The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-03
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The allies of secession in Kentucky have,
from the beginning Of this contest repudi-
ated the name of secessionists and claimed
that they were only the dsvotees of State
Rights. The pernicious doctrine that
citizen owes paramount allegiance to the
Stats, is now working out its legitimate re-
suits. The State Rights men, claiming that
the action of State was binding, no mat
ter how materially it conhieted with the
National authority, now repudiate the viii
Of the people Of Kentucky, declared by her
Legislature aud are taking up arms for the
purpose of snbjugating the Old Common
wealth. Tt is curious to notice how fully
and completely the traitors disregard the
principle of State Rights. In Kentucky, if
anywhere, this principle was entitled TO pc
euliar respect, because the famous State
Rights resolutions of 80 were; adopted by
her Legislature. and if any one State more
than another deserved scrupulous respect
of her estate sovereignty" it is the one
that FIRST enunciatsd the creed which the
traitors have, by shameful perversions, COM
strued into warrant for Their present doc
trines. ed
Yet, Kentucky, although she repudiated
andrepelled the heresy of Secession time and
time again, after the question had been pre-
sented in every imaginable form, is still not
'let alone" The people and the Legislature
have decided against any participation in
rebellion, by an immense majority, aud al
though the secession sympathies of Cover
nor Magofin led him to veto several loyal
acts, yet after they were readopted by
constitutional vote, in spite of his hostility,
even he did not refuse to issue proclama-
ton warning the invaders off the soil of the
State. But this position does not afford her
the slightest protection. She is assailed
with the avowed object of plundering and
sHIjHgating her, because the leaders of the
rebellion declare that in no event will she
be permitted to unite her destines with
those of the North, and they are making a
desperate effort to conquer and hold her as
dependent province of the proposed Sc
cession kingdom. s
This is sufficiently significant common
tary upon the snblimated theories of State
Rights which the favorite orators of the
South in former times delighted to elabo-
rate. And, from present indications, no
act of Vandalism and barbarity will be
wanting to prove the cruelty and wanton-
ness of the traitors as well as their incon-
sistency and wickedness. They propose to
quarter their unscrupuloas and msrauding
troops upon the people, thus robbing them
of their provisions; they are endeavoring
to force their way to Louisville, that they
may plumber and sack it. and at no point
which may unhappily fall under their con-
troll, is it probable that they will respec'
the rights or property of loyal men
As the advancing army of the ty-
rant advances, the State Rights men, in
stead of flying to arms to aEenge the in
dignity offered to the State, flock to the
rebel standard, and give their services to a
power seeking to drag the State into the
vortex of disnnion against the declared
will of the majority. Their hypocrisy is
revealed, and they stand before the world,
not only traitors to the General Govern
ment bnt traitors to the State for which
they have claimed a paramount allegiance.