The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-07
The Voice of q Kentucky Slave
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The following letter is from a citizen
Of kentucky, of great worth and fine in
telligence, He is a truly conservative
man, His letter is a specimen Of the
many tokens Of approval which are
reashing us from Central Kentucky, from
Louisville, and from Southern Kentucky {:
FEB. 9th, 1868
s. G. MERCER, ESQ, Nashville, Tenn.
FRIEND MERCER: | wrote you few
days since, making some inquiries and
suggestions with reference TO your paper,
since which time have become so much
interested about it, and ~ anxious 70
have it that I have concluded to sub
scribe forit at once.
| see from the Louisville Journal that
you are pitching into it pretty freely,
causing it to vince and squirm around
most freely, il being evidently pricked in
a most tender and sensitive place. Pour
the hot shot into ID freely, for il needs
scourging and flashing for its many glar-
ing and mischievous Inconsistencies and
blunders. II is doing vast deal of mis-
chief in Kentucky, and in fact through
cut the country, and wish TO see it Sc
verely chastised aud rebuked, and | do
not know any one who is better situated
or lbetter qualified for this important
lob than yourself You would not
only do your country graf benefit
in this respect, but you would
also benefit yourself very materially, as
it would Get you great many sub
scribers from Kentucky, and in fact from
all parts of the country, that could not
otherwise be obtained. The Journal has
had undisputed sway in Kentucky, for
a long time, and seems TO act as though
it had the people perfectly under its cen
troll, and you may depend upon it, that
the truly loyal Of Kentucky will sus-
tain you in your efforts to expose its
ridiculous blunders, inconsis tencies and
crimes, and It's daring presumptuousness
in attempt. TO dictate as ii were, to the
people OF Kentucky, upon the subject of
slavery. 1t appreciates the course pur-
sued by Col. Gilbert in breaking up the
Democratic Convention at Frankfort,
Kentucky, stating very properly that 1t
is justified by the laws of war, but con-
dennis the President for acting under the
same autlo,jtH in the treatment ofrebels
in arms, in their efforts to destroy our
Government, and rivet the chains Of
slavery permanently, not only upon the
blacks, but upon the white population
also. 1t is very hostile against Ken
lucky secessionists, but is willing TO act
and fraternize with the secessionists,
conservatives il calls them) Of the North
This is all done as you of course perceive
under the influence of partisan and
selfish feeling, Watch it carefully, and
expose and rebuke its blunders and
crimes, and you will receive the appro-
baton and gratitude of the trul y loyal of
Kentucky, and in feet the entire country.
| will cndeayor TO get you other subscri-
bers as fast as possible, as Jam anxious
for your paper to circulate here as eX-
tensvely as possible in order to coun-
teract as far as possible, the evil effects
of the Louisville Journal which has an
extensive circulation here. But | must
conclude. Excuse all blunders as have
written in great haste and amid very I'M
favorable circumstances.
With much respect, yours truly,