ilf mel in The mers wanton, riot Of passion.
srr, her into the depths Of peril and Of
bs fhss We have here SO family sketched.
WHhy CASH WILL ChanberiaiH, intend
2 TO change his business, new effers his stock