Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-01
CovIyGToy, Ky, March H. 1851

Write again, and let ms have the facts ms
they exist in old Kentucky.
Correspondence Of tho Dallas Herald,
CovISGToS, ny, March II, 1861.
DEAR HTR Lp:-Your issue of Nov. 9TH,
came to hand last week, and that of the
18th was received to-day--so much for the
Postal facilities of which you are to be de-
prived, for daring to assert your rights
The ith March is past, and old Abe, though
deadrully "skccrcd" is shll alive. Gov.
Wise did not march on the Federal Capitol
with his Minute Men and in cold blood
butcher the old rail splitter and all his
myrmidons, as the Black Republicans fear
ed he would, and as that degenerate son of
Virgini., (Scott,) fcigncd 10 believe was
his intention. Scott had the city full of
armed men, and placed Sharp Shooters on
the hOusctops to pour down on the cX-
pcctcd Southrons. What Illuminating
spectacle? Was not that consecratcd ground
sufficiently dcsecratcd-was it not already
shorn of its glory all it was but one scene
in that sad drama yet to be witnessed, as
the legitimate result Of that course pursued
by those whose blind mistaken sickly love
for the miscallcd union impcls them like
the dclirous patient with fevered brow, to
be clutcbing at phantoms in the air. The
inaugural was received here rs n war mes
sage, and so the Cincinnati Enquirer at
first construed it-bu. ~ SOON ." ,l,- wi.cs
brought word that Douglas viewed it as a
peace offering, then presto change, second
reading of it, and 10, the Enquirer found
it had mistook the tenor of the message en-
tircly and cordially agreed with the Hon.
Senator in all he had said of its peaceful
character. II was rumorcd here last fall
that Douglas had bought the Enquirer pay
ing 81, 1000 dollars for it; and the course it
has since pursued would seem to confirm
such report. He, Douglas is now setting
his triggers for the Presidency in 1864,
but most devoutly hope he may never be
President of the Cotton States. His squat
ter sovereignty has been one of the
chief means in bringing about the present
state of affairs. A friend of mine was
told last week by a gentleman living in
Columbus Ohio, that from 3 to 4 slaves
passed through that town every week on
their way North, most of them from Ky,
and the money was freely contributed to
help them on; so you sec the crisis does
not interfere with the operation of the UNI
dcrground railroad-and all this time KY,
and the other States chime in with old Abe
in saying, "nobody hurt" "its all artiii-
cial, &c. &c. Canadian papers say there
are $4,000 runaway negroes in Canada,
and that the number is daily augmented
by new arrivals. Unless Virginia leads
off, fear nothing short of coercion will
move the border States, they contain such
large antislavery element and 80 widely
dispersed over them that sometimes think
the cotton States would do better without
them. Lincoln votes were cast in IS cOun-
tee in Ky. Black Republican clubs were
organized here, and Chase, Greedy and
even Hassaurek, who cant speak plain En-
glish came over from Cincinnati to urge
the claims of Lincoln and his "irrcpressi-
ble' policy The idca of middle Confed-
eracy composed of border States, slave and
free was advocated in KY, and found
friends in the State Legislature, but think
it is fast being abandoned; the slave States
would gain nothing by it, all the free States
embraced in this proposition gave heavy
maiorities for Lincoln, and contain large
numbers of free negroes. Ohio, for i'll
stancc-whcrc negroes votc-wherc U. S.
Marshals have been imprisoned, violently
maltrcatcd, and threatened with death for
rttrmntnr to arrest fugitive slaves;
where as NJ DheLin, all colors of both sex,
mix promiscugusiy at college, eat at the
same table sit III tic same pew, and prom
enuar arm in aru in the most public thor
oaEhtlrcs-uor do { think the free States
would Withdraw from the Federal Govern
ment for amy such purpose, the. absurd
idea originated with some splenetic dema-
rcgucs in ON midst. But Notwithstanding
oli her Inconsistency Ky, has shown some
prudence, some good sonse-a military
spirit pcrvades the community, their better
judgement tells them in time of peace pre-
pare for war. Military companies are
forming all over the State, and active un-
tiring drilling is kept up-cven Tennessee,
is using this precaution, and virginia
that good old State has, am told as enect-
i've thorough well drilled body OF mlii'ia mi,
as can be found anywhere. The south 10
amply prepared for war, far better IMAM
the north. and with jeff Davis as leader
could drive back any force that Scott could
bring against them. When S. Carolina in
aurnroted the secession movement and
finrinr TO the breeze her Palmetto nag,
resolved to maintain her rights at all haz-
ards. OH what howl went up from the
MISUNDERSTANDING shriekers, and when
Texas. whom | am proud to claim as my
adopted State-when she too followed the
instincts of reason, patriotism and self
preservation, so unanimously resolved her
self separated from her unnatural alliance
with Black Republicanism, then the wrath
of Heaven and the indignation of mankind
was invoked against her-their wrath, like
the frey furnace in the Book of Daniel,
was heated " seven times more than ii was
want to be heated" and as those good old
men came cut of that furnace unscathed,
so with the Southern Confederacy disclaim-
ing all allegiance TO Black Republican
rule. A special Providence has so far
watched over and most signally protected
them, and utterly confused and confoundcd
their enemies.
designations in the army still continue !;
there are yet more than 400 officers of
southern birth in the army and navy,