The weekly Butte record., 1863-08-29
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
LETTER FROM GENERAL BRAMLETTE.

CovINGroN July ; 1868.
EpIToRS COMMERCIAL My attention has been
called to the report of Il speech made by me at Car
lysle on the 18th of June. published in the daily
Commercial of the 2Sth June There a. some I'M
portant omissions, which ii is due TO myself to cor
rect. am made To say in reference to the war
policy of the Admiuistration-"Wh Kentucky
expresses opinions either dissenting from or ap-
proving these measures &c. At Carlisle and in
every speech made by me elsewhere stated with
all the point and distinctness could that the '.Un-
ion Democracy" of Kentucky condemned in the
strongest terms, all the radical measures of the
war policy of the Administration. and were pledged
to use all peaceful and legitimate means to correc
them; that they held the government to be right
and the best government in the word, and that il
should not be oyerthrown because of any obnoyious
measures of any Administration. That they hold
that there Is marked distinction between anv Ad-
mini>tlation Of the government and the government
itself. The one is tran>ieut-of short duration.
and may be all wrong the other formed to en-
dure forever and Is all right.
have said in every speech without exception
ana have been particular 50 to do, that gGre nlu
faH and unreSerred assent 10 the Platform of the
Union Democracy, adopted at Louisville in Con.
vontion assembled, on the 18th Of March last
have in every speech sought 10 impress the
public mind that If failed TO correct these evils
through the medium OF the ballot box which was
uncertain IN our present condition, would strssp
G'cIg emancipation coRnscafioR, negro regiments,
and all other like measures, by carving out our
second resolution; by crushing the present cause
less and wicked rebellion and restoring the ma
uonal authority over all the revulted states That
crushing the rebellion would end the war, and
sweep away all the war measures. That is GER
tain remedy. That by crushing" the rebellion
woud restore the Constitution in its full vital ac-
ton over all the States and Territories and thus
put an end to all tcdr measures and r-Gr policies
Again, am made 10 say. IN reference to the
Presidents emancipation proclamation: All Ter.
rioFieS were excepted where it could not be used
to elect some useful purpose in suppressing the re
oelilon, and. for nay part, would say if emanci-
pailen would effect anything down there, 20
ahead Neither the words nor the thoughts were
ever NINE. have never believed any useful pur-
pose could be effected by it; on the contrary evil
and only evil; and. 50 far from saving go ahead
have ever insisted most earnestly anon reversal Of
al such measures conflict with the Constitution
and tend only 10 evil And this with all other rad
ical measures. stand with the Union Democracy
pledged 70 all peaceful and e-itimate means 70
correct. As the omissions and errors which have
herein corrected would subject NE to the charge ot
making one speech inconsistent with every Other o
my platform and nv whole life | request Won tC
give this place in your next issue have moi
time ever 70 review or correct reports Of speeches
my whole time being occupied; bat desire thi:
correction made, as il will answer for all futurs
omissions or errors upon these points and cover,
al the material omissions and errors to which m,
, attention has been directed by hasty perusal.
Respectfully.
TAOS. E BRAMLETTE.