The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-24

q ambition even the rahoor OF sectional strife will !,
be made to work out the OF infinite wisdom add
'- WV FRANKLIN WILSON,
G. ". SAMSON, Committee.
JAAEs G. YELLING,
TIE POSITION OF KENTUCKY.
LETTER FROM GOV. NAGoFPIN.
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 10, 1880
! am asked BY number Of friends, yourself one OF
them have received letters from various parts Of the
STATE al Of The same tenor, inquring Of me, what win
Kentucky do and what orgnt she 70 do that Lincoln
i eleCteoa lwill Frankly give you my opinion oeie'e
ed but rot conquered We beaten, but not dismly
ed Kentucky win s,and by the positions upon which
equality and the rights OF the states, and the equality
and rght Of people Of the States sne viii stand by
decision, and By the enforce Of the Fugitive Slave law
She win stand by every right shi has under the coostu
sha not be interfered with wherever il exists under
the constitution Of the United States, and under the
laws and constitutions Of the separate States
She will demand that slavery shau NOT be abolished in
the District Of Columbia wherever II now exists In the
uIon end that the slave trade between the states shall
not be nterfered with by Congress che Will demand her
eausl rights in all the Territories OF this government
she will ttand by the position that slave property In the
Territories entitled TO the protection with other
property therein and that no discrim natious can be
made BY the Territorial Legislatures against that proper
~ as to exclude II directly or 70 impair the right OF
the to II, by uniendy legislation to render
vausess she will demand that whenever the people OF
Territory having suf5lent population shall form ate
Congress adnssio State into The Uaon she shall be
admitted pro 7iced her constitution republican Ia
She will keep her present status upon tue slavery
ton believing The laws the constitution The
afford her adequate protection. She viii stand mmova
bly, the democratic platform adopted last winter al
TrsLkort aud upon the adopted last summer NJ Bal
inore upon slich her roole and gifted has just
been cefeaed Frtrcnched in this position behiad the
decisions the Suprs Court Of the Cnited sates her
rsiyirg cry VIII be her rights and her equality In the
Unos she viii ak Loihl fhe vi not coucsce to her
slater states she waus all Der rights uader the coDsu
int nm nd me
sirg one Of .bem. she Will shos her devotion 10 the
t1on BY ,tsndirg sead'stty ~ there tae only princ
che BIAS beep hrm wise, moderate and jast, ana
whenever a dominant, reckless, sectional majority,
hA, lie soverrutnt vas maze n protect
tie weak eFainst the rtrors, and 70 protect per.
otf properly ana The rghs Of INC states, aha turn
hioa IN ersine Of oppression instsad 81 protection ~
usmppg UPON her rights che knows her duty and she
will DO H. she viii sppesl - the ballot boz, 70 the rei
10 the Justice and % the patriotism OF Congress- OF
the States and OF the people every where; and when
evy th,rg fas couby fortified IN her mpreguabc posi-
on. sbe viii calmly and rcsoluteiy look the duser 10
the face ard no matter what tie odds may be sgains,
her she III then sppcal to tho god OF battles, and with
the constitution h,Ld and the sword 10 the Other
ara under the Gag Of The Union her noble and gallant
soDr will prove themselves worthy OF The glorious heroes
from whom they sprope, ~ s,fsos oF tht. homes And
liberties and the freedom Of their chdren-or the Union
uro.r The compact q the constituticn-and he .ho
would not Go 1t Is coward ard n slave
Isgree With you that the election Of Mr. Liucon IL
Tor rebellion. IL 10 not arded by
'e Pors nv ss e,ols I sea as h ~
fcional hostility 10 an institution the s,uth VIII not
surrerder The people Of the slave states, and large
minority Of true IN the free States, no matter
who hsr hey the supporters Of Mr.. sreckinrdgc
Mr. Bell, Mr.. Dousss took tse ground that ne
elected and be attempted 10 carry out he principles an
purposes, u woud cfsolve the Onion Kentucky says
str the election In jaegmeni, what all parties here
declared before, and toas is-she will not submit
10 the carrying gu, Of hs principles The
fathers of the republic, with General Washington
the head, have warned Us asainst the formation
4
ger 70 the liberties Of the people or TO The safe.
