The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-06
A Menace TO Union Men Of Kentueky.

A Menace TO Union Men Of Kentucky.
1t is reported from Frankfort, Ken
lucky, that the officers now in the State
who held positions in the rebel army,
and whom the Legislature has kindly
admitted to full participation in politi-
cal affairs. propose TO hold q convention
in that city to select candidates for the
offices to be filled at the election in Au-
gust next They have been greatly en-
couraged by the sympathy manifested
for them by the Legislature, and would
unquestionably appear at the conyen-
ton in confederate gray, If they did
not have some spprehensions that the
military might interfere with their ar
rangements. II is probably in view of
this convention aud the prospect that
the State government will presently
fall into the hands of the allies Of
Buckner and Br~eckinridge, that the
Frankfort NeomRn, the revived organ
of secession, holds the following menac-
ing language towards the staunch
Union meBof Kentucky
Those who brought our people IN
der the rule of an iron despotism and
reioiced at our prostrstiOn, aud fatten-
ed upon ouF spOlistion. are realizing a
reaction, and there are swift witnesses
10 testify against them. Men, blOated
with consequence but q few months
sgo, have shrunk almost to Rlean and
slippered pantaloons, and, If an mex
orable Justice did not require their pun
ishment u compassion would almost
bury s. remembrance of our wrongs.
But for fear some adverse providence
might at some future time place US At
the mercy of their like again, it is well
to make such an example of them that
a late postarity may have vivid remem-
brsnce of the warning. The arm Of
Justice has fallen upon some, but on
none surely IS yet Those who in
yOked the -intercession Of armed
men to become the Representa-
tives Of an unwilling people, have been
sent back 70 be dealt with by those
whom they had outraged, and in every
instance they have received 3 condem.
nation as emphatic as it was Just
Men were never more marked for
scorn, than those expelled from posi-
tons they had usurped, for never did
men better deserve such infamy. They
saw their neighbors, old men and feeble,
bound and exposed TO an August sun,
for no other reason under Heaven
than for wishing TO prevent themselves
from being misrepresented in their
legislative halls This they witnessed
not only unm0ved, but were consult
ing parties thereto and even insiigr-
- rf-..r ~ IL. w..--h~-.- -
far has been only 10 submit them aud
their claims 20 the constituencies they
proposed to represent u e ornls- and
the constituencies, without the d q ar
was have set 3 seal Of condemnation
upon them which cannot be mistaken.
81 srHDr ursgais, though ~6iscredited
by the assassin, is most appropriate for
such as these The arm they invoked
IS now shortened, that il cannot save.
and when grand iuries get upon their
track, and the Indignation Of an out
ragged people shall awaken, they may
well cali upOn the mountains 70 cover
them They bowed the knoes 70 Basl.
and Baal hath forsaksn them in their
extremity
This is rather loud talk for a news.
paper whose editor and proprietor has
hardly parged himself Of treason or
brushed the dust from the ~pAntaloons
in which he humbly solicited executive
clemency. he will possibly discover,
when any attempt is made TO get on the
track Of the Union men of Kentucky to
prosecute them for their honest effort to
rid the State OF 8 vile brood Of traitors,
bushWhaokers and cut throsts during
the war, that BAL has not forssken
them, nor the arm been shortened that
protected them in the past II the
Woman and is ex-oonfederates are
not satisfied on this point let them try
itsnd see-URcisRza CunrcizL