Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-03-13
Ut LUt H.'TI II )
P's-onsi Experiences im Li"a"inaom,

All along the lire frum Hay denve Nashville met
with much detention being often obliged to switch Off and
allow freight to pass: train after train swept aong laden
down with struggled DDS from Louisville. Cincinnati AID
other points; pOrh, bacon ammunition, packed IN butler
and lard quckiver IN the same oeaginou envelope, and
genuine Pie Dexters l24 wbiskey waranted kill
forty yard) painted and branded in the most approved
style imMene quantities Of alcohol, branded whifkey,
in short every variety OF goods all pouring H Nash
vile This city at that time perfect magazine of
could be accomplished in the vicinity Of the depos
Kentucky then neutral What sad blunder that spen
did old State made Her position OF neur lty all that is
and can he said about the want of to the contrary not
withstsndrg, monstrous piece OF laundering
statesmen ever perpetrated.
We have ever thought how correctly we know not that
there but two solutions OF this businesseer that
the political party leaders nearly balanced that
decided stand or con could be taken and neutrality
ad pied compromise, (perish all compromises they
lily cempacts leaving the nture to blind CHARGE
the Federal party was the shapes and decoJ the
states rights int his ebOrVe policy, we'll knowing
that such position cou not be maintained and that under
variety of specou@ pretexts, Lincoln could form TIE
ceus OF Union army and point of cohesion for the anti
Southern party Nothtg could have been shosight-
ed suicidal. The State only became natural
the Of fct between the hostile
rnments but she became the theatre of the most bitter
ternecne nate and civil warbler people d;straced-ami
lies and communities by dscord father array ed
against son, brother fgalnst brother and neghbor
against cighbOr " their enemies those OF their
own household all confidence and security at epd-Do
mans lite liberty safe against the skukiDg assassin and
the cowardly iuforner- premium upon treachery
basene s-her true ted, in ulied, is ned
aud despo her soil cVer-rnn by hireings--her val
eys res ding to the battle crv of FOREIGN tr0ops Lnotno
DOWN her cECreuher mountains carrying up the melan-
chOy diTge III echoirg walls Crag and peak to
ne her fair and sn ing fields dyed # in tie wa m life
tide of patrios-her stained tn the blood
of nobest best This picture may overdra
bnt those who have heen here we h,vs heen ami seen
what have attest that this sketch gives but
faint idea of the OF uVerehad ing Ken
tuckV IKE huge funeral pail Our future narrative will
tell the tale when arrive it. We doubt Mis-
souri, furnish parallel to this glorious old State,
gwen yer 10 The idols Of her rulers choce-Lipcon and
The lGq But resume the thread Of yarn We
passed etl th ugh Bo" ling Green, then reposiHg in
happy ignorance OF tue Importance was destined to as
miplf toy 70 hUT fra
veers became he Mecca Of The Sopth the theme OF
every tor the longing wistfu hope the ardent prayer
OF millions. Bowling and EuckDer every lip,
shrned every heart. But alas how the mighty fallen
how bril- htest hopes have become dmmed! Bowling
Green, ia concerned, is 1.-THE baSee5s fab
rio of vision and Buckner, where is he, lately the
hope of thonsands7 A pris ner, branded as traitor
sted aud southern nerVed to fight this cruel and
bitter inv der the death! Would there luke
respect and difference it. this Bowling Green bust
ness dead failure on the defensive policy game
We say boldly, that had Blu kner Eve refer to period
his being ranked, that will
known Buckners my) instead oftorttytng,
tng Gnunnng and aClner1ng South of Green ryer anC
allowing first Mitchell then Sherman and then Buell. on The
North bank OF the river ard Grant and Mc lernand a
ward, he would have encouraged and strengthened the
Southern party, would have sweed his ranks With
have easily surprised and the city,
Louisville would have str ken and Gismay into tht
eneny-Newpert and CovnRton would have fallen into BIZ
hands-Cincnpati meDaced-the Ohio bockaded-
Kentucky redeemed-Soulhern Illinois secured (for it
army OF Kent cky without place in MISUNDERSTANDING
would be Haunting the Stars and Sips-tut-Wha
glorious vista that little word shuts Outbut-oh thOs
naughty con;uoetons !Neutra y and Defensre forbad
tive altogether too squeanlish went TO Wit
oh me- hope don't tntr,tde and 1che kid qlou
style Now begin take the lion by the beard, haE
thrown away and kid gloves. AS
of Marryats he used to say, there crying
split milk, better luck next time We have mapped
pretty caDpagh which rot alone in linking ngf
have been within the bounds OF theore
and practice often do not square, and know it is ease
to tell after failure Whist ought to have been done W
Eot presume to blame or even criticize Gen Buckner
4 is ont OF in6, but merely what think migh
- have been done. The Union sentiment of Kentucky
mostly to be found il the cities Well, to spe
along all that famous country and arrived Louisville with
accident. catching low fever that night outlyn
amidst the tobacco fields Haydenvile which invaded
T. week or Louisville we found dead-twice deadsav
in the smuggling line, and the Jews seemed to enjoy
o most monopoly of this lucrative business. In III
# great thoroughares of commerce, Main street, dc
Uthelo occupation seemed clean gone and we found
8 of acqua ntance the merchants killing 9TH
French pour pdser temps but we prefer that mos
xpressiVe and down right English phrase killing time wit
quiet at poker. euchre or We left home du
fortified with two PASSPORTS, from the Chief Magistrat
N of city, the other from f. B. NJ Consul at Charleston
neither of which we ever had any occasion to
had trouble although had right smart pfunder
traps the Gait house. arriving ourselves
We but questioned and that politely Nasl
:. vile. few weeks previously had enel ed Louisv
Indiana and had rather keen over hau at Jefe
s0nvle before crossing the Ohio We had vauable bG
the officer aho he some one else Gu
were carrying fer friend 10 Memphis. ~ ''''D'f D.
IL Before leaving of allow give you, what we belev
upon reliable authority, be he version of an
ice in the Journal of the 6th headed Besureeard
sagacty" The inte referred to took place in McCe
an's and the parties present. besides himself
Gen. Scott and his sOanaw (who, il mistake not
then acting assistant Secretary of WARY and the Pres
dent The conversation reported airing by
who had from Liz coin 1--WE then in Washington
Mr.. Lincoln said Mcclellan, " for you to tell yo
in this presence that plans have been betrayed
enemy. We now present. are the only persons whol
they known, for you Mr.. President it
voueh Gen SCOTS long life of devotion to
country forbds any suspicion attaching him. as
this other gentleman, leave him to for himself
which he did but scott resigned immediately an
J., Europe for his health. We have recollectio
If Gen Thomas losing position them long THU
if we be correct in our mory, be went out West an
y made that scratching repori Fremont, which
(Thomas) handled without gloves By Congress
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