The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-04-18
Prentice Reviewed.

Epr1oR INDEPENDENT: III looking
over the Louisville Journal. find .
fierce war is raging between the Editor
Of that paper and the Editor Of the
Louisville Democrat. ~ TO which party
in Kentucky is in alliance With the But
,ernut party Of the Free States. the
Democratic party proper. or The % call
ed Union party.
A late number Of the Democrat says
that if Gov. Morton, Of indiana, had
been 10 Louisville and made speech
in the late Union Convention, be would
have been cbeersd all the way through.
To which the Journal responds. "tbst
there was not . member of cur conven.
ton that would have introduced him to
that body 10 make . speech"
The above sentiment of The organ Of
the boosted Union party Of Kentucky
speaks volumes. and shows to what .
depth Of iniamy the Union party has
fallen 10 its attempts to please the But
ternuts of the free states. II it had
not been for the almost superhuman
efforts Of Gov. Morton. backed as be
was BY every loyal heart Of Indiana.
that Old Fossil Prentice. and his half
hearted Union party of Kentucky. would
have been to-day in subjeetion 10 the
rule Of JEFF Davis, and :he State of
Kentucky a waste. suffering all the hor.
rors of this wicked rebellion.
t II We are to believe the declarations
Of the Journal. the Democrat Of that
city. and the Democratic party Of tha.
State. have gone over TO the secesh,
and We see NO cause Of quarrel between
the two Journals on that account. A.
ter reading the Journal carefully for the
past year. We are forced 10 the conclu.
sion that Prentice is for slavery 6rst.
and the Union second, il At al. He i,
careful to lepress any real Union senti.
ment, as soon a. it shows itself, If moi
6rst subseIvient to slavery.
This he does by opposition in every
form 10 the measures of the Admins.
!ration for the prosecution Of the war,
unless slavery !: guar IL :: :: every pcint
II he. like his two sons. ut the ors.ss::::::
out Of the rebellion had taken up the
line Of march for the dominious of JEFF
Davis, there would have been to-day q
Union party in Kentucky IS powerful
for good. as there is quasi Union party
powerful for evil. and Kentucky would
have been spared the infamy of hs,
record the past two years. Instead ol
seeing two parties con,endiug for fellow
slip with . party 10 The free states more
odious than that led by JEFF himself ia
Cottondom. we would have seen party
loyal to the core. sweep over Ksntucl
like it has over Missouri aud Delaware,
the doom Of Seeesh and slavery.
This same organ Of the Kentucky
Union party parades the resolutions aud
addresses of the Indiana Butserauts ID
its columes. endorses them. makes them
the creed Of the kentucky Union party,
aud calls on ell the good and true "a
stand shoulder 10 shoulder to lhei.
Union allies. the Indiana Butternuts.
"Oh shame! where il thy blush -
How long has il been since this organ
of the Union. in view Of the approach
Of one Bragg. who. with his horde ol
southern chivalry. was likely to ovsrrun
Kentucky and sack Louisville, called
Justify for help. beseeching the Gov. Of
Indiana to send men and materials 10
defend dear Kentucky? How nobly
ibid the Hoosier boys respond. By
thousands and tens Of thousa an1s. tbey
docked to the scenes Of strife, (wi,hou,
hope Of reward from Sta:s or national
Treasury and laid their lives On the
alter, for their brethren Of Kentucky,
saving them from the host Of barbarians
under Bragg. All this and much more
have the real Union men Of the Fee
States done for Kentucky. But what
ofiheir new ely. the Butternuts !! They
have been content 10 stay u home; have
thrown every obstacle in the way ol
raising and armiag men to savs their
allies Of KY; have denounced Union
soldiers as niger thieves. msrderers.
aud such like epi.hsts. Thus the truly
loyal men Of Indiana have been treated
by Kentucky Union men and their a.
lice Thus have they suffered sad died