New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-01
FROM KENTUCKY.
Forest Gonc-Rsgorors Conscripiicn-Ne-
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Curious Scenes.
From Orr Special Correspondent.
SNuTHLASD. Ky. (Moath Of {

From Orr Special Correspondent.
sMTHLAYD. Ky. (Moath Of Cumberland River,
May &C. le6L
The bloodthirsty Rebel Gen. Forrest has left
Kentucky with bis main army for the present but small
parties o his savage horde are travorng this region in
every direction committing all sorts OF deprcdaons on
the inhabitants and especially on Union men caanoi
tel how many men were finally forced into the Rebel
army from that part Of this State which LES west OF the
Tennessee River but am crcdiby informed that in al
that region there is scarcely horse Of my value left
had Il short conversation the other day with Mr.
smith the Representative H. the Kentucky Legislature
of Graves County western Kentucky, and he told me-
that he knew not how The people IN AL that region VIII
he able raise sufficient food for home Use. FORESTS
took al Lis horses and other stock which they
id Smith," as they called him. Had they found
him. they would doubtless Lave added one more murder
to their already dark and bloody list
MIR. Smith is what Is called here "tatiootcd' y
Union man. and not daring 60 home, for fear OF the
guolrilas who have TO Nil him De Is doing what
good be by travelling about tie state COR part OF D
and trying to encourage enLstments by speaking and
! BY every means in his power
He spoke in this place on Saturday last lsO and 10
hear him you would think there considerable free
dom OF speech in old Kontuok, at least within the
Union lines. lie told the people thai slavery had re-
ceiyod its deahblow by this internal Rebellion, and to
tell the truth be glad OF it, lie spoke 70 the crowd
II he thought they were mostly "secesh and indeed
think he about right in his estimate for tins part
of Kentucky has been from the beginning OF these
troubles VIGOROUSLY disoyal, almost much so Is
| South Carolina.
into the Rebel as into the Union army The o0nse
Quence that the draft which took place on Monday at
Paducah. draws very heavily on this County. Ont OF
an enrolment of 800 mot 200 Of whom are probably
able bodied men, there drawn nearly 800, 10 I'LL up
the quota for the County.
But this is not an nor scarcely the worst Of the
troubles The negroes are nearly all enlStlng IN the
army The shobcl an de hoe are lain in the corner
Of the cornfcld, the fiddle an de bow remain pen
dant the wall as general rule, for Uncle Abraham
has work for poor old Ned" and he has gone whore
the other negroes 20. viz TO Padueah to be mustered
Time and space both forbid me giving you anything
like full account of the he9Hd which Is now in pro-
gres among the blacks OF this town and the surround
ing country one week ago. several companies OF tie
sth t. = Coored Artillery came to this place 20 recruit
and in less than two DAYS they had most of the able
bodied negroes Of the place as recruits. company
Of them went through the country as far as Eddyye
go miles mp the Cumberland), and secured large num-
ber OF volunteers. go
am sorry TO have TO say that although they found
very many of the black men willing and anxious TO vol
unteer they did not always depend on tho volunteering
system but told the negroeo tbey must GO, and actually
drove or forced them with tbcm They said they had
orders from their Colonel TO conserp all the slaves who
were able do service but OF course the Colonel has
no authority to Issue any such order. know not how
many have thus been taken against their will but sey.
eral cases of the kind have come 10 my notice and It
has made little excitement among the people both
Union and otherwise The blacks are all fairly enrolled
and conscrpicd the the whites and il is an
outrage TO them into the army Ia Forrest the
poi int of the bayonet.
But this is not ALL The black men, having I'll or
nearly MI gone into the army the altogether
unwilling 10 remain behind IN bondage 10 matter how
pleasantly they may be situated They are leaving the
Town with their children fast they can. Most of
them are going 10 Paducah. where their husbands
fathers and brothers are at present Many Of them are
leaving good homes for what viii doubtless prove 10
them want and suffering ii not starvation Some Of
them appear TO realize this and yet they will not remain
with their old masters moneyfor good wages
There appears 10 be irresistible fascination in the
idea OF freedom, and peculiar repugnance 20 working
for their old masters. They say they do not expect 10
get along without work and hard work. but still they
viii not remain here. One cause is the very general
fear that the Rebels may into this place at some
time and ILL them all, they did those at Fort Pillow
although that bloody massacre has tho effect OF sma
lating onlstmcnts TO "A wonderful degree.
" Remember Fort Pillow" 10 now the watchworu !
among tic black soldiers, and many Rebel foo VIII