The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-26


their prominent part in the recent mutiuies aud de
scrtioBs
THE ANTi-WAii PARTY II kENTUC Il I
An address has been issued to the people Of Ken
lucky by number OF her most influential citizens
from which we take the following extracts
To The Pcop'e Of Kentucky:
By direction Of A meeting of The people of Louis
vile, IN favor of having peace, We address you oI
the subject which engaged the attention of tina
meeting. In singlencss of purpose come before
you, earnestly hoping that, in times 50 fearful
mere party ties and affilistion will not steel your
hearts or stop your ears if words OF wisdom are
spoken, come from what quarter they may. With
you rests responsibility greater than belongs to
any other portion of the country-a responsibility
that will reach generations to come, more or less
distant, rs you arouse yourselves to its magnitude
and discharge Alright its requirements.
Before and since the holding of our meeting, il
was denounced 'fseceSsion," ga secession trick u
&c, that all access to your hearing might be shut
oil. We deny the charge, and challenge the war
party to make it good. If peace to Kentucky is
secession, then keDtuckians with great unanimitv
secessioniss; for they have and do insist upon
peace In our State, except party now embracing
one-tcnth OF our population. II peace to the coun.
try is secession, Kentucky is equally committed
tor she has strlvcn to give peace to all, aud re-
fused to take part in the contest. 1t is strange in
deed that any man protesting to be for the Union
should charge that movement for peace is a
movement tor secession, as if secession and peace
Union, and war, were tied up inseparably to-
gethGr.
Another cry ia raised against holding any ncgo.
tiations with seccssionists, afiliatng with any
EYmpathising with the South. Do these men rea II '
mean what they say? Are VIC never to have any
negotiation with the seeded States but war only
while there strength lc!t continue the struggle?
Equally absurd is the cry of no afiliatjcn in a new
issue with those from whom we formerly differed
Such an issue stands upon its merits, and mer
nay and should unite in a cause OF truth and JUS
tice, though they have differed or may afterwards
differ, on every other.
The object Of this movement is to obtain peace
speedily and honorsbiy. lis result will be to array
the community into a Peace party and War
party. Old differences must and will vanish, anC
men must take their stand on the side of peace OF
on the side of war. Let US force the issue. Let
not anv one be allowed to shrink from it. Let
every man be compelled to take his position, that
we may know who are for peace and who are for
war.
BE not deceived by the assurance that there is
no war party amongst us-a party whose aim it is
not only to continue the of the sections, but
involve Kentucky in the strife. Disguise is the
life of war party. Their designs are inSdious
c'oaked with sreclOus professions, and dare not
meet the light of day. They will struggle to { {
utmost to keep down the peace party; for they
well know their hour has struck when compelled
to throw of disguise, and openly profess themsevc
what they really area war party, in favor ofwar
and opposed TO peace. We repeat, be not deceived
as to the existence of such a party. We tell you
it does exist
1t is unnecessary to detail or advocate the ad
vantages OF peace or the curses of war, or to con
trast the with the other. Those who advocate
war must show an absolute necessity for Disturbing
the normal state of society and government, diSre
gardiUg the dictates of religion, humanity aDd ma
terial prosperity, and loading ourselves and pos
terity with al intOerabe burthen of debt and tax
alton. They must show that peace would lead Il
results more disastrous than the slaughter of thou
sands, tens of thousands, ard it NAV be of hun
dreds of thousands-than the stoppagc of all trade
and employment, bringing privaton to ALL ant
stern want to many who might win comforts anC
support for their wives and children in the homes
tolls Of peace. Thev must show that peace woult
lead to results more disastrous than debt never tc
be extingrished aud grinding taxation to con
tinue forever.
We dare our adversarios to attempt to show this
In Kentucky thev will not attempt it openly. They
will seek war with all its bloody and ruinous con
sequences, but they dare not seek it openly. While
seeking war they dare not openly proclaim tha
such is their object; and when the issue is distinct
ly made, as it now is, and must be, of peace or
war, vast majority in Kentucky will be found on
the side of peace.
