New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-25
Civil War. Now see how he justilies this in

Kentucky too has the theaer Of active bostite'
The Federal only refused to acknowledge her
right 10 be neutral srd have Insisted upon making her party
to the wsr bu. hare iHraGsdh for NE pwis u attacking
rae Con cdeyafe States Outages o. the most depoc cnarac
ter have been perperaed upon her people soe OF her o
cmnen. citizens have been Relied and borne sway Ian
uh 10 o.en prisous without knowing Sho were their ac-
e,e or the specific CHARGES made against hsm While others
nave been forced to abandon their homes their families and
property and seek a refuge in distant lands.
Finding the Cordsraie STATES pers about 10 be an
rqded through Kentucky and thar her people, after being de-
eerd into ,siIfGke cesry vHdyme9 and in danger
ef being sulugat,d by e Crin Joree' our armies were
MARCHED into that State to rpe the sud prevent their
occupation Of certain ste &c points which would have given
them gea; advantage in the conte-as step which was ust
fed not only BY necessities Of sedefense the part Of
the Confederate States bat also by desye 10 aid The people
Of KENTUCKY Il was never intended b. the Confederate Gov
conquer the people Of tat State but on
the contrary declared by Generals that they would
withdraw their troops the Union Government would do
lkewie. Proclamation also made OF the desire TO respect
the neutrality Of Kentuk and the intention to abide By the
wishes Of her people they free to
opinions These declarations approved by me- ana
should regard as Of tho best ELECTS OF the march oil our
troops into Kentucky should erd in sri"9 10 her people
liberty Of choice and free opportunity 10 dee'ae "e" "N"
destiny according 70 theiy orH loiH"
W.,
this aIch-rebel to invade Kentucky, so far as
he has right to do anything in the Military
line. She is one Of the United States, which
he is traitOrousIy fighting to divide and over
throw. He has as good right to make war
on her soil as anywhere else. But his asser-
ton that the United States have " inrdded
her, when no Union soldier has stepped on her
soil save in response to the urgent request OF
her own freshly and fairly chosen authorities,
is black and blistering falsehOod; while his
talk of his desire to aid the people of Ken
" tucEy,n to respect her neutrality" give
her citizens liberty of choice" &C., &c.,
are in fragrant sntaGonism to his acts. 1t was
Kentucky herself that dispelled the Magofin
mirage of neutrality and took her stand openly
and thoroughly on the side of the Union. She
did this just when the Unions forces were
weakest, when its Military prestige was lowest,
and when no troops but Buckner's Estate
" Guard occupied her soil. Her State Off
GERS were mainly of the Magoffn and Breck-
inrdge stamp; what better would JeH have
Yet in defiance Of her most emphatic and
authenticated decision, he orders her SOL TO be
/ invaded and her defenders slaughtered, yet
pretepds that be does not wish to - conquer
" OF coerce " her, but seeks to give her people
- liberty of choice and free opportunity TO
q" decide their own destiny" Is lie not self.
convicted disiembler and villain
! we disdnin TO follow him through his laby-
riuth of falsehood. He talks OF his war as
purely defensive, when of the seven conflicts OF
which be beasts "a GLORIOUS victories, three
were fought on the Poll Of State still adher-
inc 10 the MON. He boasts OF abundant har.
vets aud increased ability 10 prosecute the
war. when the Prices Current Of the cities
under bis sway show that all the comforts and
most of the absolute nccessaries Of life are 50
dear that the poor must be at the door OF
starvation. lie talks OF an unbroken series OF
Confederate triumphs, but is careful not TO
mention Ha,teral nor Port Royal. He yaunts
the GOOD condition OF lis finances, but (ior u
wonder) does not assert the success ol his
Cotton Loan. lie prOciaims that the United
ststes had al army 10 begin The war with,
while the Confederates had to create theirs;
when Bcauregard, both Johnstons, Lee,
Ma2ruder, Twiggs, aud nearly every other
officer who has won any distinction in bIs
armies. WAS in the Federal service until they
deserted it for bis. Considering the treachery
by which the better portion of the Federal
forces were surrendered in Texas and New
Mexico. and the robbery whereby FLOYD trans
ferred warlikc material by Wholesale to Nor
folk and other depots where the traitors
could readily seize it, we believe History Will
adiudge that the advantage in tho beginning
was on the rebel side, as the early incidents OF
the war would indicate. 1t is but lately that
the superior weight of the loyal States has
begun to be manifested in the progress Of the
struggle.
We cannot clOse without thanking the
Mokanna of this gigantic imposture for so
frankly and thoroughly repelliDg every sugges-
ton OF settlement BY compromise. We over
look ms tissue Of lies concerning the barbarous
and bloodthirsty spirit in which this war has
been waged by the UnioniSts, in consideration
of the statement imbedded in them that he
viii have Dsunion or utter dscomtiture-tbat
/" for the independence we have asserted we
"wil accept no alternative" That puts an
end to compromises and compromises. The
Republic may possibly be disrnembered; it can
not be dshonored by making concessions of
vital principle to the traitors who have plotted
its downfall. So let the leader and oracle OF the
caiills who robbed the Nation by wholesale OF
her forts, arsenals, nayy-!ards, armore-, minis,
1. k.f. y u frad and