~ q tie coniederacy. rne rspubii:.ns have pail
no attention 10 these wsrnipes but bndy, maiy, with
out regard they have declared this gov
erbnelt could not exs, part free and part slave, bat
awe up our slave property or whether our children yin
be comps Leo 10 do They have made their threats that
the res sss.ss a. far as ssey dare or had The pSse
hey have put their tbresis Into execution they have
prohbit The execu.ion Of toe Fugitive Slave iAw aud
have set NJ psught the constitution ~ the Untcf Saes
s Of thee States New York and Pennsylvania included
deny 10 the owEers Of slaves, or 10 the officers Of
The government, their Jas or public buildings
for the pro,eoslo1 Of ibis property Seven Of
nem, including aiso Nes York and Pennsylvania,
provide dsiercs tor frsisive slaves. May Of
them declare tie slaves free II their owners bring
him ssscu,.ly free Nine Of The free States have
posed penses u mp isoacat Ani snes Of from 81 900
y - eeo on ihs ,issrs o. ps,on. who Ity as N en-
and declared 20 be constitutional by The supreme Court
Of The utited states the legislatures Of these ststes
their aoticn, have openly, insutory, boldly aud de
family nuIlaed ,be laws copgrcss and decisions Of
The Supreme Court There theoretical, but practi
cal disunion In this
IL u NOS time all this was arroskct IL not time
we had an undsrstandpg a. 10 their future
lion, " we % not intend 10 be roobtd OF
slave Iropor.yg All over the border Statea they
have their agents aud emissaries, and many in the
other slave states, engaged IN stealing aud running
OF our saves They they Will neither give
them NJ When they succeed IN getting into the Tree
States ror WIN they deliver up the who them
They have elected ho has avowed N he did no,
originate, tte doctriro Of brepressblc coIot and
that the states NUT be all free nc aud hs party afrm
In the meet tolemp they will execute their pur
Lincoln e nfm aha an honest man, and II %, DO in
tehos TO carry cut his rincipes The slave states have
over four and half millions OF slaves. Kentucky hes
over siiotoo coo 70 s.ve property she 10 loeng the
rate 81 ovr $40 eco per snrum that property wheo
] stated, IN ny annual nessare IN the Legislature
The lots "" $1,000 eco, fev believed I have
~m ,cen he ssan eoubie,, u not in soms wsy
gretted That properly, than third Of al
nc pcssefs guaranteed 10 by the Constitution Of
ne uehca states our lass worried ~ scau'rei and
lsn 10 10 ~ or fsinerftsat property arc wcrsinG
Tor, sps ~isb leave n nhild,es, wl soon be rem
ceied vslreicss ssa kentucky become free STATE,
thsse principles and porpes ara carried cut fet snn
AL thcee grsvsBcss. whie eSsc ~atc has naiunej
lav 81 Ccrsreps ,eusef right ~ free ssta nuter
tbe consultation srh oil ,hs lcss Of property By Ken
ischyvhb The iarihr fact starios " lac isce tha
The hate Ohm has INFLATED great sttitlpnai rtght
the state r-picg w deliver upon
my demand uve irsm our STATE " no has been indict
fer stealth Sn all tbse fscss md oatras
hard be hfrne xJald TAI hf the re I'll c'0n n
Iuco,r u pcs carse ff Secession or neap
n elected radcr NC orms aud ,,rdir 10 the IA.
situation of the Cai.sd statse. We sola cay g. oar
sister sssss Of tie Forth, We s,ve griev
ancs than si ~ the cotton states pat together ccdpy
~, DO, ever seven hundred mics ~ border line
Lrrk ~ expcesd pceiicr The o,pstart tarp~r,nS
via our serors By The socntlcnisu the IMMENSE IN.