, 1864-03-07

MONDAY, MARCH :, 1854.
KENTUcKY.
II is pity that Kentucky cannot make up
her mind 10 be wholly and entirely like 9th
CT commonwealths, in the same circumstan'
Gee. But there seems to be a notion, very
widely spread among tue inhabitants of that
Statc. tbpt Kentucky does not belong to the
rest Of the world, but is sort Of fpeclan!'
set apart by the Creator, with peeulat rtns
lcscs, and with freedom Ao" l''c o'oAAD''
liabilities Of humanity. x
.r,::. ,,os,t;o1, ,yns taken at the beginning Of
-. ..ar: and though we had supposed It Tor
49, ,oost pa,t given up, It still :sce1ns to be
s,.,rcd tn, cyen by good, and We most be.
1icvc, loyal men.
that kentucky is to 60 through this war and
carry with her unscathed her peculiar tnsti-
tutioo. No matter What becomes of slavery
iu Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, Zen
tucky is to have it safe and sound; and the
General Government is bound to aid andpro-
tcct her In 8asing 1t.
That tl;s claim is less Extensively urged
than in the beginning Of the rebellion, Is trne.
a set Of men much more reasonable, and
with a better sly lc Of patriotism, arc coming
before the rnonc. o.u w. sA na ~ W."
set asidc NJ 1ne iate e4cc''ou' "a44e. o4'Ae
has probably got pretty much through But
the new tribe do not talk like other men.
Branilctte, Powell and Mallory cannot put
tl.c h into 6hibbolcth. They hiss and splut-
ter when they try to talk loyalty. In
other words, they insist that uhe zen"
ctal Government shau mol come
into Kentucky TO recruit *ofs men 1or her
armies. The idea OF elack men In Inc army
ut all is evidently not agreeable 10 them; tut
If they must be had, 60 ELSEWHERE 70 procure
them. But Why mol 1ecfat. olach men IN
Kentucky! NC arg aware OF no spe:tai ser
vice rendered oE tnnt otate "mca Pats 1lte
Government and tie country nnaef any ob'i
CATION to hes more tnan 70 otness. mere
are thosc VINO 1clt 1nat Inc pecul'ar COURSE Oh
Kentucky has been great damage 70 1he
causc Of the Union from the hrst; that her
position Of neutrality" through The carly
days OF the wnr Was IN outrage upon hcr %.
legations, and that the cese had been hetter,
Ind afla -ovon Eot1c into rebellion like Iennes-
see. But 1t Is not worth while now to care
for that nlattcr- The past may well enough
be forgotten. But It is time she Ind done
with her antics. Kicking colts and prancing
nngs nrc not long to be paid much attention
to In the team OF the Union. Horses that
will draw all the time one way, are what is
wanted now.
Asto the question OF blacks, m Ethiopian
IN hentacky is not more important, that we
arc a"ate' 1nan IN my othcr state. he Is no
more an ahpot1an. parsonage tnan IL Lie dwelt
III -As6aneas' Or maryland. nc Is precisely
~ mNeu u oo'itsut4on " in'otasy service as II
:. NC nao n1s no'lle III any to"n psecnct or coun-
y o1 any comhon"ea1ln o1 Inc Union This
10 nae IN "natesef way you iook at h1m- II
you s, 'ee1tu ulu as P.ope1:s, ING government
4"e fteut ~ ILL., ~ 'aAes hentucky ho1ses,
ano rlgs' Gno stee1s, as soon as It takes
any other. t1"e IL PAYS aor Them SO Is 1t
1e*os " lMs aof euc 1lnioplah. Inc master
can ga @s"' IN e.eenoaeks' 1or his 'ooy;;"
49, @na la ~ pe"aoty au4M ~ Mocn as nc Is
.,e.aaaa.. ~ 43 pe4' " 1ha' sovereignty NJ
ne p1eseat ume'
1u1 u you regard hlm as ':person," the
CHILL nolas just as gooa- ihe White man Is
Ecl'ky4eaaeo, as GOV. btamiette and Mallory
DON al1o". Is me olack person" any bet
S 1+AA%s @@AAA WIG
SONS OF hcr oest cat1zens!
And 80 does the bogus Confederacy eren
regard It, She has used the blacks in the
war from the first; md has just passed u
new act conscriptiug the free blacks into tho
army; and 2o,oo0 slaves as workmcn and
walters. But if you put them into the army
at all, 80 far as the principle goes, it does not
matter what particular service You set them
at. They arc part Of the army, whether
they carry gun, handle ordnance, dig tren-
ches, drive teams, or cook for the officers.
The question as to what you will nut
them to, is matter Of convenience, or per-
haps Of fitness. They take the place Of SOL
diers, wlatevcr they do. Whether you ciyc
them muskcts depends On the fact whether
they can use them well.
All that matter is to be left to the iudg.
meut of the government aftcrit has rot them.
In any event, the Government can 70 into
Kentucky and enlist men. black or 1Fh,te or
brown or speckled. inst ns they ha men tn
be colorcd.