Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-02
The Louisville Journal of a recent date, contains
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The Louisville Journal of a recent date, contains
the following article
INTEREsTIAG-Last Thursday, that is Just one
week sgo highly respectfully young gentleman. a
relative of Gov. Harris of Tennessee. sa
that Gov Harris had received from Gov. Magofi n.
of Kentucky, assurance of permission to occupy
Columbus, KY with Tennessee troops. Further
more, the young said that Gov. Harris, even If
Gov Magofins consent were wanting, would not
hesitate TO occupy Columbus on his own and Ten
nessee's responsible ity.
We presume we do our duty in calling Gov Ma
goffns attention to this matter. If he has given
any such promise is imputed TO him by Gov.
Harriss relative, let him break it promptly rs
he ever broke any promise IN all his life. And if
he finds that Gov. Harris intends 10 occupy Ken
lucky soil at all hazards, let him take and
vigorous measures to vindicate Kentucky honor, or
Kentucky will vindicste her own honor without
consulting him.
Evidently there is imminent danger of trouble
serious and faltal trouble, at Columbus and in Its
vicinity. The authorities of our State certainly
know this and they will be without excuse if they
omit to guard against collision by every means
in their power. We have not given the slightest
confidence TO the declarations of various disuniOn
organs and letter writers that the troops of the
u. ). Government contemplated an Eruption into
Columbus, but, If State. false TO all her obga-
tions. were TO permit Tennessee army
TO take quiet possession of that point the ter
minus of the great railroad between the Mis-
not undertake to say that the Fedora, Government
acting upon the eternal principle of selfdefence
would not feel itself authorized TO meet and encoun-
ter its enemy there. keutuCky's U1lv safety is in
the path, TO which the finger Of duty points the
path of strict neutrality. Let her depart
from it suffer herself TO be dragged from it, and
she is lost.
As further indication Of the movements in Ten
nessee looking to an invasion of Kentucky soil from
that State, give the following letter from
urely reliable gentleman in the Southern part Of
Kentucky. We have heard daily, for some time
past of the Tennessee encampments upon the rail
road near the Kentucky border. We hope that
Tennessee is not frOwning at Kentucky, but if she
is she will probably get frown for frown-at the
least. We like you very well, Tennessee, but we
like you best when you attend to your own business:
To the Editors of the Louisville Journal
May 20. 1861.
give YOU few items of information, which
deem reliable, and may be Of service to you and 10
the cause of the Union. Troops are already sta
TONED, and the numbers are augmentlng, near the
Kentucky line at Fountain Head, At Springfield and
at MItchelvile. Some 10000 troops or more are
contemplated to be located at these points. These
places are in Tennessee, and within few miles Of
the line and the troops under the orders Of the
Davis Government This information Is from Mr.
Carter of Nashville, the old stage ntractOr, who
is secessIOnIst 1t lie corroborated by others, and
is reliable This move, it is said by secesSlonists
here is TO act against Kentucky and her Union men
the State, or the Union men IN the State should
make forcble demonstration TO retain the State in
the Union. No doubt but that Tennessee will con-
centrate, and is now actually engaged in cOncen-
tratIng, large army our Southern border for
an unfriendly purpose. Lock TO IT.
The Davis Government has had an agent here
durirg the last week drumming through the cOun-
trv TO purchase horses but he had nothing but Ten
nessee money to pay, and people were too sharp
70 take such worthless rags for their stock and the
resnlt was he got only fifteen horses Of the one hun
dred he wanted, although an abundance of horses
were offered for good money.
In reply 10 the above article, we au-
,borized 70 state that Governor HARRIS never at
any time received from Governor MAGoFFN las
surance of permission to occupy Columbus, Ky. |
with Tennessee troops;" nor has he at any time
contemplated the occupation of Columbus, or any
other point in kentucky. On the contrary, disposed
to accept the neutrality of Kentucky himself he
trusts that all others are willing and anxious as
le is that it shall be respected 1t is proper to add
that when the present encampments Of the Tennes-
see troops were determined upon, Governor HARRIS
deputed gentleman TO inform Governor MAGoFFN
OF their intended formation, with the assur nee that
no hostile intent to Kentucky was meant but
that the State Of Tennessee respected her sister
State, and weuld be the last power to inv ade her
soil, and that no act OF Tennessee should dissolve