, 1861-11-30
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribunc]
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Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribunc1
Lou1ev1LLE, Eov. g. 1861.
Ihc consideration Of the ConIscation bill Of
the late Congress is likely to produce some
discord i'll the Kentucky Legislature, which
has just assembled. The keys of the organ
will have to be struck most dcicately and
artistically to produce anything like harmony
The bill raises new point in the contraband
question, or rather puts an old question in q
new Iglt-"S Shall 4 slave, being considered
".propeHy, be sold under the Confscation en-
"actment to pay the expenses Of tlis war:"
For months past there has been visible In
crease of the sentiment Of hostility on the
part Of the Northern people to the existence
Of slavery. This sentiment las Of late grown
popular hastily, but not the less surely, and it
may be said that it is undoubtedly the popular
feeling Of the North. a scheme for tue colo
nizatiun Of the blacks rs free people would
meet with 1nlcA Eayor-it would meet with
favor in Kentucky. The question comes up
then, "What will Congress, majority vi both
houses representing this antasonism to
slavery, Ito with the Coniseation bill, SO as to
fit it for application to sElYes?n It is feared
hy those who own slaves, and approve Of the
system, that Congress will SO constrne the act
as to nnllify the clause Of the Constitution
which makes slaves property: Where is that
clause ed: Tribune. Viii the Northern
rsvpls ~ tS - n!hS sagIlnces 1i VI human
ne'ltSs tSS u s;ve l'le unlon: WI 1ney consent
serve the sacred liberty Of man?
There has been no attempt to enforce the
law in this State. Willie a large amount Of
property in the State 1las, BY the abandonment
~ Ine 'r:ell9touS owners, virtually 1allen N the
1,ala hanas o. me 20 G2vefnmen.' no attempt mas
s9h]ect rendered 1t d1ffcult to handle any kind
OF property. and hence the delay until Con-
Ercss and the Legislatures Of the States af-
1ecleo 3 eould remedy tue evil. 10 enforce the
~" III hentucky as lie Law now Stands, will
REQUIRE the nominal assent Of both parties in
ne case-united States %. Kentucky-to one
& - Ivy ploloslaons. Ihe Congress OF the
en!lcu otIcs-lhat Is the decided anti-slayery
u1I:'Josaay s1J OF ConEress-"ll haYe TO admit that
- ~, - aiG 70 oc eonns and cold
~ p't tnG Ha5 expenses, Or. hentucky will
iase " sunny aunat mat Slaves are not
p;;i, prop;S, N:thaef u ln9se pfpposltions Is 1t
lotsu t ;t iot III Ga.nes ~ nms nennehS Gan- %
4oS aa1li!t liI't sn.sshpnanE bo - UeSM. me
G.eu STAT o;a.es ellrua ,,1,a,, p5eoe ~ .1ameaer n
nnid soc1, s r. fFnu"nd and aoa Frnaa tpa1a XII
80. ee ~ 70 tn .un !.''lce Asi1 u
15.,, n1gh asut tie ons 4 Ho1slaneIlt lounaea on
~ ~ p.lusigie, r. o1sne " " patent 70 rs
l; ana; ene % Morld, thal ehrls1endom, would rall
5,,dass ahs. aaSi Ioysrhnle1t rs oors shonld u
5enso1 t 10 @ ueeot "a sye afyeT and sayc
ems stalc, ana one or the other propositions
nngt oc accepted
lhls new phase OF the matter will pc eonsld-
t erea al 1enstn during the session Of the Ken
Iy I1ucSy Leg1slature began the 9Th inst. Both
HOUSES ale unanimous Tor the Unlon: hebei-
non las not representative in the statc Leg
iSlat7ve 6overnment, though, as you know,
tae ESec9nFc !: entirely so. That the consid-
efahon Of the bill will produce much trouble,
j. not doubted hy tl,e Union men. Secession
!sts calculate that the present session of the
Legislature will make them s0, coo friends from
among the Unionists. I trust that it may not
ee SO pad as all this, though revolution Of
considerable magnitude and much importance
is M Mhkeiy to result from it, whether the reroln-
or ultra ant-slnVeFy men, whether in making
the State one Of the slayeocracy or a free