Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-30


In response to an invitstion from Mayor HAIcH =
large delegation Of distinguished guests from, Ken
tnctv- x;.ited Cincinnati on Thursday last and in
tbe morning assembled at the city Ha, where they
found large number of citizens awaiting to receive
them.
The meeting having been called TO order, Mayor
HATcH stated that it had convened for the purpose
comforting with delegations from Louisville, Gov
ington, Newport. and other portions Of Kentucky
in regard to the shipment of arms, goods, produce
&c, to Southern ports. and to deliberate on the
policy to be pursued IN the present National cris
between Kentucky on the one hand, and Ohio OF
the other. a4
Rufus KING, Esq, was called upon to state the OBJ
ject of this meeting In the course of his remark.
he read the following letter from Gov. DENN1soN:
STATE OF Ono, ExEcUTvs DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBUS, Tuesday, April %.
DFARSR: Ny views of the subject suggested in
your message are these: So long as any State re-
mains In the Uuion with professions of attachment
70 i, we cannot discriminate between that state
ana our own In this contest we must be clearly
IN the right in every act and think 1t better that
| We should risk something than that we stand IN
ne slightest degree chargeabe with any tning TEND
/ ing 20 create rupture with any STATE which mas
not already declared itself out of the Union.
To seize arms going to a State which has not &C
tually seeded would give pretext for the asser-
| ton that we had Inaugurated hostile conduct. and
might be used to create popular feelng IN favor
of secession where it otherwise would not exist,
and end in involving us in border warfare, winch
/ all good citizens must deprecate.
Until there is su n circumstancial evidence as to
J create a moral certainty of an immediate intention
| 10 use arms against us / should not he willing to
order their seizure. Much less would l be willing
to interfere with transportation of provisions.
| Having every confidence that your prudence and
discretion will avoid every just cause of complaint
on the part of our Kentucky neighbors,I remain
very truly yours, VIM DENNIsoN,
Governor of Ohio.
Eloquent speeches were then made by Judge SroR-
Err of Cincinnati, and by Judge BULLOCK, Judge Pmr-
LER, Col NAT WOIF and Col. ROUSSEAU of Louisville
The following resolution was introduced and.unani
mously adopted:
ReSolUed, That the meeting has listened with hear
ty qualification 10 the sentiments and line of conduct
recOmmendedln the letter Of the Governor Of Ohio
to the Mayor of Cincinnati, just read and that
judgment. honor and fidelity to the Union and the
Constitution that should conduct ourselves
| strictly in conformity with it.
That is one side of the picture let US look at the
other. In the Cincinnati Gdaelte of Saturday, we
find the following:
MASS MEETING Ar THE CATHOLIC INSTITUTE.
Co.. De,nison's Letter Repudiated-A EelttrGliy
Inimicdl to Patriotism We aoiA Stand by the
Friends Of the Union but are ,oiH MT Feed its Bae-
meS-1he Neutrality Dodge Won't Work-Een-
lucky must Sholo her OolorS.
For meeting gotten up at such short notice, the
gathering of loyal citizens in the Catholic Institute
Hail. yesterday morning. was decidedly large, and
| we doubt if a more enthusiastic assemhlage was
ever witnessed.
Tde object of the meeting was to obtain an ex-
preston of the people upon the action of the Cham
~ ~ MI A.
ten O'Clock organization was effected by choOs,
ing the following officers:
President-Benj. Eggles'on.
Vice Presidents-DF. ]. ]. Quinn, II. A. Edwards,
]. S. Driver and VIM. A. Mccall.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. Allen and J. S. Menkin.
Mr.. Eggeston on taking the Chair, made brief
speech explanatory of the object Of the meeting.
de remarked that he was opposed to the holding of
many meetings in times like these he for ac-
sion, not words. He referred to the visit of the
Louisville Committee, and said that the members
spoke of the gores of the past of the suerings of
of the River Raisin and the victories of New Or
leans and eulogized the American flag but not one
of them would commit himself to the support of
che Constitution and the laws against rebellion.
They were for Union, but did not cOnfound it with
no fov"rnment. They talk of neutrality, but that
is impossible.
n lo,ed kentucky for what she had done, but he
loved Ohio, and Maine, and New York better, be-
cause they had nobly responded to the call of the
the Government in this hour of peril. [Cheers.]
Would You MT all have loved Kentucky more if
she too had responded? lCries of Yes. yes" and
cheers.l Do you not wish Kentucky had followed
the example of Ohio and New York? ["Yes'1
Kentucky cannot remain neutral, any more than
Ohio-a barrier between the traitors and their de
serts. Wnen the President orders US to march
through Kentucky TO chastise the rebels further
South, we will do it. Tremendous applause, and
cries of ''that's so"'l Those States not loyal
who impose even passive resistance TO the Gov
eminent and Kentucky must form no exception to
the rule.
He would not let musket, ounce of anu
milton or provi,iors 60 to Kentucky; we will know
where their destiny is if they cross the river
In reference 10 Governor Dennisons letter he said.
that if that official had known the true state of the
case he did not believe he would have written
what he did.
On motion of Mr.. Edwards the following commit
tee n Resolutions was appointed:
Peter I'm, John S. Perkins, Chas. Thomas John
Pollock and William Glenn.
hr. Glenn declined