New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-15
KENTUCKY

hENIDehhs
We have at length the gratifying intelligence
from Old Kentucky that an Emancipation party
is in the course of organization, and that tho
work Of Kidding the State Of Slavery is begun
in earnest. Kentucky is the last among tho
Slave States within The lines cf our army to
move in this matter, but We are GLAD TO Learn
that she does move al last.
On the 9th of February a meeting of the
friends of Emancipation was held in Louisville
which elected thirty-ono delegates to tho Free
dom Convention to be opened in that city on
the 22d Of February, and passed series or I'M
portant resolutions with regard TO Emanc'pa-
ton The President of this meeting was called
upon to appoint an unconditional Union E1-
ccutive Committee Of seven members Tor JET
ferson County, which Committee Is to have
power to call Emancipation meetings and con-
vcn,ions. 10 deliberate with the Other kontuchy
delegates to tho Louisville Convention on TIE
speedy organization of the party in the state,
and in concert with these delegate, TO appoint
a state Central Committee Of the Emancipation
party.
a similar meeting had been previously held,
on thc 9th Of Fcbruay, at Newport The Presl-
dent. the Hon Ira Root, addressed the meeting
on the necessity Of finding the best means Tor
radical and total abolition Of Slavery through
ont the United States. lie considered it inpcs-
siblc to obtain lasting peace 50 long rs Slavery
was not abolished. The meeting responded to
this declaration with enthusiastic applause.
Newport will be represented in the Louisville
Convention BY ten delegates. III Coyington,
in pursuance Of an invitation signed by Ia cIli'
gems. a meeting for appointing delegates to the
Louisville Convention, and passing resolutions
in behalf Of the abolition of Slavery IN Ken
lucky. took place on Saturday, Feb. 70.
The course Of the four Kentucky Representa-
tycs in Congress who voted for ColnH, and
acted on many other important questions in
unison with the Republican party, meets with
hearty approval In al parts Of the State The
/ City Council of Coyington unanimously in
dorscd the attitude OF Gen. Green Clay smith.
/ Even The Frankfort Commonwealth, one Of the
leading Union paper, in the State. which some
months ago denounced most violently the con
vocation Of the Convention Of Freedom, com
mends the course OF Gen. Smith.
In the Legislature, the An,i-Slayery measures
of Presidents lincoln have fouHd some advocates
and The Louisville Journal, which is a. bitterly
Pro-Slayery as ever, is greatly alarmed at th'
prospect Of having an Emancipation party IL
the State. II says: "The second crisis is nov
upon US, with its immediate theater in th'
; present Legislature, wherein the question hs
arisen as TO whether or not Kentucky, rescued
. and intrenchcd from the revolutionists Of th'
South, shall 90 with the reyoluiionists Of tn
+ North. This Is the Abolition crisis"
The abolition Of Slavery in kentucky will ID
an arluous task, but the prospects are cheering
The signs Of the times indicate that the Eman-
cpaiou,ts Of the State, as soon a. an organiz-
alton Is effected, will muster in great. strength,
and that, aided by the glorious examples OF
Missouri, Mary laud, Arkansas, Tennessee, Lou
isiana and Florida, they will succeed in soon
freeing their State from the curse Of Slavery.