Year: 1862

his country, and who is not willing to undergo the
dangers and privations Of camp life; one that de-
lights in " the pomp and circumstance Of glorious
wars without enduring the trials that SO thicsly
beskrt the soldiers pathway. His true rank is
about that Of fourth corporal in the militia. True,
there are some honorable exceptions, who are
entitled to the highest credit for their patriotic
conduct.


The citizens Of this State are a little worse than
volunteer aids, writing in general terms they not
only dodge the trials of a soldiers life, but even
the responsibility of siding with either party. The
only way by which have as yet been enabled to
ascertain who are with and who are against US is,
that the Unionists demand Kentucky money for
everything they sell and the Secessonsts are will
ing to take Southern money. Be it remembered,
however, that both first exhaust all prospects of
getting specie. Every one seems to vie with his
neighbor in selling not only horses and mules for
which they have always been renowned, but even
marketing Of every kind, for the highest price.
They seem to be endowed with the impudence of
the Yankee and the ingenuity and cunning Of the
Jew. They do not seem to know that eleven States
have revolted and declared that they owe no allie
glance to the late United States, and have estab-
lished Republic known as the Confederate States
of America, and that war on one of the most ex-
tensive scales that the world has ever witnessed
is now being waged by the people OF the United
against those of the Confederate States They
stand by, look on with that cold Indifference which
leads one to believe that they are ready to fleece
both parties while the conflict RACES, and, when7it
is ever, rejoice with the victor There are men
| enough between the ages Of eighteen and twenty
in the counties claiming to be Southern, and now
protected by Southern bayonets to drive the Van
dal hordes from the SOIL. 1t is useless to attempt
to conceal the fact that there is no volunteering
here, and believe there will not be until they are
convinced that they can all get Office.


| Kentucky has five regiments in the field, and
six or seven Brigadier and Major Generals and one
| General The latter I should not have classed as
a kentuckian, for his services have been OF such
| national renown that every State in the Confed-
eracy feels that she has right to share the glory
and reputation Of calling him her own. We rely
with confidence upon his wisdom and dscrim
mating Judgment, and believe that he will eventu
ally give us an opportunity to prove whether we
are worthy of the confidence so lavishly expressed
in US by the good people of Louisiana. 1. =.
| ] can give no information with reference to the
exact number of Southern troops at this post, but
suppose there are about forty thousand between
this place and Green river. We have lost few
men by disease and have a lumber sick. | am
afraid the winter will tell with more deadly effect
upon our regiment than all the musketry and can
non of the enemy. Save an occasional skirmish,
we hear nothing of war. The armies seem to be
actuated by the same policy that controls the
grand armies in Virginia. Doubtless it is wise and
glorious, but still inexpcable to us. hope that
the future may be more proptieus, and that we
may yet do something worthy the State from which
we are proud to hail.


am glad to be able to say that our Lieut. Colo
mel (Nxon) is in fine health and looking well.


ONE OF SCOTTS REGIMENT.