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mint Of stupidity aud perverseness. and have
brought the proud old Commonwealth into
fina! and utter reproach and contempt. The
result of the war has taught ksntuckians
nothing they remain wilfal1y blind to facts
patent To the least obsefvant, and fooltshly
imag,nc they can stay the tide Of progress
which is rolling irresistably over the South.
slnveEy bIgots, The institution has complete
ly mAtdened them;' property In souls Of
mankind and barter In human flesh appear
to be the great end and view Of conservative
Kcntuckians-and perhaps IL Is well enough
to lei such people alone, to grovc1 alone'n
their selEsntsicted darkness, outside the pale
of improvement and civilization. Would It
rot be as veil to exclude Ken ucky from the
oretat.ous Of the constitutional amendment.
and to let her remain another century, q
slaye State In order to show to the, whole
wc.ld the debaeing enervating Influence OF
slavery. WHAT would be her position ten
years. hcnce-her nejghbors rapidly improving
IN wealth, civilization aud power, their peo-
pie Intelligent, educated, free md happy.
with religion, arts, sciences, manufactures
and agriculture improving and 1ourishing
while IN Kentucky We would flnd the Ia
bcrers driven to The field by the oppressor's
: laeh-her rich lands untitled. her towns and
cities c1umblirg to decay, her young men
idle, dissolute and dissipated, her wealth de-
stroyed, aud her power and influence in the
Union passed away forever, + might not
people the value Of free institutions, to pre-
serve In their midst this last relic OF barb7r-
ism, that By viewing Its blightiug effects,
they might the more duly appreciate the
value of their OWE liberties aud the more ST.
credy guard them against every danger.
JUDGE TR1AALE ON TIE STUMP.
Trimble, tho pso-sl very candidate, has
carried every county In this district except
one-Chz'stian. H's opponent battled him
drove him from the field. Judge Bradley Is
en able and experienced lawyer and statee-
nun, deeply imbued With patriotism, md
stands fully up TO the spirit and necessity Of
the times. His defeat Is serious l,ss both
to Kentucky and the Union. Tdmbls is the
more dashing man-ssassy IN the extreme;
but during the canvass be bad the good esnse
not to charge "negro equality upon his op-
ponents, but dealt somewhat gingerly upon
that topic He could do no other way. how
e5er, without fronting his supporters, nine
tenths Of whom are siGnaly given to mIsce.
genhtion. This "leninds me Of q little
story" Eone years since, when the General
Confidence Of the 81. E. Church s,u was
held In Nashville, the Rev. Father Belton, Of
The opening seImon. Father Belton was an
earnest, zealous Christian, somewhat eccen-
t.lc in his discourses, aud never Jailed to
rive vice and immortality blow. aud
that, too, Without being very choice Of t,me.
place tr language. His friend being
d ly impressed with the honor con-
!errsd upon him, desired him, for the
his discourse, as the Nashrilieana were very
pour, very learned and yerY geutee1. The
worthy Futher entered the pulpit, duty i'm
pressed with the views Of his friends, and
wien be arose 10 preach calmly surveyed bis
audience: His eyes happening to rest on the
brethren, I have been told that you were
very learned, very p!ous and very gsnteel
people Ii this city II you arc, let ma tss,
how Is It see 80 many mulatto girls In
that gallery :" 1twon't do for kentucsia1s
TO prererd hcHoF Of negro equality when
etc has so manS Saller strls'' among her
population. Even In this coun' ; Is woman,
willie as sny in the State, with not negro
feature ptrccpt!bte, slave, aud Married ta
a blask mar, a te;l,w. plaut.tiou servant.
Should this compile be seen In the streets Of
any Northern city, 1t would forthwith DO
heIa'ded abroad as an evidence Of the dem7r-
a.izsue effects Of ,Abolition!ssn, and the poor
creature run chance Of being mobbsd BY
the virtuous, tssh-mindcd Coppclheads.
4 few wo,ds more about the negro, and L
will drop him tor more pfeasurabte topic.
In Wtstt1u Kentucky and Tennessee three
foutfhs Of the negro mtn have left their MIS-
ters snd; gone, heaven only knows where.
