, 1861-02-26

the 9th inst, by J. T. Boyle, Esq, Of Danville,
Kentucky, on the stute Of the country, from
which we make the following extract hr'
Boyle, after sbo wing that convention Of That
State can only be called By submitting the
mattel tUies to q vote Of the people, in the |
manner aud under the conditions prescribed
by the Constitution, said:. ;
: The calling OF such State Convention would
inaugurate .; revolution Which ought ana
would be resisted. Gov. Dixon said IN his
speech at Frankfort few days ago, that
"Ho was most decidedly against State conyen-
ton. There wss no autho: ity to call such 9ooy;
It was revolutionary and Destructive n0t oniy u
the Federal but the State government. 10 snch 3
movement he was inhexibly opposed, and for ane,
II any convention attempted to nsurP despotic
powers and coerce hin into IGTou1a9n ae enonao cast
He would not submit to such movement. - Il
Fellow-citizsns, II re than third Of . cen
tury aso. the fierce strife between the Relief
and AuIiRelict-,he Old Court end New
Court PARTIES, shock the State OF kentucky to
the very centre Of its foundations, and nearly
incolyed The Commonwe eaith IN civil war.
The people, when they came to understand
the questions in issue, revoked the decision
that demagogues induced them to render at
the polls, au1 decided once and forever, IN IL
yor of the Constitution and Constitutional
Government / believe now, that they Will
decide to stand by the Constitution. lfrero-
i,,tjnn and c;vil war must come, let them come
in fayor Of the right believe, felow.citf-
.z=ns, that 1t i. our dnty, the duty Of every
Christian patriot, the duty Of every Godiear"
tionsl liberty, to stand boldly and brave1y for
the right--to denounce the authors OF the rev
vlution, aud all otter traitors to God and their
country, and appeal to arms and the God. OF
battles in yindication Of their rights and OF
Constitutional Government
T or11J I Hr1 q
of the Just fans that hive received as IN In.
hetitanee, were not to stand firmly in :avor
Of Constitutional Government and the hber.
ties OF the people, and to proclaim to yon, my
fr1lo~-cisizsns, the dangers that environ our
liberties, and the onstltuton Of our state.
p1red to 4esfa sstAa force o arms. TIE 4eaotattloa
Of your State government by 1aslss ard u'seo'asts-
! tntloaa{ naea,ts For myself, shan be ready
| to mset the revolution.stb at the threshold,
aud join the people in putting down, By force
| II need be, the Jawless attempt to subVert our
State Constitution. Ibeliege these misguided
! aud deluded men in our State rho propose to
| bring revolution upon ne, deceive themselves,
| in assuming that the people are craven spirited
! nnd will submit to their action. But If the
/! people should be deluded and deceived into
r..volutiou and secession, What would be the
COST OF SECESSION
n 4bc neon1e Of Kentucky? This is ques-
tioa Of NON sut to you, farmers, mechanics
md laborin9 mea, to all classes. ! find from
: the report Of Mr. Green, Auditor OF the State,
: constituting one Of ,.he accompanying doeu-
n1ents Of Cav. Marofin's late message, that
!: The annual revenue paid to the support Of the
!: State government is estimated at $49l ,042.0G
i The estima, ed expenses for 1861. exclusive OF
/ what Is paid to the School Fund ana SINKING
Fund, is placed at S5S4, COO 90. Gen. buckner,
/ In his report to the Legislature, showing what
/ it would cost to arm, equip, and supply i've
, thousand StAta troops, says that it would cost
! Tor single year St, 6553 000-say three million
!; i've hundred thousand dollars. Now on tue
Hupposition that force Of 5000 men would
De amply sufficient to guard and protect the
blk or eight hundred miles otnorthe1n border,
do YOU not see that It would increase ) our tax
alton more than seven toId? If Eon raise
81, 500 10000, in addition to $500, 600 90, ma
King x4,WO,000 BY taSation-that you who
heretofore paid five dollars tax, would have to
nay forty dollars per year--you who paid ten
would have to pay ejghty-and you who paid
twenty would have to pay one hundred and
sixty-and you who paid q hundred would be
required to pny eight hundred dollars per yenl
tax Would not this prove IN insupportable
burthen? But II it is this in the green tree
what will it be in the dry? II 1t costs $500,
900 the first year for d small force, wha
will it cost the next and subsequent Years
WHY should tie people Of the State embark il
this expensive and 1lntried enterprise? 70,
noW en5oy peate ~ hEst ~ e.
" ~ E.ssc1 - 1.,,, + s+ 20 tba,, 1~caarc,
1t at all hazards and ct any cost.
!! cAUsEs OF wAR BETWEEN TEE EEcT1oEs.:-
: Secession would involve US inevitably Il
rar T,ss,e 1rJu 7e M 7,carcnble secession TBtr
san,,, W., :. T,ill not ossain you by any clat
: ' orats discussion, Il; but viii state hugsestivci
1shic ,enE cefu must sooner or liter md believe il
| / Tne National Capital and the archives {
the Goyernment, Who is to have them
How are theY to be divided? Will the ninetee,
1n;tl;ons cf freemen Of the North give then, u
+o the e,rht ar nine millions Of the South? O
i sri,j ~ ttose nf The South Surrender them to th
!: 1isinnp
. The rendition Of fugitive slaves. VIII III
j, 1orth retnrn ma our runaway slares wi
/ 1ot the nnrnber escaping increase an hundre
; fold3 when the evil, Il which the South ha
:; Complained, is increased many fold, viii Eh
. mission to The wrong, or win she take arm,
. and hv fnrce endeayor bv reprfsol and othe
r 1oisa IL reirnhurse her loss Will not var ia
: Nv ;ncv;tahly? Had We not better hold q
! ~ owhat rve have and enforce our rIpbt in II
:. iIn;n, r. oead he. by arms?
c other nnbi;c property. How can this diyisio
j. f,a ma5e7 o. what line. or by whnt 1,rincip
il a. It fo he efTscteis If these e1ements Of di
) cord produce 3 DISTURBANCE now, threatenir
70 senarate the States into hostile sections,
2 ron aonht that thgy viii involve the scctio,
: II vor r. the separation comesp viii II
,r Gan,h ahanfon The Territories IN the Mort
i VII W.T. tha Nnrih nhondnn Them tn the SontI
r 1uhat 1,ort;o1, will each +ake9 How ran II
u onast,ar 10 aottiad hetresn hottie srct;n,
d 43Gse,1u g;,nnnt wa-S us NA~>> "~~"e
% Tbs II ss,ssIppi River and It's rnout
wno Is to control fi1a entrance of this riy
, into the Gull? VIII it be surrendered to Lo
is3sn.a she tas alresdy a=su.ned the right
control the commerce euteripp it OF going O
e. xii she has already laid an embafxo On
ID camnsree ~ 1e The 1ne3chants Of mr. n5qn sta
~. fnnn1t;.,r f-1I1, fore;@ cnnnt-ies have h
=: +ha;r nna3e sa;zed in 7he cnstnm hon. = of +
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