New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15
THE POSITION OF KENTUCKY.

Correspondence of The n. Y Tribune.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. H. 1850
have read with interest letter from Louisville, in
TnE Tribune of The 9TH inst, purporng to give the
feeling of the peO lie Of Kentucky in the present crisis
# our national affairs do not know who the writer
Of Lat letter IT, ror what are his opportunities for
gaining an accurate knowledge Of the public sentiment
in this State, but one thing do know, that he and
have read public sentiment with very different
pectales upon our noses The people Of the North do
rot wish TO lie msnforned rs TO the real state of af
fairs in any part of the country, feel assured Yon
DO lot with TO mislcad your readers am sure. VIII
you allow ne, then, through your columns, TO give my
impressions to what the people of Kentucky will
90 in CAFE of separation Of the Union. am not any
more nfalihe than your correspondent, and, there
fore may be entirely mistaken. bave inst returned
from tour through several Of the counties Of the
interior, of several days, and have mingled with
number Of tie leading men Of all parties. Permit me
10 remark that the public opinion in Louisville and its
vicinity is quite different from that of the interior.
Iorisyille has orge Northern element in ts pppua-
ton, who, Of course, take sides generally with the
North in the struggle and will so for union with the
North rather than the South in the final division,
LIQUID il come IL is the opinion of our rural popua-
ton that must finally decide, and it is to them that
refer Eow. Tie towns but email element IN our
reputation. The farmers not only the lords OF the
scil, bnt they e. i: e i;:1c op:c:: i: Kentucky
Tls LARGE and predominatng class almost without
exception deyo,dly attached TO the Union as II is. A
lew Of the Breckenridge think ought to seeede
now and 20 with the South; but they are not much
larger in number than the Lincoln men in the whole
State. Tie masses will do almost anything that
does not imply degradation and disgrace to pre-
serve the Union as IL nOw IS. There ale no sacri-
fees which are too great, except those OF their
ghts, 10 be made to preserve 1t. Their indigna-
ton against South Carolina for her rashness
IL prccipaiing a revolution without consultation with
leT sister Slave States knows no bounds II she could be
cut OF and thrown into the ocean, and there the matter
would stop, they would not cry over such result But
lut tie question TO these same men, as have done 70
thousand of them all over the State, What are you 60
ing 10 Go if the Cotton SGtss secede from the Union
IL you remain connected with the Free States at the
mercy Of Republican legislation One man only has
ANEW cred Yes" of the whole number that have con-
suled An Ex-Governor said, 1--WE will not join either
rarty tut set up for ourseves.' An ex United States
Wig Senator said, Il feel like | would rather die
an lie linked on TO the lead of South Carolina but it
III lie letter than TO be tied 10 the Abotionss Of the
North. suppose we will have to stand it." Nine
teen twenetls said we will hold back long rs posi-
be- II the Cotton States 20 or and the North attempts
10 whip them in, We will stand by them, and share
tier fate If che lets them alone, we will zee how
tley get along and tLen join them if they do WELL If
not we viii set up for ourselves. Nobody but one Elm
Gle man eaid we will remain with the North.
SATIyE KENTUCKlAN.