Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-07-26

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destiny Of "my old Kentucky home" Father, il
You knew my painful anxiety, you certainly would
break the spell, which, to me- is as the coming houI
of the convict who awaits the hangman, and who
beholds the cord that is to su'pend him between
heaven and earth. 1t has been many years since
became a wanderer from beneath the shelterine
care of thy aged hand, and hard earned ''od home
stead which the sweat of honest labor bought
when was ''thy only boy" Father it has Away;
been the pride of my Heart, that Old Kentucky
was given to Inc a birthplace. l love its sol
yet for it is still your home, the home of my fond
old Mother, whose precepts l will ever cherish
around whose hearthstone my kind brothers and
loving sisters yet gather at evening when at the
''altar you kneel as in days gone by, to offer up
the incense of prayer, to that "God' who was with
US in peace; and who watches over us in war.
What can you promise me for Kentucky What
assurance have you that Christian County will be.
true to the South in this her hour of danger If
my State has lost the need of valor which she has
always received and justly merited in every field
where she has fought then l have no love for her.
May she meet the doom of submssion-the foot of
Lincoln upon her neck. Yet if Christian County
has a Christian eft--a soldier upon her soil, with
the nerve and heart of a true Kentuckian who is
willing to rally to the standard of "Jeff Davis" of
God, Liberty and the South, will return home
and go to the battle with him for your sake and
for the protection of the cold Kentucky home"
trust my Brothers are with the South-with Ten
nessee and Arkansas. Let not the abolition hordes
which surround you, que for moment your
dor in aid of the South. Let not the mercenaries
of Mcclellan, aided by Gov. Dennison, deter you
from the right.
The cause of Kentucky is the cause of the South
Let not the low and degraded menials-the base
counterfeits of humauity-Rev, Robert J. Breckini
ridge Geo. D. Prentice and Cassius NJ. Clay-lead
you by the nose. They have their price and like
Andy johnson and Emerson Etheridge, have beer
bought
1t is tue, that Kentucky, in an evil hour, gave
birth to Abe Lincoln, and perchance, State pride
may incline her to look, with favor upon the mon
strous abortion; but her allegiance is due to the
South, headed by Davis--a son of whom she may'
be justly proud When the battle is over, and the
South stands bleeding besides her broken battle.
blade, Victorious or defeated, what then will be
your course2 If the former can you come to her
embrace, in days of yore, to share her laurels,
and claim the fruits of her labor2 Mol If she be
defeated, what is your interest in slaves worth
wien you are left alone2 Where is The mart fol
your produceP
Land of ''Clay' and of Harden--home of 'Boone, y
invite you in the name of God and Justice, 70
come to the aid of the South.
You will forgive me, sir if, in my zeal for the
South have said aught to offend YOU and hope
you will write soon, that may know from your-
self your own position and that of Kentucky.
Truly, &C., D. p. Wsss.
P. S.-To my Kentucky friends of Scamp Boone"
would say God be with you" They have the
best wishes Of one who will soon be one of their
number, as a "Kentuckian," with a toothpick from
Arkansas. ID. b. Wsss.