The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-09
Bramlette, the Radical War Candidate
for Governor. ...iE

IOI SOVeIuOIsI l-as..s
The Eagle has delivered nearly column
of comments or explanations on our notice
(Which it fairly copies in fulD of the speech
lately delivered in tbs city by Mr.. Bran
lette, the candidate of the Radical wing of
the Union party for Governor of Kentucky
The manifest object of our neighbor in this
essay was, to soften down the tone of Van
dial ferocity and to mitigate the ultra spirit
of radicalism which disfgu the distem-
pered orators address, and which, it is we'll
known, grieved and disguised the thought
full and conservative portion of the Union
party. As far as the Eagle touched the
points of our notice, in attempting to tone
down the spirit of the speech; it admitted
the substantial correctness of our report,
but we do not pretend to decide that
the attenpt to soften and palliate was
a very signally successful achievement
For instance: we reported Bramlette as hoist
ing the black flag, declaring that he would
send no prisoners of war to Camp Chase,
but would send them to Camp He'll by
hangmen's ropes, which latter mentioned
place the Eagle softens(?) into Camp Dew
il". So far as we are concerned, Bramlette
is welcome to the benefit of this distinction
in the names of the Camps in the Internal
Regions. But he is not entitled to exemp-
ton from the severest amin adversion on the
innate barbarity of his avowed threat, nor on
its open and defiant contempt, not only OF
the laws of war recognized by civilized ma
tions. but of the express terms Of the cartel
for the exchange of prisoners, solemn
treaty entered into and executed by the
government both of Abe Lincoln and Jeff
Davis. Why, the prisoners captured out of
Everett's forces, which Bramlette referred
to as gang of marauders, though notori-
ously portion Of the regular Confederate
Army, under commissioned officers, were
promptly sent on for exchange according to
the terms of the cartel, and, we have heard,
have already been exchanged, and thus
been permitted to re. enter the Army. But
such prisoners of war as these, Bramlette
declared. when elected Governor, he would
hang and send to Camp H no, "CamP
Devil," 10 spite of the laws of nations or
the cartel. 1t is vain to say that such pris-
oners of war are liable to death by the rope
in virtue Of a law OF Kentucky which de-
nouuces such punishment upon citizens OF
the State for joining the Confederate service;
for in the first place, many of them are not
and never were citizens of Kentucky; and
even if all were such, the stipnlations OF
the cartel would override the State Statute.
Il was under these views OF the case and
considering his many other violent express
sions, that we felt justified in characterislng
Bramlette's speech as one stamping the au-
thor with intolerance, bigotry and barbarian
ferocity; and in doing so, we were imPelled
by not the slightest desire to speak harsh ~
of him, unnecessarily, but to hold up to Just !
public reprobation his barbarous sentiments
and feelings and his fendiike avowal OF
them; and thereupon to suggest the enqui-
~ to the gallant, civilized, christian people
Of Kentucky, whether such brutal and
bloody monster, contemniDg all civil law,
would be worthy representative OF them
IN he highest Executive office in the Com
We are perfectly content to
leave our version and that Of the Eagle to
~. candid discrimination of all readers
pn. - ;s Noticeable in this connection, that
-,hi,. The EAGLE barely announced the SIM
a. fact that Bramiette spoke In this City,
:, Ala not notice single point ofthe speech;
t,,t that it gave version of his speech TWO
5ovs aftey at Brooksviile, far less discredlt-
IL. - N. author than the MaysVille
.naseh. These efforts to mitigate ana pal
a.. n q inteua persnce and radicalism OF the
wor-bawk candidate, we take pleasure IN
,.,ino ara c,editabie to the head and heart OF
our ueighbor; aud we will not there'ore !" al
our veIi-me cant compliment by the
o;ous insiuuation that they may be o'c'a'eu
nv a sense of political expediency IN VIC"
of the obvious fact that Brsmlstte's speech
az Carlisle, no doubt the same 10 substances
:, his Mavsville sample of furioso' mas
brouabt down on his head the Ina Plleu ce
sur. of the Louisville Journal heA,ns0"
Observer, and many conservative eousfo CT
ata and iufiueutisl Union men, VINO nolo
his radicalism and ferOcity in well merited
abhorrence.
1t is worthy of remark also. that the Ea--
Gle. in its comments on our notice, SAID not
: word in pall!ation of Brsmlstte's ungener-
one diseourteous, undigui6sd and unjust re-
mike 10 tslatiou' to the motives Q. MI