Letter From the Hon. Joseph Holt

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Excerpt from Letter From the Hon. Joseph Holt: Upon the Policy of the General Government, the Pending Revolution, Its Objects, Its Probable Results if Successful, and the Duty of Kentucky in the CrisisState have been neither s'eduiced by the arts nor terrifi'ed by the menaces of the re'vo'lutionists in their midst, and that it is their fixed purpose to remain faithful to a'governmerit which, for nearly seventy years, has remained faithful to them. Still it cannot be denied that there is in the bosom of that State a band of agitators, who, though few in number, are yet powerful from the public confidence they have enjoyed, and who have been, and doubtless Will: continue to be, unceas'ing in their eu deav'ors to force Ke'ntucky to unite lier fortunes With those of the rebel Confederacy of In View of this and of the well known fact that several of' the seceded States have by fraud and violence been driven to occupy their preser'it'fals'e and fatal position, I cannot, even with the encouragement of her late vote before me, look upon the political future of our n'a'tive'state without a painful solic'itude. Never have the 'safety' and'honor of her people required the exercise of so much vigilance and' of'so much courage'on their part. If tr'ue to themselves, the stars and stripes, which, like angel's win'g's, haye so long guarded their homes from every oppression, 'v'vill still 'be theirs, but if, chasing the dreams of other men's ambition, they shall prove false, the blackness of darkness can but fai¿tlzy' depict that awaits them. The Legislature, it seems, has determined by resolution that the State, pending the present unhappy war, shall occupy neutral ground.' I must say, in all frankness, and Without designing to re¿ect upon the course or sentiments of any, that.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.