New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-02

! partment evinced q dupicity which was new
in the politics of that State. While openly
avowing hostility to the purposes Of the gen.
eral government they were secretly plotting
an alliance which would mako them the nstru
ments to carry out the policy Of the New England
radicals. Aided by the power of the federal
authority they succeeded in the course of a few
months after the outbreak of the war, in carrying
the State from the belligerent attitude of au armed
neutrality, through She successive gradations of
" strict neutrahty,"a neutrality" like Falstaf1s
| sack" simple, of itselt'-a loyal neutrality -
and finally ended in what Mr.. Joe Holt styled was
to be the contamination of the metamorphoss-a
active loyalty" In the latter phase other polt-
ica existence, her legislature pursued policy of
prescription which was a fit commentary on her
| subservency to New England councils. But
as natural result of her vacillating
policy, the leaders of the movement.
who seemed from their attitude only to court the
position Of tools of policy which they professed
to hate, soon lost the respect of the radicals whom
they served and with the loss of their influence,
those leaders imbibed fresh feelings of discomfort
against the federal policy. As singular instance
OF retributive justice, many of them soon came
under the ban of the party they had so faithfully
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of the penal laws which had been framed during
the political excitement of the first year of the
war, we're themselves disfranchised under the very
enactments they had framed for the punishment
OF others. They had sown the wind aud they
reaped the whirlwind as their reward
At the close of the war, the feelings Of gener-
| osity and liberation which have in former years
characterized the people of Kentucky, found
thnr
the State legislature. With the exception of
small radical element there was general DISPOSE
ton to forget former differences, to concede the
result Of the war as an accomplished fact, ana to
inaugurate system OF political federation which
would heal intestine discord and renew an era Of
good feeling amongst the different parties into
which the people had been so unfortunately
divided The legislature, unlike the radical egis-
aures Of Missouri and Tennessee, repealed the
prosoriptive enactments Of former years, ana re-
stored to all citizens of the State that equality be-
fore the law which is SO essential to harmony and
good government. The sentiment of the people
approved the wise action of the legislature ana
governor, and the seeds of kindly feeling were
thus sown, which required only proper cultivation
to bring to happy fruiton.
lis at this period that it becomes necessary to
elect clerk for the court of appeals There were
various asprants for the lucrative position. Pro
perly, this office should not be associated with any
idea of general politics. But by some means
politics have been brought pretty freely into the
question. AS the opposing parties in the State
mutually charge each other with having brought
about this issue, we do not propose, at this dis
lance, to decide between them. Judge Duvan an
eminent and learned gentleman, formerly chief
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vention which met on the first of May. The plat
form on which he was nominated supports the
policy of President Johnson, urges the admission
OF the Southern States into Congress- andcondemns
the radical and revolutionary measures Of Congress-
This platform certainly meets with the approval of
a large majority of the people.
Its success would result in the formation of a |
partyRwhich would control for many years the
destiny of the State, and exclude from power that
class of politicians who, during the progress of the
war, skillfully trimmed their sails to suit every
breeze that blew. These men, therefore, seek to
form an opposition which shall be conglomera-
ton Of the most homogeneous elements, tempo
rarily fused together to secure some hold on the
power which they are 10th to yield. Their conven-
ton OF the 30th May seems to have been some
what of an abortion. There was little cohesion
its elements. They did not think it proper
to nominate a separate candidate but contented
themselves with endorsing a gentleman, Colonel
Boiling, who was already before the people as an
independent candidate. Their platform deals in
those glittering generaities in reference to
= hereses," SO common in New England, endorses
President Johnson as against the heresies of Sc
2esson and fanaticism," is silent on the radical
congress, is opposed to the operations of the
treedmen's bureau" against the people of
kentucky, but seems to care nothing about its
operations on other people, and is in fact doeu-
aentawhich, by an ingenious construction, would
re received with favor in Faneuil Hall, as an ex
ibiton of tact which admits of the most diverse
constructions.
The simon-pure radicals, however, kept their
wn candidate in the field. But as such a course
1ould eventuate in certain defeat, a compromise
as been effected. Boiling and the extreme Repub-
can candidate have withdrawn, the feeble
Union " supporters of the President break bread
nd eat salt at the same table with the radicals,
nd they have united upon General Hobson, late
the federal army, as the fit person to lead the
ombined forces into the radical camp. He and
udge DuVall are now the only candidates in the +
cid. The election will be held the first Monday
! August. We will watch the contest with inter
st. and, notwithstanding the indecision which has =
larked the course of her politicians in recent
ears, we will be much surprised if Kentucky per T
hts herself, with free expression of her voice, |
virtually abandon the support of the President Q
I'D formally join the New England party.
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