, 1865-02-07
FROlI FRANKFORT.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION IN THE
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
The Case sf Judge Bu1iltt-speeeh Of Lient.
Cor. Jacobs at FrankfoEt--Gtns
Reasseau,s Ner Corps.

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Reasselu's Ner Corps.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribnne.l
FRANKFORT. KF., Jan. 81.
The bill reported from the Select Commit
tco in regurd to runaway slaves still occupies
the attention Of the Senate, and 1t Is not pro-
bablc that vote will be taken this week, 30
there are several speeches ret to be made on
the question: This is the same bill OF which
have heretofore spoken-to relieve masters
ffom the payment Of rewards, and from the
responsibility to furnish clothing, &C., to
slayes who voluntarily leave them.
Notwithstanding the great change TINT has
taken place in the opinion Of majority Of
the people Of this State, there is still party,
not very formidable now it is true, who per-
Bist in believing that the Union and slavery
can be preserved. This party has It's repre-
sentatives in the present Legislature, but IN
ofpassing events, and Inexperienced the
Indications Of the popular will, this will
he the last legislative body they will meet
with in this Slate. They refuse to accept
what every one else is convinced of-that
slavery Is now 80 hopelessly demoralized as
reliable system Of 1abor. stnbbornly aa-
herring to The prejudices they have cherished
in the past, they are unable to realize that
their individual interests and the high con-
SiaG1ats 81 desaaa tos - ~ r. "sae " tIe ~,
sa, ~ o1S Iogt;nI o r1.nira
tba edon+;n,, r. tha 1,ha-ai and ori;+b1enad
hos teo,, @ ranaa,nl ~ hv
the revolution going on in our midst. The
cAteut alu ~ " .4is H. asai,as -
is. 1i1aneJ !" a ~. ,oars ~ tho
aanS 9titstssn asae. ~ 5sns ia tho
a'oWai tnat slasely VIZ Mlohs5, anu silat tne
pIosper1ty o. our people woula H. nave oecn i n
sslannly nass - aaanot n,B ~. -. ~
9ou Ior :ue speaA t@G1 .;,3 ~ nvn ~ oe
urteo WI. celta.I WAY VII W 'ue ~, 1esus'
o1 Inc actlon ol lne Le9tsiatutc Oh ILLS suo-
ject.
tlo9s lesoaaenns nase ~ aithoI ~ ISit 9esu an.'
dueeo oeeiaring IN mvoe OF Ene aooutlon o1
slavery ana ihsttuctins our NePfesentatlves
% !otc lot NE proposed amen0menL TO tla
Eedefai tonstltutton. II is ptoh1hlc that 1he
Kadsea's tas our friends arc tarmed1 will ma
o. 1hn o. rne ms and
o s3oGas oJa1f;na[ tta .me .ueeess.s ..
eue ,,r, ~ 4uopunS w. snt apptgnIce syn1tGm
contract to ~ be- entored. into s hetwsscn iien
ard recorded in the Conntv GlerS,s ofIIce-1
s1sye~hy which The neero IL tn 1rorI - car-
ta;n +;n,c sav f1vo fbree or c,nr veora md ~
tana,ta e~ ann;vaen+ M ~ s,rfas nIn W
and at the erpiration Of that period. to be-
free. The statutes Of the State Iinnitinr The
time he shan remain in the State after Being
f-ap1 wifi he reneoiod ~ nnajc jndof1n;ta
TfIs n,sn % IT is thpneht viii. ri @rcrt TIE evils
int 4 n fsarcd NAV IesnIt n iron a too sudden
5isrnntiTn off lonr.e estaf,;shrf ,ohnr sysfem
II vif1 a1so indnce whiie = lahor r. cona H. our
stofS hv shoSr;no thot II :ss,,l ~ hnTo ~ -
$4,000 ~ ,eit1 nas,r, 1ah,r "a Ao' n4'' W
eo1pt Thc aftcntIon 81 Ike % Unns<, ,as 1ce, occn-
pIcd during The last two tlays bv tie consit3.
rration of Judge Rullitt,s case, 4 resotntton
intrnduced snr17e i1oVs oeo rocommonJnJ the
nnnointmert ~ a comm;ttec r. 5nrost;ooto
tie charges made asrainst B" bv thc nrcss and
common runlor. Tic Committee on Conrt or
Appcals, to whom tl,e resointinn weS 1ci,.r.
