Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-12
To the Conservative Union Men Of Ken
tuckys


Amidst the vicissitudes Of politics, We would
address you on behalf OF the Democratic and
conservative people of your sister State. we
do this that you may not be misled by the parrot
cry Of "aecession" everywhere reiterated BY
our opponents against us. The Democracy Of
Ohio are heartily in sympathy With your lead
ing public men. When your Legislature ar
rsigne5 the Administration for its misdrection
of the war and the msladmin tration OF public
sffaire, we hailed you 90 brethren OF the same
mind. When your recent State Convention Of
Union men indorsed that indictment, we In
dorsed their action. We have no heart or
sympathy with any sentiment or conduct on the
part of any one In your midst, who would favor
the dsinteeration Of these States. We will
stand by You in maintaining your individual
and State rights, by whomsoever assailed. We
do not forget that the Democracy followed your
leader, the noble CAIrrENDEN, when be offered
his proposition ms for adjustment, which would have
ayerted this terrific civil war. We followed
and itdorsed in our State Convention, in good
faith, CRrrrENDEN's resolutions, declaring the
purpose of the war. So long as that purpose
was adhered to our State Conventions and the
Democratic members of our Legislature sustain
ed the wSr. The Democratic people, by the
election of Messrs. Cox, MoRRls, NOBLE, G. A.
WHITE. PEspLrroN, MoKiNNEY, o'NEiLL, J W.
WsIrE. FINcK, BLISS, HUroHINs, LEBLoED,
JOHNSON and LoNa-all elected on the issue OF
sustaining the war, conducted according to the
CRIrrrNprN resolutions-have indicated their
desire to sustain your views OF our duty in this
time of periIs. We do not forget that three OF
your members of Congress, GRIDER, WYoKLIFPE
and CRITTEsDEs, "gave stern Ir1of OF their
loyalty on the banks OF the Thames" many
wears before their Abolition revilers we're
born. We do not forget thai last fall,
when our elections were depending, CRIT
rEypKH, WADswoRTH, MALLORY and the rest
OF your representative men, gave US their
sympathy and aid. We do lot intend
to ignore the fact, that for two Jears, your Con-
gressmen-all except one bastard member-the
Abolitiouist CASEY (who crept into District
iu time Of public chaos, and by the confusion
of tue time, got few votes for Congrss), have
stood by ours, in all questions connected with
the Constitutional rights Of the States and tue
people. Their speeches are household words
with US. The graceful elcquence OF WADsWoRTH'
the manly sense of MALLORY and the calm wis
dom of CnIrrEsDEN, belong to us; fer they were
given in defense of our rights as well ss yours
No difference, save the Ohio river should separ-
ate us; aud that beautiful stream should only
serve to bind Us together more closely. lnyour
contest, you may be assured of our aid and our
heart.
One of your members, Mr.. YEAMAA, in re-
Gently published speech says: II have no ebjec-
ton to being called & Democrat, II that is
deemed The best name for the real Union Con-
seryatiyes of the country" We do not fail to
understand the embarrassment of kentuckians
in taking our Names as many who have worn
IL. like BaRoKINRlDaE, have deserted its banner,
when to have stood with "a would have assured
us majority in the Congress of the Nation
But whatever rame you assume, so long &c you
make the contest as you are making 1t, for the
Union, by every constitutional mean'' we arc
with you. You are ready to defend your oWr
rights as State. against proclamations With
out the force Of Law, and confscslions withou
the warrant Of wisdom or humanity. You arr
ready to defend the rights Of the citizen agains
the cruel and unjustlfAble arrests Of usurpinl!
Administration. You are satisfied with the Con
srrrur1on as "loyal league" enough, and so or
we. In your contest against the malcontsns
of the South, and against the Abolitionists 0
the North, the Democracy Of Ohio, BY thei
platforms in State Contention, never rever'e'
and always vital until rsversed-give to yo'
their whole sympathy and bid you God speed