New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-21
POSITION OF KENTUCKY
1, rVTER PROM GOVERNOR MAGOFFIN.
FRANKFoRr, KY, Nov. 10, 1856

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inc Of me Iot cH KeRtucky do, and what ought she DO
10 do nosr that LaeQia eectedF lwihiranky give un
SUI h h She win adhere firmly to her principles m
We are defeated but conquered We are beaten jG
Int no, dsnayed. Kentucky will stand by the POSI- he
tiorr upon which was elected in August 1857 She hi
will stand by the equality and the rights OF the States
and the equality and the rights of the people in the
States Size will stand by the repeal Of the Missouri Il
Compromise, by the bred Scott decision, and by the
enforcement OF the Fugitive Slave law. She VIII
stand by every right she hiss under the Constitution OF
the United States. She will demand that Slavery +
snail not be uteriered with wherever 1t exists under
the Constitution Of the United States, and under the
laws and Constitutions Of the separate States Sac
viii demand that Slavery shall not be abolished III the
District OF Columbia or wherever it now exists In the
Union and that the save~jIade between the SIaV ~
shall not be interfere with by congress 81 o
will demand her equ al rights in all the Ter ri 10,
mes OF this Govern jeRt. She vii stand b Y the
position that slave p cperty in the Territories en
tied the same prote oR with otb property b erein
and that no discrimr atoms be made by 40 Terr
t9rlai Legsature @ainst that property SC as to ex
clude 1t directly, or impair the right OF he owners
TO II, or by unfrle fy legislation TO render At vSIueess
She Will demangt aSt whenever the pe9pI of Terri
tory having suf' isnt population shall form a State
OF Congress ADJ shsion as q State into the Union she
shall lie adnitte provided her COnst tuition l. repub-
hean In 1onn She will keep her p esent status upon
the slavery qw On believing the avs, the Constftu.
tiOn, and 1.-THE afford her adeqr ate protection She
will stand IN povablv upon the Democratic platform
adopted last Winter frankie NJ and uron the one
adopted lasi smnerat Baltimore upon which herohle
ana gifted ~ has Just been def Gated Eutrenched in
this po'no behlnd the decision Of the Supreme Court
rights and Ser equality in tn e Union She will ask
nothing d will not concede to her sister States She
wants an her rights under the Constitution, and she
them. She will show hf r devotion to the UnionIly
standing seadlasty by 10 the only principles upon
winch Ia can be preserve d. She will be, she has
ever he GA, hrm, wlse oderate, and just, and when
ever dominant, reck ess, sectional majority, dsre-
gafdn The hea Oi heI equality, forgetting that the
Cover mad e 10 project the weak against
the strong, and pro ,ect PERSONS property and the
nights OF the States aal turn ii into engine of OPP
pressAoh instead Oh protection, by trampling upon
her rights, she KIN Jws her duty, and she will do
1t. she Will appes / to the ballot-bOX, to the
son, to the justice, and 10 the patriotism Of Con-
gtts o. The States, and OF the people everywhere and
when every t1ng Ii lis douhy fortified ia her impreg
naOle position, she will calmly and resOiuely look the
danger IN the face and matter what the odds may
be- against her, sh will then appeal to the god of bat
ties, and with tn Constitution i'm one hand and the
sword III the oth and under the flag of the Union,
her NOBLE ana gallant sons will prove themselves
worthy OF the 81 Orous heroes from whom they sprung,
by striking tort neir homes and their fresdes-for their
affairs ana tneu rights-tor their liberties and the free
dom OF their On ndren-for the Union under the com
pact OF the Ca lstitution-and he who would not do it
is eowald,H ID slave.
agree Wit 1 you, that the election of Mr.. Lincoln is
fOrf ecehkiOn rebellion. IL is not regard
ed by the pes pie OF the State. 1t is true he has been
elected by sec hona party, upon sectional ideas, with
areckless sc c )nal hostility institution the South
will not sur rem Ger The people Of the Slave States,
and large hi lOrity of true men the Free States no
matter whetht II they the supporters Mr. Brock
inTidge hr. Bell or Mr. Douglas, took the ground
that he We re elected, and he attempted to carry out
Lis principles and purposes, 1t would dissolve the
Union hen lucky says after the election, in my udg-
ent, what il parties here aredbefore, and that is,
she will not submit the carrying OF his principles
1Gefathers Dt the republic with Gen Washing th
head nave warned us against the formation and sue
of sectional party the only danger the ber
ties the people the safety of the COnfederacy
The Republicans Lave PAID attention TO these
iDgs, but bhnuly, ma'4ly, without regard to conse
qUences they have declared this Government could no.
exist part free and part slave, but must all be free
1T matters little whether nave to give up sav
property, whether children will be compelled
90 II. They have made their threats that they intend
ed to deprive us Of it sooner or later and in the Free
States, they dare had the power they hav-
put their threats into execution.
They have passed laws in thirteen of the Free States,
believe, which prohibit the execution Of the Fugitive
Slave Law and have set at naught the Constitution of
the United States. Six Of these States, New-York and
Peihs lyauia included, deny TO the owners Of slaves,
TO the officers of the Government, their Jils pub
lie buildings for the protection of this property Seven
oil them, Including also New-YOrk and Pennsy lvania,
provide defense for fugitive slaves. Many OF them
declare the slayestree IL their bring there
and Sate-New-H ampshire-decaTes him abso-
lulely free. Nine of the Free States have
iml Osed penalties OF imprisonment and fines of from
81 uUU TO 900 the officers the persons who may
aid III enforcing the laws which have been passed
by Congress and dec Jared to be constitutional by the
Supreme Court of tie United States The Legislatures
OF States and the Courts OF many OF them which
have passed upon their action openly insultiny
boldly, aud deiintly nulied the Laws OF Congress
the decisions OF tine Supreme Court There is no |
theoretical but practical disunion in this.
IL not time all tins arrested ls II not time
had an uUderstdH0tag 10 their future action II
do intend TO be ROBBED OF slave property
All the border States they have their agents and
eusraries and many the other Slave States engaged
III stealing and running oil our slaves They they
will neither give them up when they succeed in get
ting into the Free States, will they deliver up
who steal them. They have elected who l
has ed If he did not originate the doctrine of the
irepressble conflict, and that the States be all
free. lie and lis party affirm, in the most solemn
manner they will execute their purposes, az
they have the power. They say that Mr.. Lin
cen il firm and honest and if 80,
he intends te carry out lis principles. The Slave
Stales have $500 900 Of slaves. Kentucky has |
ovsI $l70ODO 30 In slave property. She is losing at
the xzUOUU0 per annuIn Of that property
Wien stated lin my annual message 10 the Legisla-
ture, the loss Was 5000 few believed IT, nave
reliable intOrnatiOn 1t Ii double that sum, and will
soon be again doubled If not in way arrested. |
That pnperty, more than onehird Of all possess,
guaIant "a 70 by the Constitution of the United
States and lws, worked Tor, acquired, and LETT to
by fiIhers-tnat property we are working for,
and wish TO leave TO children, will be
rendered valueless and Kentucky become Free |
State, If these principles and purposes carried
out. ! ct with al these grievances, while no Slave
State Las nuhed "a lazy OF Congress, refused right
toa Free -SGde under the C0nstitutiOn-witn all this
loss OF properly by Kentucky-with the further fact
staring tie That the State of ONO has viola
ted great Constitutional right of the State of Ken
lucky in refusing deliver up upon my demand,
fugillye from our State has been indicted Tor steal
ing slaves-wth all theGe facts and outrages hard
70 be borne would say that the mere election OF Lin