The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-22
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY,
EXECUTIVE DEpARTErVNrr

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FRANKFORT, 7th Nov, 1851
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SIR; Your letter from "Galt Heuse" of
the 9th inst, is before me.
You say Of my proclamation, il "looks
like patriotism, reads like it, and sounds
like 1t; but are you not acting in concert
with dominant party more destructive
| to the Government and TO the interest of
the people Of Kentucky than the armed
rebels themselves"
regret that cannot say of your let
ter that it looks like patriotism, reads
like it and sounds like il; and, but for
the fact being stated in your letter, that
you shave always been q Union man.
and am still, it ceTtsinly would not have
| occurred to me 70 suspect you of being
such from your letter. The rebels are
the only party known TO me who are
seeking to destroy our government and
| am certain that | am not acting in con-
cert with them. l suppose the party
you intended to embrace by your state
ment is the Republican party, nov hold
ing political ascendancy. In so far as
they bring to bear the legitimate powers
Of the Government to crush the rebellion,
/ expect TO act 'fn concert with them.
When they depart from legitimate cour-
ses ! will not forward measures which
cannot approve as legitimate. But, as /
did in our war with Mexico, / shall stand
firmly by my Government and adhere to
its cause no matter hos widely / may
differ FROM the Administration or its
measures. 10 preseTvs our nationality {,
ne paramount DEFY Of patriotism. The reb-
els Only seek to destroy it. That | differ
with the dominant party" upon some
measures Of policy is true, but | do not
believe they purpose the destruction of
the Government If they wished 10 des-
troy tbs Government il would soon be-
accomplished. There could be no power
to hinder were they combined with the
rebels for its destruction.
l think ! see where the shoe pinches'
your loyalty. You have lost some slaves
by the unlawful interference of Federal
officers. Because these officers, in vio-
lation of the laws Of Kentucky and
Congress, and disregsrding the spirit of
the Presidents proclamation, and the
order of Maj. Gen. Burnside, enticed your
slaves to run away, You conclude that 4" il
certainly must be apparent to you (ne)
as 10 every other mau Of common intel.
ligence in Kentucky, that the object of
the war is not 20 restore the Union, but
for the overthrow of the institution of
slavery, and with il the utter bankruptcy
of all sl.yeholders" / confess myself
zoo dull 20 see the object. That there
are many Of the dominant party" who
desire the "overthrow of slavery" and
who believe that such must be the legiu-
mate reBult Of the continuance of the
war, and many wish 10 make it an object
Is doubtless trus. But did it ever occur
TO you how closely allied Is the patriotism
of those who are not willing 10 save the
Union loitlott slGpay; and those who are
not willing TO save It ,OiA slaUeryS The
patriotisin of these two classes Is e1act2v
tie same. II is q low grade Of patriotism,
and l confess see no preference between
them. Though tl0iH sentiments, they are
in constant dispute. So short is the vision !
and feeble the grasp of their Unionism, |
that they neither see nor can they grasp
any object or thought OF great free
dovernmeiI. The niger bounds the
horizon Of their vision of free Govern
ment Whist, TO such, is the grand pro-
gression OF our own race What care !
they for the growth, the prosperity, the |
happiness R1d development OF the Anglo |
American What care they for that
grand nationality Wbiel Die Uai2a secures,
and which like the Providence OF God, |
covers us ~ OF home and abroad, on the |
land on the sea y" What, 10 such, is the |
great fundamental idea Of the sovereignty
Of man IN free Government With such, |