The New York herald., 1862-02-04
GENERAL BUCKNER'S ADDRESS TO THE
PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY.

The following address to the frsemeno of Kentucky O
picked up by Union soldier On the late battle ned
iuSp-ins. Like all previous protocols, pronun.
cianieutos and addresses it abounds with the usual
amount Of SANDER, mendacity and Misrepresentation
as to the policy Of the federal sovernmsni;-
THE FREsxgN or KESrrcXY-
ihe condition u the country renders il unnsce ssary
that should oaer any apology for addressing you An
suo has been forced citizen OF kentucky By
the edCt OF Abraham Lincoln We told that We mus
be for or against him. We must give active sup
prt 10 his arbitrary acts must oppose them We
must aid him in wing the copstt Itiou OF the
Uuted states, or must oppose his usurpatons. We
must aid him IN building tho ruins of the fair fabric
Of constitutional liberty dssro,.c authority arbitrary
IS that o an Oriental despot, or we m st battle Ike men
To- the preservation Of tha principles of liberty gasraa-
teed by the constitution We must be his ms runlens !
TO drag FRI thor homes and imnure b S numerous
dungeons all who have enough udepensence in their
natures 10 express disapplobason OF his policy, we
must actively oppose that policy We consent In o.
der that his imperial will sal have unds pu ed sw
the Judicial ormne shall BE- tranpoi beneath his un
nal.owed f ct, must deei mine ma in.ain the
principles Il liberty as cspounded by the Judicial I'll
bulas.
We must aid him reviving the lAre de eacaet, that
nsrumen; VI tyranny which baLishes his political vic.
tins to the prisons o. his numerous bsstlcs or Ike Tho
meu o. All ther day wipe away these relics OF
barbarism which thc advocate OF sreech has re-
viyed a Of ens.aviIg ms. We mast sustain an
usnrpcd tyranny whch has 10 aliiatitn with the con
stutou with justice or resist the application
of the letters with which 10 seeks 10 bind rs.
Venus; ay our lives, fortunes our honor our
liberty ~ Ills feet IN oroer that he may the
master OF willing slaves; like who arc
descended from onen, We must with arms
make good CSC claim ~ a legitimate parentage These
ireemen of Kentucky, ae the issues which have bsHi
forced upon
faOm the evils with which the President has 50 gh 10
atict our lister Sosthorn states. We have been ulled
from which il was hoped we would not awatc
We have been told that the armies OF dcspotism
Nsn %n,Gn are 20 encamp upon our soil viii not
bade OF grass thai dec rates our fields vet wherever
they have gone though in instances COMMANDED by
soldiers unsurpassed in the best qualities of men their
course IS marked by dcsolaon and lighted by tie iane
Of burning hclls and houses IL might athcr be said or
thcm OF tie hosts Of Alta hat where they once p,s
the grows The President promised pesee TO
ouF mother virginia. he promised peace 70 our daughter
ssouri he now sings IN cur the dclusive 50 md
IL = the peace which regns IN has water gir Bastcs
Is the peace which is found In the graves of his victims
freemen of Kentucky, have be slow 70 oppoe the
usurpattons OF Abr abam Lincoln. We have heard Lis
pr mses ai he would observe the neutrality OF Ken
lucky ana VIC have heard the echoed his
chosen instruments We have seen the awless military
orsani1tioLs which Tor nhs he has been engaged IN
introducing among u.s. overawo the true ~
Kentucky We havo witnessed the clsndes inc intro
duction among Of arms ard munitions and The
establishment Ia defiance OF the ION OF his mili
t1ry camps % subjugste to the will Of Northern a
naticsm We have seen portion Of own people
while preaching peace and good will towards ours Ives
and our brethren OF tho South drawing from beneath
tho cloak Of neutrality the dagger which s
aimed TO pierce our hearts. When its point is already at
our breast this mask Is a. last thrown aside, and we
suddenly hnd a son OF Kentucky, a gentleman distin.
gusheu IN history but now willing servant TO execute
tnc WIZ nt MS master coming among direct the
blow which other slaves have p; epafed when our own
Legislature disregarding obligation inpossd nron
them by justice humanity and the constitution. have
throw around gs when the gold OF Php has snened The
gates OF Athens when her guardians equally nduenced
by craven fear and by venal avarce have they bnt
osed the fair form Of Kentucky an easy prev IN ne
her, this gentleman now steps forward from his
,ace in history 10 rivet the chains which arc in
Il mako her the victim aud the slave OF lus,f,l
e e: pe.y ar. we indeed slaves. .,., y. ,.'.a =.
IN In chains at the feet of desno,;c - .c
va our ancestors buried with them in
loyalty 10 constitutional Liberty
re- Witty 10 the tOo.s OF ackuoyv
~. our trembling knees be.
:, TO the tyrants cap |
ship Were our
the feet Of |
'ab brow /
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