, 1861-08-28
KENTUCKY POLITICS.



The PEACE MEEr1Ka night the peace
men, as they call themselves, hold another |
meeting in Louisville. To night they make
their promised displsy Of 1caettes aat white
Hags. Vixen it is considered who the leaders
are, their movement must be confessed to be
the meet impudent and shameless device ever
got up bY Inscriptions and broken down
politicians. They are the most violent Bsces-
is;Bts, the bIttersst disunicnists, the hs1cest
ire.eaters among US. Their rosetteS are to
The whole object Of their cry Of peace is war.
The trick theysre trying to practice upon hon-
est men is As trans parent and ccutemptible az
it is villajnous. Probably the best way would
be simply to laugh at them; they Seem scarce
u worthy Of go dignifed feeling as azger or
Il eeems there is to be Peace State Con
Ysptioo, The rose:te and white flag aumbug
is to be got up IN all parts OF Kentucky, ex-
cept perhaps the First District, where seess- |!
eieniem probably thinks its.H str5ng enough |
to chow Its Uncovered head. The following
appears il the columns OF the secession papers
ef Kentucky:
PEACE ATE CONVENTION.
To the People Of Kentucky:
BeGeving that the higteet Interest and ftst duty
npon ssss h.r oxn sof and amspg hss ewn seas aud
further teliesI Ing that the FEAcs Of the State can
sSs sssas1d d by 4 1thfo3 asa 5SS
il its literal and commonly understood sense, tie
u dersisned, members Of all the late political Or
anlzssions in u: State Woala respectfully :esam.
! Frankfort, en- Tuesday. the 10Th OF September,
7sGt to he composed Of all persons agreeing with
Us IN tie above sentiments TO. the sole and exclu-
s1ye obect Of giving expression aud effect to their
| opinions in favor Ct PkACE and 1MPARs1AL NEU-
| TRALI7f. And to tha: eud We would advice the
Comfy n the STATE, to sppotnt dslesaRcs to ssch
Convention, to be held in Frankfort or tlls day
ahoye named, Let there be prompt and earnest s
The Convention OF thefriends OF PEACE.
\. B. 4 yeu approve The object Of Of the aboYs 17
sa &c: c9ayegt1Sn p1sa ssign tue paPeF m saa
E. Haryte, Frankfort, BY.
And this Is issued by Meu, and viii be
eieped no loubt by thousands Of o:her man,
VINO, instead ef wanting p2aea and neutEality,
are every day denouncing Kentucky with the
utncst fury Of yit1peratlon because she does
not make common caaEe with the Southern
Contede1scy in tie var with the United S:ates.
The Convention is called to give expression to
| tie piews Ct the friends Of peace, Wlils moth.
, irg is said IS to The terms IF peace. Ttis Is
. | palpsblE 9 fraud, gross fraud. The authors
! | Of tie call kEoW that there are no ciGz3Es Q!
, Kentucky who dent profess to desire peace
!; Some desire It en- one condition, End some OF
| anc!her condition, but ell claim to aesis E it
) Some want to bring about peace BY the resto
] | ration Of cur glorious old UnioH, same BY re
fuei1g TO contribute man or dollar - th
, United States Government f5r tie prc5eca
/ ticn o. 3le war, and thu5 compelling inst GOV
/ eraneEt to submit TO any terms Of hnnilia
i ton and ignominy that the Southern Govern
n men: may have the ccnscisBca to prescribe
= OF the latter class are cur rosetts and witt
+ i flag gentry, Their leaders care rot iepy tia
q th6 on!y pe7cs which they propose TO ferce
i | E. resee to he fou:ided upon tia base Al
!: AFFECT subuiGsien Of ihsir own GoyeFameE
i to the arbitrary and ty5aanlcal WlI OF tt
: Southern Government.
= This is certainly the most curious paac
q party that the world kas ever known. i
Is character is very stEitiug.y manif45t from i.
n words ard deeds. Who Is it that justi1e7 Tel
re=eee il destroying our navigation asd coz
II meree, ccming into Kentucky and se1zing an
= carrying off steamboats, and citizens with Il
IF | sfrcng arm, stealing guns, committing Ia
a | cepy ogainst railroad comp .nies, robbie
;c Kentucky banks, &c, &C., &c. The peat
m party! Who eldeaVors to tanlt and pf0Vol
q. and shame Kentucky into joining At once
he the war against tie United States! The peat
e. partyi Who tries t. excite our people in.
ii fercble resistance or war3ike resistance to II
ct laws CT the United States against the traaspa
no tatson of cor ontratand goods to the country
T. to ezasrerate the people of Kentucky to ii
rcs point Ct burning bridges, tearing up ra:.ro.
II. tracbe, cbs.rIctlng the regular and legftin2
mt funetiocs Of the uniteG States Goyernmez
a md setting eli laws at detia3cs? Tns pes
ley es'aslisheG in tire lower counties Of our Stat
Of where naen are robbed, atot, cad ezaed vi
tie | their families By insrnoas and re1ao.ss:e
ter Vigilance Committees? The peace part
ms WHO wanted the people of Kentucky tax
,a1y Six m:Ui2ns # dollars to buy arms f3r t
as pu7pcBe Of var, AID would EoW gladly 6
~ fh5m t1xsd double that amount foI the ear
~ pr1rcse, il tie armE could al 60 into the aa:
,1t of the secessioni5ts? Tna peace party! "
3Iy threatens to invite the Governor Of Tenzses:
ia 10 invade Kentucky Hi=h fifty thousand II
he | in less than thirty days. Il Kentucky soldi
at mustered upon their cwn soil for aslfaesei
tn afe not 5ispe1sed3 The Peace party!
IF Truly is this tie stEanges5 sort Of pssce +
.e'r tn ever dr5amed CT amoug nsn. There b
,Ea been Thousands and tens Of thousands of Pc
IN | PARTIES in the world, bnt never Ill nosf a.
of thing like this The l;adcE Of the peace me
h. 1pent in Louisville may be taken a5 pre-
csn talriy illustrating its character. The cl
:ur peace mover vas the notorious z. s. Vol
At | irgton. He it was that appeared q! the Ca
7ere HuEee meeting, was;ng white flag In
,rsh right hand and carrying q big bundle Of tt
stil1 under BIS 1e1E sI1n. " eH, lhs eeceaa ps
,uss | meeting was held last Tuesday night, and,
lent II. xt mcrning, WortEinEton went eff So
H. as Quartermcster Of oae Of the Southern 7
% he merits. No doubt he had his war comm{ss
[,Ts. in lis pocket at the very moment va6s
are vas standiug up before the public With II
heir f3gs eIouEh GpGh lis person to aIolh
Nsir tie drays in Louisville.