Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-08
[From the Louisville Journarl
TO the Union. Men of Kentucky,

s<F LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 2, 1885,
In my communication of December
25lh, published in the Journal of the
9th, tehdeavored TO. show that there
was no diversity Of sentiment among
theFU MON men of this State upon any
OF the issues now before the people,
and that interest, policy, duty, patriot.
| ism, and the veal of the State demand
ed unity of action and organization
on the part Of thoseswho, during the re-
cent struggle, were arrayed against Sc
cessiop and rebellion.
There never were but two principles
at issue during the war On the rebel
side. there was the idea -of State SOW.
efeignty; on orr side we fought for the
Union as the palladium of our liberties.
We believed that it was the chief cor
nerSstpns of oar Government, and that
ID waslih order to form "a more perfect
UnionP that the Constitution and laws
under il were adopted, and these were
the issues that were trusted 10 the ar
bitrsn ent of the sword, upon which an
appeal to the god sof battles was made.
Had the rebellion been successful, and
thus the object for which the Constitu-
ton waa made been thwarted, it would
have become necessary .tosaremodeI
that Instrument, and it would shaye7
changed the whole theory Of our Gov
lgernment There neverwasy q diferencS
of opinion among true Union men in
lregaFd to the necessity of maintaining
the unity of the nation There was a
| difference among the Union men of Ken
| tuekyih regard to one of the measures
| proposed to accomplish that end. But
the true Union man. however, greatcwas;
| bis opposition to that measure, still held
| that men and money should beifurnished
to suppress the rebellion. The system
of, slavery fweieh suggested the policy
upon which we divided) is buried with
the rebellion. But questions incidental
10. I'D the rebellion and slavery still
.fghain TO be settled, and upon these
Yuuestiops theresisand Tcan belbute one
sentiment, 50 far "a the Union men of
this Con ua0a#ealth are concerned. A
partv-in the North, led onslbyl Sumner,
Wilson and Stevens claim. that the Fed
erai iGovernnient has the. right to pre-
scribe the qualifications Of electorsTin
the States. We stand by the reserved
rights of the States each for itself, to-
declare who is qualified TO. exercise the
franchise within her limits. .d1IIF
, The same party in the North would
hold the insurrectionary States in a con-
dition Of territorial vsssalage, thus tao
lily acknowledging the accomplishment
of secession. We are for those States
resuming, as soon as possible, their prac-
teal relations with the Federal Govern
ment a. 1896
Then, too, there ia party in the loyal
States 1aVoring reputation. liz is now
small and insignificant Bot by access
lsions6rom the insurrectionary districts
and BIZ the aid which it will receive
from men who still hate the Government
and desire its ruin and disgrace, that
party may soon become power among
rs, and even as the storm-eloud over
shadows the earth, so may il overshadow
and wrap with gloom the fair fame and
5lait of the nation. The Union men
81 Kentucky, if they are true to their
past pledges, If they are true to the
country, and if they would preserve I'M
Eullied the honor of the State, are, and |
WILL b. for the vindication of the ma