The new era., 1860-06-14
from our Kentucky Cores
pOndnnt,
LoufsvILLE. Ky. june Il. 1.

LoufsvILLE. Ky. June 4, 1850.
I hasten to the fhIfillment Of nv
long promised engagement. NY only
apology Is that multiplicity OF
other things has prevented me up 10
the present moment. A business man
seldom finds time to sit :down and COM
pose a letter for publication; at any
rate such find to be the case with me.
You will, doubtless, ere this, have
seen by the papers, that the tobacco
raisers and manufacturers, Of our State,
have had a great Fair in this city. Sew
eral of your friends from the Gre en- Riv-
er country were here with their choice
specimens, and all, 1 believe, received
premiums. The city was full of stran-
gers; and we all enjoyed the fair ex-
ceedingly. Indeed, no people in the
world take more lively interest in such
Fairs than ours. - -2' ,s.saa31
Tobacco raising is becoming more
and more an object of attention among
the planters Of Kentucky; and no South.
ern State is now bringing to market,
either larger or better supply, in pro-
portion to the numbers engaged in it,
than our own. Thousands of hogs
heads go to Cincinnati and other cities
in the free States every year.
No premiums were awarded to any
one from Daviess county where you
were visiting last summer. / do not
see, from the report, that that County
was represented at the Fair at all.
Seeing the Nsw Era reminds me often
of the old Rough and Ready you edited
in this city in the campaign that result
ed in the election to the Presidency ol
that gallant old soldier, Zachary Tay-
lor. The venerable homestead of the
old hero, you used to speak about SO
often, remains Just as when you last
saw it, and continues still to be an
object Of interest to all who visit ou,
country. .-.G..s
The struggle in this State this year
will be between BELL and EVERETT, land
the nominee of the Baltimore Conyen-
ton that j.. is to be. have no doubt in
my own mind that the BELL ticket will
carry this State by large majority
Many good men are leaving the Demo
cratic party, owing, think, principally
to the past egregious blunders of Bu-
chanan's administration. The opposi-
tion, which, you will remember, was
strong last year, during the canvass fol
the office of Governor, by Josh. Bell
and Magoffie, is much more powerful
this year. Prentice, Of the Journal
Yields a magic influence over the peo-
pie; his wit, his courage, his epigram-
matte hits, his untiring perseverance
are more than a match for the influence
sought to be exerded in the State by
government patronage. His great pa
per is the controlling political agency o
Kentucky. Harvey, of the Democrat
is still the consistent, earnest advocate
of Douglas; while Halderman of the
Courier--now the most rampant of fire.
eaters, opposes the nomination of the
Little Giant, upon the ground that hi.
popular sovereignty doctrine is in effecr
only anenemy in disguise to slavery; a.
if adopted, 1t would in all ltime to come
exclude slavery from any Territories
hereafter acquired.
Everybody feels an interes in the
approaching Convention at Baltimore
But the general sentiment is, that who.
ever is nominated, the party will sup.
port him and elect him If possible; =
whether it be Douglas, or Dickinson, OF
Hunter. The old Democrats of the
State prefer Hunter-Young America
ofcourse. all go for Douglas. Gurth.
RE $ organ. the Courier, still pushes his
claim, though nobody believes he stands
the ghost Of a chance before the Con-
yentlon. ! 60 with all my heart for
-Belland Everett, tried Statesmen as they
are, and pray day and night for their
election: The South will give them a
rous'ng vote next Fall i see you are
IN for ''Honest Old sAbe.'' just as !
expected The North are determined
to try their strength; for his nomina- nins.
ton cuts off all idea of single electoral
vote South. They now have the opnor-
tun'ty of seeing how strong they are
!"r out Honest Abe, !" though ever 90
honest, can never be elected :, = .l
am no politician. and you must ex.
cuse my long dissertation on the. sinh
iect. 'qaa' odi .ias.:x ed Al rd1 80
All kinds Of business in Kentucky Is
prosperous. Money is about =. nsn.i