The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-06
The Democracy Of Kentucky.


A Rebel Convention of the Democracy of
Kentucky was held in Louisville the other
day The convention was very large and was
composed, for the main part, of Rebels who
had served in the Rebel Army. The platform
s nearly as long as one of GARRETT DAVIS
speeches, and the spirit Of the proceedings
was entirely acceptable to greater DAVIS
than GARRETT.
The Constitution extends the right hand OF
fellowship to the Democracy OF the North
and while the entire action of the Federal
Government approved the vetoes of Presl-
dent johnson, the Louisville Courier is, Of
course, rejoiced over the proceedings OF the
convention. 1t says:
aWe publish this morning the platform
adopted BY the convention. 1t is unexcep-
tionable in expression and clear ana cogenI
III its reasoning. 1t will place our party IN a
strong position not only with all consersa.
tive men in this State. but with the Demo,
cratic party of the nation. Our enemies will
search in vain through their able and patriotic
utterances for anything like treason, or for
anything looking proximately or remotely to
resistance to the Government. 1t knocks the
sand from under the feet Of our mallgners,
and explodes all the ISLANDERS which have
been so freely indulged for the last two
months. 1t takes the last argument based
upon the questions Of the war. out OF the
mouths of our opponents. and leaves them
high and dry. No one in Kentucky can take
issue with us upon these resolutions unless nc
is member of the rule and ruin JAcobin
party which are now rushing the country te
destruction. We are entirely willing to make
the fight upon them, and are ready to mee
all comers upon the immutable principles
they announce.
OPINION OF THE Journal.
The Journal, which, opposed the meeting
Of the convention, comments on its pro
ceedings in very different manner. W
quote:
.sWe assure the people OF Kentucky tina
the peace, harmony and safety OF the Stat
are more seriously imperiled now than the,
have been since the ruthless hordes OF Buck
ner and Bragg were trampling down. our soil
The same men whose treachery 20 the Com
monweaith and the nation involved the coun
try IN civil war five years ago the same mel
VINO rooped ana encouraged the rotbing 0
our banks, the destroying Of our railroad
bridges, the firing of the dwellings, of our citi
zens, and sought to establish rebel provisions
governments over our people, by which &c
coerce them into the whirlpool of treason
are perfecting political Organization in IN,
State for the purpose of placing her politica
power exclusively in the hands Of men who
having been whipped at their own game Q
powder and ball, are now seeking to use tn
ballot for the achievement of their revengefu
political schemes. The personnel Of the se
cessionists convention, which assembled
this city yesterday, was bona .tads represer
tatye Of these men, who, but lately throw
ipg of their rebel military garb, and thei
professions Of hostility to the Unioa, has
M de haste to inaugurate contest for civ
nice. For what IS Kentucky indebted I
these men that they should % speedily aa'
loudly assert their slsims upon her gFasitud
and support In 1881 tAsF were not contsr
with the peaceful maintenance of Covers
ment our fathers made; they we're not COT
tent with The just endorsement Of the.lss
which had been enacted IN parssaaes 4
the Conssitation and With the endorssmer
of the entire Dsmoeratic party, bpk the
determiaed 70 break up The Govern
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