New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-04
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From Our Special Correspondent
frt-.f LOUISVILLE, Sept. 80 1861.
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From Our Special Correspondent
7tr.f LOUISVILLE, Sept. 20, 1861.
SUGGESTION.
II THE war 10 TO use railroads for purposes Of trans
portaton, il s'riks me the Government could take no
better thought for the morrow than TO direct military
commanders 10 have bridge timbers in readiness.
Bridge burning is the main feature of Secession war
fare, and the rapid movement Of our armies by rail
must depend on the speedy reconstruction Of railroad
bridges. There are doubtless thousands Of good
vorkmen idle in the United States, who have been
thrown ont of employment by The general etagnaion
of trade and there is no lack of skillful mechanics
to direct their labors. Would Il not be well, there
fore, 10 have five hundred or thousand men EN-
poyed in connection with each division OF the army,
as il advances to make ready 30 far may be, tim
bcrs for bridges, so that Reconstruction may be the
work Of few days only in each ease, instead OF sew
eral wcelsl Several bridges on The Louisville and
Nashville road have been destroyed already; and,
" bile the enemy is evidently weak in his position,
and disposed TO recede, our brave Gen. Sherman
cannot advance till they are reconstructed.
On the bridge at Rolling Fork, which is an import
ant ono, there are but forty fifty hands employed.
may not 10 possible, under the circumstances for
him to employ more force. But THE is only The Ie-
ginning Of bridge work, FIVE advance to Nashville
and surely the Government cen contemplate no.
thing less When Green River and Banon River
shall have been reached, there will be the same
impodiment at each. Unless some procaution be
taken like that which have suggested there must
be long DELAY 20 rebuild at every bridge, that trans
rortation may be certain and speedy in rear of tho
army.
BUCKSFR's VANDALISM
Gen. Buckner is suliee'ing tue PeOple around
Bowling Green to the most relentless System OF
pillage and oppression. A large quantity Of salt
and cooperage belonging 10 pork-packin house,
one Of whose members lives in Louisyille, WISE
seized soon after he took possession of the village,
aud sent 20 Nashville. Tie value could not fall
short Of 81, 600. That tie owners were considered
Secessiouisis dill not exempt them. ChHens ARE
even robbed Of their family stores. have Informs
ton Of particular instance, in which family, ia
moderate circumstances, was forced 70 give up ali
The provisions about the house. The fstbtr was alb
sent and the son required TO choose one Of three
alternsliyes-to join the army, 90 TO work for the
Coufede.ates, or be shot. So RAPIDLY have the sol
diers consumed the country, that bacon is worth -
cents per pound in Bowling Green, though the place
is situated in most productive region Of the State.
CONDITION OF THE REBEL SOLDIERS.
Numerous advices have reached ths city OF the
desttuion, nakedness, and dissatisfaction OF BucL-
ners army. From the mos. reliable information at
INV command, set their number down at 10000.
Many Of them have Indifferent arms such 20 dot
"a av1 ,gl al
some IRE destitute of arms. Guns of every desclip-
ton are taken fIom the citizens, 20 equip the men.
An the arms % he Home Guards were appropriated
at once. From the family mentioned above, ~ be
ing robbed of proysions they took the only sun thoy
possessed. All accounts agree that the konlucAsns
who joined the expedition deceiycdi that Buck
uer represented TO tLem before setting OUT that IN
removing them 10 Kentucky be only Furposed 70 60
tablish military oncampment for instruction, and
would rot make war against the State. a lady who
resdas in Louisville received letter from her son,
who was in Camp Boone before tie raid into Ken
lucky in which he complains bitterly Of hs d,siuis
condition. declares be reduced into arirs against
hi, native STATE, end expresses an ardent deiire TO
escape This is sd 10 DC fair index Of lie feeling
anon, the Eenlucl-Gu5 in camp AZ Bowling Green.
There will no doubt b. numerous deleI.ions whom
ever opportunities o,cuT Indeed, an now sats-
iod If Gen. Rousseau lad been permitted to neamp In
Kentucky, instead oi being phced over the Iiyer-s5
II United Siatos soldiers he'd no right to engamp IN
this Stationary Of these rash young men would
have joined him. They we're restless youths, who
wished 70 enls,, and knew nothing Of tieir duty
save wha; they inferred from grog-shop pIrsnce
about the North and "the Soutb.' fRouiseau
had been in tbs STATE doubtless many would have
split the difference, and gone for Kentucky.
o. what q war this il lor officers i Already the
streets OF Louisville glitter, oI sunny day, with
the bright, glazed cals Of generals, colonies, cap
tAns, and liea,ona,s; hut the soldiers OF kentucky
are vet 10 be raised. Beside Rousseaus brigade, and
the little army al Camp Dick Robinson, whose hands
are full with caring for Zollicofer, what have we
Doubtless we tcW have enc army, when each Off
Ger gete hrs men. But time, aud the rapid move
Inents Of starved invaders, will not wait fOr al this
The Cincinnati Con mercioi OF yesterday said we'll
that " the Governors OF Ohio and Indiana, and the
authorities at Washington, should spare no effort,
but exercise tho seepess activity and ganoe,
and stop nj no expense in forwarding the troops and
arms that are needed" We have Home Guards
who would GgLt the devil in harness, just fOr Tie
fun Of Sight but those are soldiers of q moment.
We must have an army for the war; II The right
sort Of army be placed in Kentucky upon the Tine Of
the Nashville Railroad, tie work Of Generals Nc
CleIlsn and Fremont will coon DO easy, and the dis
ionted Rebsls will begin TO look, every man, to hs
own Staie-tbe doctrine OF State Rights will de-
ve,ope Itself in the army, and Tennessee will give
the keynote Of d.cord, selecting hOr own yoTss OF
Dixie for melody to march by.
THE UPPpR CUMBERLAND.
While an sdystcs upon MELVILLE With u heavy