Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-10

The laastsg pm ct A. Q. ll..is.s. Eso. cf a.; ~
Orleans 4ieey-s, y e7ideEtly & work again in n
Si9mns OF his p1PeR- 70 say mat he IS the mo-
elegant and eloquent Bewspaper writer IN de- d,
ieceraes : only saying what Ne belle IS jastis
% this gallant and high toned Kentucky rsn.iema
lie doss not write often, for i is only large oc,-
sion that calls hin from the pursuits Of Lis plset
ton life 10 grasp the pen he so well knows how
WELD with efscs and then the readers Of tn Ia
ynlas ePjoy treat the delightful for ne rsrrs
ted rarity.
We give bslow extracts from the recent s-.icl
in which detect the Characteristic Of t,ss uI
riva,'e pen. Tie 6'sf and-r ne csptioa Jt
cois's Generals q. K-ltuky and this Is its c.osir
paragraph:
iLe r,orlsgu4 'ion orders the miIirii =, rereI
themsslvvs u Gen SAecmau's camp SherusrI
That Is not Kentucky name Did the L, geslaiuI
call him Does he pOlluts tbs snl ~ ( nue. "A
/ Does Rousseau pOllute the sol ~ keafucx, 4
I Liuecln crimps pOiute The soil Of kenla ~ N
/ In the oPiniOH Ct this prOClamaJiUn, G'-u Alb
/ Sydney johnson and BishOp Polk, and z ,ilic0dl
/ and Buekner-ulen. be u said with reverend
/ WHOSE, walk would not pOllute the courts ABOVE
such as these pOllute the soil Of Kentucky, Will
the myrmidOns Of Seward are its safeguard and 1
blessing One word more. We would d. viOenI
to eur belief to ascribe to Cen Crittenden any Nd
tive for his choice Of sides, but bis Cd
deliberate opinions. constrained by the Al
| cidents CT his position, 10 which we hal
] alluded. II he, for these causes or any oihd
sees DC 70 exchenge the sympathy and regard Of Il
Southern frle q for such respect as nav be I'd
chased from the North BY adding tie vigor Of Il
arm to the strength Of the oppress0r; IT, indsei I
has Exchanged for theI COLI nduraoessOf a levpl
whose disposition Is typitisd by etern4I SAW II
warm attachments of those Of whose impuls,s a
rennial f5wsrs are CmDlematic. all We e4a say l
60 &c. but il in the stricken field a. well may II
De should see his brother Georges cre~t In 4
tLickest fight. as as-uredly be Will be ther, 81
hear hin encouraging his hosts u defsHt IT,
/ homes and affairs, ~ certainly h. will We 50 II
bid him comPste the fratrisilsl act ~ nri..rIt
bis sharp sh0,t-rs u silence that "a snly voice,
water the dust Of battle wiki the bloUj OF Il
/ prOudest geullem Of his race.
The second article ia under the caption u
Ksasicky Bought for Il Possession, or as q spsc,il|
tom" and We extract the folio wing regretting ID
we cannot publish in full
But Of Kentucky. viii she ratify the sale of IA
/ liberty! viii her manhood Withstand tie CORFU
ton Of her public meI7 If she could but know
anguish and hope with which her children, scatteI
ed abroad throughout the land all in th ir anpoiat
spheres, doing battle for the cause Of freedom Ii
tenIng TO every rumOr that crosses the border;
she could see them in every battle field and VII
ever danger Is or is 70 be, laying their ara %
night wind TO c4tch a m1rmur from the hsma-
their Childhood, or gazing upon. the telegraph wiz
/ as If eagerness might draw good tidings IRON
/ mysteries, she would know that she has more
h6it lOF tuAn the possession OF the sQii Ok has
wealth Of loge which the mother Of the Grace
might envy, aad a store Of veneratiOR which mig
enrich an empire depending upon the result.
II the patriots who have taken uo arms in b
/ defense should suecumb; if Kentucky wiilirgly
/ come Black Republican vassal; if, indeed. Meth
/ the svOwet purpose Of the government. the invasi
OF foreign levIss, the imprisonment # her citiz ID
/ the suppression Of the press, the interdicuon
/ fee speech, the violation Of private. dwellings
/ spies, and Informers, aud kijnapPers eanuOt srou
her. she viii scarcely be worth the powder n qIlr
/ to subjugate or defend her. She will become b
and by-wOrd. Far be it from Us 30 im.gine 81
| a thing but shOald she bow her neck 20 the "a
aCd lick the hand that is raised to shed her bio
she VIII be mOuFned BY her sons, in every cline
her own in ssckclOth and in ashes AID those "
| stand ready to help her, and bleed for her \
speak Of her as the Prophet did Of the sposricy
Israel, when in the abandonment Cf des2air be
claimed, Ephraim has turned to his Idols, let
alone"
When all is done; when Kentucky is no longer
strategic necessity for the inVssiOs OF the SOut
when Mr.. Seward gets tired Of his bargain,
would get back some of the purchase money. wh
he sets her up at auction, her children afar Of 4
bid for no breathing thing within her borders
will ask the refusal Of the church yards IN " b
the bones Of their fathers sleep.