The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-10
Stop Dat Knocking.

We have frequently been amused at
the attitude Of the conservative De
mocracy" of kentucky. A year since,
it was struggling for political power
against the friends of Wickliffe, and in
that contest there was no language too
bitter for the Peace Democracy of the
North TO apply to it; and its only
friends and sympathizers were the
Unionists Of the North. Often and
often did the radical party of the free
States send greeting to Governor Bran
lette; and there was not an organ of
the party but rejoiced in his election
On the other hand, there was not q
copperhead paper in the free States, but
declared he was the administration
candidate; that he owed his success
to Federal bayonets; that he was a
usurper, and did not represent the
views of the people of his State; yet
in the face of all these facts; Of sym
pathy on the one hand, and yilifcation
on the other, portion of the party,
led by Guthrie and the Louisville Jour
nal, are knocking at the door OF their
enemy's castle, and asking to be admit,
ted, as the beaten spaniel attempts to
gain the favor Of his master, by ex-
cessive fawning
But the Northern copperheads are
not disposed to receive these suppliants
for crumbs, or old clothes, or anything
else they can get A few would per-
haps be willing TO form an alliance with
them; but the most Of the party reject
them with indignation, and warn them
to stop knocking for admittance.
At the late copperhead Convention
of indianapolis the Conservatives of
Kentucky were told that they must be
fools to expect fellowship in the Dem
ocratic church; and that if they made
application for place in the Conyen-
ton at Chicago, they should be uncere-
moniously kicked out
Theproceedings are published in full,
in the indianapolis papers, but we
have not room for all of the remarks,
but will give the views of Mr.. Hend-
ricks, leader in the Convention. lie
said Bramlette had been false to the
Democracy; had been put in power by
Federal bayonets; Wicklihe's name had
been stricken from some of the records
where he had many votes. Bayonets
were used to prevent men from voting
for him. The so called Kentucky Union
Convention was not the right kind. He
wanted to know if the Convention was
ready to endorse its action. (NoD He
offered the following, which was adopt
ed with tremendous cheering:
WHEREAs, A Convention of persons
recently assembled in Louisville, Ken
lucky, calling themselves Union Dem
ocrats, and appointed delegates to the /
Chicago Democratic Convention, and |
instructed their delegates to the said /
Chicago Convention, to vote for one 4
Bramlette (who is now filing the office /.
of Governor of Kentucky, not by the 4
free and untrammeled voice of the legal /
voters of that State, but the violent in |
references of the military, who con- |
trolled said pretended election), for
Vice President. Now, therefore, the /
Democracy of Marion county. in con-
vention assembled, do hereby enter /.
their protest against the nomination of /
said Bramlette for Vice President, or
any other office in the gift of the Dem 4
Ocracy, that no Democrat can hold /.
Office attained by violence and terror; /
and further in the opinion of this Con- /
vention, the Democratic Convention of
the State of Kentucky, does not meet
till the 18th day of June as appears by
the call, signed by those old war horses /
of Democracy, ex-Governors Powell
Wickliffe, and others.