, 1865-06-08
KENTUCKY.
The End Of Che Bullet
Case,
The Constitutional Amendment in
Kentucty.-dradual Change of
. Sentiment in the Legis-
latuYe,
lcotrespcndeno. Of the Chlcago Tribunal
FRANKFORT, Ky., June O, 1865,

| 3Annfoh1s hT-s June U, 15l3.
| TuE pULLITT CASH.
The Leeislature resumed the consideration
Of tL's case On Monday. taking evidence bott
on Monday md Tuesday, developing no new
facts beyond what had already traaspIred
On Tuesday letter was received from Judge
Bullitt, addressed to tte Governor. in repl,
! to his telegram informing him Of the safe con.
duct offered By Gen. Palmer, {allowing him to
attend his trial,) which contained only sim.
pie rehash Of the Horn-out charges Of uIli.
tary despotism In Kentuek; calling upon the
Legislature to rebukc the arrest Of so hjeb
| On officer as himself tBullitt) coolly inform,
Ing the Governor that be wa. not the G,Ycf.
nor Of the State, but that Gen. Palmer was in
reality the Governor, and declining to attend
his TRIAL by tho Legislature; closing with the
remarkable phrase, "But I hare not yotfouud
the laws Of Canada 60 oppressive. nor its eli
mate 80 tnhospltable, ror ITS soil so unftuit-
iul, nor the labor OF tillng It so grieyous, IS
TO make me willing to return as 3 slaYe hy
the special Permission Of Secretary Stanton. Il
II Fas supposed before this letter rot here
that It would contain his resignation or On
avowal Of bis readiness to attend bis trial.
but his friends counted without thetS host host
nc would not resign, and took this oppor-
tnnity Of openly Insulting his natiYe btlta
through its Governor aud Legislature,
lie IS VOTED OUT.
On Wednesday morning, the trial having
been concluded, the vote WAS taken on q nd.
dressing him ont" On the 81 specification.
aaeeinE MS absence and abode In foreign
country. and It was adopted By rotc OF 63
yeas TO 10 nays In the House, and 20 yeas 10 Z
naysin the S-n. the Constitution feuulrirr
tWo-thlrd vote Of inch House. The I'd np1
4st speciheations were abandoned, as tic
Union men had found out some time sinca
that they could not secure votes enough from
TIE Conservatives to convict him Oh thoso
cAargcs, Which were Of tssnsou and complicI-
~ With tneurrcctian BY being in Connection
win the Sons Of Liberty. The time was,
When TIC var first broke out. TINT If such
ccafges haa been brought against au officer,
and sustained, be would hare been hurled
}rom Office in hurry, but the present LecIs.
latu1e leans SO far over towards the rebellion
tHht lt ~ould have been impossible to hive
convicted any nan On The charges that were
bIopght r, against Judge BulIitt and sustained
There is now an Indie. mcnt peudIno In th.
Circuit Court tf thu United States ior Ken
1Geky, against DulliIt Tor thcae Sane doincs
cl 1is and, II he returns. he will find that
Tue United States Law will not hold him
Eu'ltlsss, even II the Ktntucky Legislature
90. But be isnow ont Of office, on its simple
charge Of abandoning tic samc, and the pco-
who Is not traitor-iel them sec to II that
such man is placed upon the bench of tho
highest Court OF the State.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
lie Union mtn, some week or SO ago, In d
private meeting, appointed committee to
that eould be Gust for the amt mtndment to tho
United States Constitution. On Tueslay
night this committee reported that
1t was advisable to submit the
question again to the Legislature,
IN tnc form oi resolution resembling the
1mCndment- This wss accordingly done On
Wednesday morning In boiA Houses, simul-
taneously. Had thunder.clap realed forth
i1cm cloudlcfs sky, it would not have pro-
duced more excitement than did this motion.
The Conservatives bad gotten wind Of some
the Union men had the hardihood to attempt |
on molten 10 suspend the rules to allow lie
Introduction Of the resolution, it was re-
jcctedosn the House By yeas II nays 46 ; and
in me senate By Yeas II, nays II. So the |
Tie point of believing that slavery Is doomed. |
They have not Jet read the ''hand-writing |
on the wall" But the peorle will decide tI's
matter In different wzy next August. They |
vii say to these men who have betrayed |
their trust, "you, have been weighed
arc unprod,4ble servants; we viii, |
hcnccfsrHard, dispense with your
services; give place to honrster mea.n
There 1a one very gratifying fact however, in
coHrection With this matter, and that is this:
Last winter the amendment only received |
avout iort5 v?tef On joint vote; on this oe-
casinn 1t r1ceiTed fttyj7te votes, and several |
mt ml'ers WHO we're tAvosable to the amcnd-
ment were absent. It ctta11y proves the fact
tnal the measure Ia on rising ground, and that
lts inception, IN Kentucky, is q Mere question
q tlme. Several men, who had Arowed |
themselves us in favor Of the amendment,
Wien The time came to show their faith bY
Their works, backed vuter, and deserted |
their aTowed principles fsr fear of being cal.
led - 4bolition!sts." It Ii strange what 4
horror some people have of that word.
NEW WAY or RECRUITING on AIDING e.
LIsTMES1s.
About a week or more ago conservative
made speech, st the Court Houes In this
city, announ eng The fact that slavery would
loving reasons, yfx.:
LIST. The constitutional amendment had
been rejected End would continue to be se-
|ecied.
ID; TIC only way to get rid Of the institu.
Hon IN Kentucky would be by Stntc action.
md that would take seven yea1s, according
70 me state eonst!tu,ien sud In that time
ne Prejudice AGAINST 1t would die out, auu
thEs Kentucky would retain slavery.
Well, the colored folks hearing th!s, 1t at
oncc created great excitement au,ongst
them, and they commenced flowing into the
:eetmt1ng office, which befure had offered IN
rain, and there save sbout zoo enlisted ~ to
his time, and ''sttil they come" They we're
1ulet;y Mailing for their freedom to come by
means Of the amendment, hut when they
Ferc told that It would nos be adopted. theT
commenced "goiDg fur It." Tie farmers are
ltuCUncinP tfttE Ennfrh "a II Ia rof1;ptx tt.,,,,
# their 1abo7crs Ut the busiest season Of the
'car. Ttn,r.ur