New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-11
KENTUCKY.


Gov pramlette's Message viii considerably
disappoint the Northern partisans Of Rebellion
who have lately claimed him as an ally OF tne
Peace Democracy. He rejects with empnh"'
the opinion of Gov. Seymour that tho Rebellion
ought to succeed if Slavery should be attacked
and proposes to stand by the Union IN any
event. He disagrees with tho Administration
on some measures of policy, "yet tha' uinef'
ence ~ he declares, "has not degenerated into
hostility to the Government.
"The rgh to differ 10 free end unGae'tionabs nsh' ie
we have not and shoud not make that difference an
for relaxing efforts 20 sustain the Osvenent ana
tb. psb.on We think Vows rights they who pursue
the CONTROLLING policy think theirs night We esee IN He Cd
ec to be promced bat dSer ns to the esn' The 0oi''
which We bold in conmonhe preservation Of the Union End
,erp.taiion Of our nationality bong iintne-Sunoy ngbe'
tbsn any u-ans which en- nsy b, employed for it, sccom
phucnt secures ouf patriotism ffo being s~syed OF o''sd
nom Il. seuier BY any .uboriius'e ccnsid'rsiion'
For Governor Of Kentucky, that is a very
sound statement, and if Kentucky had acted
from the beginning on such opinions, the Loyalty
ofthc State would never have been exposed to
the suspicion which the factions legislation OF
her last Assembly justly brought upon 1t. But
ncts stand upon her statute book which are
utterly inconsistent with her obligations to tho
National Government; acts which were meant
TO nullify the laws of Congress, and Wileh
openly defed their enforcement. They were
dictated by tho Pro-siavery olearchy led By
Guthrie and Prentice, which bss steadily soaght
TO keep Kentucky on platform of nominal
" neutrality" and Of devotion 10 Slavery as
paramount to all other considerations.
The language ofGoy. Bramlette implies 70
sympathy with that faction, yet We hsye looked
in vain to find in his Messagea Recommendation
for the repeal Of those laws Could they be
justified At all Il would be, as their authors con-
fessed and urged, upon the doctrine of States
Rights," on which topic this is what Gov.
Bramlette hss TO say:
we hsve no csaGe ofcoup..nt assn.i ibe eder- Gov
,rrn.ui Our ~. sat. prcIadics- people
h.se bee Iaso~ossJ ~ the Adninisraon- Our eis
not tbs ats besrn. directly pp"u STATE be the
policy adopted ~ r-rce 70 h. -sbcnous scs and Feoas
We Cannot thercserr isys p-ope u'S~ his dfs'enc-
as e. h policy psu-d b. The Adrui'r,oa toward so.e
shos. ue,.sa end rebsrcn bare bronsht apon a.
sbo.,n Cor ssrss Hostility TO The Government
- Hsirs sa-. uPor ,hosr ;lIoess ~hon alone a.
NJ. r. IL pfe.rrvAiior.f
There 4 much 20 commend throughout the
Ne age; much, even, thai in those quarters
might be deemed Radical by party which 80
long stroye 10 MAKE capital ont of " arbitrary
ARE u" aud the i'm, alton OF freedom Of speech
.Ist... l.
to recommend Laws for the punishment III
sympathy with tho Rebellion:
- fsr,haf rseonfona La tho is.. b. amended
g,s,o sy loyal who sass. IN rsr.on property from
q raid RIGA q acton aust any al p>r.ons
Who asf ths r<sag> Of soh 80. sa eu,cufse OF re
'hr u.beyr either By tt wore n neat
~ 1y rrp val hy nfifrns 4i,r' a. oyous.yl
patty rp.1 s of such rs.. f - ft,, isioJA
sra riminsi symp-'Ass ~ "A c,s.- r N,rtEy 1hsro
rr.alns 20 .or any ada h -sr st rem A.
hose. 81 j. n-it thu iho,s ~t,., aro. -
,raii encourage AID la',c asi'iou. 40 rad .d b,
n, bsn tho for ih~ er'srtirrisnt o. 'heE
frs1l."
II, tAon, GOV Brsmletto will honestly pat In
pr.iI.ee rhe principles which he enunc.ates, the
Reb. Lon al get ittlo aid and comfort from
Kentucky during his administration. Equally
small sill be- the support which Northern oppo-
s'tion 20 the Government can expect "a receive
Of his hands. Ho is silent on the question Of
in Kentucky, and iron bis silence
his opposition is easily Inferred; bar il ~ of it,
tie moment. The Border States grayiia'e ire
sistibly toward Freedom. kentucky must
march whittier Missouri, aud Marylan and
Delaware already lead. and Shl,her tennessee
is soon 10 follow.