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The Daily Dispatch: October 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ineligibility of officers of the army for Congress. (search)
ry and duplicity practiced upon the people of the State through the medium of a Legislature which does not reflect their sentiments, and declared his belief that the time would come when despotism would be crushed and its instruments driven out at the cannon's mouth, and at the point of the bayonet. He stated that there were now 8,500 Kentuckians in the Southern army, and thousands more waiting a favorable opportunity to strike a blow for constitutional freedom.--Mr. Marshall was followed by Colonel Wm. Christy, a veteran of the war of 1812, who made a thrilling speech. Col. Thomas L. of Gen. Sterling Price's staff, also made a new remarks, giving a cheering view of the progress of events in Missouri, and Col. Wm. F. Sims, of Kentucky, the competitor of John J. Crittenden, briefly addressed the throng. It was announced that Mr. Breckinridge was not present, and though this caused a general expression of disappointment, the enthusiasm of the people was not perceptibly diminished.