, 1865-05-31
The ExpatrIation LaW---Attcmpts
to Repeal tt---The Struggle
With Slavery In Ken
tUeky. -:

nents) for thr PHI pose Of checking the peo
| Fess q our a'mNa " creating disturbance!
| IN the North which would na1u'a1iy tend tt
divert the armvs Of 1he Union frsm theEI
| proper line oi duty, md tuus weaken the at
| tempt to crusa tho rebellion. It WAS also
designed to stop the reinforcement Of on
armies by rusls ing the expcu i3n Of tha
draft, and dasrourag ng callssmcuts BIZ In
timIdut ng tho.c WHO m Sh; desire to rally to
| the standard Of the country. This was found
ont By the detectives, as nbore stated. The
| authorities then determined to prote to the
| bottom Of the mater, find tut where a11 the
/ eecret cnnciaves were held, who comp ,s.d
| the order, and who we're the leaders. Ther
". r. successful eren beyond their exoecta.
lions. They probed the matter to the ycyy
1eart, and lad tate It's hellish schemes Of
treason, murdtr and ruin. In tbs inne1tuost
ono o. fhc mos' willy and expert leaders, there
Vas I. u.d to b. l:o less a parsonage than
hon. Joshna +. Bullitt, Chief Justice of the
Court Of Appeals Of Kentucky, he beIn.
Grand Commaneer Of the Order for Ken
| lucky. At tic cnmmen ccment Of the Wur he
plc1ess'd to b" Unian man. and 4. Is elected
| to bis present position as such. This coming
| to the cars Of Myior Gen. Bufb,idge. rom.
mandjng ut that time The dtstrtct Or Ken
tucky, lie at once ordered lis n; r. st and ann.
1noned c5uri martial for his trial hut cnn.
c.uded to Danish hun Soull. warn,no Inn mi
| TO retu,n during the war. nuder 1tenaltv ri
daafb. The President ..sr;nr ~ III. a-sa.t -
and i,aniehmcnt and hrina enroas,r o soi1ci,a5 IT,
by Bullitt's lefuf,yrs and frjru1s fxrhn 1rara
| aI1o friends Of Sir. L;nroln. issard m ord ~
| alloSins Bull.tt tn rrtufn- a. rntj,-r a11nu;1n
HIM t. be exchanged, which tact was 1ot com,
! mup.catcd to Gen. Burb idgc, Du1li,t a.
sps'u,ngy ~ aeta:nea a:, 70 aeniaeky and resumed
p's uuI'es As Sntl Jhst!cc. s1tln5 IN jude
Mcn' upon Inc lives ard f1rtpnes Of Union
tie white e1mine ot justice. Gen. Burbr:drs,
lta1u:ur tb.t hc lad done 81 immedtnrSir
;ssred 3,, rrd"r ~ IL n-,sst n.sg .Iy
- etN.. - u4s 1ti1s 81 aAu ttsas W
G. u. martial 10. t:eason: The officer made
y, is,nhe. however. aua Hot'itt got wind of
tlc ALTAR and l:f4 immediately ior CAnads.
There thu. ma:tsr rested uatit the Lezis.
rnm,nitfc,. wcs o,n,n1aa n irrn.t"es.
