Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-17
Sailp Appeal.
IL onIsIs KHNrucKY.
sTATEHEUTRALrrv AND THE ErrSOoIN ADMIN

CT TIE friends OF The President. that be wa
exceedingly tender-footed on the meaning O
certain terms. He was not willing TO "respeci
the neutral position OF Kentucky, for tba
would be to acknowledge her Tigbt to assam
it; br.t be was entirely willing to +" ob5eTpe" {" it
To ne the discovery was Of interest, for it ha,
not previously occurred to me that | would ia,
such a nice discrimination Of terms ia an Of
fetal who had not apparently discovered tn
lines which divide a constitutional republic
from an absolute desp0tism; and who classsl
party platfaTm above the Constitution which
be is sEorn to support.
bad a very friendly interview with ID,
President. had justified the attitude Of Ken
lucky, on The ground that the President ha,
himself conJsssedly violated toe Constitution
and, thar5ioTe, bad no right to cali up2n Ken
lucky 70 aid him in this violation; aEd tia
even If his &C were justified, as be claimed
by necessity, the same eSuse, when it was ;
question Of Internal peace in Kentucky, woul,
justify the attitude she had assumed.
TIE President succeeded in impressing upor
me tue belief, that cas- long as there wer,
roads around Kentucky to reach the rebellion
it was his purpose to leave her uumolestsd
10 Welding her right to the position she oc-
cuplet, but observing It as a matter Of policy.
So fully was { impressed wita this purpose on
his part, thal { suggested that u he would
make TO me a defaite statement Of his policy.
I would Ike pleasure n announcing It t. the
public. assuring him dist ID my opinion il
would tend greatly to aliay public excitement
and 20 preserve The peace Of the-State
On ny return BY appointment, tive days af.
terward, The President wrote, IN the presence
OF HEn. John J. Crittenden and myself, and
handed ms the following paper. Il bears al
the marks Of the characteristic iBdir6ctness OF
President Lincols's mind. He accounted f7l
the absence Of bis sigma ture, BY saying thai
bs did not iGtena 4 "pT0clamation,o ? but 70 give
ne paper, On which I could base my state
msuts Of his policy, and which would be MI
evidence hereafter, IL any difference sb0ulJ
arise relative TO that policy; and be appealed
&c H. Cri.tealen, who was present,to identify
sGe paper in any way that he thought proper
AIS was done By the latter gentlemsn's sub
J5Ujag bis initials. Tie following is tie pa
per rfarred to
SIT ie NY dutT, as I conceive, 70 suppress al
il5uTcc17n existing within the Gnited States
i wish 70 IN this WIKI the least possible die
turoauce or snnoYance to well disposed people
anywhere. Sa far, I have net sent an srmeC
force into keHucky, nor have | any present
purpose % do 80. ! sincerely desire that NJ
necessity for it may be presented; bat mean
to say H0.biHg which shah hereafter embar.
Tass re IN the performance Of what may seen
to be my duty
July 10, 1861. Esignedl IL c.
This memorandum was handed TO ne b.
President A. Lincoln, in tue executive chamber
at Washington, on the tenth OF july, 1861
ia the presence Of The Hon. j. J. Criusnden
who, ar the instance Of the President, A.
LlncolH, witnessed il By marking it with bis
initials. s. B. BUCKNER.
Though the pa per is not generally ehsTa cter-
izel with directhess, there is in 1t a positive
statement that no purpose existed in bis mind
10 send any troops TO Kentucky. On this as
sertioB. which I was bound to believe was
can6id, have, until recently. not besitatee tc
state that believed the President would con-
tinue % observes che neutrality Of Kentucky
unless compelled to take z d ffsrent course, BY
few Union men who would be entirely viii
ling to make every hearth one desolate, If il
would subserye their ambitious purposes.
Bot there is eTtrv re son TO believe that Al
the very time tie President gave ne the paper
he nsd,ated deetp tptioB; for on either the same
day, or The previous caV, an officer entirely in
his confidence on the subject, left HE presence
and has ever since been engaged in organizing
troops in Kentucky under the authority o. the
PfesISeni, and ~ilh bis subsequent approval
This. Of course, 10 as clear a violation Of
neutral iity g IL troops had been ordered from
another state, and organizing, without he de-
sire Of tbe Governor or the Legislature, a rev.
o'ud0nsry force in the State. thus iBtsrPogiBE
5-.-tsa lse government ef Kentucky and its
people. UadeT bis authority the State has
also been invaded By an organized Union regi-
ment from East Tennessee.
