The New York herald., 1867-02-28
KENTUCKY POLITICS.
ovs FRANKFORT CORRESPONDENCE.

The Recent Democratic C0nvcDtt0u and Its
Copperhcad Eienent- -nisiey ~ Proceedings
Cheers tor JeH Davis-sketehes al the Cna-
didnser. xc.
FRsSNoKr, Nv, Fet. %, 1897.
The convention Of democrats and rebels which
bled here yesterday ono or the most remarkable
political gatherings Witnessed this state Il was
composed Of all leading rebels Of the State and all
the lower order or confederaies, who drrn. the
were known guerliss nut style themselves dem
ocrais and regulators II also had al, the democratic
element proper, With not cw OF those known ne con-
ser,a,ves Who In . constant state OF vaciIation
between their hatred OF rebels and OF aboIi-
tionists u was predicted tbat IL would be
impossible for this inccppraous 10 har-
nonze nsd while. the printed proceedings show
no evidence OF discord, II ~ known 10 ON the
ground that heart barnings and curses not loud but
deep, pervsded the sembase. Although i,s managers
arc the experienced aud successful adopts in the
arts OF intrigue and wirepuiling, required all their
skill 70 prevent burpt mp OF The whole concern And
IL required the utmost skii the rebel ONO TO Keep
their disbandcd soldiers within tho bounds or reason
They crowded into the convention and In various stages
OF drunkenness interrupted the proceedings BY shouts
for John Brcckipridge. JeG Davis, &C., &c.
II was determined the night before the convention
that General william Preston, rebel general should
withdraw his claims FOR Gubernatoriai hopors. This
'sacri6ce" ~ his friends termed II, was most bitter
pill for The Confederate portion Of ,he party and the
70 sugsr-coai IL sufficiently to prevent wry faces
ON the other hand the nomination Of smith was pro-
tested against by peaceful portion OF the party
indigny and an outrage upon the people OF Kentucky
almost glsring Smith used to commit while on his
ibcursons 10 despon his native State. One prominent
actor in that convention affirmed that this act would
lose the party thirty thousand votes In the State 0f
the nominees but little need be said
John ]. Helm, the candidate for Governor, " vain
old man, who has the most unllmted confidence In
his abilities and merin He s bigot OF tho old
school.
The second on the ticket is John W. Stevenson. an
individual with many traits Of character not unlike
those of his che. and derived from the
Virginia ancestry He Represented the Covington dis
trict In Congress once.
or the other nominees zach has get TO make his his.
tory with the exception or smith, whose exploits have
been Of . character diversely regarded BY his con-
stituents
But the aniNus Of the Convention was most upmis-
takaby exhibited at night, after Its adjournment The
roughs we're parading the streets and throngng the
coffee houses curslng the Union, rdcung the courage
OF Union soldiers shouting for Breckenridge and longing
for the appearances or 'nigger troops In the grades
above, this spirit manifested tseIn different manner
Groups OF ex.Confcderae officers could be heard
counting their exploits during the They were all
Harry Giluores" and IL dreadful TO hear the num-
Der OF Yanks they had despatched "hcllwards y The
air filled with such sentences thesc:--"Tsking
the bride IN my teeth and pistol In each hand killed
hve OF them, when horse stumbled, and the other
SIX got away, or 81 charged them with twenty-five OF
my men, We killed, suppose. thirty, and took forty
nine prisoners" &C, &C.. "a youssun.
The Legislature hes adjourned over 10 the 9th.