The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-09
conservative Endorsement of the Rebel
Triumph in Kentucky.

Conservative Endorsement of the Rebel
Triumph in Kentucky.
Az All shades of conservatives from the out
and-out Copperheads down to the mercenary
and mendioant remnants Of the "Bread and
Rutter Brigade" unite in rejoicing over the
recent election in Kentucky, 1t may De Wel
inst to notice the real character OF the party
that has triumphed there. There were three
,,or,;os IN the late eleotion-the Republican
1ortv and two selfstyled Democratic parties,
Tba difference between these two parties is
that the one is composed exclusively of Rebels
and Rebel sympathizers, while the other IS
composed Of Union men who call themselves
sNational Democrats" claiming to occupy
the position held by the Democratic party in
the North-if anybody knows what that Is.
The Rebel Democracy has practically made
supporting the Rebellion test question. The
man who was the most prominent as a Rebel,
and is now the most rampant defender of
treason, stands the best chance OF getting
their votes. Their entire organization is
designed to foster a spirit of hostility to the
Union, and to reward traitors for their trea-
son. Upon this point we quote from
published letter of Colonel Jacobs, formerly
Lieutenant-Go Governor of the State, and now
one Of tn leaders of the Union or National
Democratic faction. He says
"I say it emphatically, that If the Northern
Democracy indorse the so-called Democracy of
this State, whose organization is for the ex-
press purpose of exalGlng and indorstng dead
rebellion, with the intention and hope of
reYivifying the embers and tanning them into a
flame at an opportune moment, nave mis-
taken the character and do not belong to the
Democratic party North. 'Oh, then, you are
rRdicalp hear exclaimed. By no manner of
means. wish no sympathy where have no
Democrat, whose organization is for the exalta-
tion Of treason, nor for the radical party.
belong to that party that Is Tor tne maintenance
hazards. = What good has this Helm, or
so-caled Democratic party, done to the State,
has made the general amnesty plan of Ken
lucky failure. 1t has divided the conserva-
tive party. 1t has by its action given argu-
ments TO and strengthened the radical party
North In their efforts to reduce the South to
military provinces, ruled by military COM
eight men out Of nine TO Congress, who will
not be permitted to take their seats, thus leav-
Ing the State unrepresented and powerless in
the councils of the nation. They say they are
determined to elect Helm, though they acknow-
ledge that there is imminent peril OF his being
over him. Rule or ruin is their motto. They
say they would rather be 'unrepresented than
tainly not because Judge Kinkead is not Demo
cratic, but because he and his ticket were hostile
to the effort Of the South to destroy the Union,
tary exception OF Dawson, were not"
1t seems, then, from the testimony of Colonel
Jacobs, himself Union Democrat that this
triumph, over which our conservatives of all
grades and hues are felicitating themselves, is
downright Rebel victory. And Kentucky
traitors, it must be acknowledged, were about
the meanest of the whole lot. They were
traitors both to the Union and to their own
State, which never seeded. They were not
dragged into the Rebellion by the force of cir
Cumstances, as some of the Southern people
were, but they went into it voluntarily, from
the IOve of it. And it is the triumph of these
traitors over which our conservatives are re-
3 joicing The fact is suggestive. 1t serves tC
show these conservatives in their true eolors
as sympathizers with treason and the politica
accomplices of men whose hands are red will
the blood of Union men, and who glory in tina
fact.
The Rebel triumph in Kentucky shows, toe
inst what would have been the condition q
every Southern State had Mr.. Johnson's usuI
patton been permitted to succeed. The Rebel
would have been restored to full and undis
puted power. Union men would have bee
trodden under foot and disfranchised, and "
should have lost the practical fruits of ou
terrible four-years struggle, with its counties
expenditure of treasure and its sorrowfr
aaorifce of life.