Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-03
Kentucky.

If the friends of the Union residing in
slave States were as ready to make the ne
cessary allow wances for difference of position
Is the rest of US are there would be no fear
ofserious alienation. We realize that in
contest between the Union under a Republi-
can Executive on one side and Prc-Slavery
rebellion on the other, they must steer their
bark cautiously and skillfully to avoid ship
wreck. Can they not perceive and feel the
difficulty under which We labor, in view of
so wanton and causeless "A rebellion, Of recog-
nizng any middle ground between whole
souled loyalty and rampant treason? If
there be a possible balancing point between
these, is il like kentucky to seek it?
Kentucky claims to be Union State No
one doubts that she at heart is so. But so is
Nirgina-so is North Caroliua-so is Ten
li1ssee---yet each of these has been bulied
and lied into the embrace of traitors When
-srch men as John Bell, A. IL. H. Stuart and
@ Gorge E. Badger, are seen shouting for Sc
cession in what Southern man can we repose
confidence?
All these States have been tolled into the
net of the Disunonists by those whom their
People followed and trusted as Union men.
And the beginning of their detection in every
case was en- idle attempt to carry water on
both shoulders. They were for the Union,
6U the North must make concessions They
were for the Union 6m the South must have
additional guarantees They were for the
Union, but against coercionl Why not say
they were for good corn crop this season,
but against sunshine or rain meGntime2 For
when force is employed to subvert the Union,
force must be employed to uphold it; and to
shut eyes to so indisputable truth, and cry
"No 'coercionN" is to play right into the
hands of Secession lie must be dull indeed
who fails to see this, and knave who, see
ing tries or feigns to ignore it,
A vast and formidable conspiracy threat
ems the life of the Union-threaten it openly,
Enthusiastically, undeniably. The Governors
of thirteen States Kentucky inclusive, are
involved in that conspiracy. One of these
States--TeXas-hdd Union Governor. elect.
ed by her people, but he was expelled hy
force and Disunionst installed in his stead.
Arms have been the reliance of the rebels
from the outset though per6dy-as in the
capture of our army in Texas-hus been en-
ployed whenever it would serve purpose.
The authority of the United States has been
expelled by arms from South Carolina, and
from most of her confederates in rebellion;
1T remains in others by virtue Of its cannon
Had we permitted the traitors to monopolize
"coercion"-as kentucky would seem to re,
work-there would not have been to-day
Federal flag flying in any slave State.
Kentucky Unionists cry Peace, but their
Dsunion neighbors max war. Those Union
lists talk of concliation and compromise; but
Kentucky Secessionists snatch up their rifles
and start to join the armies of jeff. Davis
Kentucky claims to be loyal ond peaceful
State. but Der lower ports on the Ohio are
recruiting stations for the traitor armies and
provisions are drawn thither from the patriot
States TO he dispatched thence to feed the
rebel forces. If all this is regarded with
complaceney in Kentucky, it is not so here
1t is not the treatmentto which the Union is
entitled at the hands of loyal State. For
e6le is the remonstrance recorded in the
Good Book-"I would thou vert either cold
Or hot" Will Kentucky heed it?-N. T.