, 1864-09-30
WHAT KEoSUCKY OWLS TO
M'CLELLAN,
tFtom the Cincinnati Gazette, Sept. ISL


Great cl91ms tor Gen. Mcclellan are daily
nsoe by the Louisville Journal. Ills distla-
gufeneo military ability, his high patriotism,
~ M services ior the country, are the themes
Of its constsnt h 'r.pgues.
"9 10 99t propose 70 discuss the question
wue'ne1 nis appointment to command in
Kentucky Of a General alto we'd the rebels to
no!o possession OF Southern Kentucky for
60 aby months, In 1861, uuiisturord, 10 4
reason int Kentucky 10y allsts should sup
pos. 9i ,aa ios tee P1eeidency In preference to
a cas oloa1o VINO gave these loyal men arms
arg Organized them into an army.
But ne propose to state Re = facts which
W. 90 not Remember to have seen iu print,
Dull which hdve betn kno wu to many oiIlc n
!oT long time, ano hare been uareseryedly
n 1olo oy one OF the b1aveat ot Kentuckisns-
Gx1Yrs Il Rousseau.
When Rousseau had ms Ia N b,a n,s,ath,@
1Toops should be ruised in Kenrncky for tha
-, opGgn W ss well as tor the rebellion, be went
70 Cincspnatl to see Major General Gen. r
n4cC!elia9, then commanding department
eomposed OF Ohin, lpdt.na ind nlinois,
M, ~ S,nG'onan he found that Mcclellan and
which Buckner bad declared that be. as the
IN eHmpoo'ment of Kentucky neutrality, and tho
hsntncKy soldltry, would maintain the tin
tegrl'y and =" "eacrednees" of Kentucky soil
~ ketpipR OF it all "invadinsH armies.
"4etber OF natioDal troops or rebel eoldIers'
I, tuu9u nictlellAn acqQtcBct0g In
THIS avo"al Of Buckner's, to this extent at
fbe 1enst, ttat be refused to sanction The
raising OF national troops in Kentucky.
D1sgusted and sick with The rreatment he
received, mud tho Indifference n,autfrstrd To
matter which he r earded as Of SO vit1l in
pof,asce, honsstau turned to Washington.
bontpg to get authority there.
Whist "as his suflris0 to find, upou arriy-
ing there, that Judge Key had LEFT Ciocin-
natl low hours beforo him. md Tint thn
authorities 10 Washington were oppoaed to
his sche1ae McClellan's favorite aid, the
Wftcr o. his proclamations, and tho maneu-
verer Of bis political fortunes, had been sent
to Washington to oppose ths raising s.,f Of
Union troops In State from which the reb-
they could.
During bis endcavora to procure authority
to to snisc troops; HouFseau was in General
was brought in, which Ge1erai Scott read read
with evident satisfaction, aud turning to an
AID or his Secretary. ho said in tone SO loud
that everyhody In the room heard him:
There, what do Jou think Of that? Gene
rn,a. sn MeCie'!an ,so writes me t9st Buekaer has
Of Kentucky" !. -:
As Gen. Scott had apparently spoken sim
ply what was written, Rousseau, unatfo to
contain his disgust at such suppression Of
ma,erfnl portion Of Buckner's aereement.
edded: "Yes, and he also told your man
Mcclellan, what he docs not appear to have
tcld GU, that he would keep out the Fade- !
raj troops, too,
Gen. Scott turned his expressive face full
upon Rousseau with look that showed hc |
had new revelation Of McClellaa's cA4rac. |
ter Eut said othicg
Finally Rousseau got the ear Of the Presi-
dent a. d the Cabinet, and laid bis plan be- |
fore them. The President informed him that |
be had letters from Kentucky Union men
deprecafing the raising Of Union troops in.
the State. Rousseau replied that the e-s
and the were rs good Union men and
Of rs good families as any In Kentucky, and
they wanted ttoups raised. "Besi tes,'' said
ne, onr Young men are adventurous and
ambitious
The rsbsls are soliciting them BY their
love of adventure and by their ambition to
uufte with them. They are taking them
away; snd, sir, We want to raise troops, If
Tor no other purpose than to keep onr
Sonng men loyal"
"WeN," said the President, tsI am in
clint d to giant you the authority, but It's
natter for the Secretary Of War. What do
you say, Cameron - ~ say do it, said
Cameron.
And go the Louisville Ltgion was raised.
md Louisyil1e saved In spite, and against
he efforts OF the man whom the Union1sta
IT Kentucky are low called on to support
Tor President.