Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-02-26
LETTER FROM KENTUCKY.


Rebel Convention to Nominate Stat
Ticket-Military Order Issued 70
the Occasion-Prompt and Patriots
Conduct of Col. GiIhert-Member
of the Legislature Taking Prominen
Parts IN the Traitorous Proceeding
Call of Delegates--Full Attend
ancs of Well-Known Rebels-Th'
Rebels Dispersed by the Military
Authorities-Indorsement Of the Ac
by the Loyal People.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
FRASKFoKT, KY., Feb. 10, '63.
Failing to procure the Lower House
of the Legislature to hold their traitor.
Gus Convention, the ex-Camp Chase
rebels and Secessiouists, sent hither to
nominate State ticket of such men as
would hand the State over into the pos.
session OF the Southern Confederacy,
procured Metropolitan Hall and met in
convention yesterday morning. Two
hundred men all told comprised the
number present, and these were mar
velously ill-favored fellows with filthy
boards and foreheads villainously low.
1t is not my disposition to abuse those
men because they met here to destroy
the authority of the United States Gov
eminent in Kentucky, but must state,
for candor and regard for truth COM
pei me, that they resembled pack OF
guerrillas such as are found in Western
Virginia and Tennessee more than aught
else in the lower links Of the human
chain that can recall. They reeked
of whisky and tobacco, and their ultra
lists were distinguishable by the ever
lasting and highly characteristic "but-
ternut" suits. There were some men
among them who represented the better
classes of society, but they were few,
and well known to be out-and-out Sc
cessionists, therefore not entitled TO, or
sharing the respect of true and loyal
men.
OPENING OF TIE REBEL CONVENTION.
At eleven O'Clock John Leathers of
Covington called the convention to or.
der, by calling ex Governor Merriweath-
er to the Chair pro tsn., ]. P. Harrison
acting as Secretary.
At this stage of the proceedings
Colonel Gilbert of the 44th Ohio, com
mander of the First Brigade, Army of
Central Kentucky, came forward, and
in calm, firm voice, read the follow
ing:
HEADQUARTERS, FIRST BRIGADE,
"ARMY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY,
"FRASKFoRT, KY, Feb. Is.
"GENERAL ORDERS NO. 8.
"Rellable information having been
received at these headquarters that a
number OF rebel spies and emissaries
are in this city, it is ordered that all
persons now here who are not residents
or who are not members Of the Ken
lucky Legislature or officers of the
State Government, shall forthwith re-
port their names 10 these headquarters
accompanied with satisfactory refer
ences as to their loyalty to the Gov
ernment of the United States.
"By command of s. A. GILBERT,
Colonel Commanding Brigade.
"JoHN G. TELFoRD, A. A. A. G."
A visible sensation was produced and
several called for another reading of
the order. This was done by Lieut.
Colonel Wilson of the 44th Ohio
courses not loud but Deep" followed;
but there was a manifest disposition to
smooth the thing over and proceed to
business with all the semblance Of good
faith possible under the circumstances.
Furtive glanoes were cast around,
and a tacit understanding was soon
made manifest, which is well expressed
in Lady Macbeth's injunction to her
erring lord:
"G6! mock the time with fairest show;
False face must hide what the false heart doth
know"
THE CALL OF DELEGATES.
Senator Asa P. Grover, who had left
bis seat in the Senate 10 attend the con-
yention, arose and suggested that in
order to facilitate business, the call for
delegates be made, and as the lists were
handed in, they could be submitted to
Colonel Gilbert.
The Secretary then proceeded to
call the counties in their Alphabetical
order jefferson, Campbell, Henry,
OIdeu, Owen, Scott, Shelby, Mason,
Oldham and Woodford counties, and
the city of Louisville, sending the larg-
est number of delegates.
During the call. David Merriweather
arrived in the hall, and was invited to
the chair. He is an Ex-Governor Of
New Mexico, and has been very ac-
tive Secessionist from the FIRST. He
thanked the convention for the conf
dence reposed in him, and the honor
conferred, and hoped therefore that the
convention would be conducted in q
temperate and becoming manner. and
that no one would do anything that a
loyal citizen would not do.
THE coEvENTIoR UNDER ALARM.
1t soon became known that the place
was guarded by Federal soldiers, and
several OF the more timid began to
evince signs Of uneasiness, and COM
menced to move toward the door, but
no one was allowed TO pass ont except