The New York herald., 1861-12-28
INTERESTING FROM KENTUCKY.
correspondence of the N. o. Picayune

BOWLING GEEEN, lcC. IL, 1851
Presd,a Lincon's Messaos-Southem Iata7raation Of
His Po,ty-Tic Political Fteiingin Ken, mky-7ne For
tfcctioas at Bo,c,ing GreenMocHsents of Confederate
Tho Presidents message has faon like thunder bolt
kentucky II lifts tho veil beneath which the purpo
ses and Tocy tho administration been concealed
r,n, them For the first time the people convinced
that the President and his Cabinet really controlled by
the Chicago Platform as by law higher and above tho
constitution ard all tho statutes Of the land For the first
time they made TO aerstand that higher law to
which nj Boston, September 13 1860. Mr.. Seward
said Mr.. Lincoln committed, and which what now
leading Lincoln organ said at the tms would impe him.
elected TO ampie under his feet the constitution
all the statutes Of the land and the decisions of all the
tribunals Of the aad And most amazed, conUundel and
indigats of al are the union men Of the State who
steadily adhered to pe administration sustained
its policy aud its measures from March a. All feel the
blow aimed IT their rights md their dearest interests
the taic alcEe feel that they have been dupcd
d ivcd, b,trayed--nalo tho tools Of cunning ana un
scr .lulogs denagoguos.uc instruments Of their
ruin
nae leaders whose arts and management havs led tho
people ato the Illuminating and perilous position they
clIy, aad whose services bought with gold will
sa ID hy th. President they would execute his orders
were he command them to destroy all children of
yeas Of and under in their respective fields OF
command. Eat ro!.able accounts from Boonc Bourbon
Hard Union and Faycttc counties the feeling
IN them ~ intense, deepssated and loudly expressed
These who have been bigoted "Unicn" mcst
violent in tho expression Of their cond .maaticn OF the
message and openly utter sentiments which could not
have been spoken in tha same places with impuny ten
days ago Ard in the army among the troops raised for
LincJ IN knatucky intense dissatisfaction prevails, and
lawyer Of this city in the federal army wrote the
other day. arlend here to the above effect added
.hat he iuid not refrain from shedding when he
read the 70. or OF tho Secretary OF War The Lousve
Dsnt9u which has becn bought and paid fer, and o
VII SO p@opct has just been elected pubic printer by
the bogus Legislature al frankfort, says uncss the
rnendai OF The Sec etary OF War rejected Will
take 200 eco men ~ hold Kentucky. The Louisville
yoateal says unless the measur.s recommended arc
secured tbe cannot be shadow Of doubt that the
IaJn Il swallowed p, and has hopes OF this only in the
press re of pnbc o. ion On thc resident In The mean
a, a tl. Tnnr Ia.
The reign OF the widest, maddcst ercest iaaaticsm
restrained by single trace Of justice
sense.
II our army here c3ui now advance into ccutra Ken
tucky IL would b. joined by thousands and Of thou
sauGs OF scch soldiers rs never were IN the ranks OF
cthe- army WHO ult foca tu standards, not by
ters iftes, bat by hundreds each bring Gg his
nd ann, ni.iur, bu without organization ralyng
point ANA surrounded by armed tnoasands they
move aad for want Of arms and the fcderas will
winter keuuckr soil II may b. for the best but I
cannot bnl believe Tint Il forward movement from this
place with twenty thousand men would bo successful.
In theSffst letters wrote you cndea vored to give
idea or The condition Of 1hirs in this Statc
and the feelings Of the people their desires their
syInpath!cs and the motives Gy sbich their political
ac;u has controlled; and though my statements
and conclusions may not have been, ami probably were
not satisfactory larticpla " V these a. distance, not
one thing has occurred since change the views then
aimed and recent events ami manifestations of pO
puar feeling are no doubt ~ my mind Of their correct
The the Llhcatons here being pusho with
renewed yeor about oC0 ncn being constantly employ
ed upon thcin. NJ rta.niacuts in engineering do not
Justify me in expressing opinion ic strength and
efficiency Of tho works being erected here but military
men say they !mprcgnaDlc aud tomy inexperienced
and uncducaed eye they lock The place will be
completely fortified.
Gen hin man, with about $500 mon Is near Green
river and the enomy 10 force occupying the north
bank Of That The city AMI camps have been rife
This evening with Of engagement to-day be.
tween advanced forces, but am nab TO trace them
any reliable Large renorcemoats have bccn
ccived here within the last wentyiour A9urs but tho
authorities are rctccn and the camps have so dis
tributed now extending over space OF country live
miles square, that cannot learn what regiments, or
where they froprobaby tie brigados Of Generals
| ponelson and Anderson, from Western Virginia.