Year: 1863




@The Union Democratic Convention
has done its work, and it is all before our
readers. We were q looker-on a part OF
Wednesday. but took on part in the pro-
ceediDgs. We saw the action of the men
who had chief control in the Legislature,
and came to the conclusion that our own
record and our own Judgment would not
Justify US in acting with them any further.
They are not, in our judgment. on the road
to a restoration Of the Union.


We repubiish this morning the address of
the Committtee on Federal Relations in the
House of Representatives,, rejected by a
majority of the Union Democrats OF the
Legislature, aided by the vote off. F. Bell
He and his friends made speeches., whilst
the subject was before the House. that have
not been printed, and in any account of
them we must depend on memory They
spoke all round the address; but could
hardly say definitely what they objected
to. The amount of it was, it was too severe
on the administration and it's party. The
President had done great deal for Ken
t1cky; had listened to suggestions from Ken,
lucky. In SD ort, NJ ost of the speec es we're
apologies for the administration, and one or
two OF them an attempted conciliation of
the whole radical policy of the party in





ment of the administration. a newspaper
essay. Mr.. Clay thought the address made
too much of the negro question, and the re-
mark was made by several of the speakers,
if the negro stands between ME and my
Government, let the negro go. In the pres
ent circumstances, this is but a response to
the Abolition ch arge that the negro is the
cause and strength of the rebellion, and to
the proposition that slavery must be destroy
ed to put down the rebellion.


We regret that these speeches were not
printed that the people might read them
and we could be saved the trouble of COM
ment. The Abolition press Of Cincinnati
was kept posted. and abounded with lau-
dations for one side of the house. They
were the Union men, loyal men, patriotic
men. We owe them thanks that we and
our side of the question were not slandered
by their praise.


We ask the Union mon of this State to
read the address, and ask themselves why
any Union man in Kentucky voted against
it. What could have been the reason?--
The address told the plain truth about the
Administration. By adopting it we should
have had the merit of dealing fairly and
Justly by the people of this State. Our
own self-respect required at our hands this
frank statement of what the Admiu;stra-
ton and its party had done, and what they
proposed 10 do. But, as we have said be-
fore, il was m ct by excuses and apologies for
the administration, and fuslly voted down


We shall be told that the resolutions
adopted disapproved the conduct of the ad
ministration. OF course the President
would expect no less than that. He would
consider it very imprudent in his friends 10
this State to attempt to carry his policy at
present. If they will apologize and forbear
and offer excuses, not say too much, it is
the wisest course for him and them. What
they would not say is more significant than
what they have said.


An incident in the Convention illustrates
the temper of a part of that body. We
were not present and can't state the facts on
personal knowledge. 1t is given more in
detail by q correspondent of an A Abolition
paper, the Cincinnati Gaz cite, which we re-
publish. Mr.. Cravens, one Of the best and
most conservative men in the last Congress
from the free States, was grossly insulted,
after being called on to speak. There
were perhaps, few only active in the af-
fair; Others encouraged the affair by their
remarks in lower tones.


Mr.. Crsvens, unfortunately, N mentioned
the name OF democrat. He, perhaps, made
the mistake of supposiug that Union
Democratic meeting was real Democratic
one. We are aware that the most of the
Convention felt disguised at this conduci
and ashamsd of ii; hot the fact that il
could take place is ominous. ss.


kentucky has ne friends except amongs
the Northern Democracy, and that one o
them could be so treated in party Coven-
tion in this State is what we could hardly
| believe. Fi st s''7


The resolutions of the Legislature con-
grstulate the country upon the success o
the conservatives Of the North; but one o
them can't be heard without interruption II
this State, The whole Convention, WI
Grant are . M rasr,onsiisla for thia act. bu