Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-25
The PrOPSsssl rsesissaace Go thc Oraft Of
slaves ia AenGuekys

l.
The authorized enisi by GOV. Brsmlstts, Of the
TTi5uHss Washington telegram that the governor had
prepared proclamation calling upon Eentmcky re-
Est the draft Of her slaves ncuess to tAe
topic, and 70 state positively and st large that
among The evidences Of a reasonable purpose con-
g ed between the governor Of that State AID the LSa
isyilie Journal factioDstE, arsi
l. The fact that Gov. BrEmletts sat upsn he plat
form at Lexington and gave his ofteAi oountenaass
the trtorOus speech Of Woord In which be euOgizsd
the BucSnsrs tho aoEgana, tha Stephanses Of Ken
lucky snd Of TIE South denounced President Lincoln
= tyTHnt sid usurper," aud mosreu the
dssaa ion and misery this war was bringing On the vo
nsn and children O. the SOu,h"
Q. The fact the provost marshal Of Boyls coun-
y, WnIie engaged in enrolling tho grOea his dis
dstTic recel ed dispsc BY teegrsp ph from Governor
Brsmetia nearly If not literally Ia thess WordET
i have dispatched The PresideRt, and haTs dsmaneed
that sis business q enrolling and drafting Of
ia Kentucky sauss be stOPPed and he don't stop IT,
will"
p he facts that Gov Brsmlgse after an interview
with Shpman, OF the 10 Iiav lie urnAi, pro-
clsmstion tee peope Of Kentucky, and cent it for
pubrcstOu TO the Office Of tbs siLa neHspa-
per an that there put In type and yrOofs Of
,akeh- hai the PROCLAMATION C( In iss optnins and
thr uEhOut was grossly abusive o. ana hostile TO- Mr
LiEcons sduailistrat. (2) That It uRhesiEaIngly
cOunsu'ed resistance tas r,dment Of n-grOes. ant
specified how this could os done stating first ID t
owners OF slaves could refdss to gve ia ths- names
ages etc . nd. that, if were fssortsd 70 20
compel them 10 furnish the negroes =, etc, they
rOud appeal he euurts and him. governor. G3)
That it pied sed he people Of Ken ueky ha5 II they
yFoul take tais be would them in ir vi
al the OF the stale. ~ mat II atscked The
law Of Congress "uDq aestionaby unconstitutional
aud urged resistance 70 tas draft on taEt ground
4. Il 3 faet thas ~ meeting Of i've gsHsIemsn In
Ere snkJrt at nine o'clock At uigh Governor Braulstte
read that proc pmsJiun aloud from proof, freshly
brought in from The printing 0fiee. l
That the loyal stout hearted Dr. breekinrdgs with
stood publication and reouked its SPIRIT telling the
Governor that It would bring civil In the STATE
aud that he would be hsid 20 teTribs responsibility
both personal End official If hs published It."
6. That the Governor, cowed by BfeckinridgsT del-
y aud and the mier dissppFoVa a OF the 9th
then aud there evseerated the traitor docum
and sent it be reset for publication shOEn Of i've sxh
ef It's length aud purged Of nearly Of ali u treason
7. That Lieut. Gov jacobs, IN a conversation with
-. few days bsfere the event jast narrated s0Hu-
seized open res,stsncet TO the drsh How w you make
itf' inquired -. I'VE wiii stop his suppl eB-they
all 90 through KsBtr cky." what then for Grant will
fall back kentucky, and Lougsreet viii fellow him
the State viii be ruined q We'd, answered Jacobs,
aoggedlF, "ihis thing has got to b. stopped End
nav as well stop It now, il perish In she stempt
We here leave this presentation OF The agRilsl
Gov. Brsme;tz and the pro-slsyeTy Union traitors Of
K-ntucky, with the jury OF tbs public.
The Governors ceuiands EpoD Af Lincoln toned
down here request that the negroes Whon drafted
should be kept IN Ken ueky, but should be removed
rzds begged thzt M draf misst be suspended uR.
after tae IOlsceo oTsp maas-thai a. let o
KentEeky from EUnting ths Tsbsis Tor as least ak
mOnths
It s bistorois and interesting, aprOpos Of all this 20
say tbst when Cen Grant in Louisville. he sad In
reply 20 a dstiu RHishsd Union msn.- who asked hin
what he would % il Bramlssts q Cs. made trouble
About the snro lulsnt" @DS -loosiug his nerro-
z uof Armament with sarpEise-'hy g al Gr, what
have do with fhe ir notions about slaVeF This Is
law Of CsngNsz II shall be execzted, have 10 bring
ap he entire army fr0ai Uhstts1oozA Tel them So"