The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-02-25
"COPPERHEAD" CONVENTION IN
KENTUCKY DISPERSED.

On Wednesday, the 18th inst, about two
hundred "cx-Cam? Chase robcls and Sc
ccssionists met at Frankfort Kentucky,
for the purpose of nominating state
ticket The delegates are said to have
been marvelously ill-iavorcd follows, with
forcheads vllainously low" The Legis-
laturo refused them the use of the hall of
the House of Representatives,, but they
aftorward met at Metropolitan Hall. They
had hardly chosen their officers, when
Colonel Gilbert, of the llth Ohio Regiment,
commander of the first brigade, Army of
Central Kentucky, camc forward, and in a
calm, firm voice, read the following
"HEApouARrERs, Fmsr BmGAnr,j
" "ARMN or CENTRAL kENrUCkN,
"FRANEFoRT, Ky, February IL.
"GrNERAL 0RpEEs, No ..
Reliable information has been received at these
headquarters that number of rebel spies aud ennis
sAres are in this city, il is ordered that all rer
sons now here who are not residents who are
not members Of the Kentucky Legislature, or officers
Of the State Il ovcr9uleut shall forthwith report
their names TO these headquarters, accompanied
with satisfactory references to their LOYALTY to
the Government of the United States.
BY Command of ). \, GILBERT,
Colonel Commanding Brigade
JoHS q. TELFoRD, a. \. \. c.
This order is said to have produced a
sensations; but Colonel Gilbert allowed
them to proceed until he became fully sat
isfed that their object was the promulga-
ton of treason, when he stepped upon the
stage and addressed the Convention as
follows:
IL hope no one present will create any disturb
ance, or utter any sedluous senumeUL as that will
compromise, and possibly may icadt to the arrest
ofall.
"No doubt many OF you, gentlemen, assembled
here without any reasonable design, either present
prospective. All such invite to quietly depart
10 their homes, but there are those here whom We
know 10 I've rebels of the worst kind, the quiet plot
tiers OF treason, who, 10 carry cut their Infamous
designs, would dcluge the fair fields OF Kentucky
in the blood OF her citizens, make her rich planta-
tons beautiful villages and wealthy cities, Ms dcS-
olate as are the domains Of the Southern traitors
with whom they are in league. Under the gUlse
of that good old ramc Of Democrat, they hope to
perfect their designs but Il will not do. on are
rpudiatrd By the conservative Legislature, by their
refusal 10 give YOU the use of their House,
The Democratic newspapers scorn and eNcommEui-
cate YOU Democrats in high and low places call
your leaders by the one name, traitors, There is
no use of YOU holding Conventions in Kentucky,
as none but men Of uudisputed loyalty to the Uni
ted States Government will, under any circun,Sau-
ces be allowed TO for any office, fill ii elected
Such meetings as these you shall not hold Within
the limt5 OF my command and to avoid difficulty
you will dspcrse 10 your homes, and deSist from
all such attempts to percipitate civil war upon YOU
State.
Finding their reasonable purposes com
pletcly foiled by the coolness, tact and pa
triotism of Colonel Gilbert, the chagrine,
"butternuts gave in without struggle
Senator Bush, however offered some reso
lutions aud requested to have them read
but Colonel Gilbert was politely firm, an,
they were withdrawn, after which the Con
vention was declared adjourned by tn
Chairman.