The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-10
The Proposed Resistance 20 the Draft
Of Slaves In Kentucky.

Washington Correspondents Of the y. z Tribune
The authorized denial by Gov Bran
lette of the Tribune's Washington tele-
gram, that the Governor had prepared
a proclamation calling upon Kentucky
to resist the draft of her slaves, induces
US to return to the topic, and to state
positively and more at large that, among
the evidences Of a reasonable purpose
conspired between the Governor Of
that state and the Louisville Journal
factionists, are:
l. The fact that Gov. Bramlette sat
upon the platform at Lexington, and
gave his official countenance to the
traitorous speech Of Wolford, in which
he eulOgized 'the Buckners. the Nor
gans, the Stepbenses Of Kentucky and
Of the South, denounced the President
as "a tyrant and usurper, and mOaned
over "the desOlatiOn and misery this
war was bringing on tho women and
children Of the South
. The fact that the Provost Marshal
Of Boyle county, while engaged in
enrolling the negroes in his district, re-
ceived a dispatch by telegraph from
Gov Bramlette, nearly if not literally
in these words: Il have dispatched the
President, and have demanded that
this business of enrolling and drafting
Of negroes in Kentucky must be stop
ped and if he don't stop it, I will.
9. The facts that Gov. Bramlette, AZ,
ter an interview with Shipman, Of tho
Louisville Journal, wrote a proclama-
ton TO the people Of Kentucky, and
sent it for publication to the office Of
the Commonwealth newspaper, and that
it was there put in type and proofs Of il
taken-that the proclamation Cd in its
opening and throughout was grossly
abusive of, and hostile 20 Dir. LincOlns
administration. e. That it unhesi-
tatingly counseled resistance to the en-
rolment of her negroes, and specified
how this could be done stating first,
that the owners Of slaves could refuse
10 give in their names, ages, &c. sec
ond that If means were resOrted 10
compel them 10 furnish the negroes
names, &c, they could appeal TO tho
courts and to him as Governor (3)
That itpledged the people Of Kentucky,
that if they would take this course, he
would sustain them ii it with al the
power Of the State. (4) That it attack
ed the law Of Congress as "unquestion-
ably unconstitutional and urged res
istance to the draft on that ground
4. The fact that at a meeting Of FIVE
gentleman in Frankfort, at nine o.
clock at night, Gov Bramlette read
that proclamation aloud from a proof,
freshly brought in from the printing
office
5. That tho loyal stouthearted DR..
Breckenridge withstOod its publication
and rebuked its spirit, telling the Gov
ernor that il would bring on civil war
in the State, and that he would be held
to a terrible responsibility, both person
al and official if he published it.
Q. That the Governor. cOwed by Brock
inridges frmness and sterEness, and
the milder disapproyal Of the others,
then and there eviscerated the traitor
Gus document, and sent it % be reset
for publication, shOrn Of fl e ixt 8 Of
its length and purged Of nearly al ia
treason.
=. That Lieut.. Gov. Jacobs, in a con-
versation with -, few days before
the event just narrated, couuseled open
resistance 70 the draft How will you
make il - inquired - We viii
overcome Grants army How 2
8 We will stop his supplies-they al 60
through Kentucky What then, for
Grant will fall back to Kentucky. and .
Longstreet will follow him and the State
Will be ruined = u. " Well, answered
Jacobs, dogeedly, this thing has got
to be stopped, and we may as wei stop
il now. If we perish in the attempt
We here leave this presentation Of
the case against Gov. Branlette, and the
pro slavery Union traitors OF Kentucky,
with the Jury Of the public.
The Governors demands upon Mr,
Lincoln toned down here 10 q request
that the negroes when drafted. should
not be kept in Kentucky, bat should DO
removed from the State forthwith. EX-
Senator Dixon. his comrade, begged that
the draft might be suspended unit after
the tobacco crop was uade-that IS, not
10 let of kentucky from hurting the
rebels fer at least six months.
Ii is historic and interesting apfoPos
Of all this, TO say that, when Gen 0iah1
was in Louisville, he said IN reply 20 a
distinguished Union man who asAe9
him what he would do II bralnlelie q
- made trouble about the enroll
IN. :" . DoY'-IookiRg at his inter-
ro~ator a moment With surprise ny
GoJ Sir. what have % do with their
,'esions about slaves This is q law q
1,ongress. 1t shall be executed II 4
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