The Evansville daily journal., 1862-02-10
senator PovveII of Kentuekx.7

Having disposed Of Jesse ID. Bright with
credit to itself and satisfaction to the coun-
try, the q. S. Senate indicates disposition
to direct its attention next to the Hon.
Lazarus W. Powell, of Kentucky. A more
fit subject on which to exercise proper
spirit of investigation could not be foand.
If Jesse d. Bright is traitor, Powell is
twice traitor; because, while entertaining
the secession proclivities of Bright, he has
occupied position better calculated TO en-
able him to carry out the designs of the
conspirators with danger to the republic. -
That he worked faithfully in the interests
of the rebels from the commencement Of
hostilities to the opening of the special -ses-
sion of Congress we her estly believe;-that
he is still in their employ we have no rea-
son to doubt. Every word that he uttered,
every act that he did, and every thought
he entertained, seemed to be in sympathy
with the rebellion and against the State
which had honored him, but disgraced itself
by placing him in the U. S. Senate He plot
ted with the oEiginators of the rebellion to
bring about the present condi ton of affairs
With Breckinridge, Slidell and Yancey he
laborsd to overthrow the Democratic party,
because they felt they could no longer use
it in carrying out their infamous designs
against free government; and that be is
not to-day in the Southern army, is either
attributable to a cowardice that fears to
breast the storm he has helped to raise or
because ne thinks he can best subserve the
interests of his friends by remaining in the
Senate to betray its action. We confess it
is not clear 10 our mind which motive pre-
dominates. From the moment it became
evident that war was inevitable, he was
untiring in his efforts to force Ken
lucky out of the Union. He Travelled over
a great part Of the State. infsmiDg the
minds of the Secessionists plying with art
ful arguments the doubtful, intimidating the
timid, and denouncing in unmeasured terms
the proclamation of the President calling
upon loyal citizens to defend the honor OF
their government. For several weeks was
this secessionist fitting here and ther e,
like bird of i'll omen-now at Frankfort
then at Nashville-rarely at home-laying
his insidious snares to drag kentucky into
the vortex Of revolution at an appointed
signal.
In his wanderings to and fro through
the earth" he happened to stop in our city
one evening; and, while waiting for a
steamer to take him home, visited the tels-
graph Office. While there news came that
the legislature of Indiana had appropriated
Sl,oO0,00o to aid in suppressing the rebel
lion. On the reception Of this news he few
into most ungOvernabIe passion, cursed
our State, and hoped Kentucky would ap-
propriate twice that amount to resist the
government in its attempts-as he ex-
pressed it to subdue the South So conf
dent was he in the success of his carefully
matured plans, that he had no hesitation IN
predicting that Kentucky would resist the
federal government, both with her money
and men. His demonstrations of the Presi-
dents efforts to sustain the constitution the
recreant Senator had sworn TO support,
struck with astonishment a large number
of gentlemen who were in the office at the
time, and made them almost dumb with
amazement
But Kentucky commenced giving indiea-
tions that she intended standing by the old
flag. The more unmistakable became these
indications, the quieter beea ne the Senator.
By the time-sfter repeated State elections
it became settled that Kentucky wouid
not secede under any circumstances, the
Senator became ereeediagly quiet. By this
time the Unionists of that State began cast
ing about for good man to take his seat
1t seems never to have entered their heads
that man who deliberately plotted for the
overthrow of government, would have the
effrontery to take his seat as one of its leg
islators. Bot with none of the manliness
of Breckenridge, who cast iu his lot with
the people be had hslped to sednce and ruin
Lazarus W. Powell abandoned the victims
Of his wiles to their fate and crept snak e.