Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-21
kentueky,s Neutrality.

The humbng of neutrality set on foot some
months ago by the friends OF Lincoln in Ken
tueBy is about to explode. Ii was known
from the beginning that it was cheat and
fraud upon the people of that gallant state
and vas so designed. 1t was known ihat IL
could not last great while, but If 1t could
be palmed off upon the people, even Tor
limited period, it might possibly, under the
active exertions of Influential leaders, bring
the State to an active support OF the Wash
ioeton dynasty in its war OF subingation
against the South. This was all that was
aimed at and hoped for By the unprincipled
contrivers Of the miserable trick Since the
successes of the Southern arms, and the con
seouent prolongatiou OF the war, unless lhe
North will conclude peace on terms Oh
Southern recognition, it is becoming aPpar-
ent that the trick will not last much longer.
Dsy by day, the rapid development OF events
is bringing the people of Kentucky to real
;zinp sense of the true issue. which must
come at last, whether they will continue
with the North or join the South in its noble
and heroic struggle for liberty. In view of
the rapid approach of this inevitable issue, we
see the contrivers of the neutrality cheat
using their utmost exertious to avoid the
consequences of the attempted swindle.
The Louisville Journal, the mercenary organ
of tn. Lincoln despotism in Kentucky was the
Ajax of the neutrality fraud 1t IS as keen In
perception as it is wanting in principle. 10
serve its master at Washington, and to save
itself from the overwhelming disgrace which
would attend the exposnre OF its attempted
fraud upon the people, il Is engaged In an ar
duous Effort to precipitate an armed collision
between Tennessee and Kentucky, as States
It's whole energy is being expended for
the accomplishment OF this end There
is no measure of denunciation which it does
not, from day to day, utter against our state
and our people. There is no charge caicu
lated to irrilate and embitter Kentuckians
towards Tennesseans which it does not trump
mn and elaborate. Measured by its standard,
Tennessee is the head and front of all the
crimes in the political decalogue Ii this Or
gan of Lincoln can bring on an armed con-
flict between Kentucky and tennessee
hopes thereby, of course, to unite hentuehy'
and thus throw the State into the arms OF the
Washington despotism, leave the humoug OF
neutrality high and dry among the things oi
the past, and then go forward IN the war up
on the South, and its own and the liberties
and institutions of the South
In this base and Infamous programme, now
s7or the Journal and its willing or mistaken
followers are mistaken. Tennessee Is Wiling
for the neutrality bumbug to play itself out.
She will not aid the enemies OF the South ana
of Constitutional liberty to foist a cheat up
on the people of Kentucky through an ina
mons scheme to embroil the two States in
war for reasons concerning them as States
We recognise in Kentucky the same right we
have exercised, 10 determine WHICH sue she
will take in the great struggle now penang
for civil liberty. We desire this Issue larry |
tn her people II they decide to |
10 with the North, then they are as much ana
uiIy our enemies as are the people OF Massa-
,busetts or Michigan. We will meet them as |
sucb on any field that may be chosen We
are not dependent on Kentucky either lof
natural or social and political existence.
Her neople and we have been friends ana
in the past. we Wonid IKE 70
l,a still but cannot be at the sacrihce OF all
that we hold sacred. We have not aud VIII
not seek to interfere with the choice when
Kentucky is compelled to make. we WANT
ha- 40 ba free in her choice. If she prefers
the chains of slavery to civil freedom, let her
mt them on and wear them as the mailman
uears his manaeles. Whilst we have never
.hourbt Kentucky would consent to bow 10
the scen,re of an irrepressible military des-
not we have certainly never desired 10
ahridge her freedom by interfering with her
right to do so if she chose
We now tell the Journal and all other aoo-
Iition friends of Lincoln that Tennessee VIII
not interfere with the assumed neu'raii'y VI
Kentucky. But so soon as KENTUCKY oeglhs
IN fiuht for Lincoln, Tennessee Will make no
between her and any other state
8 citing in the same cause. LII state OF
,h;nos .ucb as now exists in Missouri, should
unfortunately prevail at any time in Ken
tnekv. Tennessee, as she has done in the case
of Missouri, will give assistance to her frlends
and will fight with and for those VINO are
.trueeliug for the perpetuation of The liberty
bequeathed to us by the fathers OF 10. No
amount Of 6nesse, denunciation or triekery
can change this fact, and the Journal may as
we'll make mp its mind to it first as last