The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-06
An Admirable Letter from a Dis
tinguished Kentuokian.


The following letter written by
one of the leading citizens of Ken
lucky, to his son in the Federal
service, was shown to us the other
day, and its sentiments are SO truly
loyal and manly that we have ia
ken the liberty of transcribing
most ofits contents to our columns
for the perusal of our readers, feel
ing assured that they will be as
much delighted as we were. From
conversation with the kentucky
soldiers, we feel warranted in say
ing that these sentiments are the
views of large majority Of the
Kentucky loyalists, especially Of
those in the Federal service. How
far moro statesman-like, noble and
patriotic are such sentiments than
the peevish and fault-fnding crit.
cisms which a few members of the
Kentucky Legislature have utter.
ed. They deserve to be engrayon
on every heart.
x \ x
am sorry that the negro wool is still
troubling you. We should not permit
anything of the kind 10 disturb our 10y
atty in any degree. If men were to de-
termine that they wonld not follow any
cause whatever, unless the leaders were
infallible, and the champions or respon-
sible governors Of its movements were
incapable of ever committing a blunder
what think you would now be the con-
dition of the world2 ARd how are you
to determine that Mr.. LISooLN's procla'
nation ia blunder? How may you de-
monstrate that it is anything but conser-
vative? Remember that in the entire
history of the human race, it has rarely
been the case that the wisest measures
the best and most sagacious counseli
commanded immediate support There
are innumerable examples that show tina
measures of this kind, which time proved
and maintained, were at first most fierce
ly asssiled, and upon movements of thii
very kind, party spirit has often expend
ed the surges of its fiercest wrath. Tit
rebels have made free use of their negroe
in building Notifications, in aiding thei
white soldiers in every conceivable way
in guarding Union prisoners and on pickle
duty. They have used them against on
lines as sharp shooters, and as drilled
! men, aud in every way that the Negro
could be used in tearing the vitals iron
our country, and destroying the peace o
the world In bringing desolation to ever,
? hearth in our land, the piratical traitor
havo used the negro against us. Are W
Y to leave this vast power in their villainou
hands 4? If Mr.. LINCOLN had the power
!. to destroy, by proclamation, the TRHDE
-, GAR Cannon Foundry in Richmond, ever,
!, powder mill in the South, would he do hi
duty to permit them to stand ? The ne
gro has been worth many cannon foun
, dries and many powder mills to tn
traitors. Are tho lives of our men TO b
,' devastated on the battle-f field, or waste
}; aud destroyed in camps and marches; al
= all our women and children TO feel III
. crushing heel Of these traitors squeezin
= out their lives; is every interest, ever
kind Of property among us to be bitterl
a assaulted by the fiendish rebels, and al
,s we 10 study their interests, comfort
rights, or convoniences, while their dc
y moniac rage and hellish acts src exhaust
VI ing us? say no, let the degrading IL
stiIution perish, and il necessary d
n South with il. Let their bands be broke
3 in every jusiidablo way. Let the storl
Of free peoples wrath break upon d
he heads Of .he wse;ches in every way
b, can be made TO reach them. And l sa
d, to you in all honesty, that If the choi'
were given to me, | would rather see n,
grOes occupying high political trusts