, 1861-10-08

., -. FRAMxfoR1, Oe**. Il 1861.
i T1ere y one sinkgulaf facE In relation to The
madnaes Of the secession movement. Hun
Southern armies, leaving fhsar antilles totally
1nlIovaded 1of, and depending upon the
ch15ty Of the ffierds Of the Union. Their
lawful guardians md protActaTs have cruelty
deserted them, and more cruell7 are endesV-
oting to come back AIMED with fire and 9ord
egsiast The loyal homes which aEe giving them
shelter. Instances have come to my knowledge
Of the most agXrayed cases Of this kind, where
men With the most cold b1ooded elaboration
taTe abandoned their wives and children, leay-
lDg them penni]ess, and in some casee after
having eqaandered the fortunes which they
Obtained with, their wives IN marriage In
every respect IN Whick this horrible epidemic
Is viewed, It Is the most reckless, heartless,
and dsmnahle frenzy that has ever seized man
Kind. Reason seems to be esenttrelJ dothro1ea;
passion AID blind prejudice have usurped ita
place, and they are bent On destruction; but
"The devil they aerve
Has not yet deserted them. he aids
The friends who drudge for him as the blind UaR
M Vas aided by The gaide, who lent his shoulder
Ger rough and smooth, until he reached the brink
: OF the fell precdp1ce- hurled him downward
Southwestern Kentucky sWarms With
traitors, who are seeking by-paths and
devious Ways to make q conmunt
cation with ZoIliccftez, and large number Of
them have been, as1estea. To-dayfs train
cal prisoners, among them James B. Clay: Tc
think that the son Of Henry Clay shoul n
through the State which his father loved so
well and adorned Eo much, under the guard of
United States soldiers, SIS traitor to his coun.
try! C1ay was arrested By the picket guard Of
Camp Dick Robinson, and he Was deeoyed iu-
to their lines BY young l.d, who, feeling like
the captors Of Andre, that the didn't like b 8
lccke," adopted an ot1er to lead him by q
secret path, and conveyed him INTO camp. Il
is said when Clay discovered the ruse, he
threw come money 10 the lad, telling him it
was bis reward for being one Of the emartest
boys lin the United States. There was an
posed to be John c. BEeckinridge. he
Jumped from his horse, however, plunged
into q cozr-held, and escaped. The
late candidate for the Presidency Of tie U. s.,
and tha representative Of Kentucky In the na
ticnal senate, flying Ike a thief through 8
| co1Dfield, is q sntject worthy the attention q
fome historical psinter. What q splendid
| ccmpanicn-p piece It would make to the picture
! Ct Marion feeding the British officer OF swee
potatoes IN his swamp fastnessesi The careel
| ct BrecEirridge is now ended; he can neye
1ct11n to Kentucky unless he repenta in sack
| cloth and oehes his accursed designs Of polIu:
| ing it's soil with civil strife, and no punish
| ment can be meted to him commensurate
I with his crime, except to let rim live th'
Remnant Of his miserable life in exile, wit
the yulture Of 1emoIee ever glawing at hi
tesrt.
Among The prisoners who were taken dow
| with jim Clay are Euns Of Brutus Clay, pal
rio3ic Union member Of the Legislature, an
Ct Judge Brent, cne- Of the Eoundest patrio:
are Of the number also. They were guarde
ty platoon of twenty-five soldiers, undo
Captain Samuel Mckee, from Camp Dick Ro1
| iLEtu.