The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-01

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. CaHrsaas cafa3aie. and called
ii, opponent. namlele, ,be Aboli
ton nominee Eben Brsnleite was
e'ec,es Governor by da,y uloa.and
n.ajoaiy. those journal .adlcaly d..
.co,end tha De VA. ne tra Demo-
o5aG candidate. and that rs election
was 4 great Conservative trionph.
Before lbe election III New York i
WAS one dsy announced ailh a great
aourish 81 trumpet. On Tie part 81
the Seymour Democracy nat Gov.
BraBleue IF Kcoarky vas expected
10 stump the State is favor Of the
Democratic nominees Amer an onin-
Gus silence Of a few days a bulletin
was sent forth from lie Democratic
headquarters, announcing that the
rebel raid 10 progress 10 bis State
rendered the duties Of Gov. Bran.
letle o prs sing ihat il would b. im-
possible for BIN 10 assist 10 fring The
Democratic heart for The coming clec-
lion ], being very evident 10 every
one that this vas poor excuse seized
upon 70 relieve them from some mex
pcctel dilemma, it was generally be-
iieyed that the managers Of lhe ap-
preaching canvass bad discovered that
Tie doctrines likely to be advanced by
the Kentucky Governor would mol be
/ eminendy calculated to promote tie
interests Of their cause.
II any doubt has remained to the
present time with regard to the posi-
! ton Of Coy. Bramlette, that doubt
may now be considered as entirely re.
moved. 1t Stems that a self-stYled
Union man Of Kentucky has writ
/ ten the Governor letter With vol
utility Of "ifs" aud but" sufficient to
move the envy Of Seymour himselG.-
T The whole document is in he choicest
style Of Copperbead composition. lie
closes Up with tie accustomed asscr-
/ ton Of ali the New York politicians
Of the Seymour stamp -" have al
ways been a Union man, and am still,
4 but cannot ard never viii, endorse
the present programme Of The war at
present, which | think leads to the
utter demolishment Of the old Union."
Whether this man expected an answer
from Gov Bramlerte or not, he has
got one, and one which he will proba-
j bly, remember for some time 10 come,
4 The Governor tells him that he is one
Of those patriots whose political hori.
ION is bounded by "my Niger" lie
informs him that he knows 'swhere
the shoe pinches" his loyaliy--he has
lost some of his slaves "by the un-
lawful Interference of the Federal Of
+ iicers' il violation Of the laws Of
i Kentucky and Congress and in disre.
gard Of the spirit u the President.
proclamation and the order Of Gen
4 Burnside
lie thinks that the destruction Of sla'
very will probably be the result Of tic
war, but denies that this is Us object
and declares tIlat he will never i'm.
peril the lie OF his Government tc
preserve il. lie lays the responsible
lily Of its destruction with the rebel.
who " made this war" lie tells hi,
correspondent that he who would De.
stroy the Union TO preserve slavery
il as bad as he who would destroy th'
Union TO destroy that institution, thu,
showing him Bis political similitude /,
those whom be most dclests. Be
lieying that q disagreement with re.
gard to It's policy gives no one a rigb
to withhold bis support from the Gov,
eminent 10 the crisis Of rebellion, The
Governor declares for himself that
hc wiil stand by his Government
" though fortunes be wrecked, life b
sacrificed, aud institutions be destroy
ed in the sweep u rebellion" We
hope the " Union man Rho wrote Il
Gov. Bramlei,e considers his answer
sufficiently explicit
This answer Of Goy. Bamleue sat
islaetorily explains ~hy tie New
York Democracy were 50 anxious L
break their engagement Wilh him.
The sentiments o. iiatleuer delivered
IN Tammany would upset the verl
walls. They would doubtless plae,
in a most wo.iul uncertainty tie sim
. ple-minded " aliens" who have voted
for Fernandy these seven years
The more intelligent of The rank an.
iile would doubtless denounce ihi
4 Governor rs a minioa of arbitrary
power" Imagine q great gathering
~ gAn fttfhfd aim were IL EstFu Z,