, 1866-01-22

IN1lhln-1kcHtAtRu to tho Current sf
Evcbt-TI,n 1le-adJu>t1uent Of tho
Code-pro-SInvrry Hatred Of General
H'afmer-TAe Senatorial Question.
Correspondents Of the Chicago TrlbHpe.l
j, FRAxKroRT, Ky., Jan. Is.
nEassE4sDLISG OF THE LEGISLATURE
According to adjournment, our Legislature
met again on last Wednesday; aud, We re-
erct to say that the temper Of this body, so
far as loyalty is concerned, Is not at oil lm-
proved They have been feasted and feted by
the rebels whom they had cnlfanehised anu
placed upon an equal footing with the tsue
believe that they were mistaken In
their former opinions concerning rebels and
the rebellion, and that It Was the Government
and its authority that Was wagfng war
against the Union; and not the rebel armies.
They commenced their work by resolving
Amendment Was not legally and fairly adopt
cd; and that, even II. 1t WIS, TINT the right Of
Kentucky to her a10yes was superior and
above the Constitution, and that they would
snlemnly protest aguinst Keutucky's being 80
foul}y wrongcd but they would nwnlt the 70.
turning reason Of the people, and bow to the
inevitable, and acquIesce in what they could
not preyent.'' Just what the Union party, OF
Kentucky told them all thlongh tue last can
.ynss That they would have to succutnb to
the force Of tue uuyieldlng march Of events.
But they could not then "see IT, and really
voting against the amendment they could re-
store and hold Oh to their Stare properly.
But, beneath nil this seeming boSh.g before
tho fiat Of The people, there Il boiling sea OF
wrath that would burst out In open rebellion
at nny time II they only dnred to risk the con-
sequences. But we have dlzEessed from our
proposed narrative Of events. !
ApJusTsrEST OF THE CODE.
Some persons hare been so crcdulous as to
believe fhat this Legislature would endeavor
to adjust the Kentucky codes md laws to the
status Of events, now that the Constitutional
Amendment has been officially proclaimed to
be the INV Of tho 1and, bnt VIC cana{dly ton
fess that we hare never been at al crcdulous
on that point. Moro than two~thir1s OF this
session lss passed away, and there, has not
been tie Aist step taken toward that end.
The nearest approach that has been made was
the ~. offering of q resolution to-day
to 'rnisc q committee to take. Into con
sideration the recent political events.
They nre not clothed With any power
ac1Ion- They are not directed to boldly
take hold Of the present laws md repeal
those that ure necessary to be repealed and
to amend and modify those needing amend
ment. They are simply directed to take into
consideration -srecent political events" aud
strictly IN accordance With the conservative
rebel programme their idea land they hare
30 expressed thcmselves) Is that It they pass
laws fixing the condition Of tho freedmen,
they will thus recognize the adoption Of the
constitutional amendment, which they are
coming into armed conflict With the Govern
ment. And thus By their os,stinacy, they
will ental upon Kentucky endless trouble,
litigation and perhaps come bloodshed-
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
Very little final action on important meas
uree hns been taken. They are simply trans
acting such such business as onsting Union
men from their seats, and resolving against
tbe Radical power, which Is theif honor
They profess to greatly admire President
John4on's reconstruction policy, md yet,
when You eit down and enume1nte the points
Of that policy, you will find that they dissent
md widely differ from 1t In a1nost every
point.
Bills have been introduced to punish the
interference, by the military or any one acting
under authority, with the right Of all {white)
men to vote the ticket which can most easily
do the most harm to the country, and especi-
ally the party IN power. They place the
heaviest penalties known to the Inv upon the
slightest interference with the sunrage- They
have introduced bills to enforce the writ Of
ha6tas royptts, and hare affixed the heaviest
penalties upon my refusal to comply with
that writ, They even 20 SO far as to punish
the resistance to the same with death They
have introduced bills to punish arbitrary ar-
rests with the heaviest possible penalties at
tached. When We read these bills, we
| thought to ourselves that these gentlemen
Were fixing up matters to suit a particular
state of casc, without looking to the result
Of these same laws upon Other premises, and
the net they arc spreading to catch, and the
ditch they are digging for Union men to fail
In, may be the very ditch and net into which
they themselves may fall.
REBEL HATRED or GENERAL PALMER. !.
Gen. Palmer seems TO be the crcat bugbear
at which they aim all their stroks. With
| what shouts Of joy did they read the TACT TINT
he had been indicted by the Jefferson Circuit
Court Grand Jury and with what rubbing
| Of hands and joyful exclamations did they
hail the fact that he had entered into bonds
10 appear before that Court But how soon
! were their songs Of joy turned into walls Of
mourning when 1t was announced that Judge
Johnston had decided that tho constitutional
amendments adoption prevented any furthel
action on the score Of interfering with slavery
They won1d give any price to have "a"
A1ed up By themselves, jury Of their o"n
selection, and Judge Of sworn seeeah' pro
t'Federal shoulder-strapped DICTATOR and
Try him according to their own plnn.; VIZ
would most sincerely pity that gentleman
he should thus chance to fail into the hand
Of these Phihsaines; they would make shor1
| work OF him and no mistake. -: =.
TIRE SENATORIAL QUESTION. J
! The c1ectiOneer1nE and canVassfug for th
| United States senatorah1p Ia proceeding vexl