red. made a 1en1rt. Recommending thai fha
;nrcsf;nnfion ha n,i1era1 ,,rny;5a5 that ~
President Wo,,la frat rrant n snf1 coni1nct to
r. to come to Eentncky he mr. 11rcscnt at t,o m
Investigation, and protection back to where
he now ia, These proyisocs. ofcourse. Tould
have ihc .ffart NJ rhni;inr nfT Tho iss;rod IN
rest1rat3on na m onc sc6n1d for m instant
th;nE ii,e Pres,dent 1Tor,d orant snch n ~.
nmest, 'A'S 's9'>'o's "o1'@ e'AA' 7A1'' . 49,
~" ronort IF 4be m;n,,itv d;sSan+ad finn,
~ osenwnt;on ~ +Ln n,n;op1tw |hn< 1nS.sa
a n Tos otea11 Nv ",rst s';.t tLat -. ~
mII Sras ~ ~ ths t!s
cosa hnt mere1v ~ fnnn;Fc III, tho ai;aan5
, cScrrcs ~ tberc Eas ~ no mecesa,tv that nrar;5gs
notice shouId he ciren tn r ~ t1em,n;ied hv
the them majority 4 omitted to include nc Ills pro, q
NtSH Thn ~ d;pc1ss1a1 Th1ch rnSt}nEyed inr3n vaa-
+ori,v n,'5 t~'s1av rers exnit;n+ and ;r+e,
estinS It annenrei tn I.e fho -rnerni dez;rc
fbai fhe ;nvsatfcation .hnn1d hss haI5 ht ~
- wes Masshet D. 10 10
shoI1d he scrr..1 IN hin n ho n ottendonra
It vas confendet tbat Tho ,nnnirv WA ir,a ~
wei1 fn thn rannfotinn u q as " ~ ~
49,. eS4ha ~ ~ ~ -, 20 ~ ~ tue
n1a Thera nv hnt ~ su1
R,aad ~ ~ ne a,, wv t;at - 3s
pa.a1eha55 pn1Meh y our eohsotloa aas y ms gant Is
ifhc Was en,1;v of 1nisasneanor 4 X nf1,oa =.
aa,',a ~ "a ~ 'ris - oee ne
he hsd ~ tieasnn ~ VIZ a9 R9'en .as ~
n5d1aese5 nnt nF osEao r. ne % soo ton1y pe
misdeueanor as contemplated S 81 ihe g canst1. nua
cTmcs for wh;ch h. woniS hc " 1,ah'a :, III, H
~, nrd "nen ~ n,th ~ moaa ~ 'aoae IL EVIL
~ %! a'ln e. ~ nteh Eason, out ~ cousuLuc
Il t,,st 10 do1a =. -. M Is, eI; ~ 9'
cai - r 1he ~ 1ox;os W ~ noso1 t;s u US oce' t
further d. bate and the mnoritv tv renort o vas v
We lnrcst3oation ~ fs orastc1 ss. 7'' "Ns '7 ~
and +. ro11, ~ sorsnnao ,aS LIE ass aaa3 T.,
! front Of the Canitni Hnte}. Tia had heen
! Iilnnpped a1d sent ont Of the lines viii, the
| ernecfation that cnerI,las yyoniJ Xii him
b,,t ~ a haa, ~ Va -. ~ h,. -
9ond M h a TO mere 70
free pTess' Ss' Fla 5ennnnc,ed + f. flask , W1o
| cansril III arrest ~ cowanls Who wcre n,nn. n
;3cTi1e the Corcrnment rrhjIe h. wns MI II tI, tha
fc1J ReitInr he ancmv 'A4 His ia ensacI - .sao 49,
sI1n@ir rc5.t;t;on ~ 1,;s rccant +"rT
5pttcr Therc con h. Io ~ hette. n1Snf nr IL
c;emtncr nni1 rrnernsitv ', ~ Prapsi5ent p IN.
! coln thon thc fSct that such man a. .1.cnha
Is nt 1arra and at Liberty to % abnse e. and 5 de-.
ro,,nca 3Ss C.,ar,nn,t a,S st;csrsata csai-
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