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HENDERSON, KY, July 3, 1867

HENDERSON, KY, July 3, 1861. 80
EDITORS JOURNAL I'm your paper of
yesterday there appeared an article calcu-
lated to place me in false attitude before
that portion of the community who are un--
acquainted with me, and my action in the
premises referred to, viz; The statement
that l moved to strike out the word 10y
al - in the preamble and resolutions adopt
ed by the citizens of this place few days
since, giving as a reason therefor that the
word "loyal " would hurt the feelings of
the Southern Rights men. This word
occurred in the first resolution, which read
as follows:
ResolUed That it is the duty of every
"loyal " citizen to unite in crushing this
monster, and restoring community to its
original state of law and order"
moved to strike out the word aloyal"
in this resolution, so as to let it read q it is
the duty of every citizen, &c." aud while
speaking upon the motion, incidentally re-
marked that / had understood that some
men, calling tn emselves SouthernRights
men," had that morning rendered their SER
vices to Lieut.. Hale to aid in supervising
the guerrlias and however anxious these
might be to crush the disturbers of the pub
lie peace, they wonld feel themselves ex-
cluded from any participation in the efforts
necessary to attain that end. Now, was !
right or wrong in my position ? Was and
is it, or not, the duty of every citizen to aid
in crushing out this wicked and causeless
rebellion2 With the facts before them, |
am willing for my friends to judge whether
/, by my motion, announced true or false
doctrine. No one should have made the
attempt to make the impression upon you.
and through you upon the public, that
have any sympathy with the rebel, or am
what we call "weak kneed Union man,
when those who know me know full we'll
shat I am one of the few original uncondi-
tional Union men of Kentucky. In the
second meeting held in this State after the
secession of South Carolina, I introduced
and defended resolution that Kentucky
should aid the Government to suppress the
rebellion and punish traitors with arms if
need be. When the State Convention met
in Louisville on the 9Th of January, 1861,
the idea being prevalent that Sumter and
Pickens would be evacuated, l announced
my unalterable opposition TO the EVACUATION
of either, or the yielding of one inch to the
rebels unless that inch was bought with
blood. In order to secure unity of action
on the part of the Union men of Kentucky,
1 at last, but with great reluctance, yielded
to the majority in placing the State in
position of neutrality, and after yielding,
maintained the position in good faith. But
when the State was invaded l was among
| the first to go before the people and canvass
for volunteers for the volunteer service. l
volunteered myself, and il is alone owing
| to circumstances which could not control,
| that am not now in the armed service of
the government. To-day / stand in prin-
/ ciple; where [ stood in 1860 when in your
city and elsewhere proclaimed my unal-
/ terable devotion to the Union, the Consti-
| tuition and the enforcement of the laws, and
not 10 one jot or title have | abated in my
feaity to the Federal Government | hope
1 that you will, in justice to me, insert this
communication in your paper, as your cir
! culation is extensive, and | would dislike
4 for my friends to misapprehend my posi-
ton. as1t CIT w. r. KINNEY.
The latter paragraph of the article refer
red to above speaks of Gov. Dixon. The
Governor has from the beginning of the diff
fcuIty in Kentucky been Q MON man, and
| his loyalty and devotion is above question,
and is so regarded throughout the State. /
| have never known him to wsver in his de-
| votion to the Union, and therefore think
that when your informant attempted TO inn
peach his loyalty, he was perpetrating an
act of gross injasticen ~ w. R. X. e
i P.S. We insert the above card of Mr.. <.
with pleasure. The Journal had no inten-
tion of placing him in false attitude where
he is not known, nor did it so place him.