Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-21
The Contest is Kentucky.
Kentucky POlltIcs---A Solemn Warn
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Kentucky POlltIes---A Solemn Warn
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TRrom the FrszkfoFe comm0nwealthl
THE CONSERVATIVE An issue OF
50 back We warned the people to be on
their guard against those leading men
who have assumed to themselves the title
of Conservatives. They have pro
f>ssed heretofore to be with US; but now
they have gone of, because, notwitb-
standing their professions, they evidently
were never in heart with the Union party.
Reckless Of allpolitieal consequences,
FIVE Of the late Central Committee have
usurped authority. under guise Of an ap-
pointment by e Union Convention, and
are attempting to transfer the Unionists
of Kentucky over to the tender mere es
Of the +" Peace Democracy the avowed
friends of the Southern insurgeutsl
And this is not all To our mind the
proposition is clear one, that these con-
seryatives are not only endeayoring to
place the Union party Of the State in the
meshes Of the reasonable net Of the
Peace Democracy, but they are Ia
boring to bring about a condition Of az
fairs that will place Kentucky in the pos
sessionof the rebel forces #
ASve Fsnew tie warning to-day against
I those leaders Sho are protesting to be
" conservatives" as Humphrey Mar
shall, Henry Burnett, Willis B. Maehsn,
William Preston, John c. Breckenridge,
John Morgan, James B. Clay, S. b.
Buckner & Co, professed TO be peace
men. They are innocent, according 10
their declarations-very innocent Of all
disloyal thought; indeed like the trail
tors above named
eff thsir parg.tion did consist il q words.
They are IS Innocent ss grace itself"
But their course eau have but one re-
sult--and that will be, if they sucreAd 10
their aims, TO iuaugurate in Kentacky
all the horrors Of sn internecins strife
far more dsvasta.it aud desolaliug thaa
has swept over Virgins, Missouri, and
Tennessee.
We would call upon these men 10 for.
bear; but il would be Of no avail They
are pressing forward with recklessnsss
and disregard Of the awful consequences,
as if Heaven had ser the seal Of mad
aess on them, that they might be de-
s.royed
Bot we invoke the people 10 be warned
against their Vaccinations Their course
Is the ss@ss as that Of the peace lead
ers Of 1861 They are crying Peace :
peacel' when they HnoS there ls no
peace aud thsT ara urging forward a
programme that will inevitably bring the
State and National Governments into
conflict, and, in ali human probability,
into collision. They may not now mean
il, but that will be the result Of their nsd
schemes They would see il, were they
not so blinded by their inlatuA alton that
their minds are closed TO every idea oi
discretion and prudence The rebels
and sympathlrlng traitors see, aud exnll
IN the p ospect it presents them. and 10
their exaltstions, permit expressions &C
escape which clearly show that they
have anticipated the crisis, and have pre-
pared for il Hence has Breeknridgs
been ssns 70 Wes;efn Virginia to inrads
Eastern Kentucky, and Backuer aad
! Morgan are preparing to take positions
TO invade the State AZ other points The
signal 10 move, is the eonfict " eonser
vatives are engineering to bring about
And shall that signal be given2 1t Il
for the people Of the State TO determine
Let then arise in the might and majesty
Of their power, and teach these &" con
servasiVss, AT the primary meetings, IA
the State Convention, aud at th- ballot
} box, that they are true TO their Govern
, meut; and that they win remember thos,
who, fer power, the price Of greatness
r or revenge, would plunge Kentneky ints
civil war
lfron the FrAakiort commonwsaish. March Is.
Letter From Rev. DR.. Breckenridge
Il is with feelings Of peculiar pleasur'
. that we present TO our readers the sn
{ uexed letter from Rev K J. Breckin
/ ridge, ID. ID, Iis author is kuoSn to b
one Of the purest men aud most eniizht
ened citizens who have added tenowl
7 and honor to the State Of Kentucky. A.
! a divine, be is known and revered il
Europe "a well as in America; and as
statesman and patriot, he stands in th'
eve OF the Union ns second to no other
His words in the subjoined letter ar
!. few, but they are words of wisdom a
=, well IS of patriotism. We commend thi
people TO read aud ponder them, aE'
may they sink deep into every mind, an
J. produce fruit that viii preserve our 10y
, atty unimpeached and unimpeachable:
J, DASvILLE, by, March IL, 1864
a DEAR COLONEL Find inclosed 81
/, which seems TO be the price Of the Tri
y weekly Commonwealth for a year;
9 not, win make il right
: thank God we have at length pape
y in this State that is willing to be loya
I. without eternal abuse Of the Genera
! Government and It's acts: wiling to an
o derstznd that the claims Of our whol
couatry upon rs are paramount 70 th
claims Of aag particular part; wilIinI
- in good earnest to aid in saving our ma
tional existence aud perpetuating on
national unity, independence aud giory
And nv old friendship for you makes M
glad that this paper Is yours
/. Iumy opinion, the great need Of ou
State, at this moment is strong an
general movement Of the loyal people
< that will put this idea azd the duty Q
I the support Of the nation and the Cos
ernmNnt eleara bovs every secondary ides
}, 50 that every truly patriotic man ma
, rally TO il, irrespective Of all division
between them on other points, no matte
how important those other points nigh
! bs in other circumstances K this "a
= be done, the integrity Of the loyal pevt
% in this State can be preserved, and th
State viii remain IN its hands under al
y Interior events IL IL can not be done
the loyal party rams the risk Of such d
visions in itself, as 10 put every thing q
= hazard, now and hereafter. What "
need is prompt and courageous action 9
: the real loyal mass, irrespective Of ez
/ trene &pinions aud extreme faetior