n,n,,1- ~, 4tu ~ - ssettEase tas
aaa.. .s.1.t.s ~ aao Hpo.t tae lacts IN Tue
case 10 the Legislature. That committee
1nade repcrtzc'estl5 showing the guilt Of
Bullltt, tWhch WAS acconp2n nied by this eyi-
d nee taken j and recommended that steps
IL tnkcn to have him tlther impcached or Cd
drcnst 4 cut Of tIice. a new committee WAS
then appointed to prepare in address. sum
uon WITNESSES aud nstifs Judge Bultltt in
persoo, 1t be tturncd home. II NOT. the,
thrt ugt The newspapers; acd 10 rcport their
0ctiun u an adjourned session to be held
Comm. Hcins IN the third Tuesday in Nav
n
rtport. -
The Legislature met aeafa acronasno IN nd,
fnu.n.nrnr nnd m Thrrsd. r i, :. ~a.;5,.t -a,
made bv Tie c,,mm,,t..e addrr.stn5 nn,,t1f
put Of itt Office ou th,e snc,ticst;1ns ~
it The ,,,a Bnll,,, !, . ,nr,nh-, ~ so.r.+
soe1etJ OF oreanizauon, c,nnonly snoEp as
''the Son. Ct Llhe1t5,' Ut "Aneflcau " Enish..W
which ia trcs.ons' Il n its purpuscs and afms-
ths fame n"1uc to gre aid and cou.fort to larse
noos q eit3ehs OF tos Un1te1 st.te. and of ccr+
S,s,es ~ .ra.s 81 'AaoNa - ena Conesefate
lawful nu.horttes or tne I1nItrS sfstes snd ~.
Sitting wilhil sad St1,o tho rutoreemeot Of tue
coneutu!l.n ana l:w* Of the Cnitrd St,tss hy il
1aHfn Il cou.ututed sushoriiies.
70. Ihat me ,a'd bolittt u guilty Of high
.e ~ IT,. pI.1pE "ata olners = opp1ss with
IA Thr ~, Hn1,,t n.a 4.es,t " ~ Ssa.as.
by a,,t. ntac himsesf iFom he .Itanes of fS AHA
Court, ann ffou this stat+, having taken up his
psIasnsnt :. s'dsnce within the territory OF for:
! ALo rom tLat day cn to this the 1agls1a-
ture mas oten GustfeinS over ths .p:opT
moue 70 proceed WILD :he tr1al, and soma
nave ., tno:ssofea ,. 70 !,tGsent N aito$eth-
.,,;a,,d1 1.uI1u w, ; -. uot ostnS IN
,.arfp a1d I.er. ~ ,aIa rnts " III, ha pesasf t5
paHe' a.a .Ie.f 'oie unsa ihey hase :ricd
~ ~ mo JOINT session. oat iound thsy had
~ ,e,". su.Is ~ Eose.n ~ suea SESSION thsy
s<.ss rgpnau t,,et ~ ~ aaa.t 5aes !os tnat
.,i-s,-,, -, ~ .xe xsIs tna1
- s,ed s,.S that - Who,3a esion ~ w Ie.
r. n cnmmtr1nc m fata aridanoa 80 oS e 1Saetteu
he fi,s1 ,ec, mnendas,on mrs sdoo,aSp oo
s,.cn-,t r.;ae,. -1..'x "as aaopteu toe
trs ~. csse eI iata3a tne5 @ tnea determined to
~ tnf,nr m, ecrnt,s~ s,a I0ss -ss,.;ls al
ia1e ,he tr,de,. ~ taknn ,o9.n T., ~ =" he.eo,
nf t1,e whn1e hon.n and th.n .o,S na.ant tha
everr arr mar ,,,,ra-..o,S ~. - eo ta1s
to vote tff0r1s 10 ,x,st,r,nc ialsr aos o+eda ~
have tetn mnic snd +nna H.. ue3 go aoa esaac
doY thc r,,oscrntnrs snd t,at.aJ,n, ~ eaa2. "
lecacd. and We suntnes the rass NJ, st1ast
be comm, need. AID now, thSt he case "a
really c..mn,eneed- an ttJ;,r+ ~ Hs,nn ,nss - -
shield tits t1a1tor ffnm fbe inta5,r ~ ~. ~
acts. ard let tbe ease he trd nn1,. ~ y. tI's Hs
third specification. We do thiuk md we
teliese The people of Kentucky concur with
Us IN this opinion, that, IT. be is guilty, as Is
tharrcd* Of treason, We owe 1t to the honor
a NC S.a'e 70 50 md. and Il lie Is innocent,
1et 1he "cflo tnow IT ana let him be justified
anu cleared. We want no dodging, No GET
ting around on new side Issue. Come,
Equa,c up to TIC mark and say one thing OF
the otbei--not one thing one day and another
thing another day a lew days. at farthest,
WILL ~ noT oe.ite what viii be done.
