, 1865-06-09
KENTUCKY,
Adjournment of the Legislature.
Interesting Resume of Politi.
cn1 A0N1rs In the State,


interesting Resume of PoIiti
cnl Affairs In the State,
Especial Correa atondcnce Of the Chicago Tribune
FRAyKronr, Ky, june 4. 1865,
TIE E1EG1sLATuRE-A RESUME
The Lecis,atura bsv,nr oJ,ar .,,a, .,,, H.,
s,n. AZ ~ 'u.nsu 1o's W.
sSs W. propose 10 give the readers Of th'
TRIBUNE short resume fiis actings and do
Irgs since II was elected Inv tbe neon1a -
Kentucky 49, f~'fAe
n 10 snr;,o ~ ,ec, .,ur.,.
- .Is spilns VI Aoos 1Ae on1on men Of Ken
.eehy nsla contention Tor the nomination
Attorney General and other ststa otllcers
When the comm,ttco m ~oso,nt,ono ~ -,
w Aeeoiht.ons Maae
laeis fepoft, 4ttooK strong ground IN favor o.
a Vigorsus prosecution Of the war, and in al,
| yocacy Of the Government. This was after
--h,a1, a,...,,e..s Is, -nAtion' w
.as.a, 49, - 1uto4u Iu4ee nan1scn ILL
Mut Iai' "as ISSUED. As soon as this COM
mlttee made Its report, which Was adop. ed By
1argc majority, that wing of the then Union
PARTY. which was lead hv F--cor,~no-
Cho:a w,sI,,a.. ~" ~, ~ uoseFnol Ie% 10
I, , u. NcSNne anu John Il.
ha1ney OF the Louisville Democrat,
seeded from tho Union party and
formed what Is known IA +he q WIcL,ia,,
11arnrv-no.n :, tr,' y
1-n,on men want ~ ana s a"o,1.s., ES 1uc
Laon men went on and nominated their
ticket, OF which the present State officers
are component parts. The Wicklitfe- Uarne ;
party nominated ticket to be run In oppo-
sillon 10 the Union men. headed by Wickl[tfe.
and adopted platform that they we're oppos-
sG ef Of he var
tion, md carry it on to suit their peculiar
notions.
The breach thus made extended to ercry
county IN the State, md embraced nearly ali
OF The breckenridge Democracy, at least those
Of them who had not gone into the rebel-
lien. The candidates for the Legislature
we're all nominated On that issue. and thai
alone. When tue election came aft the M
morc-nen.und. money paltv.D were oyrr.
whelm!ngly defeated, and tic Bramlettc or
War party was triumphantlr yjctorinns
and no Senators. were elected hv the WIZ.
life -Harneyites, @&1e '1~
Hardly had the members her,, z,rnrn IN and
proceeded to legfslatc, before rcso1nttnns
were introduced denounc;pr The government
In unmeasurcd terms for its cot,rse. and Dr..
n,aniling that It's polfcy should he chanoed IN
suit the peculiar ideas Of these recenti1 con.
yerttd constItutionnf I1nion nosn rasr. r
means were takcn tlat contd he dev,soJ ~
lhwart md hinder tho goycrnnent II, ifa en1 w.
deavors to crush the rebellion, Those WIN
were the. true friends OF The government.
their protc escd friends, and thrown into m ti,e
Uncomfortable nnsitfnn az a m;r"-;tr rhs
election of United States Senafn- eor3fro- ~.
the Union men set 10 work to preyenf tns
election Of any ono hostile to Tie coTsrn. @ s1o
ment, and they succet dcd, by tte nss nf mar.
until this last win Ter ~1ss~ ~''A
During the recess of the rer:s,at,r. n.
Presidential cauvass was held, uerro recrnit-
it1g vas carried On, and NJ. Ifncnjn,s nnlicr
met the overwhelming approval Of he natIo6' I
And The very men Who kad drnoumead ~
Wicklills Hafney party "a trastora hesau.a ,aa
their opposition to the war aud 10 furn.aldn,t
the mems to carry Il On. had beep III. mns7
ardent ndyocatcs Of the Chicago platform
and nominees, aud that platform, is every
ono knows. having as its etief plank the IN.
nouncsment that the mar was . failure, aud |
posed TO the policy laid down By the Govern
mcnt. They suddenly became Eilll5E 10 ste
the country 60 by the board 70 that slavery |
was saved OF "conEerred" as they called II.
The Legislature again met In January last, I
and rs slavery lad become burdcns,mr,
Bramleste in bis message To them, the ques.
~uon o. ratiucation uf the constitutional |
amendment was submitted to them In the |
hope that they would at least come to their
stEees and remove the dead carcass ont of the |
way q the States progress, But they were
constitution by large minority. They still |
COMMENCED tnat tne Mor was failure 80 far 1
as conquerinE the South was concerned; that 4
u WIS wrong 70 Pnt negroes In the n.1ny and \
worse etM 70 a.sturo the peace Of the "di'
vine institution by adopting the amend.
as y is, ont 90 u was:
=, Altnoasa tne people begged and implored
t1cm 70 act, lneT stuebomly refused. They |
admitted the tact tha- nothing hnt Iuconrcni- |
e ence would result from their action; but still
tney "onla never sanction the proposed
aamenumen1' aei' Ampy oeeausc is Was not
0Wsua'c, Waas, conkeIsaIse, feoel measure.
measures we're introduced BY Union men
looking 10 me amelloration Ct the condition
y! sAVelf Sno 70 Amending the slafe code SO
Us % nakc y NJ ahd suitable for the present
condit.on o. me institution. bnt were all
f;e fotGc Gown y sae aoml9ant party 1n the
iLeSls4atate. 1ncy you'd scoIn to yield an
lncn AZ tne alctauon q "Aboltllonists,"
although me ruin OF the State we're tho con-
* qucnce OF their 1etuSRl.
lhe Time ior the election Of United States
senator again coming On, the Union men uai-
ted on 1naG sadaat oi'letr and true patriot,
Gen. Lowell Il. Rouss. au, as their candidate.
Mr James Guthrie, the embodiment Of the
Chicago pllt1ofm Tas nominated by the Con-
serTatlSes 1aS democratic, ttasCoppcrheads.
III. GutAr;e vas elsesed on the first ballot,
ny one Dn]ority--shs Union men having re-
csivtd vntCs enough from the conservative
side OF r. body to Iendc' the race thus close.
In. the meantime, charges had been
brought asatnst Judge Bullitt, Of completely
WatA treason anu resurrection ~ being con-
necftd with the sons Of Liberty, as thu
Grand Commander for Kentucky. 4 CON-
mtlee Mas appointed to Investigate, who re-
kottea u isS9f o. 1mpeaeA1aen.p .pF address, as
tne 'acts a'leaeea we're tue, Us shoWn by evl-
osnee IaAen ~ tnem.
again lne Leesiatnfe took = recess, aud
met on the lo.a OF nay LAST. They agaln
ielnseo 20 fany lne CONSTITUTIONAL amend-
nent, althoush mat measurG received some
twenty n more vesss than II d'd At the former
tt'al. r. ley @ resasea 10. 10 Pass any aws looking
~ plSpA!At4oA " 1Ee ctate lor tnc new or
trisi Builitt. but could onIy copv;ct him ~
one Epcciacation-thato Of abseuce-and LEFT