The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-30
p,o.s,svory Freedom Of speech.

pers. upon tho heroic Gen. Green Clay
Smith, for accepting the nomination of
an unconditional Union Convention for
Congress, In the Covington Ry) Dis
trict. The Journal of course, denow,c-
ed General Smith and the Convention as
a pack Of Abolitionists for daring TO OPP
pose Menzies, the pro-slavery candidate,
put on the track by nobody but that
pitiful paper. Notwithstanding Genera
Smith has fought CALAMITY against the
rebels, and been severely wounded, and
is far the superior of Menzies in talents.
the Louisville mad-dog fOams at the
mouth, howls loudly, and besputters eve
rything in its iroth with its slobber.
The loyal people Of the Covington dis
trict have become so thoroughly dis
gusted with the Louisville pro-slavery
organ, that they have resorted to the
Cincinnati loyal papers in preference,
whereat an anonymous correspondent of
the Journal assails those newspapers,
and intimates that they should be sup
pressed. We find the following precious
letter in the journal of Saturday:
FALMOUTH, PENDLEToN County, KY.,)
June IL, 1868.
10 the Editors of The Louisville Journal.
In the present state OF affairs Mr.. Men
zies prospects in this county are certain
ly as promising as no could ask under
the circumstances. The small number,
in the Union ranks, who by reading the
Gazette, and nothing but the Gazette,
et I'd omne genus which the railroad daily
scatters among us, and who seenAdispos-
ed (beoause it is natural for the nod as
for the body to partake of the food il
feeds upon to make, if they can by their
puny efforts, "the Sixth Congressional
District in Kentucky the political out.
skirts Of the abolition metropolis of
Ohio" and this, too, in defiance of the
law of the Kentucky Legislature, passed
March Sd, 1860, making any person
"who shall knowingly write or print, or
cause to be written or printed, any book
or other thing, or circulate the same. in
culcating resistance to the rights of
property of masters in slaves, subject 10
the penitentiary for not less than one or
more than five years" But laws are
cobwebs against Republican ultraism,
and humanity, the forbearing precepts Of
Christianity, reason, truth, and country
are "trifles light as air" where the spoils
of office, or the triumphs Of abolition
fanaticism, are the prizes, in name or in
fact, TO be attained in these times of
fearful peril TO our beloved country.
Respectfully yours, S.
The extraordinary literary merits OF
the above letters will delight all lovers
of bellies lettres and English undefiled."
And he reasons most logically.
Whatever newspapers argue against
the system of slavery, and dissemina ate
= anti-slavery doctrines, are abolition
newspapers. The Cincinnati loyal
newspapers preach these doctrines.
Argol sayeth the Journal, through its
anonymous correspondent, the circula-
ton of these newspapers must be sup
pressed in Kentucky.
And to show that he is not making
idle threats, he actually quotes Ken.
lucky law, making the determination o.
anti-slayery doctrines punishable by con.
flnement in the penilentiary from one e
five gears. So this pro-slayery organ an
nounces that while it can and will teacl
that slavery is a vital institution of thu
country" and that it is a moral, social
and political blessing, no newspaper
shall argue the other side of these ques.
tions in the State of Kentucky, under
pain of term in the penitsntiary. Thu
Journal is decidedly greedy, we must say
1t tried its best TO kill off the "Abolitior
UNION" in Nashville. II threatened any
man with a mob who should venture e
publish an Emancipation paper in Loui !.
vile. 1t bitterly denounced some Mich
igan soldiers who published little shee
endorsing the Emancipation Proclama
tion, and now il is about to seek the sup
preston of the Cincinnati Gazette, Com
mereial and Times, in the Covington Dis
trict. With the censorship of half
dozen newspapers, and the supervision
of half dozen army contracts, tn
mental wear and tear of the Journal ed
itor must be tremendous. No wonde
that he has to enlist pack of anonymou
letter-writers, in various quarters, TO al
him in his arduous labors.
This kentucky statute we'll illustrate
the intolerance and despotism of the pro
slavery leaders everywhere. II says tina
the people shall not discuss the moral, an
social political bearings of slavery. N
matter If the number of shareholders in th
State be but one thousand, no matter
the land groans and beeds under III
curse Of human bondage, no matter il 1
large party in the State are anxious I
remove this greatest curse Of all huma
evils" from the Commonwealth, thi
tyrannioal slave oligarchy brAndish tn
gag-law in one hand, and the mob-laV
in the other, and say to the anti SLAYER,
men, You shall not discuss this cues
ton. W. win say what we please il
favor Of slavery; we will denounce al
who oppose slavery as thieves, amalga
mationisis, robbers, and vile abolito
assassins, and miscreants, but you shall
not open your lips to defend yourselves