The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-07
The Bragg and Breckenridge DiG-
Guilty.

the Kentucky troops, have for some time
past been ofa nature BY no means AMIGA
BILE, and not long before the defeat Of
BRAee al Stones River, their mutual ba-
tired broke out in quarrel quite as fierce
as the memorable alteration between
BnUTus and cAssIus, although, unlike that
il has never terminated In friendly feel
inzs. It still ranklss and Testers like ma
lignant ulcer, in the breast Of the politician
who detests the soldier for his brutality,
and in the brsust Of the soldier who de-
spisss the politician for HE incompeten-
ey, and suspects him Of lukswarmness
in She rebel cause. From the day when
Baaee began to retreat from Kentucky,
BREcKISRIDoE and the Kentucky rebel
soIdiers-who are really few in number,
aud not very jealous, In spite Of all that
has been said 10 the oontrary-distruste
BRAso and felt gloomy. They we're con
ssious that they wero going again from
their State on longer banishment than
ever with no prospect Of ever coming
back as an organized army. They nat
orally lost confidence in BRAGG. He had
proved himself 10 be either a wilfull de-
ssiVsr, or incompetent, and they muir
INJURED bitterly at their hard fate. In-
stead Of fighting for Kentucky they were
now being marched of South TO pro-
tect handful Of Alabama and
Mississippi cotton planters. Why, they
asked, were they not allowed 10 fight in
Kentucky, while LAZARUS POWELL was
uphalding the Southern cause so nobly 10
the United States Senate? Il was
difficult to tell BRAGG saw much, and
his spies told him more, bringing him
each day petulant and sarcastic remarks,
dropped unguardedly in conversation, by
disaHfectod soldiers and officers. BEKcK-
NRiDGE and BRAoG understoo each
other perfectly, and they became deadly
foes. Not long before the battle Of
Stones River, private in BREcKISRIDoE's
division was court martialed for trivial
offence, and as he was Kentuckian,
BRAGo ordered him TO be shot as a warn
ing to all soldiers from that State. Ken
lucky blood was rather too feverish, he
said, for the health of the army, and he
thought little blood-letting would
bring the corn-crackers to their senses.
BREcKIERID0R fastened 70 BRAGG's head
quarters, as soon as he heard OF the un-
fortunate soldiers doom, and begged that
his life might be spared. The soldier had
offended, il was true, but still his offence
was trivial--far too trivial to be ex.
plated by terrible death. BRAGG replied
that there had been too much grumbling
among the Kentucky troops, and be in
tended to siopit, if he had TO shoot every
man Of them. BREoKNRIDGE replied
that Kentuskians were not used to be
treated like slaves. BRAoa retorted that
they might get used to that or any other
treatment he saw it to give them, as soon
Gs they pleased. For his part he would
= little rather take KentuckiAn for a
warning than any body else. BRECKrN-
RIDdH said that the Kentuckians were
ready TO spill their last drop Of blood te
unite their State with the South. BRAGG
retorted that they had a queer way Of
showing it, if they felt She. way. But
d-n Kentucky. He was fighting not fol
her, but for the Confedsracy not foi
what he wanted, but for what he could
get. BRHcKINRDGH then asked if nc
lshieney could be extended TO the unfor'
tunaie soldier Of his division who wal
condemned to die BRAaa sharply an
swsred, no. BREcKiSmDGE then said The
execution would be a military murder
whersupon BRA0a Immediately ordered
him TO be placed under arrest. The newt
Of the arrest flew like wild fire through
cut the Kentucky camps, and created I
storm Of excitement and indignation
Company after company rushed out ant
A~NeNN NHNh @Ahet iNNAeAhk " wv ~ y
orders until their General was released
Revolt and secession were the watch.
words OF the Kentucky troops At tina
time. A most alarming condition Of az
fairs existed in the rebel army, AnS
BRAsS, not daring 10 proceed any fur
thsr, telsgraphed 10 Jar. DAVIS 10 com
and settle the broil. DAVIS came an,
BRHcKEHIpoA was released, but the sol
dlsr was shot. The difficulty was still
not settled and BRAo0, in solemn silence
waited for a chance 10 revenge himself
Al Murfrsesboro', after be had fully de
tsrminsd to retreat, he ordered BREoKiN
HIDsE, on Saturday night with DEVILS
refinement Of malice, 10 make an attae
on our Inns, which he must have know
would be unsuccessful BREcKNR Do
and his Kentucky troops obeyed tho or
der, and were repulsed with a shockin
loss. They were literally cut to piece,
The only thing which BRAaa regrette
was that BREoKTNRIDGE was not left O
the field as poor HANSON was, and thS
his division was not exterminAtee. II
bad exposed them to the Federal bat
tsriss with the same purpose that Kin
dawn exposed URIAH TO the armies q