Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-28
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- Union Victory in kentucky-lhe
I"e Point Decided.

rscent overwhelming defeat of the
,..ot,nridee Secession party in Kentucky
,ho h have bean laboring ever since the Sc
.,.;on of South Carolina, to have Kentucky
49,, ont of the Union in two weeks" should
,te men who have intended to 'rt the
marty in this State ashamed Of their
1i,lovalty. Kentucky has proclaimed her
,.,o,;on to the Union, aud has declared as a
Lava holding State, that both her interest
IA affections, direct her to stand firmly by
,hs National cause, and to respect the will of
,he people constitutionally expressed through
,he ballot-box. As that leading Union jour
,ol-the Calaifornia Express-has attempt
ed TO show that the defeat of the Breckin-
ridge secessionists in Kentucky is a triumph
CIR the Breckinridge Secessionsts of Culifor-
MIA. We will present our readers with
correct statement of the issues which were
presented to the people of Kenkcky during
the lntc campaign, and also the manner in
which the questions at stake were settled.
Tho Louisville formal of August 18th, under
the head of Kentucky Redeemed, says:
We yesterday touched upon the signfcan-
ce of the victory of Monday as respects the
State: we now propose to say word touch
ing the significance of the victory as respects
the oe@atry-
In this relation, two grand points were
made by the Union candidates throughout
the State namely, first, that the indipend
enee of the insurrectionists ought not TO be
recognized, and, secondly, that the insurrect-
5onists ough to be compelled to recognize the
supremaey Of the Constitution and the invio-
liability of the Union. In other words, the
Union candidates everywhere in the State
announced that the thought of accepting the
destruction of the Republic as fact was not
fit to be entertained, but that the Republic.
at whatever necessary cost of treasure and of
blood, must be prescribed Furthermore, the
Union candidates universally approved the
action of the Union Congressman in voting
men and money to prosecute the war for the
objects defined in the resolutions introduced
by the illustrious Crittenden, and adopted with
all but absolute unanimity by both Houses
of Congress. The action of our Union Con-
rrcss men entered into and constituted part
Of the position of every Union candidate in
the election OF Monday. On the other hand
ahe Secession candidates declared universally
in favor of the recognition of the Southern
Eonfederacy and against the prosecution of
the war for any object. They openly con.
tended that the nation ought at once to sub
snit Guitely to its own destruction by jeff
Davis and his rebellious cohorts They de-
clared for peace on the basis Of the over
throw of the Republicans With the issue
thus made up, and made up thus uLequivo
eally, the Union candidates, as we have seen
enough to know, were elected by popular
majority completely overwhelming. The
strong probability is that the popular ma
jority of the Union candidates is unparalleled
in the history of the State The victory of
Monday, therefore. signifies clearly, as re
spects the external relations of the State, that
Kentucky is opposed to the recognition fthe
Southern Confederacy and is in favor of
prosecuting the war to defend and maintain
the supremacy of the Constitution, and to
preserve the Union with all the dignity. |
equality, and rights Of the several States un-
impaired
1t signifies that Kentucky is not prepared
to accept as fact the destruction of the proud
Republic of which she is member 1t sig
nifes that Kentucky rejects peace on terms
so runous and so ignoble as these 1t signi-
tes that in the estimation of Kentucky there
are advantages more precious than peace, |
and evils more pernicious than war, and that
the preservation OF the lie ana honor OF ma
ton is among the former as the loss of both
is among the latter. 1t signifies that Ken
lucky thoroughly comprehends that there
could be nothing but war; sangujnary aud in !
terminable, if the Union should be destroyed
and that the maintenance Of the Unon in its |
full constitutional rigor is the condition of
the only peace worth having or worthy of
the naae. 1t signifies that, whatever part
other States of the South may have chosen
under the inspiration of frenzy kinded by
human fiends as for Kentucky and hers they
will serve the Republic and stand firmly by
il in the dark hour Of its heay n-appointeG
career
Such is the national significance of the
victory of Monday. The domestic si1nif-
canoe Of the victory. we need not repeat,
lies in the fact that Kentucky. as the utmost
she can do for the common cause, is resolr ed
TO protect herself in the irregular position OF
loyal neutrylity she has assumed, and leave
the Government to direct its movements
without respect to her exigencies The total
significance Of the victory is not only that
Kentucky is at heart true to that Union and
the Constitution, but that Bhe will henceforth
WELD her neutrality more etlectually than
ever in defense of both. The victory is man
ifestly a clear and vast gain to the Common
wealth and to the Republic