White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-02-19
ROW IN TIE REBEL CAMP.
Bragg and Breekinridge Have a Dill
Aculty.
Excitement in the Kentucky Camps.

Excitement in the Kentucky Camps.
From the Nashville Union, Feb. 7th.l
The public have hitherto bad vague in.
timations that the relations between Gen.
Bragg and Breckinridg and the Kentucky
troops have for some time past been Of q
nature by no means amicable, and not
long before the defeat of Bragg al
Stone river. their mutual hatred broke
out in a quarrel quite as fierce as the
memorable alteration between Brutus
and Cassius. although unlike that it has
terminated in unfriendly feelings. 1t
still rankles and testers like malignant
ulcer in the breast o. the politician who
detests the soldier for his brutality, and
in the breast Of the soldier who despises
the politician for his incompetency, and
suspects him of lukewarmness in the
rebel cause. From the day when Bragg
began to retreat from Kentucky, Breck-
inridge and the Kentucky rebel soldiers
who are really few in number. and not
very jealous. in spite of all that has been
laid to the contrsry-distrusted Bragg
and felt gloomy. They felt conscious that
they were going again from their State
on longer banishment than ever with
no prospect of ever coming back as an
organized army. They naturally lost
confidence in Bragg. He had proved
himself to be either . willful deceiver, or
incompetent and they murmured bitterly
at their hard fate. Instead of fighting
for Kentucky they were now being march
ed off South to protect handful of Ala.
bama and Mississippi cotton planters.
Why, they asked. were they not allow
ed to fight in Kentucky. while Lazarus
Powell was upholding the Southern cause
so nobly in the United States Senate :?
It was difficult to tell. Bragg saw much
and his spies told him more. bringing
him each day petulsnt and sarcastic re-
marks. dropped unguardedly in converse
tion, by disafected soldiers. and officers.
Breckinridge and Bragg understood each
other perfectly. and they became deadly
foes. Not long before the battle of Stone
river, a private in Breckinridge's division
was court-martialed for a trivial offense.
and as he was Kentuckian, Bragg Or
dered him to be shot as q warning to all
soldiers from that State. Kentucky
blood was rather too feverish. he said,
for the health of the army. and he thought
a little blood-letting would bring the
corn-crackers to their senses. Breckin-
ridge hastened to Bragg's headquarters.
as soon as he heard of the unfortunate sol.
dier's doom and begged that his life might
be spared. The soldier had offended. it
was true, but still his offense was trivial
far too trivial to be expisted by a ter
ribls death. Bragg replied that there
had been too much grumbling among the
Kentucky troops, and he intended to stop
it. if he had to shoot every man of them.
Breckinridge replied that Kentuckians
were not used to be treated like slaves.
Bragg retorted that they might get used
to that or any other treatment be saw it
to give them, as soon as they pleased.
For his part be would little rather take
. Kentuckian for q warning than any
body else. Breckinridge said the Ken
tuckisns were ready to spill their last
drop of blood to unite their State with
the South. Bragg retorted that they had
a queer way Of showing it. if they felt
that way. But d-n Kentucky. He
was lighting not for her, but for the Con-
federacy not for what he wanted bot
for what be could get. Breckinridge
then asked if no lenincy could be extern
ded to the unfortunate soldier of his di-
vison who was condemned to die ?
Bragg SHARPLY answered no. Breckin-
ridge then said the execution would be q
military murder, whereupon Bragg order
ed him to be placed under arrest. The
news of the arrest few like wild6re
throughout the Kentucky camps. and
created storm Of indignation. Compa-
ny after company rushed out and stacked
their arms refusing to obey any orders
until their General was released. Revolt
and secession were the watchwosds of the
Kentucky troops ct that time. A most
alarming condition of affairs existed in
the rebel army, asd Bragg. NOT daring to
proceed any further. telegrsphsd to JEFF.
Davis to como and settle the broil. Ds-
Wis came and Breckinridgs was released.
but the soldier was shot. The difficulty
was still not settlsd. and Bragg, in SOL
emn sileoos, waited for . chance to re-
venge himself At Hurfreesboro, after
hA had fully ietarmined To refraat. ha or.