Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-10
Kentucky LegislGture--GOy.
agGfiin,s Message.
Erankfnrt XIV. Se

Frankfort, Ky, Sept. D.
The Senate organized by the election of
john f. FIske. Speaker, and j. ii. john
son, Clerk
Gov Magofin's message says; ken
tucky has right to assume neutral pos's
ton. She bad no agency in fsiering
sectional party in the free States, and did
not approve the sectional action aud seces-
sion OF States at the time. Until recently
Kentueky's neutrality has not teen seri-
"usly aggressed by either beliggert MT pow
er. Lawless raid, hav been suffered on
both sid@s, private property seized. com
merce interrupted, and eur trade destroyed
These wrongs have been borne with pa
ties CO, aud reparatinn obtained when pos
-ible hut a military Federal force has been
organized, equipped, aud eucemIed in the
central porIion Of Kentucky. without con-
sultaIiUn with tie State authorities, but
short tIme before the assembling IF Leg
isla'ure fresh irum our pe0ple. If the pee
p!- Of Kentucky desire moro rroO;s, let
them be obtained under the Constitution o!
Kentucky. | recommend that the law OF
last sprirg be amended, so as To enable the
| Military Bard 10 borrow a sufficient sum
( 10 purchase arms and munitions Tor our Ge-
/ feuce."
The Governor infers, from the Presidents
/ corres ondrnce, that. L he thought the
| people Of Kentucky wished the removal Of
/ the Federal iurces from Kentucky, the
! President would imply.
Gov. Mag fin rec lmmends the uassnge
of resolutions requesting the disbandng or
removal Of all military bodies not under
the State authorities. lie complains OF the
cuuuHued Introduction of Federal guns
a - q
lie thinks this source OF irritation shout;
We arrested.
lie refers to the legislature numerous
cases OF aggressions upon private rights by
both bellige,ents, wbere b, had not the
right tower t. ahtrd re lTe;s
After discussing our naiIonal difficulties,
he savs: "Kentuekians have meant 70
await the exhaustion of all civil remedies
before they will even consider the question
If assuming rev external relations, but
have never understood that they will tame
Is submit - unconstitutional aggressl0ns
not that they will rennunce their sympathy
with the people uf their aggrieved sister
States nor Tint they will approve of a wal
to sutjugate the South still less can
cOusiIue any Us their ties as meaning
that they will prosecute a cueTcive wal
against their Southern hretheIn. They
meant that still have some hope of the res
turatiUn ard perpetuatlOn Of the Union
and, until that hope is blasted, they vii
not alter their existing relations. Then
final decision will be law 10 rne, and | vii
execute every constitutional act Of theil
representatives as vigilantly and faithfully
as though it originated with myself"
The Governor says that, in no thought
word. or act, has he thwar,ed the Lawful
purpnse of the people of Kentucky, aHC
cifes instances Of his adherence thereto.
He dennurces the Presidents war proc
lamation OF April Is as Illegal, ard there
fore he gave a peremptory refusal TO tn,
demand for Kentucky troops. Citing sub
Scquent acts nt the administration, he say
he cannot give them any sort of saEction
The Governor protests against the Presi
dents u>urIations {; against further prose
cution If the war against Kentucky BEN.
made camping g-suud or pathway 70
movement OF forces by either beiigerent
and recommends the General Assembly 4
PASS resolutions requiring both briIigesent
60 keep If our sol: and respect kGntuck,
neutrality. My respect Tor State right
aud State sovereignty will make me bow
in respectful Submission to the majority q
her people, So lpnS a. | am citizen o
keniucky
l. is u, deratood that Gov Mag fin re
ceive at Frark turt to-day - djsnnJch ir.n
Gen q raut ~ Cairo, slalrg tHat Tenn e.
see trnnp~ had erterc. C"umhus G '
Mag fin telegrarhrd q y. Ha1i-, protest
rig agar 81 tins. T., ahIrh CIV uarIi- re
led saying that lie w,ud request PiesI.
dent Davis TO withdraw tie troups