The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-03
Rirbmonn pispatrt.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. .IuLY , las,


Nsnsu kt~Mr. ar1ttehdsu.
II is impossible that Kentucky can accom-
modate herself to the views and demands Of
the LINCOLN dynasty without utterly degrad.
ias and enslaving herself. GREELEY, tn.
MARAr Of the Northern rvigu Of terror, has
plainly told the people Of that State that the
G"vernmen, viii not be traied With, that Ken
lucky must take one side or the other
And HRKELrY has been the most accurate or
acie Of the Washington despo'ism in the whole
Northern empire. Mr.. CRlrrcSbxS may well
dcspair when GREELEY launches his ;hunders
against his impo,cnt and dwelling efforts to
keep Kentucky ont of the strife and recon
struct the Union, He goes to Washington
with plan utterly deridod by the powers thai
be, and, If be be sincere in bis profession and
not in collision with L,xCoLS, tho object BIN
self OF the general contempt OF the Black Re
publican party. lie goes there, moreover.
with plan which contemplate a humiliation
OF TIE Southern States should they show il
favor. plan which would place them in the
attitude Of once more approaching the foot
stool Of LINCOLN with propositions far peace
now MI tRifTANpEN can ruprose ibts PoSri-
hle. we cannot imagine. The Southern States
that have united in the Southern Confedera-
cy have taken a stand from which there is no
shadow Of reason to suppose for moment
that they will retreat. The never will propose
nor Gao they ever accept, terms OF reunion
with tn. Northern States. Mr.. CKiTfEsDEs is
enlisted in a gratuitous tasks WORK of super
erogation when be proposes again to intro
duce them into his iumbling efforts to recon
struct the dismembcred Union that is never 10
be restored.
Let Mr.. CRt1TESpEs give up his proposition
Of hast winter one utterly past its tine, if
it ever had appropriateness, We believe it
never had-just much we believe there
was never any propriety in the vote of thanks
by our Convention to the venerable kentHcky
Senator. la endeavoring to pull on the man
tie Of the immortal CLAY, as the Union saver,
he most signally failed, and rendered himself
the object of COMMUNICATION, if not Of ridicule,
Of all sides. let Mr.. CRITrEyDEN take care
of Kentucky, if he eau. Let him, if he pre-
fers the North. Cndeav0r to bind her TO the
ear of the beast Of the Northwest; or, i. he pre-
fers the South, let him use his declining days i'll
gallant effort to place his proud State Of other
days in position where she indeed may be
proud once more. The South thanks him not
for any ofiiciousnes5 of his which looks to any
terms of Reconstruction and the tyrants Of
the North will hardly listen to his weak ap-
peals which, like the wouanly reproofs vented
upon RICHARD, are to be drowned by the drums
and trumpets of war
Kentucky cannot remain in her. anomalous
position. Delay but increases the gloomy
prospect for her, no matter which side she
takes. Delay but embitters the two parties
into which she Is being divided and which will
be thrown into hot and bloody conflict, no mat
ter which side she takes. This might have
been avoided. Her people might have been
comparatively united had Mr.. CRiTTENDEN
died or gone to the shades of retirement two
years since, AMI had there been no such men
as GUTHRIE, GARRETT DAVIS, and that un-
scrupulous editor, PRENTICE. Providence has
otherwise ordered It, and a day of woe, we
fear. ia in store for kentucky should the war
last long. That she will 60 with the South, we
believe is inevitable. Every argument, every
interest, every honest sympathy Of hers, plainly
force her to that position. But the mismanage-
ment, j. not tfeachery, of some of her leaders
have 90 obstrueted her course, go imbued her
public mind with conflicting views and bitter
animosi,ies, that we deeply apprehend that there
is yet to be in her history added proofs Of her
title to the name of the Ozark and bloody
ground" May such turn in her affairs be
avcrted, is our heartfelt wish.