The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-06
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The Senate organized by the election of
John /. Fish Speaker, and i III. John
on Clerk Governor Magofhn's message
says Kentucky has the right to assume
Neutral position, that she had no agency
n fostering sectional party in free States,
Ind did not approve separate action of
rebel States at the time. Until recently
Kentucky's neutrality has not been seri
ously aggressed by either power. Lawless
raids have been suffered on both Sides
Private property has been seized, com
tnerce interrupted and our trade destroy
Cd. These wrongs have been borne with
patience, and reparaton obtained when
possible, but military Fedora! force has
been organized, equipped and encamped
IN central portion of Kentucky without
consultation with State authorities, but
n short time before the assembling OF the
Legislature fresh from our people. If the
people of Kentucky desire more troops, let
them be obtained under the constitution
of kentucky. | recommend that the act
OF last spring be amended to enable the
Military Board to borrow sufficient sum
to purchase arms and munitions for our
defense. The Governor inters from the
Presidents correspondence, that il he
thought the people of Kentucky wished
the removal of Federal forces from Ken
,acky, the President would comply. Gov.
Magofln recommends the passage Of rcso
lutions, requesting the disbanding or re
moval OF all military bodies not under
State authorities. lie complains of the
Fedora. guns and distribution, thereof to
citizens. He thinks this source of irrita-
ton should be arrested. He refers to the
Legislature numerous cases of aggressions
on private rights by both beIligerents
where he had not the right or power to
afford redress. After discussing national
difficulties, he says Kentuckians have
meant TO await the exhaustion of all civil
remedies before they will even consider
the question OF assuming new external re-
l;stions, but have never understood that
they will tamely submit to unconstitu-
tional aggression, nor that they re-
nounce their sympathy with people
of her aggrieyed sister States, nor
they will approve of war TO subject the
South, still less can | construe any of
their votes as meaning that they will pros
ecute coerciye war against their South
ern brethren. They mean that they still
have some hope of the restoration and per-
petuation Of the Union, and until that
hope is blasted they will not alter their
existing relations. Their final decision
will be law to me, and will execute every
constitutional act Of their representatives
az yigilantly and faithfully as though it
originated with myself The Governor
says thatin no thought, word or acdhas he
thwarted the lawful purpose of the people
of Kentucky. He cites instances of his
adherence thereto; he denounces the Pres
ident's war proclamation Of April 10Th ~
illegal, and therefore his refusal to comply
with the demand for Kentucky troops
Citing subsequent acts of the Admins
tration, he says he cannot give them any
sort of sanction. The Governor protests
against the President susurpations, against
further prosecution of war, against Ken
lucky being made camping ground or
pathway for movement of forces by either
belhgerent, and recommends the General
Assembly to pass resolutions requiring
bath be'li44efeats 10 keep off ear soft and
respect kentucky's neutrality. lie says
my respect for State rights and State SOW
ereignty will make me bow in respectful
submission to the majority of her people
50 long as ] am a citizen of Kentucky.
1t is understood the Governor received
at Frankfort to-day a dispatch from Cen
Grant, of Cairo, stating that Tennessee
troops entered Columbus. Gov Magoffin
telegraphed Harris, protesting against this,
to which Gov. Harris replied that he
would request President Davis to with
draw the troops.