, 1865-02-11
Orr PADUCAu LETTER.
Condition Of Western Ken
tucky.
Jnno1,tant Military Move
mentS.
Military Matters Mt Enstport.
1lisslssitpi.
rFtom Our Special Correspondent


"e't" 49, - ~ - ~
purposoy Ae1A ~ tae 'eneet 1u.'cle7 ". Eoe"
rillas and EMIL bands Of reoel soldiers
Smith. expedition stripped us of our cavalry,
nhc o,ly force at all available for thc rnr.
s@As ~ sco1+,n, sna x,aa,u,- .ha .on,t!r -
pose O. ee. r. A1a 11ao %ue eooust5 ~
Euetlnas), anu le1L nB only miantfg enough TO
do gxr1ison duty. The counties In the first
cnnrressiona1 District. west of the Tennes.
~ a.or since tba raba,e o@,scr.to1 fo1ux.
~ ,,s4,, 49, ,.es+,,a a.,t xs~e Sao,s
puss unI4 t"o mohtns past nave oeen unaer
Federal rule In many Of them the courts
hold their REGULAR terms. mills we're carried
--;tr oorna 1:9t,a da-~.o, ~ ~ax,,sr;t.- .,,d
VT" ao~ nsus uestee y! 1es so1si4t5, "uo
comparauTe quiet prevailed, except at times
this portion Of the State. Then. Federal cav
o1r,, 1varo eaa,, ~ 900 ,.oss. .rasa and ra5
anJ W. eeeu W e.efI efo9sloae. auu eoo-
cru atus pIutccle0 the loyal ea1l1en 1fon
molestation and ruin no,r, except IN two
counties, no courts arc held and bnt four post
offices In tbc seven connt,os utcst If the river
aTe snnn1ie1 wIth 1na;1s .T'ha carse oT this ia
comnandera less ef1icient thar, f,rn,arlv. Int
bic fact ia Gorernment or At ieast It's snbor-
dinafes w1,n hava fha Tn1ror narsTstent1v
shut their ears to onr rnmn1ainfs and refuse
Ms anv nrofertion re are without ans
and corscnnenflv hare mt fhe means nf de.
fFnEa TnEiuu nj nrp of f1tfE small hnudR
of fruer7iloa nrcv rnnT, the GENTRY without
1nrTcr 1oI,binp hGnaea and sfnai;n0 iii fhe
ooni 1,orscn ~ ibn ronn+rr 81 ~. - haa H.
S61.i1 hnno,.a 4ha+ hundraas ~ 1an 10 To Ia
sorted tI,nir fs.1,s ard aonrbt 11rotoct;nn NJ
the naf3;ta-r 1nats NV ~ hsra ,-nseaS tfa r;pnr ~
oni a., ~ nsfsto1na t., It1;no;a
~, 1J;,na Tt.aa 1@,,.i.aa aes<o1.., .,.r,stS
Icer thia d;s;,;ct oie,r ~ III neai sti1i
~ 4tin ta ~ - ~ ,.s n,a stI shil
~. Hsc4t ~ tI1-o tc41sa W 1!u'sA SsIu It9
l.! aanul - neu, anu .uus Isstors 9n.ts uno
M!'..o ~ ~ nentrahand I,nt l.
r,ax s 10. X ~ s,1'nraror ~ - sa1 4"t = 1arac
nt1,nr nu1 ~ p .,1,,tr transrorss have cons In
nected hacE here crery mo1pent with troops
H. sT.ran3is. nnr citizens nrr onaS;n~ aver
~, n.nrpa c1,;rg .irofY on5 f1nd M nnrsnla.
t;on III IL tic iact that nr,t1fshs at the men
dated IN soTnc az the eourt1es ncrer rcnoTt
- ~ proe.ost a5a-sha1 hnt 11',U1 ao n,5
Themselves in The rebel nrmy # Il hv no
1neans i;te1r 1Gat Ennfrclsr MI, nxer nj 1,nr
Ma,n 4t nc . = ~ 5e' ~ - Ii III ~ ~. Ius
1nnt NV Ina,, ~ ~ ~ r rnha than r. Fera1
49,. asaaoi,4r -rha,, ~ eas.;ao s,,.,
;a!4s t;,l;r far,;,Ias r. 1sf, ,,rI.,,tartaa ~
.sn tc nnd ortnae thaf !; S;Enr ~
he nnan dI the,o r t5,,ti1as III, - ~
'' Nh ~ II Ike xone~ ~ ~ fInrn thts district
gss % ~, u .ne you nEn ' .o a,a5 enta utst..cs
"no ns , peen a ~ lug th 1evgl 1 1xe ,h
e uue' aTa ra y a;tSy ~ .en 1890 ~ ~
t 49, ane ute e. snse ac,.a, ~ H..
