Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-27
Late from Louisville and st. Louis
ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES.

The city yesterday was crowded with refu-
gee. from Louisville ard St. Louis, who fed
hither for the purpose of enjoying the life aud
liberty such a. was guaranteed them by the
Government We Odce acknowledged. We
would give the names of score of these
whom We know personally, were it not that
their families and their proper ties would be
sacrificed on account of il.
One OF the gentlemen referred to left here
some two weeks since for the purpose OF
bringing his family from Cincinnati. A Vir-
gilman by birth, circumstances prevented him
from sooner making the undertaking. He
arrived in Cincinnati, made the necessary ar
rangements, and was on the point of leaving,
when he was arrested as a spy. He under
went an examination which lasted four hours,
conducted by the Custom House officer and
Wbarfmaster of the city, when, after taking
the oath, which he did under protest, he was
permitted to depart. In company with his
wife he arrived at Louisville, where he was
again subjected TO a rigid examination. Fore
seeing the difficulties he would encounter, he
sent bis wife back 10 Cincinnati, and deter
mined TO Try it alone.
Navigation below Louisville had been cd
tireIy suspended, but Capt. j. b. Archer, of
the Commercial, Ian ayOwed SecessiOnis),
obtained permission To make one more trip.
He secured passage, in company with some
two hundred others, in a similar predicament
a wagon to convey him to the State line
Many Of the other passengers debarked at
OSneSbOrO' and came overland from that
point
When our informant left Cincinnati a large
number of volunteers were crossing from
Ohio to Kentucky, and five hundred came
down to Louisville on the same boat. The
regulars at Newport Barracks had marched
into the interior. Business in Cincinnati was
at perfect sland-stiIl, and the work of en-
listing had nearly played out. AT Louisville
a SecessiOnist dare not utter his sentiments
A large party arrived from ST. Louis yes
ferday. In addition to taking the OATH
which seems to be very popular up there,
they were permitted to leave the city only
uuon their parol of honor. 10 issuing per-
mits the names, age. color Of eyes. hiar, the
height, the destination, etc, etc, are put in
it, and nobody to whom the slightest suspi-
ciOn attaches, can leave the city. To such
point of slavery has Lincoln reduced that
CITY that the sentiments and acts of each citi-
zen is known, and he is marked AID a
ruined man, who is opposed to ''the powers
that be-" Acts OF inhumaLS barbarity have
struck terror to the souls of the most daring.
Six gunbOats are being built at St. Louis
Two OF them will be finished by the first of
November, and the others will not be COM
pleted until December. These will draw six
feet OF water.
A proclamation for all loyal engineers
10 COME forward and take service with the
Government, he'd been Issued. which caused
quite tlntteTing among that class. 1t was
understood that similar '.Order" would be
issued for the benefit of pilots, and sudden
secession movement was accomplished by all
who could leave. The St. Louis refugees
went to Louisville where they took the Com
mercial and landed at Greensboro, from
which place they made their way overland TO
the Tennessee line. With one exception they
were not mOlestPd. Ia Todd county they
came across Union mau, who informed
them that he was "PrOf. ID. A. Carson" who
proclaimed himself The president of the
Union party of Todd county, \ little
bIarney induced him to give the party the
following pass, which. as a literary curiosity
We copy Ue61tiH:
Il Have STOPPED and examened - and
and --a and fOuude theme True
Patriots all pirsen pleas let theme and
Wagun Pas ThrOughe our State"
Il The President of the union partey
Todd County. "PROF. ID. A. CARSON"
Alter pointing out to them the houses of
Secessionists to be avoided, the professor"
permitted them TO proceed. but they did not |
have occasion to use his Pas |
Ii was understood that martial law would |
be declared in Louisville Saturday, and it is |
undoubtedly true that such was the case
Mem. AUaLaHehe. 24th-