The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-06-26
KENTUCKY EMANCIPATION.


day, it appears that "Mr. j. +. Brennan and
several other getle men, some of them ma
tives and all Of them for many years cltl-
Zens of LouisviIle,'' have lnaugurated
scheme to promote the emancipation. OF the
negroes of kentu cky. To this end, ana 10
inform the public hind. Mr. b: Is soicitinS
money in the North to sustain weekly
paper to be devoted to that purpose ior one
wear, and it seems that one number oil the
paper, the Kentucky Freeman, has already
been issued.
We copy Mr.. Breman's circular, together
with the comments Of the Herald:
from the New York Herald, Monday.1
New York Money Wanted for an AbO-
IitiOn Agitation in kentucky.
At all times all sorts of provincial money
beggars may be found in the metropolis, and
the veriest "copfidence man" is often the
most successful in pulling the wool over the
eyes of our philanthropic citizens and the
spare change out Of their pockets. The au-
thor of the following circular, however in
coming to this city at this time, to collect
money for the purposes OF an abolition asi-
triton in Kentucky. is we arpreherd, some
what out Of his latitude. notwithstanding
the distinguished Eames from among our
fellow citizens which he has secured to give
him a start. The cons ervative Union read
er will judge of the merits of the Kentucky
abolition lists case from his circular in the
premises, which is as follows:
PRIVATE HOTEL. No. 80, WHITE STREET,
NEW YORK, Jnne Q, 1862.
RESPECTED SIR: In April last several gen
tlsmen, some of them natives, and all of
them for many years residents of the city
Of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky. re-
solved to spend their labor freely, and their
means to as great an extent as they could
possibly afford in the establishment and
publication of weekly journal, to be eX-
clus lively devoted TO advocating the gradu-
al emancipation of the 10000 slaves of
that State, under the conditions embodied
in the message of the President of the 9th
of last March, and adopted by Cot gress.-
Knowing how little assistance they would
receive from citizens of Kentucky for such
q purpose, but believing that the wealthy
friends of freedom in the free States would
aid them, these gentlemen appointed the
writer Zone of their mum ber) to travel in the
Middle and Eastern States, and solicit such
Subscriptions in aid of this purpose as will
enable them to disseminate 10000 copies OF
the Kentucky Freeman weekly for one year
among she owners of the 100000 slaves in
Kentucky. AS a gentleman whose name
has been connected with liberal subs criptions
for every good work presented TO your notice.
the writer has been advised to approach you;
but knowing how difficult it is to obtain a
personal interview of sufficient duration to
enable him to place his business in proper
light before you he adopts this method of
doing so, in the fervent trust that he does
not do so in vain. In kentucky this Jour
nal is al absolute necessity, as all Informal
ton upon the relative value of free and slave
V.Eo H4- bTrE n
methodically denied to the people; and even
at present, though nominally supporting the
views of the administration, the leading
daily journal of the State most carefully ex-
c!udes from its columns all reference to and
discussion OF slavery as condition, advo-
eating the Union, 1t Is true, but the Union
as it ,Uas, not the U nion regenerated and de-
livered from the degradation of slavery, as
It ought 10 Be. and, es the only means of OBJ
tanning pertinent peace and prosperity for
this nation, IT MUST BE. And from the fact I.
that Kentucky did not, by the act of her .
as nearly every other slave /
State did, adept the ultimatum Of secession,
when reconstruction OF the governments of
these rebel States takes place, she will main
tain intact her original position, and thus be
enabled to conserve slavery, and Will, if no /
change be effected in the minds of her peo-
pie, without doubt do so longer than any .
other State. By so much more, then, is /
there a crying necessity for the regular pub |
LEGATION of Journal that by prudent, kind |
moderate, statistically correct, and logically /
articles will appeal weekly |
to the better natures of the people, eulighten |
the public mind, and win it to embrace the !
views Of the Government upon this subject. |
been allowed the privilege of doing /
SO, the writer has the honor of referring you to /
the following gentleman, who, among others 1
known in this city, have al |
ready contributed of their means to the OBJ
ject of this appeal: Hiram Barney, Esq,
Collector of the port of New York; J ohm j.
Sisco, Esq. Assistant Treasury OF Usited
States; VIM. NJ. Evarts. Esq, No. 2. Han
over street; Edward A. Stansbury, Esq.
President Metropolitan Insurance Co, los
Broadway; Simeon Draper, ESD, No. Sc,
Pine street.
Relying fupon receiving from you such
response to this appeal as may b. convenient,
in view Of the many calls which he doubts
not you are desired to meet, and believing
that scarcely any cause you could assist
would be more permanently laudable than
his, the writer, on behalf of himself and
colleagues. in this self-imposed and at pre-
sent thankless task, with sentiments of the
most profound respect, begs to remain your
very obedient servant.
J. F. BRENNAN.
Agent ard Corresponding Editor Kentucky
Freemen.
P. S.-Your response addressed to the
writer, at No. so, White street, will meet
with ready acknowled gm ent, and. should it
contain your cheque, a receipt for the
mount. Please receive with this copy of
he initial number of the Kentucky Free
nan for your personal inspection and perusal.
Here we have some very interesting adj
First, it appears that the people
81 Kentucky are too slow in this business OF
abolition: that they are not disposed to sub
scribe to abolition publications, and that the