Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-19
Advance of the CsnFederrte TroDps into
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Central kentucky. sas
A corps de arnee under the command OF Briga-
der General S. B. BUcKSER, Confsderats States
army the advance of which is composed of Kentucky
Regiments from Camp Boone, advanced into Central
Kentucky arriving at Bowling Green on yesterday
morning at lO1 O'Clock. Whether they would pro-
coed farther thaA this point we are not advised, at
. This writing The commander of these forces is a
citizen of Kentucky, and was recently In
sDeetor General Of the State Guard of that
commonwealth, having resigned in consequence
of the neutral position os his State having been
violated, with immunity, by the LINCOLN Govern
ment; without any corresponding effort on the
part of the State Governmental maintain it. Gen
BUCKxER is the same officer who entered into an
agreement with Gen. MCCLELLAN, when that officer
was in command of the United States forces
in the west, to maintain a 'istrict neutralityo'
in Kentucky by keeping its territory free from the
forces Of both belligeren2. That agreemsnt, as is
now notorious, was only observed as long as tsuit
ed the convenience of the Washington Despotism to
abide by it. Equally faithess to honorable pledges
as it is 70 constitutional obligations and the rights
Of free people, It seems determined that History,
neither past nor present. shall have any record of
an Administration which shall surpass it 10 the
measure Of its dishonora5le dealing, with those
whom It is bound 10 respect and protect by all the
motives which should actuate Government pro-
Tossing to be free Every tie of the past every as
sociation oflintereFt consequently and affection,
every pulsation OF a chiVarous and exalted self
respect Induced Kentucky to refrain from engaging
in the unholy and unnatural of the Northern
States upoa the South At the time, the seuti-
ment Of a majority Of her people was syerse
10 the disruption Of her ties with the old
Union, as long as there was any remote hope
of the restoration Of i;s integrity Under these Cir
cumstances, the people of Kentucky demanded that
they should be permitted to take no part in this
unhappy, quarrel-that they should not be required
10 send their sons forth to slaughter their neighbOrs
and friends, on the one border or the other, and
that if they acted any part in it at all, it should be
that Of paciicator. Such request ought to have
moved the most stony heart, when the motives
actuating the party to it are known. 1t ought to
have softened the feelings of the most obdurate
tyrant But the coarse, vulgar and brutal nature of
LINCOLN and his cohorts Of pbarisees and fanatics,
from whose vocabulary TIE word honor has been
obliterated, and in whose code the claims Of con
sanguinity, humanity and friendship iud place,
rejected the overtures Of a proud and sensitive
people. Fearing the consequences Of boldly at
tempting to disregard tAeir will, LINCOLN seemingly
acuuiesced in the demand, while through
his satraps and corrupt emIesaries, be transported
arms and munitions into the State, introduced
blockade, by gradual steps, upon the commerce of
the State enlisted the most ignorant and needy of
its population into the ranks Of his army, estab
lished camps by slow degrees and thus by stealth
fraud and endeavoring gradually TO accustom the
people to the practices Of tyranny, he hoped TO ac
comrlish, b. dishenorable subterfuge, what he had
not the courage and manliness to attempt openly
Bat the proud people of Kentucky will yet prove
to the tyrznt that their souls were never moulded
to tolerate his degraded despotsm after years
of duress They Will now rise up, in the strength
Of frecmen and cas-: defiance into the teeth of the
Usurper, as their fathers would have DONE who
won AMI transmitted to them the glorious heritage
Of freedom.
The following is the proclaim Ition issued by the
chivalrcus BUcKNER at Bowling Green:
TO TIE PEOPLE or agsTUcKr.
Tie Legislature Of kentucky have been faithless
TO the viii of he peU;llv. They have endeavored
10 make your gallant safe fur'ress. in which. I'M
der the guise of DeUEa i;J. te armed forces ni tho
United States might securely prepare to surrogate
alike the people of Kentucky and the Southern
States.
It was not until after months Of covert aud open
violation OF your neutrality, with large encamp-
mentS Of Federal troops on your territory. and
a recent official DE- clarstion of the President
of the United States not to regard your
neutral position, coupled with q well prepared
scheme to seize additional point in your territory
which Of vital importance TO the safety and de-
Tense OF Tennessee that the troops Of the ConfRde
racy, O. the invitation of the people OF kentucky,
occupied defensive post IN your State. In dong
so. the commander announced his purpose TO eyaeu-
ate your territory simultaneously with similar
movement on the part Of the Federal forces, when
ever the Legislature of Kentucky shall undertake IN
enforce against beIligeronts the 'srict neutrality
which they have so often declared
1 return amongst you, citizens of Kentucky, at
the head of a force the advance of which is COM
posed entirely of Kentuekians. We do not come
to modest any citizen whsteyer may be his political
opinions Unlike the agents of the Northern des>
pOtism who seek 70 reduce us to Ike condition of
dependent vsssals we believe that the recognition
Of the civil rights of citizens is the foundation OF
Constitutional liberty, and that the claim OF The
President of the United States to declare martial
lBw to suspend the privilege of the writ Of habsas
corpus: and TO convert every barrack and every
prison IN the land into Bastie, is nothing but the
claim which other tyrants have assumed to suoJu-
gate a free people.
The Confederate States occupy Bowling Green as
a defensive position. ! renew the pledges Of the
commanders Of other columns Of Confederate troops
10 retire from the territory Of Kentucky on the
same conditions which Will govern their move
mcnts.
further give you my own assurance that the
force under my command will be used TO aid the
government of Kentucky in carrying cut the strict
neutrality" desired by its people, whenever they
undertake to enforce it against the two begerents
alike. ;, b. EuCRNER.
Brig. GeAeral e. S. A.
30 wing Green. Sept. Is, ISGl.
Cen. Robert & Foster, 3rs.