The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-11
Kentucky Politics.

Kentucky POjilica'
For years, the so called conservative
Democrats Tho same species who style
themselves Conservative Cniom men
in this State) have been earnestly en-
..ravoring to remove the civil disabilities
imposed upon their rebel friends during
tho war. They Goally succeeded. and
expected, as a reward for such magnan.
iuous conduct, to be elected by the
votes Of their rebel friends to the yari.
Gus Offices. But great is their d;sop-
roin,ment and modification, to End that
the rebel portion Of the conservative
party wholly ignore their claims; but
kvins In tic majority, they recognize no
Gains to Office, bus p'h'D!'c support
Of the rebellion. Their candidates tor
Office and delegates to conventions arc
all selected from those who lave been IN
the rebe! army, euerri!!as. or those who
have been in prison for disloyalty
ihsy seem not to distinguish the differ
.nce between the radicals and the quasi
Union men, neither Of them aided them
in their patriotic effort to destroy the
Govern ueut and carry the State Of Ken.
lucky into the embrace Of the Confeder'
icy, and they are wholly disinciined to
ullow either class Of Union men to have
:ny Of the offices or any thing to soy in
The Government Of tia State.
The foolish dilemma which the Ken.
tacky conservatives have placed them.
selye, in, demands no sympathy from
the Union men Of this State. who arc
determined to pursue different course;
hut it is pi;iab'e to see those simple men,
who ought, during FIVE years dcvastat-
ing war under the leadership of such
rebels as Breckenridge, Bragg, Morgan,
ind Kirby Smith, to have learned some
thing cfthc hcili<h spirit which prompt
cd and is still prompting those double
dyed ,raitcrs-Eow humbly knocking at
the door Of the Union party Of Ken tue
ly, to save them from their rebel frieuds.
Thank God, their eyes arc open at
Inst, and they now see the true position
,f affairs. Will the Union men OF West
Virginia, some Of whom have been bin
ded BY the dust which the rebel sympa-
,hixers Of the State arc just now trying
to kick up, about "radicalism,' uncon-
,,itu,ioual laws" and incompetent Off
GERS learn wisdom from this example? ?
Do not tic Union men Of this State
lpov full we'll that tho moment the
civil disabilities Of the returned rebels
are removed, in counties where they
have the asccudancy, every loyal man
will be hurled from power, and system
Of persecution be iuaugurated which will
COMPEL them to emisrate?
If,his is not so, why is-it that loyal
men arc streaming North continually,
who say tina. the feeling is so bitter
against them, that they cannot remain
in safety iu those neiShborhoods where
the rebels have TIE ascendcncy? And
why is it, thai in he disloyal counties
back Of US, the rebel citizens yet defy
the laws, and pursue such course as to
prevent organization under the laws Of
this State?
But some inca never will learn any
thing from the past. They may be op.
pressed, imprisoned, kicked and cufFed
by the traitors when they we're in power,
and compelled to lay out in the caves Of
the mountains, and finally sacrifice their
property aud the priceless blood of their
best trieuds to prevent tho destruction
e the Government, and then be willing
before those traitors have manifested any
con.rision, and while they arc claiming
praise for wha; they have done, again
trust them with power to destroy it
would be no matte. for them il M>y were
allowed again to taste rebel rule.