Most ct the women and children remain at
home, although Thousands hare wandered
of. As far as my observation extends thera
are few or no idle NJ Eroes except In the large
tewrs md cities. Generally they arc Us
much elaTts as ever, few masters feeling dis
posed to pay them Any wages. The women
work In tie fields as II Ill Is men, and appear
to make quite rs efficient hands. 1t negro
Is Of any value and has q kind master, he
VIII remain with h'm, c,utent to reeelpe
whatever wages the masttr chooses to pay;
but If the NEGRO Is shlfuess, worthless f.
XIV, or has mean, ugly master, nothing can
keep lin upon TIE plantation. Il viii ueed
i gis!atipn to correct this cyi, aud 10 the
mtactfme cur agricultural Interes. suffers.
GUERILLA rkNTxEcAD TO lie HUNG.
Gradually, civil law is re-asse, ting Us au-
tbo5tty, and as ita mandates bee ans cEfJrced
they. SIC The more readily ob=yea. At
special ta m Of the Circuit Court Of Marshall
county, htld in Ben.on last week, Judge C.
5. Ma!shan presiding, q guerilla was con-
v!cted Of murder, and srntcnctd to be- hung
on the 18Th Of S. .ptembsr. Tbs fellow was
p*rsons, s ne Of them unofendins cittzsns,
whom he shot tor the fun, as be expressed 1t,
OF seeing them fall. His atrocities havs only
been exceeded by the notorious Edmonds,
who kilt twenty-five men, and was laal!y
captured, carried Into Tennessee. aud shot by
the rebel Col Huey. The records OF every
ccunty In this circuit ehow q large number of
class Of gentry who can be caught will be
punished for thelr cdmes. A young fel-
low pAmed jenkins, who had belonged to
= guerilla band, but returned home aud took
the oath, WAS enjoying himself with three
tflsnds at h!s house, three miles from May.
st1anRefa rode up. Walking directly to i'm.
klns, one Of the strangers seized hin By the |
throat, telling him that he had rohbtd him of |
hity dollars and come; clothes, and, cruelty
beat him. he Therefore ,demanded9 of Jeo- |
Rms the moLe5 stolen, threatentng him with |!
ed the caah OF cns Of his friends, and paid it
TO II Q strangers, who rode OF without an-
noEtDg any otherperson. jenkins thinks he |
got CT cheap. 4 good many eueri>Ias still |
infesa the TenneBste river, above the mouth |
Of Sandy, aud o!he,s haunt the hills OF Ten
ed eFe'y effort Of the citizens TO disperae or
cap nre item, but have accumulated much
plunder, at d are well provided With horses,
SUPPL es and ammunition. They frequently
tell q i,izfn fns that 1t Ia tEelt. intention to rs.
main In Kentucky and Tennessee 1until fall,
WIKI AAi3 MIL EQ ~ AfkauSAS, 4tLH9 or
Me1tco' and pass themselves of rs reb:l SOL
dierE.
The crops generally look 9ne, but cotton
and tobacco are some HhRt backward. The
long rains injured the wheat greatly, aud, 1.
was feared, mai emily damaged the tobacco;
but the latter Is coming ont right, although
tue csop Will be light The same cause madr
the cotton grow to stalk-the bo1ln arc large
but backward, and Will FIELD abuudantly II
We have late tsll. HallowAy county ap-
pears 70 he an exception, no rain has fallen
there fer thee wet ka, mud the corn and to-
bacco lock- tadly- Eren with rain they do
not expect more than half q CROP.
A distressing accident took place near
Onbiin, Graves county. on Saturday las,
Rhich brought mourning TO the homn
# brave and loyal officer. Oliys
Mary Paine, daughter OF Lieut.. Paine, late OF
3fegoI5's Rangers, promising child OF Il
;ears. was Visiting the house Of Mr.. J. D.
Reach. Whilst there she took up a revolver
md commenced rubbing her hcad viii the
,ar1el. A daughter Of Nj. Roach ;to1d her
It once to put 1t down, or 1t might hurt her;
nut at that mcment the pistol Was discharged,
he ball entering Olives head, killing her In
'tautly. The pistol was selfcocking, and
t Is supposed that the child was seized with