New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-12

completed BY hired ahSrers, whose pay lie to be pro-

completed by hired laborers whose pay is 10 be pro-
vd ID for by The City Council
The citizens who have been enrolled and drilled
are furDished with rapidly ~ possible. New
regiments for the war-from Indiana Michigan and
other North Western Sta,es--ars pouring in daily.
They are well armed and equipped, but entirely
without experience. They have not acquired that
self.conGdence and confidence in their officers 80
essential to good soldiers. Against veteran troops
thew could not be relied Yesterday there was an
alarm among brigade Of them in Covipgton; the
long roll was sounded, and word went out that the
enemy had appeared in force on one OF the Newport
hills and was fortifying. The artillery was brought
in position, and was just abont openi y when It was
ascertained that the supposed enemy was Judge
Dickson's negro brigade, commencing new series
OF rifle pits
If we were 10 have fight immediately onf best
reliance would be the unorgnnized men rom the
interior who have come here for the present eher-
gency They are not Impeded by reglinental ma
chinery. without knowing how TO work IL. There
farmers and farmers scDs, Wi their SHOT guns ana
old sqnrrel rifles, mean business. They heard that
the free soil of Ohio was threatened. and they nave
come hero to fight. They regari their family ri'' g
aud snus with something Ike affection, and know
how to use them. They are in sore distres. II their
weapons get out of order aud the gossps reL1e now
one Of them, an aged man, was seen the other DAY,
STOPPING down and very grayey and earnestly
sharpening his old sword upon door step.
Numerically, We have men enough. With tho
breastworks in front, they would probably do well,
lust as they are. With weeks discipline aud dIll
under Gen. Lew. Wallace, they will begin to be
soldiers.
The telegraph spoils prophecies by mall but can
hardly avoid the one absorbing, universal theme Of
speculation. We hare certainty tHrited The enemy
here. The abandonment Of the Kentucky Riyer-an
unriyaed natural line OF defeDse-ol Frankfort-oi
the whole interior-without attempting To dispute
the enernys passage is clearly opening the doors OF
Cincinnati to him. Kirby Smith appears 10 be ae-
cepting the invitation. At noon yesterday bis ad-
vance occupied Boyd's Station, only % miles ont.
Fifteen thousand OF lis troops were reported Ia
CyDthiana, but a short distance beyond. lie has
burned the bridges on the Louisville and Frankfort
Railroad as if TO provide against any attempt TO cut
him off in the rear. He 10 an enterprising General,
and has an army, without npedtmenta, which re-
ouires no base OF operations moves rapidly lives on
the county, aud is flushed with success. II he has
%. 900 men 10 day. in "a week be viii have iO,OOO,
for he is on Iich unexhaustsd recruiting ground.
He DdU not come 10 the Ohio; but If he does not,
repea il will not be lack Of invitation which pre-
vents him.
Frankfort abandoned, Nashville eyacuatDg, Ten
nessee and Kentucky given up almost without
fight the Rebels poss. ssing, or about TO potsess,
their capitals, and already threatening the CONNER
ciel metropolis Of the Obio-;aess are the heavy,
dieastrois' humaIng tdings of the hour.
Cin.nnali will not be taken. The Rebels W III
be driven from the soil Of Kentucky. Victory will
again become habit with The troops OF tie North
West, and they will sweep down TO the Gull leay-
ing no enemy in their rear. But IL will only be
alter the Government shal place the whole Nsst
under some one General VI brains and vitality, aud
no longer leave lie various departments a the mercy
Of r, spectacle sud educated imbecility A. D. n.