Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-22
CORRESPONDENCE.
EENTGCKY-ITs LATE PAST pREa.-NT. AID ~
MEDIATE FUTURE

T, tie fI.to!. ct The Enquirer e:
,;.yrt,,Es =: Permit q kcntrct;an, hut te-
Gently arrived fro;a t. STAT, ";tr las Ter 'le
last few years been Ii " p"S.'o', To make h'.'.
familiar with The cnur-. 0i i'v!';c3I a:is'r, u
the Comm On ;rraiti ,iEr,:s, ih:t tiu'=. - ;r.'
sent, through tho 'c,l,!r.E y""! ...l'e'. :
brief review Of a;e ;"hi!r "''.!tt IL. ihaI c..';r
| understand that the l".,:.san q; f.':ii,i''..,
and the feeling Of her l-"t' 'i''''.''''''i ~
understood throughout the ont i'',' +. ~
some measure n the ii"pe, a." "!f': 80" ''''-
iect of correcting those sIrri,: - ''i',i. AN:
pl.cug the acllon sEt feeling ctr, i,:"s, '"'!Y
OF ;hc people OF my Eati.: STAT" II ih".i' i1nt
light before public opinion In t!:e S>"ih, i!'u:
SIN thus induced, al The sucScaijah -; Nh
eTs. 70 trespa&s upon the U.S.. o! T"ur 49,
h.mps. To do this more satisfactorily, ar.i At
The same time not 70 occupy too nacI. SlA&':
u Any single sss,:e ot your paper, ! vii! en-
butt what lGay wiSh Ia say III explanation
of tie subjec, II. he form ii series oi tire.
or iaur COMMUNICATIONS. ...
k.utucl.v today aud has % tie !n:i exc
zen mouths, occupied AZ attitude CT ii'%tt!i:y
To tia South, = PORTION Vi ncr citizens, CAL
ed into the ssr"icc under II" sarctina al ie-
:-i:iativ- action, aDd enlisted under the nj.
ihorit- and in the ham" - che state, minLlt
.citi to- Invaders Of Southern soil, and msi;'
:,omIucn var with Northern htrrliuGS an.
Northern fanatics upon the mstltutiua% and
independence Of The SdIitn. but thls aItu'It!'.
If hostility aud var Is The sct oil her tsisc,
recreaRt and dishonest politicians, not 0! the
great body Of ner brave. GENEROUS and c:;!'A:!
inv people. These wish Ia wgon.', cherish Il"
hostility, Ila:.t no war nDol the people al
the South. On the contrary, their hears
throb with warm AID generous sympathy
with the heroic efforts Of the Southern ro3-
rle for constitutional liberty, and their spirits
loos With impatient longing i"f The day, when
Released iro..l tie crushing military iesT'atism
that enthruiG them. they viii be enabled ii
tase part il the gallant struggle OF the ':,.!i!
for national Independence. a ever! tliinL.
Of Southern victory tho hearts ni ia. t,rca;
uody OF the native population OF kentucky
bounds with e&ultant gtaar2s>. tie nanlle'ta-
J:6n ii which rot e:cn tbc threats and gran
NJ OF powrr. have beer able 20 rcStrai"
:, h!le AZ -Tury ru!Aor OF Southern disaster OF
dr,at !hc gai!,e hearts sink with sa.inc-".
,rtic! The triumphant shouts Of ts.c aliens ami
r;,.-yadeS IN their midst but SERVE TO decPr:s
jLlu a thicker snd heavier gloom. They iecl
the Instincts of 4 common origin, recognize
the bonds III .Uinnou institutions. are moved
ly the ties ard motives OF common interests,
and aaSiGil.i, hope for the enjoyment OF 4
common destiu" with the States vi the South.
Such, il general terms, are the feelings, and
would, under at ali prcpltlous circumstances,
De tue action GI i large majority OF the
native population OF kcntucky. As yet brute
force and unres:raincd military power, ~ield-
"a without scrupe and without limit, maze
prev-nte,: any pablo or striking manittSta-
ton OF he fast. But it requires but The pre-
sencc of a literating Southern army Vi Sui-
ci-.l iLrcc ~ hold on; tie reasonable assn
a,ce Vi IL ABILITY 10 hold its POSITIONS as j:
advances iuto thc country /" be precipitateh
int" The central portions Of the Stale, unt,::
rla lead oil able and popular chiefs, to make
the fact patent and plain That the most snr-
castle carper at the position OF Kentucky. can
40 longer doubt as TO the spirit aud dispo3:
Lioa OF her people. ut the presence Of such
IN army her gali&ut and long suffering sons
~lll spring from the c0yert5 and retreats 10
which III. expressions of relentless tyranny
nae driven tncuI, and with or without arms.
with the Arl!or which the longing for Etsrty
ms 'icts. ard The strength and the passion
winch the recollection OF wrong gives, will
swe! the ranks Of that liberating army in
such numbers and with Such discrimination
As xiii Surn indicate the title Of kentucky
To T.: .A,l-d the dark aud bloody ground, and
MAKE good the claim Of her citlZeng to Se
considered u smong the ftravesl Of the brave.
The people OF Kentucky loved the old Union
--!rvcd IL from education, fro1n long habit OF
thought, from association, ffom sense Of
iunurnecsble blessings it had conferred, from
what with msry Of then. was conviction
Of its absolute geographical necessityi and,
thus loving IL, they adhered 10 it "a
long MS there WAS n reasonable hope
of p,Gerrii's 1t upon terms of justice and
equH'tt:, md lp0n the conditions 81 the Con
StituIipn. 4C the same time, they loved the
people VI ihr South. and were warmly al
lached to ,'.a institution OF slavery and
thus lerIns the people Of the South, aad ri
taChcd ~ slavery rs i social snd econoli'-
cal institution they were unwilling - make
S-er upon the dnr or join in n 1auatical cru
aadt against the other ia this pelpitEity--
this Conflict .! feeling and opinion moving
them IN opposite -d!rscticI,s- they, adopted
Is polio Of aynci nc1draitg tur the Stst+,
hoping, thereby, that KENTUCKY could lie ell
sbled to arcii smharkinf; !- sar upon
the South, which they in1tnctivciy Sl,rank
from, AID. 1t tie aaEne tine l." III pc
..ieiGu 10 exercise, III SNORT tililI, pow
c:tul snd controlling influence for IL. res
torstion upon terms just, aat,3izctory
su,! honorable to all secsoua Of the counir;-,
of that Union, to which her people bad ever
oe.n So warmly attached, and with which
they lei, that their material Interests were 80
thoroughly identified.
In NY mex, m;ll proceed to detail the
leadin. Facts connected with the adoption toy
the Unon party Of the pnl:cy Of ar"ted ne"-
traiity ard lis publication by the people nj
the polls, in the election Of the Union caud-
dates. rs oyerw heming luajorit,eg upon that
basis, :,lG pledged to lis support.
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