~. EaSa,oI ~ +; .1 sa;i ee,,,.n+srr ,,,,a,.
.ne eue.at "n1 eau ~ I9Wusnea,3 H nl;vu
os, n ~ ahI ean1os ~ - tIa;e sro9or
a,n ;nd;.E.rc,tsr hons
nst ;,h ,"tn1 W. nti,n;t's r. c.rds rnd Wis.
80 -eso H. n1,.t.s oia.s ,n,,,,o+ Ia f,1-Ii
rys;s jon1or,.hic Sact shows t,,c IacE of nanraTs
j1.nt .4sax.eiis ~ th,ir o%,mr nnS arcnnrfs E,-
tha ;1snhard,,a ~ ION that y tnn,v,, ~ nerraGe
trn1non,s home 4ha Teaara1 ro1m,+aar lrnH. T.
~ h,,,, T.. ho +ba .ari ~ hara. a,S ;,1,h,aa
~ ~ ~ ~ ,;,. sIaa -. uyn a.u
VIII .ue ss!e u1sallous spi1ls l4at pforrip;E r.
eo n'@ 70 1, .aSe ap aims n ae'ense o. 1ls rs
coantl5' lne sPl!a u tsosu10n APpeass W
Pelsaae every part o. leu. DAVIS soVe1u-
Ment, Ann nowhere = y Aote telIeHiru1c ~
Inan IN ms army fauihnef, VINO LEI. Ill 20. 20,
!afd county zen oavs ago, returned villa less
about the ayetape Of fIeseFtions araonr Ken
tueky froops.
The 1aborinr man. the small farmer, the
mechanic. aud the patriotic amopg all class-
cs. welcome the passace OF the constitution
al amendment aholishiGg slavery. The a1is-
tocrat. only. objects to #. hut thank Heaven
and Republicau Congress, aristocracy, espe-
cial1y slave aristocracy. is efIectually squelch-
cd in Amer1ca, and with The demise OF the
u institution !" dies that class Who not only
lort]cd It over their constitutional "chat-
1pls y but mercilessIy ruled the North. and
attempted to crush out every vestigc Of iiber-
tr unon the American Continent. The ac-
Inn of Conrregs relIeTes us fiom most en-
harrassiuc position. Though determined to
makc FpntifcI = n fire State. stiIi the Union
marry Vas Indecided npou The time and man
ner.some eYtressinp their wish that 1t
should be ai,at,,ediatly, If not sooner = 9th
crs were more tender.footed, and would re.
speet q ricbtsr OF shareholders and procyasti-
rate the Food dav. Now all are jubilant--
the county il at last relieved of an incubus,
If nof from a cursc ana M State will more
speedtlv or more markedly feel the inyigorat-
;nr effects of the amendment than Kentucky.
+ Ne are not afraid Of ssnegro equality y"-this
bnabear has no horrors for Us, The Soutli
needs negro labor more today than ever be-
fore, and her laborcrs In the future will be
Maid for their services instead Of slaves.
MAssAc,
tE~or, f,r+ snec,,, coyra.naodent1
EAs7foHT, M'ss.' req. D. 1872;
Great dissatisfaction is expressed at the
cavalry remaining at GsaFelly Springs. Tue
camp - situated on Colbert shoals, aVe mlles
from the riser: There being bat three feet
and bali Of water at BAKERS foiat, me
i nearest landlng 10 ths camp. sfea1 ai4ca!tly
| Is experienced IN getting them aapplled viii
/ md bargts being used Tor that purpose. Aftes
t which they have to use teams to convey their
stores over one Of the worst roads in the
| country 1T this time OF the year, thereby
costing the Government twice what it other.
! wise would hare done, for transportation,
| had more discretion been used By the Com
| manding General in the selection Of his camp
| The Provost Martial Capt. Nllkisonl has
Organized one of the most efficient military
pclice force I have ever witnessed In any
camp, which WAS grcat1E needed for the pro.
I lection of STEAMBOATS, and their property
We have at present fleet Of tWenty-su
| steamers and four gunboa1s here
| 4AN VAAL@*o &AA A4~1 ~A sN ~-S