Compromise, Cancellation, and negotiation mus
be left untrammeled to do their noble work, ant
that work they and will do better than tht
sword. In truth, they alone can do it. Let tht
swar wage as long and as tiercely as it may-atel
all of its slaughter and ruin, the work of peace i
still to be done. Why, then, continue the war
Especially, why continue it since the work Of peace
Is only EMBARRASSED oy Its protractOn.
Are our people dead to the suggestions of rei
GiOn, humanity, civilization, and their own int
rests! Is sei'-GoVeTnment tne oeiuslye toIy tht
despots of the Old World have proclaimed it TO be
Is the IlDertY lnauTurated by our iathers only u
begGt strife leading TO anarchy to end in despotsm
Are our free constitutions made by ourselves, or i
the will at ruler to be the measure of our liber
ties? Is reason or the sword to govern2 Uulcs
these reproaches to Rspuhlicanism can be affirmed
our movement is not premature But when shomc
1t hegin mere Is the point ior Its ausplci0uS IN
auguratinn! We tell you that now Is the time
Delay Is danser, ana refusal NAV ne death.
MM. lNMAN,
JAMES BRinGEFoED,
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NO Haf-IaN in Ech.sciAy IAN appear oa 'h'
E"optc' .
correspondence OF the CINCINNATI enquirer state
tnat af ge meeting was nG.I IN Ng'Son county
hentuckY, In the town OF DIooinhetd, On tue l9u
inst, without any party distinction, ior the puF
pose OF resolving upon whst course they shoui
% a ~ % H. o.; d Itnt, of tba
State. The meeting were unanimous in their oppc
sition to the war.tax, adopted the following peti
ton as the proper expression OIL tneir views, an
se'Gt'eu 'o'Nli'''o u "'' ~ Oh
They renresent that in their opinion the State q
Kentucky not having been responsible in any dc
gree for the inception or prosecution of the ua
happy devastating the land; but, on tn
contrary, having ever asserted and endeaVored t
maintain the position OF neutrality; and havin
used, and being yet desirous to exert every mean
in her power to effect an adjustment of the difficu
ties between the contendng sections should not b
farced to bear any portion Of the expenses incurre
by either of the belligerent parties.
They further represent that the embargo lai
upon their trade has so utterly prostrated ever
! department of business as to render almost impoI
sihle the collection of tax sufficient to dcfrav tn
| ordinary exrenses of the State Government.
They therefore urgently petition the Genera
! Assembly to record their solemn protest again!
the heavy tax imnosed by the late Federal Coz
gress nn6n the citizens of Keptucky--to use ever
SnnIianca in thnir mower tn nrevent tho cpIIectio
~ rttto 80 ad ri,ec;oI 70 rorrSn tho sssnp,nto
~ ~ ~ So ~ Kan,,,clSv Of Tho onota of ne 70
2,art;a1od ~ [,t ~ tbn c;ti1ens IF tbat Stata
aPp Wnut,oIity moi to he Recornized
The administration has determined not to recol
MIN tho neptra6tv of X Eentuckv Int insists tina 81
shall come out fair and square for or against tt
! Uniop.-Cor PhtIn. Inquirer.
A British Claim and Threat.
poc,u.,,o. .o .b, soiznro or ,bo R-ifisb sbi
H0'0'.iHS NV " "0
| Perthshire by the u. >. steamship Massachuset
! in the Gulf, her damaging detention without leg
capsa and subseouent release without indemuit,
49, Iondon eb;raino Goycto of tba 9th instan
'no 49, |''
thus threatens
The Perthshire, so far from having broken
blockade, had when she left Mobile, it appears te
days to spare under the terms OF the proclamation
There was no pretence for selzing or OBTAINING ht
longer than was necessary 70 ldentihy her haoo'
| ality.
The owner OF the Pertnshlre must orihg ms a
tion in Boston or New YORK against the c0u
manding officer of the Massachusetts ior ui
lawful detention OF MS SNIP II ne laii 10 ookal
redress do not hesitate TO say II is case DC
should at ance be taken up by the British Cover