New-York tribune., 1866-05-05
KENTUCKY EMOCRACY.

We do not deem II wholly misfortune that the
Rebel Democracy Of Kentucky have reorganized, and
will probably take possession Of the State. The day
tha, sees their return to power will be laden with ca
amity to the Unionists, white and black but It may
save tho country from seeing eleven other States
handed over TO similar despotism. Georgia
Unionist suggested lately, that the Government
should withdraw all troops from the South, and leave
the Rebels to take charge of the States He was con-
fdent that IN less than thirty days only the Union
lists, but the Rebels themselves, would pray for the
restoration of military power and Of order. Perhaps
he over sanguine, but we do not doubt that the
example Of one State in the entire control of the
Rebels would serve as warning for all the rest.
Hence we hope for good result, ultimately from the
prospective triumph of the Kentucky Democracy.
Its convention in Louisville on Tuesday manifestly
expects such triumph. fits managers had been in
doubt they would have put the Union foot foremost
as they tried to do during the war, when great
proportion Of their rank and file in the Conied
crate armies. The conflict being now transferred to
the ballot box and the Rebels all at home again their
party leaders wisely refuse to any risk of acnat-
ing their followers by allowing control or prominence
to the men who kept up even sham Unionsm dur
connected with secession is that of old Gov. Wicklle
who was a member of the last Congress- aud used to
make everybody wonder how he conriyed to take the
OATH As for the rest of the Convention will take
the testimony of The Louisville Journal;
We the people Of Kentucky that tho peace harmony
and safety Of the State seriously mpcrid now than
they been the ruthless hordes OF Bcncr and Bragg
ramplng down soil The same men whose rcachery
to the and tho involved the country in
civil the who robbed und en-
couraged the robbng OF our banks the destroying OF our
sought establish Rebel Provisional Governments
people by which TO them into the whirlpool OF treason
are Peesng 10 ao S'sI n se Sf
who having been whipped OF their own game OF powder
Of sr f revsnSsu poiiisa ssssmes n. psoSH Of he
c,ionis Convention, rhih asmbled in his eiy yrdag
ins Of P4 &@2 Rs mfay sa,S and %sr ret.cn' Of soGy
TO ohs Union, haze made ha"e to fnaHSH' contest J0r Cur"
o6es."
rightly anticipated vindication Of the rebellion,
and as the restoration Of the secession Breckenridge
Democracy. All tho prominent candidates for the
clckshp of the Court of Appeals-the only Office for
which nomination was to be made-were rebel sol
ders or sympathzers and in order to secure harmony
says the Journal "Col. Howard Smith, Major Jack
Thompson, and Capt. Goodwin, Of the late Confed-
crate army, formally withdrew their name, candi
dates The presence Of these exConfederae soldiers,
as they appeared upon the stand was greeted with
the most enthusiastic cheers" Judge Duvall, who
was nominated was, on the same authority, through
out the late war, hearty supporter of the rebellion,
and, we believe hesitated to express himself un
equiyocay to that effect. He is not only the
nominee Of convention of secessonists. but, while
tho nation was in the late struggle for existence bis