Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-04

Morton offered to meet Gov. Magofin at Jefferson
vile next day-the 26th. On the 26th Magofin tele-
graphed that he could not go to Jefersonyille,
which was just across the river, but would meet
Gov. Dennisou in person. or by Commissioners, at
the Spencer House, where Morton would please
meet him. On arriving in this city, sGoy. Morton
received the following at the hand of Col Crtten-
den
FRANKFORT, KENTCCKY,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, April q, 1860. {
Hon. 0. p. Morton and Hon. Wna. DeHRison, GOper-
nors Of Indiana and Ohio: ~ -
Gentlemen-CoL Thos. L. Crittenden is hereby
fully authorized to represent in the Conference
to be held at o'clock tomorrow evening at the
Spencer House in Cincinnati.
Respectfully, B. MAGoFFN.
The following was handed Gov Morton in this
city:
CINCINNATI, April 80, 1861.
To the Hon. 0. p. Morton, GorerTer of Indiana
DEAR SIR have been instructed by the Hon. B.
Magofin, Governor Of the State of Kentucky to So
licit the cooperation of yourself and the Hon. VIM
Dennson, Governor of the State of Ohio, in an eff
fort to bring about truce between the General
Government and the seeded States until the meet
ing of Congress in extraordinary session, in the
hope thatthe action of that body may point out the
way of peaceful solution of our national troubles
have the honor to be, very respectfully and
truly, your obedlent servant, 7. L. CRTTENDEN
The Commercial adds:
A dispatch was at once tuesday, sent Magofin
who in Frankfort, by Col. Crttenden request
ing his presence here. A reply was received stat
ing that he would come in a special train 1t was
expected that this train would enable Magofin to
meet Governors DeDnison and Morton at the Burnett
House by eleven o'clock at night.
Nothing was heard Of him up to four O'Clock yes
terday morning, when Governor Morton left for In
dianapos, whence he forwarded the following COM
muElcation to the Governor of Kentucky.
STATE OF INDIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Indianapolis, May LIST, 1861
DEAR SR-In reply to the note of Gel. 7. L. Crit
tenden of yesterdays date informing me that he hGd
been instructed by you to solicit the corporation of
Gov. Dennlson and myself in an effort ID bring
about truce between the General Government and
the seeded States until the meeting of Congress in
extraordinary session. it becomes my duty to state
that do not recognize the right of any State to act
as mediator between the Federal Government and
a rebellious State. 1 hold that Indiana and Ken
lucky are but integral parts of the Nation and as
such are subject 70 the Government of the United
States and bound to obey the acquisitions of the
President issued in pursuance of his constitutional
authority.
That it is the duty of every State Government to
prohibit, by all means in its power the transportation
from within its own limits OF arms military stores
and provisions to any State in open rebellion and
hostility to the Government OF the United States
and to restrain her citizens from all acts giving aid
and comfort to the enemy; that there is ground
in the Constitution midway between the FEDERAL
Government and a rebellious State upon which
another State stand holding both in check that
a State must take her stand upon the one SIDE or
the Others and invoke the State Of Kentucky, by all
the sacred ties that bird IA together, TO take her
stand with Indiana, promptly and efficient 81 the
side of the Union.
The action Of the Federal Government il the
present contest beng strictly in accordance with
the Constitution and the law of the land and inter
tanning the views above indicated am conpeled to
decline the cooperation solicited by you.
take this occasion tn renew the expression of
my earnest desire that Kentucky may remain Ia the
Union, and that the intimate political, socIa and
commercial relations which exist between hGr and
Indiana may never be disturbed but be ceaented
and strengthened through all coming years.
With great respect,
o. P. MoRreN Gov of indiana
To Hon. 3. MAGoFFIN, Gov. of Kentucky.
The Commercial proceeds 1t appears tht Msgof-
John J. Crlttenden, about midnight, Tuesday, but
that provision had been made to bring Inn across
the river.
Learning yesterday after breakfast tat Denui-
son and Morton mad gone bome penninn having
taken the fFst train to Columbus, he eturned to
Frankfort.
And thus ends the proposed consultation of the
three Governors, We presume no great harm is
done by failure to connect. A consultation would
have been without profit, unless it had resulted in
the mere complete exposure of the BID faith of the
Governor of Kentucky and that, afteIthe DR.. Eack
burn exposure would not have been important.
We had not been able to obtain the eOrrespon-
dence between Governors QaansG9 and Magoffn.
The presumption is that it does not offer materially
from that between sne Governors q Kentucky and
Indiana, though il may have been Somewhat more
elaborate in its terms.
We are informed that some ten as since Com
missioner dispatched from the Governor Of
Ohio to the Governor Of KENTUCKY, with the view
of efecting an understanding with would prevent
the precipitation of hoSthtes on the border What
poiHs, If any, was reached in thehegosiation Is I'M
expressed himself while in the aty as of the opi>
MON that there vas no probability that anything
seuld be accomplished by the projected consultation
tina; would amount TO any particular good result.
What the Hon. John j. CTitrendh's object was in
making trip here a specis train, with Magof-
6n unless it was to take care os His Excellency,