New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-12

AMY Of our farmers have been deprived OF the
mems OF subslsiag theic sto k during the pres
mt Winter and the direct aud consequential Losses
% Them have been ruinCus IN the extreme Iei
even this might have and has, been borne as one OF
The unpleasant concom.sants that follow The maFches
or eDcanPInens Of trOoys; but still II Is matter OF
wonder to Aeutuckians why different rnle presalis
OF the opposite side OF the river. Why !. II Wal al
supplies are bought and paid for in Ohio The Govern
ment eominPiD as 9ny other purchaser while Inc same
things are unCeramOIiOusly seized IN hentuehy
Has Kentucky lost any Of her equality Win oth,r
loyal States, and if not WHO j. responsible for max
ing a disparaging difference with her
call your attention to these as among the many
GnnOyances our PEOPLE enOurei and perhaps they
coupain less OF them because there looms up before
t. EN- a more gigantic evIl-one, the bare conlempn-
tiOn Of which siCEens the heart snd flis AZ WIN
gloomy ard dreadful forebodings. ! aiude to the
disturbance of the slave property OF Kentucky ,
Whether it would have been better for her that
the institution had never been Incorporated n her
civil poiity 1t il useless now TO inquire IL was
brought from our old mother Virginia, and by men
who had fought through the Revolutionary War un-
Ill its triumphant conclusion. Whatever Ut0pan
notions there may be about African liberty those
,ncn had achieved American freedom IL ehIie
among rs unlncumbered with preJldices, ana 'iio
gradual growth Of a century OF mutual aecomuoua
lion until tho relative rights OF D.asier and slave
were fully understood and so adnluisiefed s 70 eau
TO mutual prosperity and advancement lhe AlTcan
captive the creature OF SUI orsNti0u' ignorance tu
savage cruelty, was gradually emerging RON 9l'
low oetgte 10 one OF comprehension OF the true pfh-
ciplss OF the Christian religion and human civili1a
tin. lie had broken his idols and worsnped with
vor and intelligence the Great God of Inc Uni
verse To such an extent had TINS amehoIalon pro-
ofessed that at this day aud IN ths Sthte, 10 com
SIe he American Of African descent with hs CaiiIe
or Uotentot progepitor would be absurd. This ad-
yaueement has been under the tu.elage of humane
but nee, esary subsection 10 superior race, and II
false humanity violates Il, tie result will be- that
the 'AmeIican OF African descent" must either
revert TO his original baTbarsm or perish from the
earth the victim Of liberty he could hot appreciate,
or the victim Of vices that have aeady exterminated
the aboriginal savage.
| Kentucky, in separating from the "Old Dcmln-
ien" eDgrafted the institution upon her own fueda-
mental law, and from that day 10 this II has been
uninierruptedly protected by her own Constitutional
and Legislative enactments. Her right to this sle-
cies Of property has never been questioned. IL Is
sanct,a,ed in the National Government, has been
pIoteSVed by Congressional provision for lie re-
| coyery, and solemnly adjudicated by the Supreme
Conrt Kentucky held il liable 10 the incidents OF
the status, and bore with much patience the losses
sustained BY those who were iugitlyes from labor.
She lost annually from this cause more than any
State in the Union; yet she never attempted Vlo-
lsnce in its recovery. Although che lad much CON-
paiut against fanatic citizens OF the North western
States she felt the force Of the distinction betwe
irresponsible individuals and tie acts OF those great
Commonwealth. She therefore did not Consider
these yexatous interference from her Deighb0rs as
lust cause for her to break up the fraternity of sister
States or 10 GEEK redress outside Of the Constitution
of the United Stsies. She WAS aware that that In
stiument faithfully administered, constituted her
best safeguard for her slave end every other species
OF property, and when sn attempt was made 70 re-
dnce her IRON Ler allegiance che "froHned lndlg
nautly" upon the first seductive enticements upon
hex loyalty. In the antececeDt preiexts and prepa
rations for the rebellion she took part. AS Gb
slIact question: anu Of but little practical value
she looked with indifference upon the Kansas
imbrOQl io-regarding 1t az more speculative than
Of real importance, considenng that accord
ing 10 the Conceded rights of the States each Terri
tory on becoming State would settle the question.
according TO the view il took OF is own nerests.
AID hence in the Presidential election, while fbs
chose for her own candidate one who maintained The
Abstract view Of the Southern question, she Wa
glad to see he North SIDE eDuncistiDg in their Chi
cago Platform distinct disavOwa Of any right or
purpose TO interfere with Slavery in the States
where il already existed by law. To this postion
the successful candidate was Enthusiastically commit.
ted and hence it was, that while Kentucky was
disappointed by the defeat Of her own candidate sic
kfet hopeful that no imIassable barrier had beeIi
presented 10 peaceful adjustment Of all Iendingy
She never allowed herself for one mo-
,nent TO stop TO discuss the value of The Unen IN
her estimation nothing could compare with II III,
value or compensate for iIs loss and hence, whenI
the Sou bern voicians made bare their Reasonable
purposes regardless OF the 0IsTupOn 1t made III her
own social fabric, ana tho utter arrangement ono
ruin OF her commercial interests, she took Ter stand
on the side OF the Union, aud LAS maintained il with
her treasure and her blood. The Constitution of
tie UaiOa IaS not yCt leon changed, ana ruth her
C0aScHk NcreT SsQf be.
But since the Commencement Of this civil war
there las suddenly grown az theory outside aud
above the Constitution. and new doctrine has been
int OduCed into practical eXhibitio-hnt miiftdTV
l. linn
its but must be the JUDGE Of tue extent of it's pow
crs. As an oiie boot from this political heresv there
have appeared among Us not only Anti-Slavery prop
agandists, but men who have actually presumed TO
override our own State laws aud Turn regiments
who have been brought here osiensibly Tor our pro-
lection into cities of refuge for runaway slaves. To
such an extent has tns been carried, that not only
have our citizens bcSn driven from the camps where
they have fsced their property into The possession
Oh sne Folders, but the civil officers have heen pre-
vGuted from serving any process for their recovery
bis Lehhanded and inlquitous conduct II daily aud
hourly weakening TIC cause Of the Union, and par
alyzng the efforts 10 suppress The rebe lion. And,
IN addition 10 ll this, II Is p,ttng The state to I'M
lnincnt peril II is asking too much Of tie ciiizeD
to expect him TO fold his arms in quiet subm sion
when his property ID taken from Inn in his very
pesenee and TO he rudely thrust aside at the point
of the bayOne when he attempts to reclaim il. Your
Stale laws are already ample Tor redress OF ohenses
against the property OF the cIzcn as the sane have
been ordinarily committed, but suggest TO you the
propiiety OF other and more stringent laws against
the infamous practice OF Abolition soldiers in this
particular and to do this etectuaily there should be
solemn Ieafirmation Of the great truth that in all
Tree governments the military il and must be subject
10 the civil authority and by proper Legislation give
it practical meaning by providing for its mainte-
nance az al hazards
1t is but just TO add that this accusation does not
apply Unfortunately to all the regiments that have
been quartered in Kentucky. The commanders of
many OF them oppose the practice as for as they
90 20 consistently with what they believe TO be their
duy as subject 10 the iues and articles Of war, and
the Proclamation VI TIE President OF the United
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