Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1862-01-01
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10 the People Of Southeastern kentucky ::
|, The Brigade have the honor tocommand Is here
for no purpose of war upon Rentueklanz, 1nt tol;
pei those Northern hordes who, with arms IN tGe1r
hands, are attempting the subJugauon OF 3 slsteF
Southern State They have closed your rivers, en-
bargoed your railroads, cut OF your natural and
i proper markets, left your stock and produce on
hands almost valueless, and thereby almost de-
streyed the T@lHe Of your lands and Aoor' We
have come to open again your rivers 20 restore Tue
ancient markets for your produce, and thereDy 10
return to you the accustomed value OF your Iands
and labor They have represented US as murder
eIs and outlaws. We have come to convince you
that we truly respect the laws, revere lustlce, anu
mean to give security to your personal ana proper
ty rights. They have forced many OF you 10
ttake up arms against US. We come 10
ttake you by the hand, as heretofore, as
friends and brothers. Their Government has laid
heavy taxes upon Yeu TO carry on this unnatural
war; one object of which Is openly sVeWed 10 De
to set at liberty your slaves, and the ensuing steps
lin which will be to put aims in their hands, and
give them political and social equality with your
selves. We saw these things in the beginning, and
are Offering oar hearts blood to avert those dread
full evils which we saw the abolition leaders had
deliberately planned for the South All EAen
mist have The ballot or none-all men must nave
the bullet or none, 3-said Mr.. Seward; the present
Federal Secretary Of State. How long VIII hen-
tuckians close their eyes to the COptemplateo rum
CT their present structure OF socletyE+ 10" IODg
will they continue to raise their arms az
brothers Of, the South struggling for those tights
/ and for that independence common to rs AL sna
which was guaranteed to all BY the CONSTITUTION Oh
FI737? For many long years we demonstrated
against the encroaehmens against those rights, and
the insecurity to that property thus guaranteed
which these Northern hOrdes so remorselessly
iuficted- upon US. They became deaf, to our re-
monstra6ces, because. they believed they had
the DO Wer and feltin syery fibre the Will to Wnlp
| US in y We have disappointed them We have
broken fheir columns in almost every eoEtIct. we
have early acquired prestige of success which
has stricken terror into the Northern heart Their
f"grand armies1' have been held m check by COM
paratiYeIy few but sternhesrted- men; and now
] they would invoke Kentucky valor to aid them IN
4 bestng down. the tTue sons Of the South VINO nave
stood the sH5ek and IN bringing common rum upon
Kentucky and her Kindred peoples VIII you Pay
this unnatural part, Kentuckans Heaven forbid
The memories of the past forbid. The honor OF
/ your wives and daughters, your pastTenown, and
the fair name ofyour pOsterity forbid that you
should strike fer Lincoln and the abolition OF
slavery gainst those struggling for the rights and
Independence Of your kindred race, Strike with
us for independence and the preservation OF your
property, and those Northern invaders OF your
/ soil Will soon be driven across the OHIO.
+. K. ZoiLIeoFFER, Brig. Genl.