Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-18
FROM KENTUCKY.
Special Correspondents OF the Nashville Union and American
Vandalism of the FederaIs--Win Ken.
IuckIans SUI bniit 10 II!--ReView OF Troops
Disadvantages Add ress, ETC, etc.

Vandalism of Ihe FederaIs--Win Ken
IuckIans Su bnliI II!-.ReVieIV OF Troops
-sBreckinridges Add ress, ETC., etc.
BowLnG GREEN, KY, Oct. Is, 1861.
If additional proof were wanting to fasten upoI
the authorities at Washington the stigma of having
nsugurated and prosecuted a war of unparalleled
barbarity and atrocity, the evidence daily accumu
lating in this State, if properly presented would
cOnsign the inshgators of this unholy and unchris
tan crusade TO bed of iRfamy, in which the un
Gagged furies would be 10th to lay down. Not day
but reports reach here Federal inroads, followed
by unlicensed plllage and the unnecessary destruc
ton of the property Of private citizens, who for nc
other crime than that of entertaining opinions hostile
to the usurpers government and daring to think that
this war being carried on for the sole purpose Of
the total abolition of slavery and the subjugation Of
the citizens Of the South to the condition of serfs.
A few days since a marauding party numbering
about forty Lincolnites, mace their appearance a
short distance from Eizsbethtown and after plum
dering the houses of two gentlemen supposed to be
in sympathy with the Southern cause, they fired
the dwellings and fled The ashes of barns, cabins
and demicies to which the incendiaries' torch has
been applied Muldroughs Hill, attest the char
acter of the horde with which Kentucky is being
overrun and st the same time the evidences of de-
struction presented at every furlong for the dis
lance of several ml;s beyond the Confederate lines
will but serve as remembrance of the destrOyers
hand and accelerate, if not terrible retribution,
a speedy advance and dispersion Of the invading
outlaws.
To what feast of carnage and flow of blood,
have Kentuckiang been invited Will they particI-
pate in the cannabalistic barbecue to be prepar~
ed for them, sateing their appetites upon bodies
of brothers, and quenching thirst whicnit seems
naught but fellows blood will appease 1t is to be
hoped not Let the destiny of Kentucky be shaped
it may, she is to-day, could free and unbiased
expression other citizens be given, heartily devoted
TO tie South.
Military matters here are in 6 state of quietude,
a calm pervades unusussI to point to which so
much strategic Importance is attached, as this !;
it may be however, the precursion of & storm
which, whenit shall spread, will open with fury
that will make the welkn ring with its tldings of
deliverance for a service-bounded people.
The preparations for the completion of the grand
Notifications here are rapidly progressing, and
should the season continue favorable, a few weeks
will suffice for placing the town in condition to
has beied the heretofore well deserved appellaton
of being one of the 'aeisEcholy months days the
saddest Of the year" For several days the sunshine
has been glorious in luxurious June; the forest
foliage with which the town is skirted is becoming
flashed with crimson, and the leaves glitter like
daggers stained with the blood OF summer.
Walking abroad, as we did On Sunday, several
miles from witness grand review of troops,
our attention was attracted by the green grasses
slightly brown and crisp, but the beached stalks of
the flowers, like head stones, were there to mark
the graves of youth, age and beauty.
The display of the Tennessee regiments, of which
there are several here, was quite credItable shows
Jog that SYSTEM of strict military tutilage had
been adopted by officers and impaired to privates.
Gen Buckner wss highly pleased with the review
ard appearance of the troops, expressing himself
in cOmmendatory terms of their martial appearance
and bearing. Coupled with the return of soldiery
and the burial OF 6 coIarsde who had died the day
previous, the entire command forming a funerrl
cortege grand and solemn the day passed of with,
out any other incidents Of note. An unfortunate
circumstsnce resulting in the accidental destruction
of portion Of the railroad bridge over Green river
occurred day before yesterday. Growing cut
of a misconstruction OF orders one of the
piers and two spans of the magnificent struc
ture were destroyed l am happy to say, however,
that necessary preparations are being TGde with
every possible dispatch, to repair the damage, and
the hope Is entertained that soon as the son to
Louisville" is ordered, the Iron Horse will glide
over it as rapidly as before the late i'll timed blast
Gen. A JOHNSTON and staff arrived by special
train last evening from your city, and all parties
are on the ci UiUe, anticipating a forward move
ment. The address of Hon. J c. BRECKINRIDGE has
been receved, commanding ITSELF as it does to the
highest need Of every true Kentuckian's praise
conceived in most appropriate taste forcble. lucid
and unanswerable; the delicacy OF his position, is
the best solution of his silence since his return
from Washington but the recreaacy of a faithless
Legislature has removed the bond and he now
speaks forth in unmistakable language to con>
stiIuency who have always delighted to honor
him.
The resignation Of Senatorial honors for place
in the ranks Of a soldier life needs No comment.
Passengers by the train from Green River this
Morgan and his entire command. They met with
no mishap except the losing of horse, to counter
act which thirteen Of the enemy's were brought in
Reports Of an engagement between the pckets
constantly reaching US, but nothing of reliable or
interesting nature has been received here since my
last. LExNGToS.