The development cf these facts renders it
necessary that I should E0W make public The
PAGER which was given ne to justify the sta e.
ments / have made. Ihst paDeT aad the other
assurances OF the PresideBt, Induced me 20 be-
Heve that be was sincere, and determined me,
r-rfffA rntg nv nefFge
government 1bat was acting SO absurdly and 80
wicked.v wToIg in 0.her respects, a. least to
refrain frem opposing it as long IS there was
enough Of Justice ieft IN 5ts administration TO
respect the attitude assumed by NJ own State.
Since then, ss before, ny Efforts, within the
limited sphere Of my influence, have been d.
Eect-d toward saving peace among the people
Of Kentucky IF war should be the result Of
the violation Of neutrality, my conscience is
clear of ofsBse s. B. BUcKKER.
BUssELvLLE, Kg., September u, 1861.
GOV. MAGaFFrE's VETO MASSAGE.
ComMoN WEALTH oF KENT rcKT
ExECUTlvE DEP AnTb1EST', sept l3, 81.
CeHaamen Ct the House Of Representatives:
A Joint "reso'ution in relation TO the with
dfasal of Confejsrate troops from X KsDtuckJ
soI',7 which passed both branches OF the Gen.
eTal Assembly On The IIsh instant, was yester-
day submitted 70 me for roy official sanction
II view o. all my responsibilities to the people
OF this commonwealth, ! an compelled 10 With
hold from this resolution my apprUbstion. Bat
desiring 90 occasion no unnecessary delay tC
your action, I now promptly return it to The
House, il which it originated, with ny veto
and objections
-hsIaeople Of Kentucky have, through theil
Representatives in be General Assembly, anL
on three several occasions at the polls, dis
tiLctiv assumed for The State position oi
strict neutrality between the belligeTent Dar
ties TO The pending war. That position have
sincerely and faithfully endeavored to main
tain. TIE manifest sdvsntage of such an atti-
tude and the fatal results Of its abandonment
endeavored TO exhibit in my recent message
to vou. wherein I earnestly recommended to
the General Assembly the prompt passage Of
resolutions requiring both beliigeTents to keep
of our sell, and 10 respect, in good faith, the
neutrality which the people of Kentucky, with
uneXamplpd unanimity, Ia good faith, desire to
r,raservs . I regard the almost simultaneous
oecuustien Of Paducah By The Federal troops,
and OF Columbus ty The Confederate forces, as
equally palpabie and open violations OF the
neutral Tigbts Of Kentucky. Unless there
fore, It is the purpose of the General Assembly J
To abandon entirely all pTeteuss Of neutrality
and to commit Kentueky to active co-opera-
lion with tile United states government, in the
prosecution Of the var, by surreDderiRg hel
soil to The unconditional occupation OF th.
Federal army, I cannot conceive why notice
should be gwen to one party and refused to the
other. MsBifesily, a resolution requiring the
withdrawal Of the army Of one beifgereni
from K1ntnckv soil and failing to demand
like vi hdrswsl Of the forces OF the other, can
be construed not otherwise than as an acqul
escencs on Ycgr part in the occupation OF the
ate by the other.
In this RcquiesceBce I cannot concur With
Won. but nov take occasion again earnestly to
recommend the passage Of resolutions urging
Unon each goFerameBt the withdrawal OF their
reeBective forces, and The future observance OF
the neutrality Of Kentucky; I do not doubt
that such action upon your part would be re-
spsctsd bv both The belligereRts, and thereby
tbe peace OF our State preserved
Having determined eeuscientiOusiy to act in
accordance With Just VieH Of duty resulting
from The peutrs litV Of the State between the
belligerpnts, obiecting soiemly to the occupa-
lion on Kentucky soil by either, and believing
fhst the abandonment OF this position OF the
c-sse- thrice chosen aud asserted by the peo-
rie ,gIi not oBiy reSul. il making Kentucky
HE tbestsrof long military operations, but will
r-,drre and be follow ed by civil war at home,
/ respectfuiiV return to you the resolutions
NTH this, nv veto and objections, for your
s--.;sorsfion B. MAGoFFIE.
-, ,,.s ,uisville Courier Of the l4th inst
Tzr VIOLATION OF KENTUCKY NEURAL
rrv-THe FAcrs IN THE CAsE--WiHu "
oyprloolying the manifold violations OF the heu-
frsi position Of Kentucky by The United states
nrioT TO the occupation Of Colunous oy tnt