The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-17
To the Loyal Voters OF the First Com
gressiOnaI District OF Kentucky.

gressiOnaI District of Kentucky.
FELLOW C1rIzEss At the solicitation of
many loyal citizens of this district 1 have
: consented to announce myself as candidate
for Representative in Congress to FIJI the
vacancy occasioned by the expulsion of the
Hon. Henry c. Burnett. am fully aware
of the great responsibility connected with
the position to which aspire, for upon the
present Congress depends in great meas
ure not only the future welfare and happi-
ness of twenty-seven millions of free white
people, but in fact the fate of Republican
Institutions for at least century to come.
The hopes of Republicans throughout the
world are centered in the success of our
government If it fails their hopes are
crushed and despotism has new lease of
power. Conscious of the great response
bility, and difident ofmy ability, neverthe-
less, animated BY sincere devotion to the
Government; knowing that / have done
everything in my power 10 avert the dire
calamity which has overtaken us as a peo-
pie; that have done nothing to assist the
rebellion by giving aid and comfort to the
rebels either directly or indirectly, but on the
contrary that / have devoted my whole
time IN assisting the Government to put
down the reasonable Instruction that my
loyalty is above suspicion; and that my
desire to crush the rebellion, ana at the
same time do the least injury to the people,
the country and its institutions, is ardent
and aufhncTadfif. 7 cav al tb5
think | am entitled to the favorable consd-
Grafton of the patriotic voters of this Dis
trict.
The leaders of the rebellion contend that
they have grievances of a serious nature.
and States have right to secede. The
Constitution gives them no such right, nor
is there within all its articles and sections
solitary provision for breaking up the gov
eminent it was designed TO organize and
consolidate. | insist that the grievances
urged are imaginary, and without founda-
ton in fact Up to the time of the out
break, the South had control of the Presi-
dent, Vice-President, Cabinet both Houses
of Congress and the Supreme Court They
certainly were in no danger then, unless
from their own adherants and friends
Even after the secession of seven States.
giving the Republican party a majority in
both Houses of Congress, an amendment to
the Constitution was adopted by two
thirds majority, forever putting il out of the
power of Congress to interfere with slavery
IN the States. The same party also passed
territorial bills covering all the territories
IN the United States, without any restriction
as to slavery, thus forever settling the sub
jeet of slavery in the territories ia exact ac-
eordance with the views held BY the South
in the last fvQO Presidential oIo III
demand of the South then, was non-inter-
ference with slavery in the States and equal
rights in lie territories Both of those
claims h. tunceded.
The tru,h is, slavery las nothing 10 DO
with the rebellion, but the leaders Of the
movement have decoyed thousands Of hon
est men into its support by making them
believe that the Northern people desired to
free their slaves. Calm and unprejudiced
thought must soon convince any one how
ABSURD is this widely-spread opinion. The
Northern State do not want free negroes
for they have refused them citizenship in
every free States admitted into the Union
since Ohio was added to the noble galaxy
of States which, hitherto, have been at once
the pride of our own and the evny Of for
eign, nations. The Southern people them
selves admit that it is not the interest of the
free States to interfere with slavery, because
they cannot do without the products Of the
South. Without cotton they would become
Impoverished; grass would grow in the
streets of their large cities; their ships
would rot at their wharVes; bread riots
would ensue, and ruin and dismay every
where prevail. Granting the correctness of
this position assumed by the ablest of the
leaders of the instruction, and the conelu-
sion is irresistible that the North will not
interfere with slavery, for when were they
ever known to go contrary to their interests.
| affirm that they have no desire 10 in /
terfere with the rights of any man. Not
one in twenty would disturb the institution
of slavery If It was in his power TO do so. !
All that they do insist upou--is that sav-
cry shall remaiE creature OF state, and not /
OF National, law that it shall remain local.
and not aspire TO national recognition. /
They will give 1t all The protection that
law can give it when held by loyal citi-
zens, but are determined that it shall be
banished from the halls of Congress. All .
who are loyal North and South are surely .
agreed upon that point. A few fanatics ia I
both sections may agitate, but when the
rebellion Is put down, as put dow it will /
be, for the people have declared that tie
Union must and shall be preserved" we
VIII ncai ~ AnOtS Oh sucu a2ltatlOn.
The leaders of the insurrection have other
views and deeper plans than the protection
Of slavery. They intend-if successful ia
severing the bonds of the Unon-the es-
adjustment of monarchy l think this
apparent from the fact that all the princi-
pies and plans of the rebellion have origi-
mated in South Carolina. The people of ,he
Southern States were not ,prepared for
government at the outset, and
t was necessary to hoodwink them until,
plunged into the vortex Of rebellion, with
anarchy and ruin staring them in the face
hey will be willing to accept any govern
nenL that promises relief from their trou-
'les They will be a. readily persuaded Z
hat monarchy will afford the desired re-
ief as they have been, that they were OPP ,
pressed aud down-tredden by the govern
nent which they themselves Controlled
The laws of South Carolina indicate the 7
lind of despotism which the willy leaders in
hat State desire to fasten on the neeks of
be Southern people. There, to be member
# the Legislature, you must own a farm of I