Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-05-23

THURSDAY, MAY %, 1861.
STATE OF AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY

words to the people of Vermont about the
state OF things in Kentucky, as we are just
now in an anomalous condition.
Kentucky is in the Union, and in some
sense is loyal to the Union. She regards Sc
cession as no remedy for existing evils, and
not to be justified by those evils, at all events,
until every practicable effort for remedy IN
the Union shall have been exhausted. There
is in the hearts of her people an undying at
tachment to the Union, while her institutions
are identical with those of the South. Her
commerce is with the South. The South is
her market for her grain--her beef and pork,
her mules and sheep Her sons are planters
in the South-she is bound to them by ties
of blood and trade. At the same time her
sons are also settled in large numbers in
Ohio, Indiana and lllinois-seventy thou
sand in Indiana alone. Large amounts OF
her money are invested in Chicago and the
Northwest. If she fires a shot at the South
it may strike a Kentuckian. IF she strikes a
blow at Indiana, the sword falls, perhaps
upon a Kentuckian Ours is a State from
which emigration has always been going.
Her money has sought investment in South
ern agriculture. Her hardy sons who had
not capital have sought homes in the North
west Now in all this we are unlike almost
any other State. No Vermonters come to
Kentucky to live emigration follows isother-
NAL lines; Nermonters are found in Iowa
and WiSconsin-New Workers in Ohio and
Illinois. This is the law of emigration. The
census demonstrates this, although it is not the
exclusive rule. In this attitude what should
be expected of us ? What can Kentucky do :?
BROTHERHOOD calls from either hand. In
TEREsT calls chiefly from the South. 10y
atty. all sense of legal right, recolections of
the past, traditional glory, all call upon her
TO remain IN the UNION. See feels this to be
her duty, and she is trying to do it. Tell me
if she is not in difficult, painful position
But while the path Of duty is plain, we are
not satisfied with the course Vermont has
pursued towards US. We feel that we have
a right to complain. Can Vermont point to
a single act Of Kentucky, that can be con-
>trued into unkindness to her. Is the record
of Vermont clear OF reproach: We raised
our voice for peace. We asked of you the
recognition OF what we regarded our rights
under the Constitution. You and ,Ce differ
ed 81 to what those rights were, but in a spirit
OF generous brotherhood, We said, or meant
10 say - let AS give and take" Brethren of
Vermont, how did you answer us? How
stands your Statute book to day? Answer
me like true christian men as you are notin
the hot temper ofthe times-not with the feel
ing that bayonets are pointed at you, asking
counsel of God in PRAYER, and in fraternal
feeling with the loyal border States. Your
attitude is a stumbling block in the way of
peace. Let no belligerent counsels prevail.
It's the part of brave nation to be Just,
and II is due to the loyalty of your own peo-
ple-to your proud position, that whatever
other States may say or do-you, who pro-
tess loyalty to the Constitution-vou, who
are this day sending your sons to do battle
for the maintenance of the Constitution should
not 60 into this strife until the beam is taken
out of your own eye Do not violate that
Constitution you are so eager to defend. We
ask this of you in the name the hopes-the
interests of peace We ask it, that the hands
OF conservative men may be strengthened.
We ask it as an evidence that this war is not
a raid upon slavery where il exists-that it
Is not a war which let's loose upon us all the
horrors OF a seTvie Instruction.
| know there is no such purpose on the
part of the North, but many men here believe
it. The negroes beiisre ii! Woe, woe to them
if the first sign OF INSTRUMENTATION shows it.
self-an uprising of the negroes would be the
death signal for every one-exterminstion
would be an act of lf-preservation-an it
would he done without hesitation, Every
white man-every white woman-every child
strong enough to pull trigger would Join in
the massacre
In the event OF instruction, and if five
hundred thousand whites were swarming
across the Ohio River believe before God
that the people of Kentucky or any slave
State in a like case, would turn their backs
10 the invader and kill the blacks first. Wo-
men now practice with revolvers in reference
10 this very contingencv--I speak knowing
IT, This is point of exquisite sensibiitv
ans oommtnds itself to every man amongst
us. The negro would have no chance
There could be no congregation IN large
nodirs-no efficient cooperation Their
weapons would be scythes and such like rude
and hastily gathered means OF offence Every
plantation wOuId be a >laughter-hoUse. and
The conflict would be man to man, until the
nero had disappeared from the face of the
land In such an event, no considerations
Of property nor hereditary attachments would
intervene 10 screen the slave. individuals
might strive to save their family servants. but
their ncjghbOT> would west them from their
masters. ] do but tell you the naked-the
aorrid truth.-Men here do not talk much
about II. but the decision is all the more ter
rple, because it is made quietly and DELHI
r~ately. 1t is not fear but dread that prompts
It. The whites had rather meet the world III
arms than he driven to tins horrible aterna-
i've, Can yon not see the bearing of these
facts upon the position and sentiments Of
Southern men Eliminate by authoritative
Expression OF public opinion, this element of
the matter and You have taken one 2reat step
III the path of peace and order and recon
>.-uction. at least so far as the border States
are concerAed-ard Observation-Disclosures
and Missouri will be preserved to the Union.
BuC above all, remember that the Union par
" in States hold the same ground and
are lighting the same battle, and in this
battle. those We have 10 oppose hot
heads at home and secession men at the South.
Let US hope that we shall not also have to
Contend with those who are working to the
same end among the conservative men of the
Union States. NJ. q.
Lexington, Ky, May 9Th 1861.
We like the professions, and the apparent