, 1864-03-06
Gbiclagu Tribnue.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 1854,
KENTUCKY.


SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 1854.
KENTUCKY.
It Is a pity that Kentucky cannot make up
:hermsnd to be wholly and entirely like 9TH
CT commou~ealths. in the same oiIcumstan'
ces. But there seems to be u notion, very
widely apr6ad among the Inhabitants OF that
State, that Kentucky does not belong to the
rest OF the world, bnt Is sort Of specially,
set apart By the Creator, with peculiar privi-
Icacs, md with freedom from the ordinary
liabilities of humanity.
This position was taken at the beginning Of
the war; and though we had supposed 1t for
the most part given up It still seems to be
adhered 10, even By good, and VIC most be-
1icvc, loyal men.
There seems to be notion in that State
that Kentucky is to 60 through this war and
carry with her uuscathed her peculiar insti-
tuition. No matter what becomes Of slavery
in Tcuuessce, Mississippi aud Louisiana, Ken
tueky is 10 have it safe and sound; and the
General Government is bound to aid and pro-
tcct her in saving 1t. l
Tint this claim is less extensively urged
than In the beginning Of the rebellion, is true.
4 set Of men much more reasonable, and
with better St, lie Of patriotism, afe coming
beforc the public. Old GOV. WickllHe was
set aside at the late election. Garret Davis
has probably got pretty much through. But
the new tribe do not talk nke other men.
Bramlette, Powell and MnloEy cannot put
thch Into shibbo1cth- They hiss md splut-
ter when they try to talk loyalty. In
other words, they Insist that the Gem
efal Government shall not come
into Kentucky to recruit black men for her
armies. Thefdca Of black men in the army
at all is evidently not agreeable to them; but
If they must be had, go elsewhere to procure
them But why not recruit black men in
Kentucky? We are aware Of no special ser
vice rendered by that State whicl. puts the
Government and the country under any obi
CATION. to her more than to Others Where
are those who felt that the peculiar course Of
Kentucky has been great damage to the
cause of the Union from the first that her
position Of tsnsutraAty" through the e1r1y
days Of the war was an Outrage upon her OBJ
ligatious, and that the case had been better,
had she even gone into rebellion Ike Tennes
see, Bnt 1t is not worth while now to care
for that matter. The past may we'll enough
be forgotten. But It is time she had done
with her antics. Kicking colts and prancing
nags are 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 Ia
Eanted now.
Asto the question of blacks, IN Ethiopian
In Kentucky is not more important, that we
are aware, than In any other State He is no
mo1e>an important parsonage than If he dwelt
in Arkaneas, or Maryland. he Is precisely
as much In obligation to military service as If
he had his home in any town precinct or coun-
ty of any commonwealth Of the Union. This
is true in whatever way you look at him. If
you regard him as property, the Government
has right to him It takes Kentucky horses,
and pigs, and steers, as soon as It takes
any other. True 1t pays for them. So is It
ready to pay for the Ethiopian The master
can get $500, in greenbacks, for his '*boy;"
and that is probably quite rs much ns he is
worth in any part of that 'ssorereignty'' at
the present time.
But if yon regard him as q ''person,'' the
claim holds Just as good The white man Is
freelykyielded, as Gov. Bramlette and Mallory
both allow. Is the black 'person' my bet
ter, more precious, or more unfit, than the
sons of her best citizensf
And go does the bogus Confederacy even
regard it, She has used tho blacks in the
wnT from the frst;' and has Just passed q
new act conscripting the free blacks into the
army, and 10000 slaves as w,orkmen and
walters But il you put them into the army
at all, 30 far as the principle goes, it docs not
matter what particular service you set them
ut. They are part Of the army, whether
they carry gun, handle ordnance, dig trcn-
ches, drive teams, or cook for the officers.
The question rs to what you will put
them to, Is matter Of convenience or per-
haps Of fitness. They take the place of sol
diera, whatever they do. Whether you give
them mnskets depends on, the fact whether
they can use them well
All that matter is to be left to the judg-
mcnt ofthe government after 1t bns got them.
In any event, the Government can 20 into
Kentucky and enlist men, black or white, or
brown OF: spcckled; just as they happen to
be colored.
What is the objections Clay Smith thinks
ssit viii Tetazd the progress OF the Union
feeling In Kentucky" Perhaps It will, but
Perhaps 1t VIII not There is party in that
state already, which demands eractly this
thing, which the tendeE-footed Of her sons nre
80 AFRAID Of They are for fighting the rebels
not only, but for SO fixing things that there
will he no rebels again to fight In other
words, they are for putting blacks, bond OF
'frec, into the army, and making them free.
: Perhaps tlis party Is already larger than Mr.
Smith is aware Of; and perhaps 1t will grow
much faster than he anticipates.
. But whether it be SO or not, we arc for see
ing the. thing put through. If Kentuck,
Unionism is of so fragile sort that It can
not be handled, let it take its chances. It i
too late in the day to be fooling over the dif
ference between fsreed}edum and fleeedledee
The Union wants soldiers. Kentucky ha
got them to spare. Let rs have them. Sh
offers MS white ones. But We want blac]
enea, too. We will take the sa1ons, but VI
must have the Nubians also.
Let us have no more conditions of loyalty
no more of this assumption that slavery i
any more sacred In one State than it Is II
THE SOUTHERN CONGRESSIONAL
ADDRESS,.
The rebel Congress, as perhaps our reader
remember, uttered an nddress before Its I'D
jou1nment, to the people Of the Confedcsat
States; in which they rebash all the fa1sehood
and blunders ofthc rebellion, SO far as space
afforded. The attemptis, in the Light Of theI
experiences, to set forth Justification Il
themselves Of their undertaking, and to 50,
whatever they can to keep the public (rebel
courage up -.
The tone Of the document is greatly chs
tened. This fact, In ITSELF Is proof that thu
peril Of their position is known by nobod,
better than by themselves. The Iron has en-
tered into their soul, and there is no use it
Withholding the confession of 1t. The docu
meut therefore Is apologctic; and tries to ex
cuse, IS well as It. can, their failures. The
reason Of these It processes to find In the vasl
disproportion Of the population Of the two
sections, and in "the deficiency of skilled
labor In the sonth.'' Something then la,
been learned. "skilled labor, has value
even in the eyes Of rebels. Ths" mudsills "
and "greasy: mechanics" " may gain an advan.
tage In war.
But after all, what Is the hope Of these
men rs to the future, with which they strive
to buoy up the courage Of their people :
When sifted It all centers In the North. II