, 1860-07-12
ILLINOIS TO KENTUCKY.
Letter from Hon. ". r. Thorn Asson TO
Hon. G. Robinson,

ILLINOIS TO KENTUCKY.
Letter from Hon. ". r. Thorn masson TO
Hon. G. Robinson.
cH1oAao. July II. lsdo.
Hon. g. Ron1x1ox. Lexington. Ky:
Sir: Your letter Of the Cd inst, to Messrs. |
Bullock. Prentice and Pope in response to IN
invitation to the Union meeting at Louisville,
on the Sd, published in the Louisville journal
of the 9Th Of this month, hns bten read with
care, and it fails to satisfy mr mind. Ny ob-
lection is that you hare not observed your usual
tact IN stasing principles. and then drawing con-
clusions br fair reasoning and ana1ogy. You
charge that the Republican party is sectional,
and your only proof offered il that they hase
selected two Northern men as their candidates,
"without any hope Of getting one Southern
vote" Will it make the Union party sectional
il Bell and Everett do not get Northern yotes
You must acknowledge this would be vcry
unsatisfactory test. Now, without pretending
to speak for any person or party besides n.y.
self, your attention ,a kindly invited 10 tho tol-
loving statement, and you are most respect.
fully requested to say wherein therels error. Tbs
Republicans claim and believe that ther are the
constitutional and National party. They sar
the fathers who established our Government
viewed slavery as an institution to be avoided,
that although it was necessary to refer to the
slave trade, and to fugitive slaves, such Was
their repugnauce to slavery that they would not
use either the words sares or sl,rery il the Con-
stitution. That The legislation and public sen
timent OF tie country often expressed and en-
couraged the bone that the States would mr.,
,rn.a =, ,har ~ .,.,, f'e'
s'e's -" .u' "1o sona'eneeo 10 aorogate
slavery until the evil should be entirely eradi-
Gated. In short, they claim that freedom is m.
t;ona1 elaverv 1oca, tba. o,.,..- :, ....,.--,-
:....'.: !" pssa"n1s
o'ate 1os'nut'on' ana can exist only by law.
They say different sentiment was never init.
| mated bf a statesman of anv n, ,etens;ono r,+;r
n, c,1h,,a ;n.roa,.oa -. ln..,'.:1 1u'''
As' oaAnoon INTRODUCED Ms resolutions in the
Senate on the 18th February, ls47. If these
are the facts in the case, how can the Renub,;-
| GINS. who ask nothing fnrther he ra]isd CO..
| tional: Such condo nation would include
not only the founders Of our Government. but
also all those who hare administered it for The
first three fourths Of century Of it's existence.
the appearance Of Columbus before his snyc.
reigns. 1ecounting the discovery Of New
| World. nor even I;eorpe Washinytnn sur1en.
dering his commission 10 the Continental Con
cresse after a war of seven years in wh;cl, ha
estabiished o,,r liberties and ;ns,lv von the an.
peliation of Father of hia Canr.rS an1n.ssed u r
moraI crandenr tha act If I1snrr ii.lsr 1 s,o ~
returnlnc from Washiprton and tind;no ,Ha M
nuhi;c mind mnch erciteS n,,n tbs snh;s.t ~
slarerr stood noon tha sts,s ~ ~ Tn,et
Tonse IN I.erinutnn and ;n snssc1, - rsrhans % =
,hnusand ~ IL ne;..hho-s SnS
fslave owners1 so'emnir dsca-ad 1A.s, .s,ha. -
earthly consideration eoud tntr ;od,rt Kim IN
rote f9r The erttns;on of n1uro .zor<,. or@. ,1
othtr iueh Of r., t+ryita+,,s, r. vi, ha rscni-
iectei this yas the same Henrr f:lar ,rho vi @ Nd
he would rafIer Be- rio1t tIan !, P.S*;at.t and
singular as # nv sasnn III ,s,o tne,r h;. ~" Nv
iie1ed in thu trnthfnlness If the dsc'r,';nn n;
With tbe evidence nf Air. cisv md ,,a him.
dreds If o,her rood and nras+ ,'an 80 t 49,
Sontb 1sho hnre dsnonncad s,ornrr baf.1e ~ .re
them the Renmh1;csn. sra ca,s,.n;nsd te'h.e W ha
iieve thot stsrerr ia III - ~ hn ~ VI
md 80 dcc;ded i +ha;r conr;.,;nr thst ,ni..'