Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-10
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Special Correspondence Of the Union and American.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky Nov. 9.
The announcement Of the appointment of Back
INRIDGE and MARSHALL as Brigadier Generals in the
Confederate army, may be regarded as indicative
of satisfactory arrangement and distinct underS
standing at Richmond, relative to military move
menta in Kentucky. The action of the approach>
ing Convention, based as it will be, upon what has
been Effected by the Kentucky delegation to Virgin
ia, win probably develop the plan of operations,
and the stirring events likely to follow WILL it is to
be hoped, result in speedy expulsion and radiance
from the State of all those who having placed her
in false position would now fam keep her 50.
President DAVIS, in appointing these gentleman to
important rank in the Confederate service, has
given additional evidence of his wisdom and sagac~
iy in SO happily exercising the authority vested in
him by the late Congress. There are no two names
connected with the history of Virginia and Ken
lucky more Justly prominent or more worthily So
than those of BREcK1NR1DGE and MARSHALL. The
history of the men of our republic affords pars
allell career to that of Hon. JOHN O. BRECENRDGE
In all the high duties he has been called on to dis
charge not even his political enemies have question
ed his pre-eminent capacity and thorough acquittal
of the various trust. placed in his keeping. From
his first appearance on the theatre of public affairs
he has grown steadily in the gratitude and esteem
of his countrymen, while his noble character and
genuine talents give promise in any sphere of re-
iecting honor en- the State.
With an individuality about him not to be forgot
ten soon by casual observer, arising in part from
marked personal advantages, but chiefly owing to
his lofty ton of character, which impresses itself
on all his conduct; his influence in social inter
course is most remarkable, and viii doubtless be
fully evidenced by the readiness with which the
people of his State will come to the sound of his
clarion notes when he returns to rally them to the
field in defence of their constitutional freedom, for
which he battled so ca nestly and eloquently, yet
vainly, in the forum of the Senate of the United
States during its last session. The Hon HUMPHREY
MARSHALL, whose service during the Mexican var
gave evidence of military capacity of high order,
is Internationally one Of the most intellectual men
of the age In point of legal acumen the State does
not furnish his SUPERIOR while his course in Con-
gress, as we'll as his diplomatic ability during his
mission to China justly secured for him position
in TIE front rank of American statesmen
Among those who desire Kentucky's release
from the thraldom of abolition, these appointments
will give great satisfaction, the inference to be
drawn being that her destiny hereafter is to be
linked with that of the South. Let such be the
fact, and when known throughout the length and
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shout will 90 forth that Kentuckians are and will
be freemen, that unable to realize the yielding to
bribery of those she had long delighted to honor,
in the fulness of confidence she had entrusted them
with the authority to keep vigil over her sacred
rights, and while the people slumbered N conscious
security the ingrates like base udeans, threw the
pearl away. Full well will they now, and ever af-
ter realize the force of JEFFERsoN's admoniton,
when he gave utterance to the sentiment Eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty" IT'S sad indeed
to contemplate the scenes Of civil strife and blood
shed, the unnumbered wrongs and siekening acts
of insult and outrage that will inevitably grow out
of the unfortunate dilemma in which Kentucky has
placed herself, by delay that had well nigh toled
the death knell of her liberty.
At last the spell is broken, neutrality, as under
stood by the honest yeomsnry of the State has been
ignored turned from its proper and well meant
purpose to subsidze the base uses of those who,
basking in the sunshine of Federal executive favor,
appendage to the Abolition States. with no hope of
escape save through an ordeal of blood in compari
son with which the events of this uuholy war thus
far sink into nsgniicance The scales are fast fall
ing from the eyes of those who have so long been
deluded and terrible as the reality of the conse.
Quences may be- they will prove equal to the occs>
sion. As soon then as the war programme shall be
made known, general uprising will ensue, when
mindful of their well won reuown in the glorious
past, the Kentuckians will emulate the vslor of
their sires and, alter driving LNoOLNs hirelngs be
yond their borders, mete out fitting punishment to
those venal miscreants who have provoked this is
sue So surely as night follows day, terrible ret
ributiOD, as fearful that which overlook Pharaoh
and his ungodly hosts will folio the wagers of this
unholy and unnatural crusade.
How much is il to be deplored that the leaders of |
the Southern Rights party in Kentucky did not
inaugurate measures in concert with the other
Southern States at an earlier day. Had they done
so, the Federals would have scarce secured any
hold upon the State, as it now is, they are rapidly
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violating with impunity. The defensive policy of
the Confederate forces here, however, may soon be
interfered with and provoke active hostties, as 1t
is credibly reported this morning. that all the Lin
coin forces but recently at Henderson,, Greensboro,
and SpotesviIle, on the Ohio river, are concentra
ting at Hartford, an inland town, fifty miles from
this place. the county seat of Ohio county, where
they now number from 500 to 6,G0G men under
command of Gen. CRITTENDEE. All Of the sick who
are here and not convaescent and whose conditions
will admit of removal are beng sent to more com
Portable localities; mnay disposed to regard it
rs ominOus of decisive action particularly when
observing the general activity and movement of
troops, the number and destination of which you
will be advised at the earliest proper moment.
Already fully 900 men, taking with them eight
lays ratons, have gOneeto a certain point for the
purpose of surprising body of the enemy not far