Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-17

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soldiers at Cairo were held undsimarchiug
1 orders. The ST. Louis and Paauca packets,
and al the small crafts IL tie rive were de-
/ tanned Tor use as Transports The gn boats in
that service were freshly and lberag supplied
! vita shot, shell, powder, and other auiDments
I and means Of war. Persons desirig to esve
the town (Csiro,) were notified thatlI egress
! was denied All this, be it tremembesd, 4" some
1 days" prior to the oh instant, and, IF course,
Z before the occupation Of Coumbu on the
night OF the All. 0ther movements 8 marked
/ and unmistakabls were made in Missouri.
/ Ibis determination Of The Fedeals, and
these facts, being communicated to Gen. P Tx,
In reliable and authentic form, he determined
/ 20 anticipate the advance against bis lrTn col
umns. He di9 so BY marching TO Cdgmbus,
reaching there lgst in time to prevent t1e Fed
erals from entering the town, their troops be-
ing drawn up in line on the other side Of the
river ready for crossing. Ia few hours more
the FedeTals would have succeeded in their
movement on that point The plan Of the enc
my, however, embraced the occupation Of both
Columbus and Paducah, the taking possession
OF the latter plac- having been determined on
simultaneously with he nQYemept agsiHst5 5II tbs &
action.
This whole plan for the Invasion Of Ken
lucky, and tBe seizure OF The two most import
ant military points in the S-ate, We are further
informed, was in consequence Of an under
standing with "UHioDS men in the Kentucky
Legislature, WHO bad promised the sanction Of
that body to the proposed violation Of our neu-
trslity and the contemplated invasion Of our
soil.
This fact must be borne in mind as fixing the
brand Of infBmy on the brow Of those who thus
advised and couaseled the invasion Of the
State, and now impudenlY clamor agains:
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defeated in part, and Columbus kept out of the
possession Of hose who will give up our State,
should they secure the power, TO the rspine
/ and plunder of an unlicensed and unTsstrsined
1 soldiery, as they have done in Missosri.
Il must be remembered that leading men
yvhe now call for vengeance on the South for
what they pretend to consider violation OF
our neutrality, made that action on he part Of
the South necessary by advising the enemies
o. the Confederate States and Of Kentucky to
send their armies 10 Paducah snd Columbus,
and promising them the approval and support
OF tie LEGISLATURE Of the State in the proposed
invasion Of our soil
For some days prior to the 5th inst then,
ana before the occupation Of Columbus by
Gen. Polk The Federal commander, acting
under the advice and with the consent #
"Union" members Of the Kentucky Lagsla-
ture, having determined upon occupying the
important strse egic points named, were busi!y
engaged in preparing for the movement. These
facts being Tslizbly communicated to the Con-
fedsrste commander, that officer at once took
possession Of Columbus, being barely in time
10 prevent the success Of The enemF's plan,
which was carried out as to Paducah.
Psducah was occupied by the Federal
troops, not because Columbus had been taken
possession OF By the Coufsderates, Of which
we had no reason 10 believe they bad heard,
but for the ostensible purpose OF stopping the
trade carried on with the s'rebels' up the Ten
nessee river, aud without any regard for the
wishes Of The people Of the State.
These are facts which canaot be successfully
gainsaid; and they fix the responsibility on the
FeteraI government and on those Tecreant
memhers Of the Kentucky I gislsture who ad-
Fised the northern authorities to disregard our
neutrality and invade our soil.