Tfc chlet movers III the endeavcrs to hare
the expa1ritiou Law repealed secn to have
either ab.ndortd tle!r proposltlon, OF arc
lcbting tly, or, as We call it in kentucky.
bueha hacktnE--;t cling fur their Strength b..
lore ttey strike. To Use the words of anoth-
er, Fhich fits in just hert, and exp -ess our
sentiments 70 the letter, ait is evident that
cer1n!r combiua ions are in process in lila
etate ~ which 1t is expected To shape Ken
ta:ES q irrt rnnl I,alicy through the };ctat IN
CT Men who a'c bitterly hostile to the settled
and If eye.stble measures which The Govern
Mtnt deen.s esssk7ttal to the permanent oye;.
thr " Of nil arm d losk,l,,y to The Union.
10 Il ~ T.
the 1ta3ets th, reor cn etja.n the mn nnss IN
corn.crart. If noes,hle. tne r,n,.t ~
c,c; sa If r.1pt,lar fny.,- .oE,rr] fta - on,aaa
cop.ti,utinupl amenaments hr rem Ev1n~ al
political dIsab,li leg from re rYued rch-f soi.
diere. confidt ut us fhtg are that The eiecs,y,
F+a,.h,s. =, ~, hands Of such n,cn Mi ~
,tssI to ~ - ~ ut;a,,t n.t..': !, s;t... ~ .S Ss
e1e,4.n ~ .ue -, - uGoos. SAtens 70 oe'eat Inc
si;.e =, ,1.. ~ .!; ~ neoslehy, INA alS2 p Keep
ri: RI s.,ss'd ss.1 nat Sutatfa eent'msnE
hr ya+ 1,,s o.t..,.a' -. F ttt'vl 1no ,mp:rAfa
t,ibsr wn"t7e ~ ~ srqa y. ~" naGon .tsen. ~
ri III. Eyna;-,a+;'', ~ u"~ u.ee tae repeal
thc .n,s,a.5.n ~ ~ .9,S; III eager 70 ac;nre
:. So,,. rn1e3 =. 1ns sso.ussis VI toe late
snous, o,a.,'o. H. ~ ~: @ppEoacnlng
d, r.. huw,.,.e- In he he,i. ~ tt,nt s .Es Gun.
MT enonoh ~ thasa ~, T., 49, et. ~
to strjk. dvwn Ills lsw Which 10 onir nnw
btcon.inr n, somr-r,nl n,oct;cn1 ben.t1t ~
/ tl,c ~ o,,le of thr Sat- 0eA' ~
Tie Katic1 al ITr ion ,ne, ,or thr State hal
IN Informal 1nef inv a. 1sc rsn,tnI1ess E n,1ht ~
at which werr some or thr mnst d;st,n~n,:haJ
men OF the SLATE, u1rn Win nrt f,r,e1rntned |
IL fight THIS ti.ht boldly and cnnTa@ro,1S1v
who laye res lycd That the neonlc II Ken,'
tucky l.au l.v. chance 10 rTflefm mi, dis.
enth:au themselres IRON The incutn1, of
slavery. 11aj T G. nerel Palmer. TIA con,.
1parder Ct 1hs Department Of Krntn.kr ~ sr.s
and n3de an able and honest e1ssah
fclli,g them t. org.usze and Ect to W.Tk NJ
tpce. ard that they should b backed hr Ill
tie influence OF fle Federal Gnrern11ent
The Governmental authorities are in ,,nfs ~
with 1br pa,ty. and had eIycn ever assn1.
ance fhst Il Krntcckfnns Tnnja .tand F1e1n
Ihty should 1e protected in tel,in~ the nco,
r,Ie the .r7,th. send mt yonr eneakers IL
thcm tall to the peot,}e from cTerv stumnin
lie Sia.a and ydn ,yilt he astnnIsb,.d a. f1,o