Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-05
The Campaign in Kentucky.

the Union Democracy of Kentucky, for
, Lieutenant Governor, happening to be in
Covington on last Wednesday night, adj
dressed the people at the Seventh Street
Market Space. He was greeted with loud
applause, as he took the stand, and was
announced by Col. R. B. Carpenter as a
War Democratic Cincinnati Gazette.
Col. Jacob said that in 10 o, he had
great difficulty in determining how he
should cast his vote. Upon the solemn
personal assurance of Breckenridge that he
was not Disunionist, he voted for him,
regarding him as representing the best
views OF Democratic principles.
Shortly after tue election he began to
fear he had been deceived. He thought he
saw indications that John C. breckenridge
had determined TO draw Kentucky into the
embrace Of the vile traitors of South Car
olina. He was member of the LegsIa-
ture called by Magottiu to deliberate upon
the propriety OF calling convention for
the purpose of taking Kentucky out Of the
Union. When mott III was made to place
the national fl, over the Legislative Hall,
there were found men iu thAt body who
voted against il. He then discovered that
almost every member elected from the
Breckenridge party, was tinctured with Sc
cession. The trial soon followed, he i'm
mediately joined with all those of every
party who were opposed to secession
FROM that moment he ceased to be IL par
ty mau. He was for his couutry-determ.
ined to legislate, live aud figrt. aud if need
be, die for the preservation of the Govern
ment. Then the traitors Of Kentucky De.
gan their crusade as peace men. They
| spoke treason all over the State, MrouSlng
| The mad passIons of the people, while they
hypocriticnlly Haunted their white htgs.-
Hoping to intimdAte the Legislature
they called peace meeting at Frankfort
on the 10th day Of September. This
was Intended TO be an armed meeting
of the Kentucky State Guard. but the
Union men had provided themselves liber
ally with Federal muskets, and told the
traitors to beware how they came armed
to the State Capitol. OverAwed by the
bold aud defiant tone of the Uuiou men
under tue lead of the gallant Nelsou, the |
vile crew dared not attempt any cUercion
upon the Legislature. The next you hear
of that Kentucky peace party they are in
arms in Tennessee, lowering upon our
border, organizing, drilling, menacing wi h |
fire aud blood the land that gave them
birth. At length. uLder Polk, they in
vsded Kentucky. and with perjury 10 their
hearts, and tnlsthnod upon their lips, de- |
ClhTGu Luht HG tuH CO""tHIt0 tHC WGt upOH |
them. They were OF the same family OF
liars who at Charleston fired upon the Star |
of the West, aud battered down Fort Sum
ter, which they had beleagurrd With gar |
risou OF 900 meu aud a huudred cannOn-
after they had dragged down the American
flag and trampled 1t under their uuhal |
lowed feet. cried out, This is Liuc 1ln |
war-Lincoln began the war" A false |
hood as all heaven and earth we'll knew;
a falsehood that will ring in their ears
through all eternity, while the instiRators,
supporters, aiders and abettors Of this I'M |
holy rebellion, are suffering the just pun
ishment of their crimes the greatest ever |
committed since time began All the blood
shed, all the woes, trials, sufferiugs, sOr
rows and horrors of this war are upon the |
souls of those who plotted and inaugural
ed this rebellion. The means of the wound |
ed and dying, the walls of all the widOws |
aud orphans OF all the land are directly |
chnrgeable upon their guilty heads. 1t is
so wrtteu-it will be so read by all com
ing generations. They witt 90 r1"d. them
selves, through all eternity. Aud yet there |
are men in the loyal States, who sympt
thize with these criminals. We, the sol |
dierS OF the Union, have again aud again |
periled our lives in beating back the nigh |
ty armies of the rebellion, who were strIv- |
ing to break over the barriers and carry |
devastation, death and destruction into the |
great Northwe We have stood like a |
wall of fire, protecting this great section |
from Ere and sword. Just now we have |
rid this section of the must destructive |
band that ever preyed upon people, and
yet-Great God I-cau say il with truth |
YES it is true-large masses of those same |
peopIe have doubled our labors, have |
hea ped heavy burdens upon our wearIed
soldiers, by giving sympathy to the foe, the
terrible, bloody foe, marshaled against us.
Alb, how the sounds roll upon and depress
our saddened spirits. when weary and
worn, drenched with rain, we toll on 10 |
the service of our country. We hear the
unnatural cry-no more men to fill these
decimated ranks; no more money to pay
these brave soldiers. You men Of the 10y
al States-E1st, West and Border States
who have Joined in this unnatural cry Il
You are fighting The battles of the rebellion.
You parAIyzO Us and enesg re them. Go
to the Southern part of Keutucky-see
fathers hung, drowned, shot, murdered in
every form, houses pillaged, aud families
helpless women, and hungry, weeping
children.-driveu out homeless wanderers
bv the traitor baud, and learn what
will shortly be your fate, If no more
men are sent to the army. Go there
and say no more men ; go to East
Tennessee and say no more men, aud your
lives would pay the penalty. When that
doctrine prevails we are lost and degrad.
ed people, unworthy our noble ancestry,
unified to eujny this great heritage of free.
dom, ami ready to become the willing
slaves of insoleut and iutolpraut masters
But such is not the soul or spirit of the
loyal men of this State or nation. Stand
by the men who stand by the army. The
army is fighting for the Constitution. Its
triumph restores the Union with the Con-
stirurion. Its defeat loses both Those
who follow Harvey Wicklff and those Rur-
riIa Union men, who are contenui
against the regular candidates OF the Union
Democracy, are working for neither Con-