Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-17
FROM "OLD KENTUCKY"
To Me EdifOrS Of Ne LNyUutr.
RIIEyn>n kI<TrTL.


RICHao>D, kENTUCKY. Sept. 9th, 1896.
Ny Dear Ss:-Beng settled in the midst Know
Nutlunglsm. you would hardly expect 10 give
very hat!erlng accounts Of Democracy in this State
During my sujuurn '"rc, for several weeks past. II
has not been nv pie, sure 10 meet with many Demo
crats, ard had rak'r up The idea tina, they were
very iuw. On Yesterday. however rs sGunterrd tn
wards the Court House, observed from the rush ot
h"yS and young men, and the rapid steps Of gray
Il. u,Ird o'! gentlemen, there must be something III
the wnd.' Upon inquiry, was lnI":iu"d imat su'
Hon. Beverly l.. Clarke, recently the Democratic
candidate Tor Governor oi thus State tu address
tie citizens oi MADISON county. ! wns 10 less As
founded than pleased, although profess not 10 be Il
politician. Mr. Clarke arose before large assem-.
blGge wrGpt in silence that pin might almost
have been heard 10 fall and commenced handsome,
able and perspcuous exposition {" ihessurS involved
~ the present CANVASS, and the position OF the De-
norracy them. lie said he had torn himself away
rom the pleasures ui II iuIct lIFrsde, mni love"
family, and he'd cnir "p"n the ardu"nS "u
ties ui canvGssing the mountains Of this dis.
Tract III defence Of tie Only hope ~ sai.",.un IL
this endangered republic. aud mentioned with regrr!
The present unprecedented circumstance oi there be-
ing three distinct parties, and one OF them purely
and avuwed sectional Organization. lie then r,Joced
al the exchange of men The Democrats had made
with their dGrk-lantrrn, midnight assassls. They
had exchanged the slough Of their party for pure patr
ot3, who reCOllcd, with iOatt'Gg ndescrIbabe, IRON
tue hideous deformcs OF this neg league. 1t was
de!uded some true men; but many more, equally true
and Influential had penetrated deeper into the veil
and detected her huge munSrUHltles. lie then took
up Frcnonr's Black Republican platform, and hav-
ing SHREDDED ths filthy garment, he tramped indg.
nautIy upon lis polluted ruins and having commend
I'd its oGi0us fragments to speedy grave. he alluded
in pathetic manner 10 tie significant fact that Ken
ucky alone, cf nj! the Southern States, was CIV
iEg countenance To suc.i Il man ana such prii!c
pir-. He appealed el"ICen;Iy 10 ms Srhy.headed
hearers to know il they would tolerate lh's, anu
20 the young men he said "tnis mast not h". li"
invited attention his prediction, that Fremont be
elected the Wilmut Pro'is" viii be ;:lc comiro.iIn-
law of our Ian! within three years and that within
fifteen years the tide of emigration from the South
ern States would b" 80 immense that We would b"
subjected To the danger OF having majority OF from
three or five blacks IL ore white. llis support o
the Kansas Nebraska bill! Was able and attractive, tor
in il; be maintained, were embodied the ludancntat
principles ot our government, VIZ: thGt the people
are capable of sell. government. lie argued with
pnwcr that Congress had right TO legis!afe on the
subject of slavery. lie then left Mr.. Fremont and
alluded to significant fact, thai te had heard one o
Wr. FYm0rc's Electors j0r kc"t"cEy state pubL'ciy,
n far days 0gO. Nt kc NGEEcd hiS GOd .Nr. fW-
InOrrhnd Hcrcr girrH prO-SGrcry rOtr IN Congress,
for mpon these grounds didh S~Pl,1Tt hS cause This
done he quoted the position "f Ashland :
son the suhj"c; Of slavery aud asked if bis memo.
~ and the fruits of his wisdom were 10 be buried
with him; if all old line Wings and Democrats would
ocrnts did not rally around this great standard bearer,
when he acted Oh the fugitive slave law dare Ken
.uckys sons So soon disr gard tie voice Of this far
sighted pilot, almost calling to them from his
cod and silent grave! lie next took up know-No
thlmgs.n. and was just beginning 20 Gemosh the ia
| nous 18th section, when the sounding OF The town
clock summoned TO my business: 20 did not hear
hun through. have never seen more attentive as
senby. Ii was large and enthusiastic. After MIR
Clarke finished. Judge Emhry aud Major Richard
Runyon were called for and delivered short, bU. hap
py speeches The latter j. al Oh line Wing and pro
minent lawyer Of this county. Some kn"w-Nothngs
approach me occasionally with The ncrroga;ory, how
tie Old Dominion Is gong; ii il il not ''probrmail
cai! | rejoice 10 tell them my good old mother
movements may with much more proprieiy be called
.Grj0md'IcH."
Hon. Lynn Boyd will address the citizens Of hi,
county on the 10Th Of next month. He is lar! nj
| work, and that successfully. Both parties set W
rlans to Kentucky. The Democracy are IN ger
the Know. No;bi,gs talk largely, but look long faced
Yours most respectfully, &c., IL.