New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-02-11
!. TIE TRIBUNE.
TN THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY.


~. ~ property" aud tina; all good CITIZENS should
abide by The law, till they can, in legal and con-
stiiutional manner, conform 1t TO their conSclen-
lious standard of morality, the Southern press was
denouncing me as wishing 10 employ the Army
and Navy of the United States III the torclbe llb-
GRAFTON oil the slaves. The many calumnes, nsin-
ua,ions against my fidelity to the laws and State
allegiance, l shall not condescend to repel. say
10 those who so insidiously attempting 10 pre-
iudcc me in the confidence OF the Wing party, that j
shall nothing palliate or deny; conscious Of my
own duty to The American people, have iearlessly
discharged ii and as never played the sycophant
TO men for the sake of office, though sacrificing
some personal pride in the cause OF The political
principles Of that party to some poTOn o. d %9lG
but the common calamies OF the country
To the people of Kentucky would humbly sug,.
ges that ain the son of one OF the first pioneers OF
the West-a man who, IN an obscure, way, rem
dered some service TO his county, both III the
council and in the field; he was one oil the found-
crs OF the State Constitution, and his services We're
not unappreciated by those who have perpetuated
his memory by giving his name TO one OF the coun-
ties of the Commonwealth. l speak not OF these
things in vain spirit, or from overweenlng hlal
affection, but 10 remind those men OF yesterday,
that lhey are presumng too much upon popul ar Gre
dulity, and their own significance, when 'hey SET
themselves UP as the exclusive guardians OF The
honor and welfare o the State and undertake 10 de-
nounce and ostracise Inc as an enemy oil ile coun,
as in the good name of the Commonwealth, with
all nv humility and love of equality, cannot but
give u,terance TO some touches OF contempt and
indignation towards those feeders upon the crumbs
which fall from other mems tables, who affect so
much sensibiliiy about the property OF the country
If there is in our State something improper or dam
serous TO be talked or written about, put II TO
every true and manly kentucklan, II that thing Is
not improper and dangerous in lis existence among
usl And if So is he who undertakes 10 remove
the evil the enemy of his country? Or rather, is
not that man, who, seeing the wrong tor the sake
of popularity, and narrow sefintcrest, In oppos-
ton to the welfare OF the great mass oi me people,
darcs not attempt its extinction, traitor and
coward. and truly deserving the execraton of his
counuymen am not ashamed TO Admit that am
the unccmpromislng foe OF tyranny, wherever dis
played and proudly avow myself the eternal en-
envy of slavery. At the same time, experience
Taught charity warns me to lose none OF my SYM
pa,iy for the shareholder, because OF his mlsior-
inne or his fault; and whilst would be Just 10 the
Black. / am free TO confess, that every feeling oil
association and instructive sentiment OF selt-eieva-
ilon leads me seek the welfare OF the While what
ever may be the consequences OF liberation TO the
African.
4 Bred among slaves ! regarded them with lndit-
ference seeing no departure from morals or econo-
mcal progress in the tenure The emancipation
movement about 1880 affected me US It did most
persons at the time; and felt some new and
pleasing emotions sprlnsins up IN my bosom when
! had resolved, in common with my lamcnled
brother, TO l,bera,e my slaves. ! authorized HIM to
put my name to the Emancipation Society formed
about that time IN Mercer County. III inc same
wear went on TO Yale College, In Free State
was not blind, and therefore saw people living
there luxuriously, on soil which here would have
been deemed the high road 10 famine and The
alnshouse. A city OF ten or fifteen thousand IN
habi,ants rose up in the morning, passed through all
the busy strife of the day, and lay down again at
night in quiet and security, aud not single police
officer was any where 10 be seen. There were,
more than five hundred young men congrcSated
from all CHIMES, OF various habits anu lenipera-
ments, in tie quick blood of youth and acon-
quering passion, and there was not found IN all the
city So far as the public were aware, single wo-
man so fallen as TO demand less price for her love
than honorable marriage. gray-llaired Judge oil
seventy years aud more, IN lifeline OF service:
had pronounced sentence OF death upon but hive
criminals in whole State, and three OF these were
brought down 10 ruin by lntemperance. mad
been taught TO regard Connecticut as land oil
wooden autness and leather pumpkin seed; YET
there was land oil sterllty without paupers, ana
people where no man was to be found who could
not write his name and read his laws aud his Bible.
These were strange things; but tar more strange,
passing strange, will 1t be, kentucklans! if you
shall not come 10 the same conclusion TO which |
WAS compecd-that liberty, religion and educa.
lion were the cause OF all these things, aud the true
foundation of individual happiness and national
glory In 1888 introduced Common School bill
into the House OF Representatives OF kentucky; IT
,ta nrsSe,, Common School law in common with
ai eria, n',;or,v NJ INV eompeers. Before 1910,
was convince nno .na, Whilst now write, the
Saase was ,Snnssnd dollars sci aside from the
tlsn. aIi.l.I sss of the mbc lands for Com.
mon Schools, surreptiuously appropriated 10 internal
linfoVenieh's, Iot'a ,I, ~" go Cnnmonweah OF
no. siis'e cen. ~ ~ shc education of her peo
hen'ucHy PPr.is ~ -, ~, coavsn,;on nj .ach.
PIE y; "a, "icSililG, ~ +" "" :" n Si,yorv and
crs, IN teio, al rranKiof', say Ia, Si anu
Common Schools be incompetence say &c. say
perish" The sentiment was met WIN Tremendous
applause. Men 9t kentucky. what say you =
Time has proved that they are incompatible mol a
single Slave State has succeeded rom .ie oss'h-
n,ng, IN Inc general eaacahIa OF her cs,zf1S h
Governor aui1no, oI south 0a.oa'ns; saFs III rI
message 10 tle LeSiSalure; me rfee Icuoo 700.
sys!em IS failure It's iau9le IS OWING 10 Iie FAC,
thai II does not sus' our OF our sovelhlenl'
Experience ana reason nave long since proclaimed
the same nnw tI!;, S!4 iao..
Whilst MIR. Wicklitte was sIeculatinS was act.