The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-09

Attempt TO Capture Dr. areokin.
Fidge-fOO Texan Hangers Ens
camp nc Etis Country Soat-HIs
ProvidentiRI Deliverance r. The
Fright orHIs Family, etc.
The Priaceton (N. J) Standard has a
letter from a niece of Rev. Dr. r. j,
BREKIyRIbaE, Of kentucky, dated at Lex
ing,On, Eentnky. July 20, 1862. The
Standard introduces IL as follows:
DR.. Breckenridge was at his country
scat, about seventeen miles from Lex
| ington; and as Morgan's cavalry wero ex-
pecied to make raid on Lexington, DR..
b. urged his female friends who were
then there, to go out TO his place for Sc
curity, They did so. One day whilo
DR.. B. had gone TO town, expecting 10 re-
| turn at six o'clock in the evening, n COM
pany of mounted Texas Rangers appear
| ed at his residence and planted guard
around it, several armed men having
made repeated inquiries as TO the hour
when DIR. b. was expected to return from
town. Several efforts were made by the
family TO apprise DR.. b. Of the danger
! that awaited his return, but the messen-
gers Were all intercepted by tho pickets,
except one, who, by making a wide cir
cult, succeeded in reaching the road on
which DIR. b. was returning, just in time
TO prevent him from riding into the lines
of his blood thirsty robbers. Providence
thus delivered this valuable Union man,
whose services have been so eminently
useful 20 the national cause in Kentucky
and elsewhere, from the violent hands Of
his enemies and the enemies of his coun-
try, who sought to murder him, or at
least drag him into captivity worse than
death. Let God be praised for his deli
verance.
A man who has been 80 inspired by
God, with courage, wisdom, patriotism,
and intrepid loyalty, is specially under
the watchful care OF God, who orders all
! his steps, and delivers him from his enc
mics. This cowardly attempt to seize a
private citizen-a venerable clergyman -.
has aroused the Kentucky blood, and, a,;
might be expected, the iiendish banditti,
which have invaded loyal State, with
rapine and murder, are compelled 10 flee
for their lives before the hot pursuit of
the citizen soldiery.
Perhaps DIR. Brecinridge has done all for
his country that he can do, except to die
for it. He certainly has done much; and
ifthe Union cause now demands the sac
rilice Of his life, he is doubtless ready Ia
offer, it. But we trust that this mighty
counsellor this bold defender of the
Union this man so richly endowed with
Christian courage, sagacity, and wisdom
may be spared TO the country at least
while the storm is beating upon it,
The letter, which was hurriedly writ.
ten by niece, who was at the time il
the family of DR.. b., will be read will
interest.
EXTRACT FROM THE LETTER,
When / came homo from the hospital
on Saturday morning, | heard the frs
news Of Morgan's approach. lie wa
near Lebanon, and the people here wer
in a perfect panic, Our last regimen
had gone day or two before, and iearinJ
that troops could not reach here from
over the river. the Home Guards wer,
collected and thrown out on the Danvill,
road as pickets, Morgan's approach being
in that direction, and some of our poo
fellows from the hospitals were put un
der arms, in case of an immediate at.
tack. All over the town guns and pistol
were swapping, through that day anC
night everybody loading and gettinI
ready for the worst, and we did th
same, turning the parlOr into an armory
for the determination was, il nothing
else could keep the guerrillas out, 1
shoot from the houses at them. tn
next day uncle Robert came into town
and urged and insisted that we, womel
and children, should go out TO his farm
(Which was a place Of perfect safety, il
the opposite direction 10 that by whic
Morgan was cOming,) aud leave the gen
tlemen free TO join the Home Guards, an,
: close the house il they chose wante,
! to stay in town, for | had kind OF in
! stinct we should not DO safer in IN
country, and then il would be so dread
ful to wait and watch and wonder, an
, perhaps to hear the firing in town, an,
have no news Of how the battle was 20
ing on; but we were over persuaded
and started of on Sunday evening,
train Of carriages, full Of refugees, som
, Of whom had come forty miles, lying n
: their lives, 10 take refuge in Lexington
, where they thought there were soldier
!. aud safety, many Of them the wives an
/. mothers Of Union men for whom Morga
:. had peculiar hatred for their actiyit
/, and influence, and had threatened then
as he did uncle Robert, with hanging I
soon as lac caught them. The nigl
passed quietly, but ] was in no hum'
q for sleep, aud so stood picket for III
y rest There is something terrible 10 n
In being reused from sound sleep b
an alarm, and when there Is any dang
p | am more comfortable 10 sitting up an
y listening, even if they did laugh al n
s next morning. was thankful before 3
was over that ! had learned TO ke'
awake. The next morning Uncle Robe
u insisted on going into town, saying, ia al
- swer TO our fears, that there was no dang
r and that he would be out at six in u
evening We were not a very united iamil
DO tor among us had come out sono seoc
% siOnists, connected with as by oerta
7, ties, and In danger Of some unpleasa
10 scenes Ia town, 40 all the Union mn
z, were much reused, and many houses we
N searched for arms &C, but no menti,
was made Of our opinions BOW. Ear
~ In the afternoon, a man came and ask
le when uncle Robert would come fro
n town, aud a servant, suspeoting ncihiI
? told him. Soon afterwards, three otl
men came, all armed, asking the sal
thing, aud this time our answer was Va
ID vague. We did not know, be might /
(Which was true) come at all. Th'
81 was evidently something wrong.
ID could not have been many minutes ~
III this that as ! was sitting on the por
is looking through the trees at the bl
distant hilis, and thinking Of you