Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-30
The ProrisIonal eevernment 81 Kentuelr


The Provfssonal Gevernment Of kentucky
When the history of the revolution in the South
wbieh has given to mankind a new political con
stelstion, comes to be written with the iron pen
of mpartislity and freedom, the niche Of blsckes.
infsmy in the picture, will be reserved for the
Union leaders Of Kentucky The pen of some fu-
ture Ascaulay win find in the career Of these men
abundant material for the employment of the gent
of satire, and for unfolding the philosophy Of hu
man nature, in its most mercenary, selfish and
treacherous aspect A slmple and truthful history
OF their perfdy and usurpations, will be sufficient
: 70 hand their names down to latest generations,
covered with excavations, and an example Of
warning to all who value truth, honor, patriotism
and freedom, as the priceless jewels of manhood.
We need not here recapitulate their peridious
conduct towards the people of Kentucky, in the
present war-how they originated and pledged
themselves to the doctrine of the impartial neutral
ity of that State in the contest-how they sent Sc
cret emissaries to Washington to arm the Lincoln
ties and reproduced, in Modern History, the wood
en- horse of Troy, in the organization of LIN
COLIN camps under the most despicably false
a pretences- how they thus deceived the peos
pie land secured their election to Con-
gress and the Legislature when they threw of
themask Of MoxAENA and appeared in all the hide
BUSINESS of their treason, their garments smelling
Of the blood of their brethren, their souls stained
with the pollution of gain and their dreams alright
ed with, the coming curses of that posteriy whom
they have SO deliberately and SO grieYously
Wronged.
These UAion leaders have fairly won pedestal
in the panorama of the Revelation but it is the
pedestal Of infamy. On the eve of the conhic
which is now at hand, on the soil of Kentucky
fhnir harp ~
appalling than the Bard of Drama has assigned to
the guilty GLosTER, before Bosworth field. Desols-
ted fields, widowed and orphaned families, polluted
homes, deserted hearthstones
g Whose eehe and whose empty tread
shall sound like voices from the dead"
are all the fruits Of their accused treason, their
smooth descending and their cruel and cOwardly
bartering of the honor of Kentucky for. peh and
preferment.
These vipers have crawled up to the high places
which we're reserved signature for the eagles
: eyry, and thence hiss their venom. They have by
treachery and fAlsehood, wormed themselves into
the Legislature, and eagued with LIScoLS, would
hold the people who have trusted Them in base and
degrading thraidom.
Shall the people whom they have deceived, and
whose rights and honor they have ignominiOusly
sold, consent to be thus disfranchised enthraIled
and betrayed! Shall the true sons of Kentucky
stand silently, and bound by the letters of these
ingrstes, permit their sovereignty to be over
turned and their constitution violated their broth
ers and families prescribed, their land deluged in
blood, their fair women left to the mercy of more
than demons and their chiyarous heradry forfeited
= Never Never are the responses uttered by the
genius of her proud ancestry. Never is the echo
Of her living heroes. Such ignominy they have
resolved shall not blacken their escutcheon, under
the nockery oflegal forms. They have pronounced
the edict. They have broken the SPELL which has
bound the giant limbs of Kentucky, and hencefortb
we may look for deeds, worthy of her high renOwn
10 chastise the betrayers expel the invaders from
her soil and restore her sovereignty and freedom
We have just read the message addressed to the
Legislative Council at Bowling Green, by her Pro
visional Governor, acting by the authority of 8
Convention of her freemen, composed of represen
tatives from seventytwo counties, whose proceed
ings have appeared in columns. This document
is manly statesmAnlike, lofty in its tone and clear
and conclusive in its reasoning. While we do not
approve Of that portion which suggests basis for
treaty of peace, between the North and the
South, we recognize in it, when viewed
as whole, a calm and unanswerable statement Of
the position assumed by the State Rights men
in Kentucky, who viii appear to be q large
mbJOIlty VI HeE pSOp4Sg Wien Liie opportunity IL
presented for fair and unrestrained expression
of their will
We make the following important extract from
this message, developing q chapter not
heretofore known to the public of the unparalleled
perfdy Of the Lincoln leaders ofthst State
That all men may know which of the two great
parties were guilty of plunging the State INTO
war a fact will now be alluded 10 which is not gen
orally known. Camp Dick Robinson, IN Garrard
county, had. at the opening of the session
of the last Legislature been for several weeks
in possession Of Lincoln troops. General Polk
had Just taken possession of Columbus, and Gen.
Grant Of Psducsh and no other troops but these
sy then in Kentucky. Being anxious TO preserve
the neutrality of the State, and to induce the Leg
islsture to propose terms for general peace which
il is still believed would have been satisfactory both
20 the United States and to the Confederate States
1 remained at Frankfort after my return from
Richmond, where had been at the instance of the
Governor some ten or twelve days. After consid-
cradle negotiation, the Southern party, including
the Governor, Senator's and Representatives pro-
posed TO permit Lincoln force of five thousand
men to remain in Garrsra county, to be used
police force snd to first request the withdrawal of
s.. Gen Polk, if they would then request the with
drswal of Gen. Grant from Padacah. By request
this proposition reduced TO writing, carried to
the caucus Of Union members of the Legislature,
discussed there till late at night and finally
iected The Legislature had ordered the removal
of Gen. Polk, few days before, and the Governor
had not determined to veto this proposition until
he heard of the rejection of the counter PROPOSE
eion by the Union caucus. The Hon. James F. Rob-
i1son of Scott Judge Buckuer, of Fayette, and Mr..
Fisk of Covington, all Union men and members
of the Legislature, will sustain the truth of this
abatement.
Missouri Confederate Congressman.
The following is list of the Senators and Rep
resentatives chosen by the Missouri Legislature for
81. the Confederate States Congress Senators-Hons.