Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-24

NEIGHBoRLY FRATERNITY-There is some
thing very cheering in the proceedings which
have been initiated by the citizens of Cincin-
natl, Covington, and Newport to form q
Guard for their mutual protection. 1t shows
that daily intercourse, domestic ties, and
business relations must weld together the
border States on both sides of the line. The
contiguity of our neighboring cities of New
Albany and Jacksonville suggests the pro-
priety of a similar treaty of amity and mutu-
al defence between them and Louisville.
How can it best be accomplished? Suppose
the Mayor of our city should suggest to the
neighboring authorities the desire to have
public meeting or conference, and let COM
mittees be appointed to arrange d plan of
operation. We look upon the contingency
of hostilities between Kentucky and Indiana
as almost an impossibility, but still it will do
none of us any harm to meet together and
renew our ancient VOWS of love-"
Since the above was written we are much
gratified to learn that the Mayor of New AL
bany and Jacksonville, have been in our city
in consultation with Mayor Crawford and
some of our Councilmen and prominent citi-
zens Gen. Buckner was also in attendance
by special invitation, and his assurance that
all the efforts of our city, both military and
civil, will be directed towards the preserva-
ton of order will tend greatly to allay pub
lie anxiety. The military are entirely sub
ordinate to the civil authorities and are now
acting in obedience to the orders of the
Mayor.
Gen. Tuley, of New Albany, stated that
the commanding officers Of six counties in
that district had been in conference and were
unanimously of the determination to stand
for law and order, to protect the border
against aggression from any quarter. If the
General Government should send troops to
Floyd county to invade Kentucky, they
would be beaten back by the loyal militia of
that division. The entire people of the
Eighth Congressional District of Indiana are
prepared to stand by Kentucky in any and
all extremities. General Buckner said in re-
sponee to General Tuley that Kentucky
would prevent any invasion of her borders.
She was still in the Union and would resist
any tendency to civil war, but he was pleas
ed to hear the loyal voice of Indiana, and al
sured Gen. T. that Kentucky responded in
the same spirit. After further consultation,
it was determined that the following pledge
of amity sho1ld be signed by the Mayors in
attendance anL laid before their respective
Councils.
Having learned with pleasure the amicable
and cordial arrangements between the cities
of Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport, we
deem it proper in these times of so much dis
trust that the people of the border cities of
Louisville, New Albany, and Jacksonville
should assure each other of the continuance
of the amicable relations which have subsist-
ed between them; and we hereby guarantee
to each other as far as our powers extend
that peace, security, and mutual confidence
that have long existed, and we will at the
earliest opportunity present this agreement
to our respective municipal governments.
THOS. II. CRAWFORD,
Mayor of Louisville.
A. s. BURNETT,
Mayor of New Albany.
1t may be proper to state that Mayor
Shryer, of Jacksonville, was called home
on business, but will heartily respond to the
sentiments above expressed and use his infu-
ence-if indeed it should be necessary to
add any influence to the amicabls feeling of
that city-to have it adopted by the councils.