, 1865-02-21
OUR FRANKFORT LETTER.
General Palmer in Command in
Kentucky~Gen. Burbridge
Not Removed.
The Kentucky Legislature
and the Constitutional
Amendment,

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Correspondence Of the Chicago Tsibune.1
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 18, 1865.
A new phase In, the ouestion of General
Burbridee's removal has been develoned by
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Tue secei'ton u aaolhe1 olspatch from wash
ington CITY, stating that General Burbrldge
is retained in his present position AZ cnm
nandant Of this district hnt Kentnckv b,s
1.., ..sa+x.,,.es ns.s1. - .I A.o
oeen eonsIitutea department, 10 Inc CON-
signed. This last announcement is made on
the authority of prominent gentleman who
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as !ss ~ e. - ps.S'4 .ua. enaoleo
hin 10 derive nus lnlotmatapn from the high
est md most reliable sources, and it is re-
.. a,+;-oiv cro5,,,1c Tn e,,t,r1,a+;a, ~ t1,,s
10 eAsA'1s e'sa's.s' ~ soau'nn@sloa VI oiae
statement,a genueman Of tma pace ~as,
few days ago, In the company Of General Pal
MGR, who vas then on his Tay to Kentucky,
and Governor Bramlette Ia e1pectInr tfs ar.
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fsa3 II oa5 or t"o' 1ais acuon ol 1ne fre-
sdent, it Is believed, Will remove the causes
thai have produced such unfortunate conten-
tiops among the parties here. Those who 80
Sehemen15y Slamoreo !1r tae snPcrsedufe OF
Sepetal nn[oriaSe, , VI VI aslise a.N sauslactlo9
;lo e zIvnI =; ~ sr. a s'9;1 H. feaea
to the restraint Imposed On bis actions BY the
Department commander. The friends Of
General BurbE1dge viii have reason to regard
the decision OF the President In retaining him
N nls present poslIion, as IN approval o. Inc
pollcy ne 4as puIsne9 neletnloFe ana oetef-
m1nat1on TO support him IN the future. 1t 10
most earnestly hoped that this uiGpo4itlOu by
a 1. Lacom g. VI i1 .uu seaio5S 4ussa"n ~ .s y. tae
coinanauu ~ nssnlues3, MICA uas oEea 30
plouaclI'e " uissens'ons ~, 1na angIy leelln7
snnous tstiun =, ~ ~ sosa3 uun Ltss "nl
pIose sal1lacloly iy 70 - lo3a peoPie, ana r.
eien o. ana
n tns eIeas VOTE g! enect'ng tne gt Go@aplete a
f ae'eA; 3a;,;a ~ ~ ttl; iitty IL f5 na'
oyre tte III, efrena41 anJ nn;tad e-es,ga, III ee
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6ett 6aeeu ~ ~o"'e7>' """ee ieo"' III oe "c
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nj 10 10 49, s.,. 1 =.
~ WI ~! nae nus u ~! tuer aeu.4 u iee1o "
me olate llu9ps ontu uenesal fAlme1s ar
and agree upon plan Of defense for the
slate, Nhtcn WA oe enesgetacaug e3ecuteo
o. hearty ana acnTe :, eoopedat1on = oy the
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ens as1e,s fo0RS a1d REPRESENTATIVE. ,,o,n
tsc1inn s u ene saae IT, MT tsee'sn y 'etsets y
tne oozen every Gay ulglng t9em 70 etest 9
themselves TO secure the uncondttlonal ratlh-
4 letter received. to.dar flom ons Of the s
Oldest and mnst Influential c1t3vens of Cen
tai Kentnckv b;thrrto rrpaniea as rehe1
s,mra;hizer, and alwsys is5ge slaye oTner,
urges the imme dlate ratification Of the amend.
ment, stating that slavery Is dead and that
the 1nterests Of the State fmpetatayel{ &c.
wealthy slayeholdcrs mite in the Recommend
dstion Of the writer: Now thes5 lacts show
completeness and extent Of thIs wonderful
revolution in the opinions Of our people on
the subject of slavery, which has been going
on with such unparalleled rapfdity for some
m1nths, It is -lhe slave owners. not atouk
the non -sIa. cholding portion Of our popula-
ton, who, accepting the 1act that the fusti-
tuition Is destroyed, see that the welfare, the
highest interests Of the State, will be sub
served by the adoption Of the amendment,
Which 1s to effect the entire extinction oi
| slavery in Kentucky.
| In the Senate this mozsiag, Mr.. McHenry,
| from the judiciary Cprz1natte to whom the
subject was referred. presented the following
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rnon,@<ol1h ~ E,fucIu TIM * sn1esnid III npn
ns. s1"1drnat ~ ~ nnst,,n,, M he ~, ~
1sa,e - ne1so5' te3ee'so' .,
Mr. Robinson d1sagreelng With all the Other
members OF the Committee, made lengthy
| minority report. extracts from which rive
heInw an na,t;cnlar In iayinp hefor~ EnnT
r"aSars 4i,a Iad5;,,-r 1.n;,,+s e IL. ~a..3
ieaaels Ae 1eaaan6 p9un.s A. nls 1ePoi,s ~
LIE apID0r l8 conceded 10 be one OF Ine aolest,
If not the ablesI man in the Senate, and his
views doubtless reflect to q. great extent the
oninlons of a majority of the marty OF Which
in ns ls 1ne acknowledged Aeaoer III tne AcSlS'
tatm1e.
The conservatives, think, Will Insist on
| conversation as recommended in the report,
and II that is found to be impracticable, they