Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-09

2 OF Familiar as the North has made
us with their wholesale system of lying
since the war begun, we are still occa-
sionally astounded at the enormity and
magnitude of their falsehoods. OF this
character are the statements in the fol-
lowing letter to the Cincinnati CONNER
cial concerning what are termed rebel
outrages in Bowling Green. So far from
the charges of the Commercial having the
least shadow of foundation in truth, it is
known to every one here that the Union
men of Bowling Green and this entire
region have never been disturbed in the
slightest degree in person or property, or
annoyed in any way whatever. -
The admissions of the Commercials
correspondent as To TIE state of feeling
in Northern Kentucky, and the impossi-
bility of procuring volunteers by the
Yankees, are significant
From Western Kentucky,
Correspondence of the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
Ne,cs and Rumors from the Secesh Camp
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OwENsBoRo, KY, Oct. "a, 1861.
EDS CoM-Several refugees arrived here
yesterday from Bowling Green, having es-
scaped from the rebels. A young man, one
of the number, attempted to leave the place
one evening, but on reaching point q few
miles out, suddenly found himself in the
hands of a dozen or more pickets, who kept
him all night and in the morning sent him
to town under a strong guard, when he was
released. He says the rebels have over
so, 900 soldiers in the vicinity of Bowling
Green, and that more than 6, 900 of them III a
on the sick list; that there are great many
Indian warriors and Texas rangers connec-
ted with. the army, and that drunkenness
and rewdyism prevails to an alarming de-
gree. -----ss-.. .-.z.-------
Tho families of nearly all of the Union
men have been driven from their homes, and
their dwellings are now occupied as hospit-
ais by the rebels. a widow lady who kept
a large boarding house, was waited on one
morning by General Buckner, who told her
she must leave the house forthwith, as he
wanted the house and must have it. She
told him that rather than have b er house oc-
scupied by traitors she would set FIRE to it and
burn it to ashes. But in her case, as in too
many others, might prevailed over right, and
in less than an hour her house was full OF
soldiers, and she and her daughters turned
into the street without q shelter to. protect
them or a friend to advise or aid them
Since the occupation of this place by I'm
ion troops, it has been as quiet and orderly
as most places in this region; but one can
easily see that the fire, though smothered, is
still burning, and that it needs but a breath
To fan IL to a flame. Indeed, 1 am satisfied
that the capture Of this town By the rebels
would be the occasion of great rejoicing by
more than two-thirds of its inhabitants.
Many of the leading merchants here are
doing no business at all-some because they
are known to be traitors, and therefore, can
get no goods, and others because they are
afraid to lay in q stock, not knowing how
soon the rebels may be upon them, and ap-
propriate their goods without money and
without price. -s
There are two regiments-one Of infantry;
commanded bN Col Burbage, and one of
cavalry, commanded by Col. gackson-lo-
Gated at the Fair Ground near this place,
but they are filing up slowly. The fact Is,
Kentuckians in this section are not disposed
10 fight for the Union, but on the contrary,
the presence Of Union troops seems TO annoy
them greatly. Three full companies of
rebels have been raised here, and are in the
Confederate army lighting with traitors ike
themselves, against the government that has
always protected them, whilst not a single
company is yet full who are willing TO fight
for our dag and our dear native land. In
deed, Ibelieve that two-thirds of the people
of Southern Kentucky are ready and willing
to fall into the arms of JEFF. Davis at any
time; and nothing but the presence of the
gunboafs, and q large force Of Union troops
on the border, prevents a general uprising
ia favor of the Southern Confederacy.