Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-29
From the Advance.

GREEN RfvAR, KY; Jan. "A, 1897.
EDS. LEADER: With pleasure I repeat e
''raro'" saying for these times, " All quiet
on the Potomac" Wo can say here with
how much Of pleasing qualification dare
not attempt to telD universal quiet reigus,
and but little occurs to break the monoton-
ous lite of the soldiers in camp.
The weather 10 delightful. For some
deys past It has forgotten to rain, and the
unbroken sea of mud in which we were an
chored few days Ogo, has given place 10
solid ground and Sleasant walks. As
.write tho sun looks down as on a summer
dsy, the birds sing from overhsnging
bonghs, and weary, wsyworn men look
cheerful and happy, aud their countenances
seem to say, "the winter is over and gone;
the time of the singing of the birds has
come" Thus may it be to us in the expe-
riences Of the future.
BOWLING GREEN.
A gentleman who escaped from the above
place earlY yesterday morning, says the
rebel force there is forty thousand, besides
ten thousand somewhere this side. He says
they are we'll provided with plain food,
poorly clothed, and indifferently armed,
excepting their artillery, which he repre-
aents as being good.
The reports at Bowling Green of the late
battle at Somerset, gave complete rebel
victory, having entirely overthrown the
Union forces, captured all their stores, guns,
horses, wagons, &c, and killed over two
hundred Of our men.
He expressed himself perfectly astounded
when the real facts were made known to
him at Gen. McCook's headquarters. I
think there will be wide contrast between
therebel reports Ofthat sanguinary conflict,
and those of the flying, defeated Tennessee
ans, who are by this time circulating pretty
freely among the people of Sou hern Ken
lucky and Western Tennessee.
IN SEARCH OF A RUNAWAY.
Let mo give you an instance of Kentucky
patriotism. Last fall, while Buckner had
possession of the Louisville L Nashville
Railroad, Transporting his troops over it,
aud using it in every way for the purpose Of
promoting his nefariOus plans, having taken
posses ion ef Elizabethtown and other pla-
ces in this part Of the State, establishing
Martial Law in all of them, thus most ef-
fectually intimidating, iDjuring, aud seek
ing to subdue all loyal men. OF course this
wa exceedingly gratifying to all secession
sympathizsrs everywhere, but to none more
80, than 70 a certain Mr.. H.-living near
Nolin. As the trains passed, bearing rebel
troops and Haunting the rebel flag, he was
wont to cheer Justify for jeff. Davis and the
Southern Confederacy, ann said "thank God
the time has come when Lincolnites must
leave Kentucky" and he hoped they would
meet a felon'S doom. It happened that
while our army lay at Camp Nevin, one of
this maR's slaves, a sprivhily young fellow,
for whom he could have taken fifteen hun
dred dollars a few months before, took upon
himself tho responsibility of walking into
camp. The next day his master came in
hunting for his escaped chattel" He
found him, but in order to get him he must
prove his loyalty to the United States Gov
ernment, which, by the way, was difficult
task But there wss no other way. Seeing
his old minister" whom he had refused to
support, for several months past, according
to promise, becausa of his unsWerVing at
tachment to the Union, he asked him to 20
with him to Gen. McCOok and do him a
small favor. On reaching the Generals
Head Quarters, Mr.. II. said, General, here
is q man of character and position, who will
testify to my loyalty" can do no such
thing" said the Minister, "for know you
to be rsbid secessionist." he lett without
his boy Yesterday the mans wife came
down 10 max another effort to get the slave.
She presented paper with good many
names on it, certifying to her husbands 10y
of
attached to that paper were known 10 be the
meanest kind of secessionists.
McCCok said to her, Madam, while trees
grow and wate-s run, and rocks upon rocks
are piled in these everlasting bills, you can
not have your slsvs unless the loyalty of
your husband is established beyond doubt.
As she turned 10 20 home, did not think
she looked particularly happy, nor do think
she entertains very exalted opinion Of our
Gener. is. Is not this the true policy? Take |
the property of rebels, Of every description, |
snG confscate it to the use Of the Govern
ment and the breaking up of the rebellion. |
We feel here that this is the only plan that !
will succeed. There is in this State, and !
presume in all the border States, an element
of great power, and Of sound loyalty, that |
IS nevertheless thoroughly pro-slavery. This |
element is with us in crushing the rebellion, |
in confscating the property Of the traitors, |
but hoy say, let it be done constitusionally. |
Away with your prOolamations declaring the |
slaves of all free. In this they can see no
justice.
What the effects of such proclamations
would be in rebellious States further South, |
we have no means of knowing, but believe |
the effects here would be evil, and only evil. |
With the avOwed policy of the Admins |
tration legitimatelY applied and carried out, |
we will have the strong arm and sturdy |
blows of this class TO put down treason, an
srchy, and misrule, and establish on an |
imperishable basis, the Constitution and |
Government of our land-''s consumatiOn |
most devoutlY to be wished" What more |
do we want? Certainly nothing. Who |
among the most restless and impatient of |
t0 anti-s!avery world cannot wait and see |
what the great Arbiter of human destiny /
will accomplish for US in this terrible rebel |
lion.
"He plants His footsteps on the sea,
And rides upon the storm"
Let US watch and pray, labor and hope.
Ever Yours, EURoTUs,
49th Ohio. |