Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-05-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

We exercise the greatest possible caution in
rolectng news items under this hsad-yet they
ar, not always TO be taken as correct The
reader must exercise his own Judgment, and be-
,.ye or disbelieve As it dictates, 1t is utterly
,upossble to aft the truth from the many rumors
that are passing from mouth to mouth and from
paper to Paper. .a-a -a- 80 .-s. --7ci
DENIES IT. a
John C. Breckenridge denies the statemen, the,
he had determined TO enlist in the Union cause
Under Col. Andersen. s-I
Ts1 TIE JErFrksoN CITY MAIL.
The Captain Of the State troops IN command at
ossre bridge, under whose authority the Post
ofee route agent on the Pacific Rail Road was
maltreated the other day, has been removed by
order Of Gov. jackson and Gen. Price. The
Governor has also guaranteed free protection to
the route agents along the whole line of the Pa
eife Railroad. With this understanding the mails
on the Pacific Railroad, which had been suspen-
del. have been resumed.
ezi.1 KENTUCKY.
EkAxzroar, Kr., May 1.-THE House yes
terdsy eoncnrred IN the Senate bill iegali1mg the
suspension Of specie payments by the Kentucky
Banks.
The House passed resolutions That Kentucky
should maintain strict neutrality during the pres
ent contest, and approving of the Governors re-
fussl under the existing Circumstances TO furnish
troops 10 the Federal Government.
The returns from eighty counties have been re-
eeived, showing Union vote OF 99,35e. .rhe
total rote OF the Slate al the last Presidential cleo
toa was lee, 2l6; and there is little doubt that of
this number 10000 have been thrown for the
Union ticket. -
MokrGoxkny, May l1--Congress passed a
number Of bills to-day, organising the Patent Of
Zee, regulating Telegraph lines, sr,ihorizine the
issue Of Sd. 600 900 bonds, payable in twenty
years, the interest not TO exeesd per cent, Ur
in lieu of bonds an issue Of $40 boo 600 in treas
ury notes, IN small sums, kithout interest
bill passed defining the limits Of the port Of
New Orleans, which embrace all the waters, in
lets and shores, on both sides Of the Mississippi
within the Parish Of Orleans, and that part of the
Parish Of Jefferson, on the right bank to the up
per line Of the Destrlhans Canal, nd tina left bank
to Huntsville; the parts Of Bayou ST Johns, Lake
Pork, and Port Ponchertrain, TO be abolished, and
duties collected at New Orleans go
Senator Douglas is at Chicago, i'll with typhoid
fever. His eendi.ion is critical. ~ - = q
ID Arkansas has joined the Southern ConfsderacY.
-SrsssriEID, No., Isth.-A large Union
meeting was halo here to-day. II was addressed
by Messrs- Phelps, Oliver, Dade, (recently) Of
Texas, Maj. Boyd and S. II. Boyd. Resolutions
similar 70 those in Polk county. were adopted
About three hundred men well mounted, many oil
them with their rifles, marched into the Town =
All were opposed 10 secession as a remedy fol
any wrongs, real or imaginary, Of which com.
plant is made. The military law vas, discussed
by some Of the speakers, and many Of the crowd
declared they would not submit to 1t. Such j.
the feeling Of the people OF this county, il
the law Las been correctly represented. All vas
Quiet ansrmarked attention was Paidto the speak
-ers- Afterwards, J. Owens addressed the peo.
pie for e short time in opposition TO the view.
advanced by the speakers, and Professor Blakley
$splied. .tty-
The blockade is bsginning 10 work. Three
tobacco schooners have bean sent into Pbiiadel-
phis. Numbers of vessels are detained by ths
'hloekading fleets. The commerce Of the sea will
GOV. MAeorr1xs rnoctAMAr1ex
FRANKFORT, May 2o.-Governor Msgofhn has
Issued a proclamation, appended to which, is q
preamble declaring: Whereas, many good citizens
had requested him 70. forbid the march Of any
armed forces ever Kentucky, to attack Cairo, OF
otherwise disturb the peaceful attitude Of Ken
tuely, with references to the deplorabie war row
waging between The United and Confederate
States. Also, stating that the same citizens re.
qnested bin to forbid the march Of any United
States forces orer Kentucky soil for the occuPa.
ton of any post or place within Kentucky!
And whereas, every indication Of public sent.
mentshows dsternines purpose Of the people
to maintain the forced position of self-de2ense,
proposing and intending no invasion or aggression
towards any other State or States, forbidAing the
quartering Of troops on her soil bv either hostile
seetion, but SIMPLY standing aloof from an un'
natural, horrd, and lamentable strife, for On Ok
asenee Of which, Kentucky, neither by thought
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vhtress, this policy is in my Judgment, wise
peseGdl. safe and honorable, and most likely h
preserve peace and amity between neighborinf
border States on both shores of the Ohio, end
pestset Kentockv from depIorable civil war.
And Whrees, the arms distributed to. the stats
Guard aTeinot to Be used sgrins the Federal o.
0odettrste Stairs, but to resist ahd prevent en-
Hrosshssents on her soil, rights, spor and sover
eighty, bvs either Of the beligerent parties, ant
hspng Kentue ky may become . successful me
datsr between thtn; and in, order 20 remove un-
founded dstrust and saspicio,s Of purposes, tr
fsr@ Krnineky oatsof IN union at the point o
he bsyoaet, whieh nay have been, strongly srt
vleksdi1 engaged 10 the public mind, n ngart
e ny e~n pssitioa, sud fhst Of the stnte Guerd
New, therefore, HEREBY warn End notify si
oiasr s,Aiss separate sp&.unifsas and especial,
90 uniied end confs1sSsts States, fhst solemn
~ fshdl any movement upon Kensneky soil
- eeeufsiiee ofsny.psst q plsss thsrsis, n
sss $500 sk@lsss, sssii snfhssissd bs inyt
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