New-York tribune., 1867-07-31

From Our Special COuesPonden.
LEXINGTON, July 25. 1861.
One of the notable results OF the abolition
Of slavery "a the erection Of the great iron bridge at Gin
cnnat Ton years ago that bridge could not have been
built IL would have furnished means Oh escape W
many poor slave; and on dark ana stormy nights
despite the vigilance of the guards dusky forms wod
have sped along It's passage to tho land OF freedom
boyond How many thousands Of slaves have stood on
the bank of that dark rolling river, and lookeu
at the opposite banki How they toed day afer aay IN
fun sight of tfe hills Of Ohio and longed ana ohgea Iof
freedom until slavery becoming no longer Oiepe so
canoe was stolen aud at the dead hour o. night poor
trembling wretches padded across the silent waters Hn
to be pursued by the boOdhounds OF tho Fugtye slave
Law caught and returned to be lashed ana SET AZ "oz
again Now all is changed the late slaves GfSss oto 1@
shore" have been solved. M a ,ho st.oa
We go up long slope near an1 oao wbee
driver points out to us the famous & raye
whole divisions were crushed where JACKSON lno
Of TnoR Soldiers consnded ali day long with Brggs
Rebels The sun is going down ana We We dIo ~ poss cons
Camp Dick Ro6nso the pace rn Ssere N aG ther state
There is Dick Robinson HIMSELF tall noble LOOKING ma,
RTtes EH eUs Ss to his house Which was the
councils In tho early part OF the war Eyey rOo t ~ tho
chamber where Nelson sleptfor months Another day
and have passed through Danyle ana seen 'e Hoo %
OF Dr. Brecknridge who is stil awe anu ACT.
i've his white beard covering breast like fleece For
whole day have been wandering under tho earth.
Mammoth Cave We ride down to Bowling Green,
and can s see traces of the long lines Of earthw9rks
contend 20 the bitter for tho mastery of the state
Passing eastward, Camp Nelson, the strong.
hold of the Fedcrals andwhere during the whole wax
they housed their and would If pressed have made
their last stand for the possession OF KENTUCKY. ~
natural and almost impregnabie fortress deep river
flowing around three sides of 1t, the only entrance
being by a deep chasm and over rugged hill, rom
s side Of which is covered with nnumerabe zigzag-
gng rae-pts, now overgrown with green ,n prlaTs,
A few hours drive, and we are at Mount sterhhg
where Burbrdge fought Morgan and where the Cavalry
expeditions into vrsna no bc S1 the Ua ru
las roreated when pursued by the Federal cavalry ana 10
rob burn and paee the farms OF the blue grass region
The road leading down the hill and througn the aeep
bottom IS the one along which Burbrdges thousands OF
mounted men marched against the Salt Works OF VIZ
GINA and the same one along which he came oaek IN ee
reds OF his smountcd soldiers limpng with tos6itten
feet over the hard ground We have passed through Big
SSpi depth tS' of mOro than 90 feet from the
face Of tho earth, enormous tuskg and bones
the Coyington Railroad and come to Cyntliana where
BurbrdEe whipped Morgan and drove him over the ch
rocky bank more than ofeet 6Igh down which 300 Con
fedeate cayarymen spurred their horses 20 escape te
dence Of garrulOus Davis, Senator who has spoken
words in debate than any man In America Now we
Lexington the city OF blue grass ana wnch stands
the OF ancient townof great extent and masni
the ruins of which are still visible Ihe approach
TO the city on every side Ia through rich rolling country
and every hand behold handsome residences, pic
turesque villas, rural homes, parks meadows; and ira
ica and the nine macadamzed roads leading out OF the
city so PGss' bs9 G Of Kanc Sas az to
wagon drew In three hours from Lexington to Frank
fort AfterleavinR the first named CITY, the country be-
came moro beautiful at every mile; until wheh near
Georgetown scene OF rural lnaBnncence seldom OF
never equaled met every hand This Is the heart
of the buo grass country and Wen may 1t be called the
The CAPITOL at Frankfort Governors house. and public
offices are low fiat oldfashioned edlnces without any
pretensoDs whateyer 20 elegance or even comfort yet
here the Cays and Crtendens held council and the Ken
tueans prize the old pile for the memories OF the past
tall man considerably over six feet we should thns
sits under shade tree IN front OF the state House.
smoking a pipe and watching some boys play game
OF base ball This Is Gov Bralnlete, and we present our
eraey lights his pipe breaks the seals of the letters and
reading them carefully rises aud in the most formal
Bramette Is fair specimen Of Kentuokian.
Colonel In our army; tall and command
erus good speaker, and JOyal companion, he Is Just
such man as the proud KentuckIans delight 20 honor
strange II he Is called a any position in the gift Of his
state conServatys in politics he Is manly ana out
Speaking of Gov Brnmlette brings us TO speak or the
man VINO will 10 few weeks pe elected 20 succeed MN IN
something In general Of politics In Kentucky John
Helm the Rebel nominee ana consequently the nsxt COY
and witty speaker lie is clever to fault but his vanity
Mr. Helm has been a consistent Rebel sympathizer
throughout the but could be induced TO risk
hs person in defense OF hs principles He was not the
first choice OF the Rebels but. Gen. Preston the man
whom they most wished to nominate being stu unpar-
dOned, aud lately General in the Rebel army, they
feared the General Government would not allow him TO
serve IL elected so reluctantly yielding Of
policy Preston put aside, and Mr. Helm set up as
compelled as matter OF PrSeeHee tho 10
pimented for the sacrifice they had made
by putting the rest Of the ticket such men as D.
s. Al, and other Rebels OF the strongest stripe.
Kentucky Is perhaps tho only place In the country
where the Rebels have absolute political control The
way they caneto power is curious and important. In
1862 when Bragg Bncner and their Rebel legions had
been driven the state great revolution OF feeling
took place ssd neutral Kentucky became violently Union
in her sentiments The most radical Union men were
the Rebellion, aud passed most stringent law that any
citizen Of Kentucky who had or should sts enter
in either civil or military capacity, and
W., oes INTO Sorcs Io days, or any person who shall
give voluntary aid and assistance 10 those In arms against
himself and shall no longer be citizen Of kentucky"
By this act all Rebels dsfranchsed, but Kentucky
soon moderated her intense UniOnsln, so much indeed
that close of hostes found the State In the hands
OF tho Democrats many OF whom were open nd aFowed
and the emigration from the North caused the Democrats
fear they could not long retain control OF the state
and ans as Se Ia was
repealed No sooner did the Rebel hordes become enran
them ngan the right OF citizenship and seizng control
of the State demanded the Offices The astonshed Demo-
% SWt were Compelled to endure in silence the
ngratitude and lnsoence OF tho Rebels few Of the
'puls h Ink sP% with
party declared they conld not aud would not aiate
with Rebels aud started what Is now known as toe third
or Conservative party The third party ran Congress
men at tho Spring election, and now nave
cnt such small figure at the polls that they
are discouraged aud viii get but few votes the
Radicals combined could not defeat
Helm so strong has the Rebel party in Kentucky grown
Those best informed say that Mr. Helms majority viii be
at least 60 o0o and n r. predicted he viii soon put him
se so hostile postion toward the United States Coy
ernment that the Government will feel bound TO include
KENTUCKY In the Reconstruction acts, and place her
n military Governor. IL is well known Dir. Helm holds
peculiar views about State Rights, and state independ
10 tta ifalV ha will
toa chair before he will manifest his opinions IN most
Objectionable and dangerous way.