The New York herald., 1862-07-31

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War In Kentucky, Tennessee and Mis-
sourt.
BeriaA MagofBn, the secession Governor OF
loyal Kentucky, has just issIen bis proclama-
ton, calling eaiii:s &c &c State Legislature to maes on
the 14th day of August. in consequence OF the
ominous condition of things in the Common
wealth, resulting from the late insolent ferays
of rebel gueriIas.
The Governor says: "a civil conflict is impend-
| ing over u.s." that ls is without soldier or
dollar to protect tie lives, property or liber-
ties of the people, or to enforce the laws;" that
"daiy appeals are being made" to him for pro-
lection against marauding bands, but that
being left without power, he has no alternative
than this appeal to the Legislature, tc provide
for the defence Of the State and to consider the
policy to be adopted in regard to 1.-THE late
action of Congress and the President
touching slavery" and to provide "for
the safety of our institutions and tho
peace and tranquility of the Common
wealth" This is very good for MagofHn, and
we have every reason to believe that the Legls-
lature will very soon provide the ways and
means for the expulsion from Kentucky of these
gangs of rebel banditti which, 80 long as they
exist within her borders, are q burning shame
and reproaoh TO her chivalry and loyalty.
But Kentucky is not the only State suffering
| from these bands Of rebel marauders. From
the debris of Beauregard's late grand rebel
Army of the Southwest, Tennessee is extensively
infested with these rebel freebooters. Along
the southern border of that State they have de-
stroyed or appropriated within the last three
weeks millions of property belonging to the
government and to loyal citizens, and they are
still plundering and burning, and committing
all sorts of atrocities upon loyal people, right
and left. 1t also appears that the withdrawal
Of General Curtis from Arkansas has not only
left that State and its Union inhabitants at the
mercy of the rebel General Hinanan and his
local confederates, but that these desperate
traitors have been emboldened to detail
marauding guerilla expedition or two for the
invasion of Missouri, in corporation with Sc
cession bushwhackers there that had been
driven out Of the State into their holes and cor
ners by the army of Gen. Curtis.
Unquestionably all these predatory opera
tions of rebel robber bands in Kentucky, Ten
ncssee and Missouri are parts of the general
programme of JEFF. Davis and bis confederates
at Richmond. Their Secretary of War has
very lately promulgated this fact to the world
in an official edict. The object is apparent. 1t
is to divert twenty, thirty or fifty thousand
regular Union troops to each Of these
aforesaid States to the work Of suppressing
these guerillas, and thus to weaken, to the ex-
tent of seventy-fve or q hundred thousand
men, the forces from which we might otherwise
Immediately reinforce our two all-important
armies in Virginia.
/ We have no doubt, however, that Gen. Hal
leck thoroughly understands the game of the re-
bel leaders, and that he will not be diverted from
the great work before him in Virginia by these
guerilla tactics of the enemy in the West The
Governor of Missouri, trusty, loyal man, has
gone the right way to work in calling out the
militia Of the State to put down these guerilla
| brigands therein. We are confident that this
movement will speedily re-establish law and
order in Missouri, and enable the Governor to
place twenty or thirty thousand soldiers, armed
and equipped, at the service of the President,
and for the relief of Arkansas.
The Presidents Provisional Governor Of Ten
nessee, Andrew johnson, should, we think, be
authorized to call out the militia Of that State,
and to enforce the requsition by our regular
army in that quarter. Thus Tennessee could
| soon be placed in the possession of local
army sufficient for her own protection against
the rebel guerillas with which she is harassed !;
| for We have no doubt that, even 1t this day
twenty or thirty thousand first rate URion SOL
diers may be raised in . month in Tennessee
under . levy upon the militia.
With regard to Kentucky, we rely upon her
loyal Legislature and loyal people. Beriah
| Magofin, her Governor, has no power, because
| the Legislature found him to be in league with
secession traitors, and SO ell power to appro-
pirate money or soldiers was taken away
from him or rigidly denied him. In word,
| President Lincoln, with General Halleek at his
elbow, and in cooperation with the local
authorities Of Kentucky, Tennessee and Missou-
ri, can amply provide, not only for the sxpul-
sion Of the rebel guerillas Of said States, with
out drawing upon our military forces in any
| other quarter, but can render those States
OF great service to the general cause, in their
contributions Of soldiers for active service in
other States; and we hope that this plan Of
operations, or something like 1t, will, as fast -
possible, be put into execution.
! GOVERNOR MAGoFFN AGAIN SPEAKs.-H will
be seen by our dispatches from Louisville that