The following communication, which we
republish Oh account Of the important facts
it reveals, was dated at Cairo on the 5th inst,
before they bad heard Of the occupation of
Columbus by be Confederttss and the conse-
quent defeat Of their plans in that quarter,
and under the belief that before it would see
the light both the points in question would be
in the PosfessJra Of their troops. We ask tie
people Of Kentucky to read il, and submit to
tue honest neutrality "Union y men In the
Legislature whether they will follow in the
leading strings Of those who, while preaching
neutrality, had an understanding with the
authorities OF one Of the belligeIeBts for the
in aston Of the STATE, and had promised pro-
tection and support IN such movement. The
Communication IS evidently from an officer in
the Fsseral army, and was published in the
Chicago Iimes, an administration war paper !:
''For some days Capt. Smiths artillery, Col.
pdins's and Col. Nc ATthuT's regiments, have
q .-.Hr -fr h.
dsy il was apparent 10 the Initiated that d
movement was to be made. Later the st. Louis
and Psdncah packets were detained, all The
small CT # were seized, and parties desiring to
cross be river or leave town were notified tast
egress was not allowed. 10 the af ernoon the
ferry boat took on a company from the 9Th
regiment, and landed Oh the Kentucky shore
opposite BIRDS Point. Two OF the gunboats
landed at the WharfbOat and took shell, grape
shot, round bail and other munitions. The
steamboats, Platte Valley, Gen. Graham, and
w. B Terry, were fred up, when one Of them
crossed to Bud's Point snd took on Col Near
thurs regiment At 9 O'Clock Cot Paine's
regiment marched on the Terry and Gen
Graham, and the Chicago light artillery, under
the command of Lieut.. Willard, took their
guns on one Of tbe boats. These troops took
no tsRts or baggage, and but one days rations.
Meanwhile, TIE speculation was that the sE-
pedition was intended to take the rebel battery
discovered the dav before a. Hickman, and
then to move on New Madrid. The men were
full Of enthusiasm, the only complaint coaiHg
from those left behind.
After all was oH board, Com. Rogers, Col.
Wagner, of the artillery, and Gen. Grant went
on board one Of the gunbOals.
TIE signal was given by the exhibition Of
three signal lights IN the river, when the flag
boat took its way up the Ohio river, and
was followed by the other boats. Everybody
was surprised.
The fleet left Cairo at midnight. Your cor
respondent can state the object and deter nina
ton Of the expedition, although unknown
even to the field officers in command except tue
general, as it viii be accomplished before this
reaches You.
Gen. Grant intends to land the two Tegi-
ments and the light artillery at Psducab, en-
camp them and occupy thar place, to stop the
trade carried on so extensively With the TebePs
by the Tennessee river, that being the only
channel now left Reliance has Oeen placed
on Ksntucky's neutrality in vsin,.and no other
course is LETT in order to make the blockade
effectGsl.
An understanding has been bad on this step
With onion men IN the Kentucky Legislature,
and the occupation Of Psducsh will be sane
toned by an act Of the Legislature. The act
VIII be vetoed, OF course, by Gov. Mazolin,
when it will be passed over his veto,
PROCLAMATION BY THE GoYERSoR - In
obedience to the subjoined joint resolution
adopted By the General Assembly OF the com
mOnwealth OF Kentucky, the government Of
the Confederate States, the State OF Tennes-
see, and all others concerned, are hereby in
formed that Kentucky expects the Confeder-
ate, OF Ter nessee troops, to be witbdFa wn from
her soil unconditionally."
~ Ia testimony whereof, | have hare
{. unto set my name, and caused the seal
of the commonW eslth to be affixed
~ Done at Frankfort, this 18Th day Of
September, A. D., 1861, and in the 10th year
Of the commonwealth.
Bythe Governor, B MAGoFFIN
THos. 3. MoERoE, JR Sec'y Of State.
ResOlgsd, By the General Assembly Of the Com
Yaoa,0ealh Of RentHcby, That his exceliency,
Gov. Msgoffin, be and be is hereby instructed
to inform those concerned that Kentucky eX-
poets the Confederate, OF Tennessee troops, to
be Withdrawn from her soil uncondl ionally.
ALlEs ENEM1Es.-The Cleveland (Tsnn.)
Banner, says;
We learn that Judge Humphreys construes
the alien law passe0 by the Confederate Con-
gress q little different from what some OF our
people do. He says that a man must owe al
legiance to some government-thst if be does
not acknowledge and submit to the laws Of the
Coafederacy, that It is presumed that he owes
allegiance to another country, and therefore,
be is an alien eDemV. and comea within pur-