, 1861-08-29
KEN TUCKY.
From the Louisville Journal. q7th.1
COL. RoQEsxAu'6 BRIrAnH

Louisville hAa never Witnessed 4 military
display of equal b1illiancy or magnitude t1
that presented On Saturday by the HniteS
States troope from Camp Joe Holt. nnde1
command of Gel !. E. Kousseau, We a1
which attended the organization of the Louis-
yllle Legion, and its departure for Mexico.
The brave Old Legion grew up gradually in
our midst, ard we had been 30 familiar with
sts growth, that our wonder WAS not greatly
But our gallant friend Colonel Rousseau haa
challenged both cur wonderment a1d admira-
tion. Within the space Of few weeks he has
organized brigade Of soldiers Tor the United
States which will do honor to the Government
aaI 70 TO -; ksnt9eky and, Il Opportunity should
arms. The brigade, numbering thirteen hun.
dred men, crossed the river on the JeH.rson-
vile teuy-bpat at an early hour on Saturday
afternoon, and formed at the foot Of s.cond
street. They were subsequently marched
through our principal streets, the whole BODY
supported By Major Berry and Adjutaut Dan
lap: Both officers and men bors tn emselYes
with the HFmness, gallantFY and precision az
veterans, and thu pleasurabls impression which
their visit left upon the minds Of !oyai men
will not be effaced during life. The brigade
returned to their encampment at an ez.iy 7onr
Of the afternoon.
As there are many members Of the old
Louisville Legion, Of Mexican fame, connect
ed with Col. Rous8eau's regiment, chi Roma.
seau has yielded to their opportunities and
has determined to call his corps the Louisville
Legion From their appearance and goldisrl7
bearing, We feel confident that the new Legion
will emulate the old Legion in deeds Of gaI-
lant1y and daring in the present war for Con
etitutiona1 liberty. The Legion has been ~.
deTed to hold itself in readiness to narct To-
day, and, 1t Is understood, will depart for St,
Louis this afternoon. '0''
THE PEACE PARTY,
We unoerstano that the members Of the
peace party, the white rag party, the shirt tail
party, the diaper party, didn't hold its pro.
posed meeting On Saturday night it died be-
fore the time came, aad thEre was no white
tag for its winding sheet. Perhaps Q2arter-
master Worthington had carried all tha fags
of with him.
The JEFF Davis party OF this State first died
as secession party, then died as neutrality
Rarty, and has now died as peace party. The
thing has died three times. If It's cat. it has
got to go through the interesting process SIX
times more.
CAPTURE OF CONTRABASD GOODS.
ihe air Fas IS full Of exciting rumors On
SATURDAY rs 1t ever was Of metes. AL sorts
OF reports we're circulated in regard to bloody
work few miles from the city. The faets
seem to be these: Intelligence was given at
the custom. house Of SIX wagons loaded with
co1traband articles On their Way toward some
Staten on the Nashville Railroad. About SO
men volunteered, NOS in the form of any mill.
tary organization, but all Of them as in6ivjd-
uas, to go ont ard stop the wagons. They
vent on the rail train as far as Lebanon
junction, where they got off, and. soon over
hauling the wagons, took them back to the
ualn, put the contrAbands On the cars. and
arrived with them in the city at s O'Clock
sslu1aay sataa night: The wagons were guarded b
ford and Dick Phillips, but made no resist
ance. On the return to Louisville, On acct
dent occurred from the fendish conduct OF
sc1ne mlzcreant intent on murder A rail WIS
removed from the track this side Of Boston.
and one OF the freight cars Wis thrown in con
1our CT tive persons. It is to be hoped that
the wretch OF Wretches will be cauknt and
hung: The contraband articles taken in the
expedition were Of Varions kinds A reliable
gentleman, who went out to the depot yester.
Gay morning to see them, sa5s that he was in
tHc cars and that they contained full three
tens OF block tin and large number Of boxes
Of tin plate. It is a fact perhaps not general
y known, that the block tin is used in making
cannon, about one.third Of the material of 3
cannon being Of that article. The large guam
hty captured cannot have been designed for
peaceta1 purposes, single pig of block tin
being sufficient to last small shop six
the South at this time
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
thousands Of the good citizens of the First
congressional District Of Kentucky are con
stantly subject to all sorts Of outraees BECAUSE
they are not false to their country. Our State
authorities, SO far from afording or attempt
1pg to afford the least protection in this de.
lion and civil war if any protection shall be
given by the Federal Government. They will
neither protect KentuckiaRs as citizens OF
Kentucky, nor suffer the United States to pro.
tect them as citizens of the United States.
But citizens Of Kentucky and citizens Of HE
United States mast be protected VIII any one
cay they should not be?
HORSES AND MULES TO Be PURCHASED N
KENTUCKY.
The War Department has authorized tne
purchase Of $50 cavalry horses and .0M
mules, to be purchased ii Kentucky. Capt
y. r Beard, OF Lexington, has been aesigna.
ted as the agent, by Gen. Meigs, =. 5, Quar-.
master. ~1S<N