Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-13
OFFICE OF TRAxsPoarAr1oS W GAR p, I
srnrsr q 4NG
THE KENTUCKY DELEGATION AT
TFEE WHITE HOUSE.
Their Address 10 che President and His
Response.

wAs7ISGroS, March Q.
A delegation from the State Of Ken
lucky have presented to President John
son the proceedings Of q mass meeting
held at Frankfort, indorsing his veto mes
sage. Mr.. Dawson read an address, !
the course Of which he said that the pres
ence Of the agents of the Freedmen's Blu
Teau in Kentucky only tendedtO produce
decentralization dissatisfaction among
the negroes, annoyauces and inCouven-
fences to the white citizens, and was pro-
ductive Of no GOOD result. The people Of
Kentucky and the Jaws Of the State, if
left TO themselves, will secure the negro
in all his rights Of person and property.
There are more cases Of wrongs by ne
grOes upon white persons in the state,
which 20 unpublished by the civil 2u-
thorities, than Of wrongs by white per-
sons against the negroes. He would not
disguise the fact that there has been, and
stlil is, some Impotence and dissatisfac-
ton felt by the people 81 what they re-
gard as unkind suspicious and discTimln-
ations against them upon the part Of the
Government, which they sustained
throughout the late terrible conflict at
such sacrifices as only they, and those
similarly situated, can know.
AlAb 4 tEoAANAAA bAANAH aAEt1AAAEAaF WI
dering to those whom the delegation
represented, and TO the State Of Ken
lucky, his unfeigned thanks for the kind
expressions and manifestations Of conf
dence in him personally, and in the in
dOrsement OF the policy which shall con-
troll his administration. 1t was pecu-
Iiarly gratifying to receive these assu-
RANGES at this particular time. He trusted
that results would show that the conf
dence thus reposed was not misplaced,
and would never become a matter OF
upon the part Of those who gave
expression thereto. The present is re-
garded as q most critical iuuclure in the
of the nation, scarcely less so than
when an armed and organized force
sought TO overthrow the Government.
attack and attempt TO cause a disrup-
ton Of the Government by armed
combination and military force is no
dangerous TO the nation than an
attempt 10 revolutiOnize and to under
by a disregard and destruction Of
the safe guards thrown around the liber-
lies Of the people in the Constitution.
Our stand has been taken, our course
out. We shall take no step
backward in this matter. No other or
evidence for your purpose IN TINS
can be given than a already
been furnished. In the future, as in the
pact, we shall endeavor in good faith, to
make the administration Of the affairs OF
the Government conform 70 the Consti-
in its letter and spirit. Therein is
the only guaranty to the Liberties Of the
people. Il is hoped by an adherence TO
this rule to remedy ere long, all the IT.
regularltles n annoyances TO which
the people have been subjected. Again
DO we assure you that these demonstra-
tons Of confidence and assurances of
support on the part Of the people are ex-
,eedingly cheering to US that we are
grateful for and properly appreciate them,
and that our most earnest wish is so to
discharge the trusts confded to Us as to
merit them.