Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-28
GOV. Bramlette OF Kentuoky sound
on the Goose. ~

GOV. Bramlette OF Ksntueky sound
fse onthe Goose.
A Union slavehoider of Kentucky havt
! log Narittens TO Cos. Bramlette about Whal
he considers the perversiou of the war 4
a6s destruction Of slavery, the governOI
has written an admiral BILE letter in reply
aud publishes 1t ,,s an answer to other let!
Itsrs46f thesamesott. Thegoterpor meet
the case with good sense and patriotism
BE says: .
think / see "where the shoe pinches'
your loyalty. Ypn hays lost spmsnatRyes
~ the unlawful interference of federal of.
ficers. Because these officers, ia violation
lIof, the lawstof Kentucky and Congress, and
aisregardipg,the spirit of thrS Presidents
proclamation, and the order of Major Gen.
Burnside, enticed your slayes TO run away,
you conclude that "it certainly must be
apparent to you, (mel as to every other
man of common intelligence in Kentucky,
that The object Of the war fs not to restore
the Union, butfor the overthrow of the In
lstitutiou of slavery, and with il, the. utter
bankfnptey Of all slaye pIdefs3 IconteaP
myself too dull to see the object. That
there are many OF the ''domiuant party"
who desire the "0verthroW tof slavery
and who believe that such must be the le:.
eftfmate result of the Continuance Of the
war and mayiwish to makeit an object, 10
doubtless true. But did 1t ever occur TO
you how closely -allied Is the patriotism Of
those who are not willing 70, save the
Union without slavery, and those who
are not willing to save 1t with asla-
very2 The patriotism of these two
classes is exactly the same. 1t Is low
grade Of patriotism, and confess see no
;pfefererta betWeen them. Though twin
sentiments, they tte in constant dispute
'Soishott ID the vision and feeble the grasp
of thsii nnf6nism, that tlley 1eil her geeI
laos eco they grasp any obiect or th0pght
of great free government. The"utgger
bounds the horizon Of their vision fot free
government, What to such, Is the'grand
progression of our own race What care
they for the growth, the prosperity, the
glo. .American2, What care they for that
grand nationality which the Union secures,
and which, like the NProvidenceE Of God,
covers Us, tat home and abroad, on the
land or the sea. What, to such, Is the
great tfundameutaIidea of the soyereigntyi
of man il; free government With such,
government ttlives, moves and has its be-
Ing" ,fns"the niger The one sees no
object or use. for government but to hold
on to fsmy nigger;p the other thinks the
whoIa'fs SUMMED upfn freeing the stntgf
ger" The comprehension of neither has
ever yet risen to the measure of "a truly
patriotism. Their thoughts linz
ger in the shadow of the negro. and their.
patriotism is measured by his possession
of freedom. da
Butyoui say the object of the war Is to
destroy slavery and bankrupt the slave
holders. That the destruction OF slavery
may be a result of the war seems now
strong probability; but such is not the
object. Who made this war2 Wasit not
theirebels? Had they any excusefor 1t Z
Have not all the evils, pab lic g nd private.
been the result Of rebellfon2 The rebels
lion supersedes all questions which lie be-
you'd il Alliayailabls and Legitimate
means for redress Of wrongs and oorrec.
ton Of evils should be adopted, but rebel.s
lien is neither a redress nor correction of
any, but an aggraVatton Of all,G IL we;Te-
fuse to sustain our armies 10 the field, We.
help therebellioni u Iirecognize nopatfiots
ism that hesitatesin duty upon Q plea that
so,sebody else intends TO do wrong. Is II
not better, should ssnch issue be forced,
thatiwe preserve eournatiouality, even with
loss of slavery, than lose both our nations.
Ally and slave propertyf lis certain
that We, at least in Kentucky, can never
hold slave properly when this government
Is sbroken up. II we cannot preserve sia-,
very with our nationality It is certain We
cannot without IL, Outside of the Union
there is NO hope Of security 70 person or
properly. Even those who hold the ,iHstttss
tuition Of slavery as paramount must place
natInnAIttus- n
The unity Of the Government is what
secures b6th-that broken, both ara
lost. It certainly Is wise economy 70 save
alive can from the wreck Of febellio
To give up all because we'eAht save all,
\ is worse than childish folly ! have slaves
that would venture life for me, aud !
would take the hazards Of danger to de-
| fend them against wrong and Injustice
But I am NOT willing to imperil sny own
and offers live merely TO preserve the re-
latiou, much less viii Ifor such cause for
felt the lite Of my goyerumeut. To DO 80
requires, man 70 be either o secessl9pls
Tor abolitipnist. No other class Of ,eitizens
are willing TO stake the life ofsoetety upon
the question of et'ni OF T +t s.no Niger.
4 aFIam neither, and nsyeF can he, must,
i therefore, stand by my goyeFpmentt 70
tmaiHtaih Its HE and pteset euE nation
belity. though; fort nnes be wrecked, HE he
4 sacrfficed, and institutions be destroyed 70
/ lie sweep 6frebelIi6n. That nationality
i 1.preserTed, i can shont as my eyes pieree
II the smoke of battle, and my 1headiis lifted
Il sboEe itHe waves of rebeilion II am A.
American citizen. This, 20 me, - RhoEt
Il All pffee- an Inherit (which earth
dent treasure cannot buy i part Will
81 otify with lite, and shall leaye'the IN
linnction, upon my children 70 .fght on FOL