Gen. Wilkinson’s Plans for the Election in Cumberland
Gen. Wilkinson shall travel throughout Cumberland in support of the Western faction and its candidate, emphasizing the faction’s support for Cumberland’s statehood, its defense of individual liberty through the passage of the Declaration of Rights, and its commitment to a stout defense against Indian raids. At several points along the campaign trail, he also made light of the statements made by the Patriot nominee for National Assembly, which amounted to support for abolishing slavery in Kentucky and Virginia.
