Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-07-22
Kentucky Democracy.

whlch, practically, are as good antl-sla
very measures as the New York Tribune
desires What think you of this, men o.
Kentucky One of the sneaking CORES
pondents of that paper, who has been
"making business tour through the
Green riuer section" Of our State-an
agent for the underground railroad prob
ably--writes from Madisonvlle on the
26th ult., as follows.
"My former contempt for Kentucky
Democracy is approaching considerable
degree of respect from what information
have been able to gather at the political
meetings | have attedned, and from an
examination of the party newspapers--
At least have great retatiUe respect for
the Democracy here in comparison with
their brethren in Mississippi, Tennessee,
and even in Virginia, and in comparison
with the position of the Opposition in this
region on the question of granting pro-
lection to slavery in the Territories. Bell,
the Opposition candidate for Governor,
makes as magnificent a fool of himself in
advocating the mohstrous absurdity of a
slave code for the Territories as jeff Da-
Wis ever did, whose views on this subject
are identical with his own Mr. Magoffin,
his Democratic opponent, very frankly
declares himself opposed to any Congress
ional legislation in behalf of slavery in
the Territories, and places himself on the
Douglas platform, whose nomination for
the Presidency he evidently favors He
is a man of good abilities, rather fast
man, judging from appearances, and l
would suppose possesses an aIniable heart
He is infinitely more liberal in his views
/ than Bell, and taken out of the miasmat-
ic atmosphere Of the peculiar institution. .
would make good Republican. In the
second ougressional- -Ddstrict-some days
ago-l heard the rival candidates for Con-
gress, Peytoh, Dem;, and jackson Opp
The OppositlonSnan, compound of blus-
ter and Falstaf, is model fire eater of
the Bell stamp; while his opponent de-
nounces in tit terms the proposition to
make Congress protection of slavery in
the Territories. DIR. Peyton, who now
represents the Second District, is frank
advocate of squatter sovereignty, which
4 is practically as good an anti slavery meas
ure as want, provided the Federal Gov
ernment lets it work legitimately AS a
friend of freedom, all my sympathes are
with the Democratic candidate, who, | am
sorry to say, is, nevertheless, still foolish
enough to defend the corruption and ex-
trayagance Of the present Administration.
Had the Oppositsion in Kentucky ta-
ken the platform pointed out by common
sense and decency, and some respect to
large, intelligent, and virtuous element Of
the voters of the State, they might have
elected their entire ticket by an ovewhelm-
ing majority. but, by the miserable and
senseless course which they have taken,
they will drive three-fourths of anti-sla-
very voters to the support of the Demo-
cratic ticket, and the other fourth will stay
at home in utter disgust at the facility
with which some people make donkeys Of
themselves. had no conception of the
real strength of the free soil element in
this part of Kentucky until / examined
and inquired for myself. Crittenden,
Union, Hopkins, Muhlenburg, and OEio
counties have scores of quiet but resolute
anti slavery men, almost all of whom will
support the anti-slave code ticket this
summer. A few thousand copies of Help
er's great work and the Tribune would be
Of immense eenefit to this people. You
may hear from me again. j. K, NJ.
All this is prefaced by the usual aboli-
ton slang that the wealth Of our State is
great, but that we want Yankee popula-
t On to develop it, that we are outrageously
llly and thriftlcss people. He thinks
Magofin is a good enough Republican
and that DR.. Peyton is practically an anti.
slavery man, while Bell and Jackson are
fools because they do not advocate squat.
ter sovereignty; and what is more, this
wiscacre says, they will drive three-fourths
of the anti-slavery voters 10 the support
of the Democratic ticket What pity
But the writer drops an intimation that
Bell may be defeated by abolition votes
as Goggin was in Virginia, for he ha:
been astonished at the number of Free
soilers in Union, Hopkins, Crittenden
Ohio and Muhlenburg counties, whicl
are situated along the Ohio river, near The
Influence of Douglas and Illinois practi
cal anti-slavery measures. 1t will be seer
how the Northern Abolitionists are com
forted by the attitude of Magoflin, Holt
peyton, and the Democratic squatters
how the Tribune begins to respect Democ
racy for its advocacy Of the heresies o
Douglas, and denounces the Opposition
for its unHinching fidelity to the interest
! and constitutional rights of the South
We begin to think there are to be bu
: two parties-one the conservative Oppo
sitiou and the ether the Aboitonize,
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