, 1861-09-06
FROM KENTUCKY

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 5-The senate Was
SPEAKER, and J. H. johnson, Clerk. Governor
MasofHn'e message eays Kentucky has fight
70 aesIme q neutral position; that sha had no
sgeney in fostering sectional p1rtg il the
Gee States, and Gid not approve fhe separate
action of secession States at the time. Until
seriously aggresEed by either bslligerent
power. Lswleas raids have besn Suffered on
both sides, private property Be1zed, commerce
interrupted, and our trade destroyed. These
wrongs have been borne with patience, aud
reraration ohtasned when possible; bss
equipped and encamped IN the central
portion Of Kentucky, without consult1~
don with the State aushoF.ties, and ens
sncrt time before the assembling of I3gisla-
Kentucky desire more troops, let tAen be OBJ
tanned under the constitution Of Kentucky. I
recommend thGt the act Of last spring bs
amended to enable the military board to bor~
row $ sufficient sum to purchase arms and
munitions for our defense.
The Governor infers from the Presidents
correspondence that il Ee thought the people
Of Kentucky wished the removal Of the Fed.
eIa1 force from Kentucky, the President would
comply. Coy. Ma,offin recommends the pas
sage Of resolutions requesting tue dis5snd-
ing or removal Of Ill military dies rot under
continued introduction Of Federal guns, and
the distribution thereof to citizens. Hethinks
this source Of irritation should be arrested. He
refers to the Legislature numerous cases
Of aggress;ors upon private rights By both
| bell:Eererts where he had not the right O.:
DOVER 10 afford redress. Altar discussing our
national difficulties, he says kensuckians haze
meant to aWait the exhaustion OF all civil
remedies before they will even consider the
| question Of assuming new exserasi reiations ;
| but have never UNDERSTOOD tnas th7J viii
| tanely SUBMIT to unconstitutional agseess-
! ions nor that tber reaounee their sympathy
| with the people Of h7r aggrleVed sister States;
] nor that they will approve OF War to sublu-
gate the South still less can constrns any
| oftheir votes as meaning that they VIII prog
ecute eoercTs wnf ag1inss thas tbsS s n2atn
some hope Of the restoration and pefpatuaftJ
of the Union, and until that hope Is blasted
they Will not alter their existing relations
Their fnal decision Will be !sw 70 me, and
will execute every constitutional act OF taet
| repres sentatlves as Vig1lanEy ana 1AtnthAy b
| The Governor eays that in no thought, word
or act has be thwafted the laWfni purpose Q
the people Of Kentucky, and cites instance
Of Els adherence thereto. He aenonnce
/ the Presidents War Proclamation {
the 18th Of April, 49,, as n,lsgat,, e H. ~ -
mand for Kentucky troops Citing snhss4uen
, acts Of the Administration, he says be cannc
give them an5 sort Of sanet3on-.
The Governor protests against tue Fre5
) dents proc1amatiou; against 1ustnef prosce'
tor of the war; against Kentucky bein
, made camping ground Or pathway fe
movements Of forces by eltnsf oenlgTent
aud 1ecommeads the General Assembly to pa
I reso!ations requiring both oenigereaN 70 kes
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