Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15
. Secession Movement I'm Kentucky.

The following named Kentuckians have
| signed a precipitatinx circular:
r. Mckee, W. Preston Johnson, C.. .. Arm
| strong, BIanton Duncan, r. I. Durret, w. C..
| Brooks.
The circular is dated at Louisville, on the
| sth. and talks of Lincolns intention of sub
| jugating the South, and makes the following
suggestions
DEAR SIR We suggest to you the import
auce of at once making arrangements, either
privately or publicly, as you deem best. by
which your county will be represented by
several delegates. who will attend C0nven-
| ton at Frankfort, which we propose to hold
on The 10Th inst.
By this mems the legislature can be instructed
an rtgard 10 He sediment Of the entire State, and
doubtless upon learning ii, will Immediately
take such action as the interests and honor
OF the State demand.
We would also advise that the signatures
be got to petition for Convention, and
that they should either be sent here, and thus
be forwarded in mass, or be presented to
the Legislature by your respective members.
In many parts of the State Southern
Rights Clubs have been formed for the pur-
pose of organizing an effective band of true
Southern men, who will use their influence
at once to place kentucy in her proper po-
sition. We would recommend that you
should also form similar Clubs at once in ev-
cry precinct Oh your county
The object Of this movement is to assem-
BILE herd OF disunionists at Frankfort to
oFer-awe the Legislature. il possible, in imi-
tation OF the disunion rOwdies OF Richmond,
Va. The Louisville Democrat says of it:
We publish a circular this morning show
ing concerted effort 10 precipitate Ken
lucky into revolution. Let the friends of the
Union stand firm in this State. and resist all
such efforts. There is no more reason now
for such action, as here advised, than there
has been, and there never has been any rea-
son for it. Kentucky can take care OF her.
self, and will have to do it in any event. She
would be fool to commit herself TO fight
other peoples battles. Why should she join
Sothern Confederacy for protection? If
fighting had TO be done, she would have 10
fight her own battles aud theirs, and foot her
bills at that They would have as much as
they could do to take care of themselves
without aiding Kentucky. As TO the rest,
Kentucky is just as independent now as she
would be alter an ordinance of Secession.
She can resist oppression as well now as
then. She now holds the obligation of her
DeighbOTs to return her fugitive slaves.
Does she for spite propose to tear up the
bond? That would be as smart as Paddy's
act--he burnt up a bank note TO spite the
president, against whom he got Indignant. The
obligations of the Constitution for our benefit
are our inheritance. We have not violated its
provisions. We hold that Constitution, and
insist on its protection; nor will we submit
to oppression either Join Southern Con-
federacy, TO be sure Let those who think
they can make ono do it, aud we shall see.
Perhaps all the Union will join it when it's
made, and brings on the millennium. AT
present, there is nothing there but prOvi-
sional despo.ism, with irrepressible power TO
dispose of persons and property at discretion,
without any checks and balances.