, 1861-12-28


OUR LOUISVILLE LETTER.
Coz. Maqod,s betnee. t,oo &ools-He signs the
Bus Of the Ieglsldture-A 4 Estate Sope7elgntv'
-Beauties Of Neutru2ity--Aa empty retarn
on the Session Military Matters-G Ge7. BttaIPs
Folicy on the 67are'y Question.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Trihune.]
LOUISVILLE, Dec, 18th, 1861.
The conduct Of the Governor of the State In
returning approved most of the bills passed
By the two houses Of the Legislature, has con-
founded both Unionfsts and rebels In this
State. The former never had any confidence,
and now tho rebels have lost all the hope they
ever placed, in him. It is evident that they
have trusted him until lately, since the Pro-
visional Governor at Russellyil1c announced
that he held his Office only as pro tenn, during
the forced absence Of the legally elected Coz:
ernor. Magofin has denied any disposition or
intention to abscond, or make travelling
agency Of the GoVernorship, but it is by no
means beyond possibility that he has at some
time or another promised to be with the reb-
els at Russellville in person as wen as spirit.
Une1 1pectedly, on the last day of the ses-
sion, the Governor returned the bills Of the
Legislature approved. We Hou1d imagine
from this that the docie Governor had consid-
cred fully the condition he was in and eone1u-
ded to come around al right, and be as good
8 citizen as-wel, AS be claims to be. One
would imagine that he is about to redeem the
promises made in the late letter to the Journal,
and abide by the expressed will Of u majority
Of the people. But the Governor intends
nothing Of the sort, and does nothing Of the
sort. He has, in obedience to the command
of the majority, countermarched little, turn-
ing his back On secessionfsm and rebellion
yet the good natured Legislature, disposed to
encourage him in his good works, goes out to
meet and welcome him on his return, and as
temptihle and rotten platform Of State rig hts
In short, the Legislature has elected itself q
con5 5rere Of the chief priest Of the Southern
heresJ. Worse than that, a coneordat has been
entered into between the secular princes OF
the Legislature, and His Holiness, the Pope
and Priest Of the doctrine, in despite Of the
repudiations made long ago by the people.
The people voted Union, and Aagoffin said 1t
meant Union with the South. The Legisla-
ture swore it meant the old Union. To com
promise, the Governor and Legislature hare
decided for the people, that they meant Z
| Union separate and distinct from both-a State
| Sovereignty.
Neutrality has uttered more Of treason since
it was started than Rebellion has In the SAINT
| period Garlic and Salisbury utter it def.
antlv in +he tectb of Congress- md tha neon1c
| 4nt'3 - -. se.@n ~ 49, @le peopie
disguised in conditions that it looks for al
| the world like trenson. and once or twice tn,
e,o-or, fso+ 1oe .ovo.7aa i+,a1f pora,.,.;.,,
elo'en ioo. na7 is,e3A1u g, i.seu. nesoiut!on
arc 60 loaded with parenfhetlcal condition
and contingents, that, like the rawlings Of
maniac. the sense is lost in the profusion @
words The session has heen one of 1r,r5s-
"oios' ~ sees'on las neen one u y "otas7 rs,
"soaho ana Jury, s1enl1ylng nothlng-' Bill
which II is known we're prepared, touchin
upon the important points Of co;1trabands
eonfscation and taxation, have either not bee
presented, or. referred to select committees
have only found expression in high-soundin
and insignificant resolutions. a bill for th
confscation Of all property Of uu rebels, prt
, pared bY Mr., Speed, Of this city, did not reac
. the desk. In lis stead came series Of rcsol1
, tions-I believe By Mr.. Harney, Of the Loui!
vile Democrat, and member Of the House-i1
| sieniicant save as an e5prcssion Of Sentiment
and fI7rn;slintr arr,,rmerfs fnr n1d farmers uh
, infulge in Wcek1V noners to ouofe 4 hi1l
> snhst5nce prfy;ding far the 1ecrntion If f1r
t i've slaves INTO HE army. and IN direct opHt
6 sition tn the q General nrier NJ. q of Ee,
HaIiccE I m, told was choked ofF bv 5ec1
1afion of the .zou,nal reiterated by thc men
; hers whn-annear afraid to handle fhe sn1icc
r that the slavery onestion vas saf;r in Tie haTt
; | ~ thr 1niIifarv tHan fhc eyerntiye and Ian
assnnntinn If he Fedcrai n direct 1aE ~ 1r + =
5 State 6f Kentucky did not pass. As i q
smeed dsht twentv wv votes @ ,fcrc pe necessary ~ :,
nass II E;rl,tenn on1r votcd far II +ha nnn
9 sition iayin@ n,nstere;} seven votes hv son
u means1or anothor -
conni;shcd h. nothips noi ea1 ex"G ,cte ,a
he fresidcnt,s suggestion to build % railro;
to Fast Tennessee eTceyt Isy ou rrso1nt;on HON -
80 nn tha 7est Az ~ the ~ eoss;o% Han
:, q anderson. Of Ro,ie cnnntT ' fnrmer1v Ii
s member of thc Honse nf RenTpsrntat;rns
oTT III .Hpurna9 t1;nEs pr. s1prrrv s,fast IN Il
l. hands of fhe military anthor;t;ee Tb;s M ~;
~, ie 4,ro1,rit the ras41t ~ ~
n Ike conduet ~ {hc comman6;n@ f offrer ~ II
y dcnortment In tbe same na5cr conta;n;, IL
Il fhe eEnressicn nnnted It IS racorded II
l. ! fan RI,n1J hni tat1l fbo Il
~ ~ TnrJ ~ th;s ~, Tha eia1a Iun -, !,
= ia fo1, he 4 W .t fI'o;r +a @ -
~ u M;nnesata ~ res,;ren+ ~ 'o14o" Liz tune'
le From Con RueIl we have never had n sine
lg nroc1a1nation an this or ar snV % oiher ' snhis @
le Only two general orders hive .,cen puhl;she
and -ther Rere on minor s1hiccts f. ayo;
fhe s11h?ect His nrae1;cc is hcst statod
hc the co}irct;on # n fcw f,rts n Tho sevo
" divis;nns of thc army in th;s stata It ~ =.
~ there are \ 1arpc nuraher Of s1aves thc ~
- ace to each reeiirueut beiug nut down at frf
Is to l5-men who are slayes. not freq m
IL from other States, These slaves belong
IL men who dare not claim them, I'll
~ owners are either in the Southt
" army or have moved with big and b
ne gage to the Southern ConfederacT: Kentut
ds slayes have as great q horror Of tie cot1
of fields Of the South as the Louisiana uegrt
- have Of the Kentucky hemp fields. Find
eo tbev are about to be taken Sonth. the ala
Its escape aud Join the army, where in
to hire their time, and are cmplo
49, as servants and cooks by the different mesf
.anee - "Telusoo ~ tG1Is IneA1 " -
1as o"4els. ae ooG5 not no1u INC Save ano u
.ch up the master They arc icit, rs TT as mlut
eft f 10y WI + PItin1lh, H. anu no9 sca{ tue 1 ~
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