The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-11
Grav reese are flying southwark, no !
rhe Devastation OF Kentucky BY tho
Rebels.
From the Louisville Journal.

From the Louisville Journal.
C,nr readers have seen, from the intelligence
daily ciyen in our columns, that while the reg
MAR armies are probably occupying the Gen.
trsl portion Of kentucky, the guerrilas IN large
and small bands are securing almost every
other portion, penetrating in various places to
the Ohio river, and even making dssheslto
within four or FIVE miles Of Louisville. There
are very few localities in Kentucky that the
rebels are not lay ing waste. The devsststions
thew practice are the most ruthless. We need
not say, that, if there is any power to arrest
their progress and drive them out, 1t ought to
10 be exercised with all possible haste.
Every day during which the rebels are per-
mitted to continue their present operations in
Kentucky, is g,in probably Of hundred
thousand dollars to them and loss Of two
hundred thousand to the loyal people of the
State. From every quarter We receive direct
information that they are sweeping the land
bare of everything that they can send or car
~ off They leave nothing they can use, or
that their armies or people in the South can
use. They are resolved that Kentucky, if they
must evacuate it, shall De left almost as desti-
tute of the necessaries Of life as an African
desert. Hundreds of drovers are daily driving
of our horses and cattle and hogs, and almost
interminable trains Of wagons are hauling away
our bacon and pork and all kinds OF bread
stuffs whole communities seem about to be-
come community ofpaupers, while the neigh
boring rebel States, so lately exhausted OF
their resources, expect to have an abundance
for their armies through the half or the, whole
Of the winter. The genius of starvation that
has been stalking grimly among rebel armies
and rebel citizens. may haunt our own homes,
And the seizure and impressmont Of our
men into the rebel service is even worse than
the seizure of possessions. None know, even
themselves do not probably know. how many
loyal citizens ofKen.ucky their remorseless
CONSUMPTION, practised wherever they sue
coed in establishing their power even for q
few hours; have forced into the rebel ranks at
the point of the bayo Men have been bay
onetted into the rebel service within ten mile.
of our city, and at this moment have arms IL
their hands, which they are required, on pair
of death, to use at the first opportunity
against their own friends. If matters were t
20 on in Kentucky three weeks more as the.
are going on now our State would be stripped
not only of the means of subsistence, but o
the mass of its loyal population. But thanl
God and thank those to whom the militar.
guardianship of Kentucky is confided, matter
are not likely to continue as they are thre
weeks longer A thousand indications con
vince us that the insolent invaders must sool
fight OF fly Their andacious revel is evident
" about at an end. And they had better no
risk on encounter. If they do it will unques
tionably he last encounter which, as al
army, the Viii ever make, There is we ar
assured, but one resolve on the part OF GU
glorious defenders, and it is stern and Axe
one. They ore resolved to conqer or die
Month after month they have asked and en-
treated and almost demaded 10 be led agains
the enemy, and now, if their wish shall b
grati6ed upon the soil of Kentucky they vii
scorn to yield whilsts they have the physics
strength TO thrust bayoDet or pull trigger.