Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-02
LExi NGToN, KY, June, "a, 1863.

LEM NGToN, KY, June, "a, 1868.
EDITOR HERALD: 1t will be recelected
that Gen. Kirby Smith invaded Kentucky
last year and occupied this city, as his
headquarters, for the space of about six
weeks. During this time a provisional
government was concocted somewhere, and
Gen. G. w. johnson was appointed gov
ernor. Soon afterwards he was killed at
the battle of Shiloh and "Dick Halves !"
was appointed in his stead | have Just
been reading the remarks of Gen. Bragg
IN which he yas to haze said, "People of
Kentucky, allow me to present to you
your governor "-and also the Inaugural
Address which the said governor did not
deliver at Frankfort, but which he issued
from Richmond, KY, as kind of Par
THAN missile, on his hurried return to
Dixie. The people of Lexington and vi
cinity have some pleasant "reminiscences
connected with the " Inauguration" few
of which | will attempt to give. All the
fine, aristocratis secesh ladies received in
vltatlons to attend the dinner at the hotel,
the public exercises, and the ball. and
they carefully packed their mammoth
trunks with articles more easily imagined
than mentioned, and were "all agog."
For some reason there happened to be no
cars to speak of, but two or three platform
cars were fitted up with temporary
frame, which was boarded and shingled all
over, and into these the precious souls y
were conducted. They arrived safely at
Frankfort, the Prestcns, the Morgans,
breckenridge, Wickliffes, Gen. Bragg,
Governor Hawes and all. Just as they
had got fairly seated at the dinner table
courier arrived, and wished to see Gen.
Bragg. Now General Bragg was in cir
cumstances very similar to those of that
historical functionary" who refused to
read letter which was handed him, say
ing business Tomorrow" Gen. Bragg
said, "Tell the man | cannot see him
now"
"Tell General Bragg | am from Col.
Scott, and / must see him.
"Tell the man that is from Col. Scott,
that mont see him.
"You tell General Bragg, il he don't
come to see me, | shall 60 to see him."
General Bragg repented and went. Coz.
Halves slipped silver half dollar into the
hand of a waiter, but the darkey had
htaa6 in his head, and didn't seem to
hurry up at all--and finally the pro-
vlslonal governor of the sovereign state of
Kentucky seized piece of meat in one
hand and a corn dodger in the other, and
departed majestically. ZIP, BANG comes
shetland another, and one more " All,
then and there - 90 mercy!n 90
Lordy !" Ben where's the carriage ~
Don't leave me--I'll be ready in min
ute." Perhaps these ladies did not exceed
the specified number of seconds in making
th 3rlnolines and other ct ceteras g stay
put . in their sizeable trunks, and were
"on their journey home"
A Union wag, by the name of Alex
Robinson, happened to see the Provisional
Governor, as he was starting off, and said
IN the blandest possible manner, g Why
Governor, are you leaving us ? l thought
you were going to take up your residence
here" according to usage, the governor
always resides c.ss at the carriital, in the gov
ernor's house, "Well, l have lawsuit
in Lexington, that ! am obliged to attend
to-" I" You pW ceme back then, right
soon." You - --!n Ha. ha,
ha
At this time the main body of the
rebels were at Lexington, or between that
place and Frankfort and the Union
forces under Gen. Sell were moving on
from Louisville. The rebels very soon
retreated to Tennessee-and this was the
last any body saw or heard Of the provis-
ional government, with the exception of |
the addresses before alluded to, which |
were shot back from Richmond. General |
Bragg who had come to enable the citizens
of Kentucky to have government of |
their choice, and who expected to enlist
and conscript soldiers by the ten thou
sand, went away without man-and he
has never forgiven the state for such un-
kind treatment. The most he can do !
however at present is to snub poor Brock
enridge.
Yesterday body of Michigan cavalry.
ten or twelve hundred strong, with bat |
terry of SIX rifed cannon, and a baggage
train, passed through this place on their |
return from Mount Sterling. They had |
chased the guerrillas into the moutains. |
and taken forty prisoners and some horses. |
This is at least the fourth time that con-
siderable force has been sent out there for
similar purpose. The difficulty is that |
the sly rascals watch their opportunity to |
pounce upon defenceless places. and
scamper off before large force can reach
them. These horsemen were armed with |
sabres, revolyers, and seven-shooting rifles, |