The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-08

read with much pleasure an address of Hon.
E. II. Brown, Of Kentucky, to the people of
Nicholas county and the Ashland Congressiou.
al District Mr.. Brown represented the couu.
ty Of Nicholas in the convention held ct Rus.
se!viale ON the 18th November, for the purpose
OF establishing Provisional Government, and
il one of the ten Legislative Councilmen there
being one for each Congressional District, to
the Governor. He may therefore be presumed
to speak intelligently Of the public sentiment
OF Kentucky upon the present questions of the
day. He says he has no doubt but the Provis.
ional Government will be the one universally
recognized by the whole State of Kentucky.
in less than twelve months, and he believes
that now, if vote could be taken in all parts
Of the State, free from the coercion of Lin
coins bayonets, the vote would be unanimous
to join the Confederate States.
Mr.. Brown thus addresses himself to the
Union men in certain districts, who have aided
in the persecution and arrest of loyal South.
ern citizens:
81 assure you as certain as a lust God reipna
and controls the destinies Of men, Just 40 snre
will our relative positions ehanSe-and
y%N1 You Will VIII ha snsn be IN the pewer Of the men
while hore, for the sake OF hum anity. full
retaliation will never be made, yet you know
reueaSe Is sweet! to poor human nature. and
inevitable change. If you could only drop in
some dreary evening at the places Of rendex.
vous Of all our exiled Ksasackians, and hear
them speak OF the absent and loved ones at
separated of wives, fathers of
children. sons Of their parents brotherv of
sisters, and see the tears stream down the
cheeks Of these stern men, your cheeks would
taken in inducing the tyrant Lincoln to send
his great armies into Kentucky to subiu sata
~ and alienats hef from her iegi timate ~
ters Of the South. But, thank God we are
even when combined with the few cowardiv
Kentuokians who have been bought by Lin
coins gold, mule and beef contracts, and mil.
itary commissions, to aid these imported
M from our homes and all We hold dear on
earth, and for NO crime-but merely for pre-
sxming to think for ourselves, a. the men now
in Lincoln's dungeons will testify, who have
done nothing save think against his infamous
acts.
,sIn the twenty to twenty-five counties
which are under the influence and In posses.
sion OF the Confederate army, the people are
all contented and satisfied. and would, if
required, swear allegiance to our Govern
ment most cheerfally, and the voluntary
change 10 far as our army has penetrated Il
most marked and satisfactory. Hence we
will have no difficulty in executing ali the
provisional laws in these counties; an pre.
vent the banks from robbipg the private
stockholders, a. has been done by the forced
loans made to Lincoln to purchase guns,
cannon, powder, &C., to subjugate KENTUCKY.
which will never be paid except through our
sequestration laws.
I'VE are determined to enforce our Gov.
eminent in these counties, and will continue
to do SO as our armies advance. until everv
infamous invader IL driven from the Sacred
coil Of Kentucky when every act will be
submitted to the people Of the whole State,
and they will then act and establish such
constitutional Government as may TO them
seem best. Then cannot doubt that from
our Union friends, as we'll ns Soathern-
RtGhts, the verdict viii be rendered, well
done thou good and faithful servants and
that you will be ready to indissolubly unite
your destinies with the South. We have
staked s our lives. our fortunes, and our sa-
cred honor on the Issue. and leave the re-.
suit with the people Of Kentucky"
Kentucky now has in the Confederate
army about fifteen thousand troops, COM
posed Of the flower Of our State, and the
Uonfederate States will not deliver these
brave men back to their homes before any
terms Of peace can be entertained, and in
such manner AZ no appreheuAion would be
felt. Forts Lafayette, Warren, various ne.
gro pens and dungeons, will have no terror
to NJ then"