New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-15


requested % enter immediately upon the active discharge Of his
duties in this military district
ties Of and honor by the tics common interest and
defense sy The 81 tne past. and Sy tRe
ing out the wsuton voater OF pesce and neutrality the
lawless invaders Of our soil
These resolutions Were ordered 10 be printed. The
Governor transmitted message, with several dis
patches from Gen. Polk, as foows
CoxSoywEiLTHor KrSTrcxY, ExrcurIyK DEPARIyISr,
Gentlemen Of me senate and HOu,e Of Representatra.
have received the following dispatches by telegraph from
Cen Leonida Polk which deem proper to lay before yon
CoIuxBrs, Kr., Sept 8, 1861.
SSs D. @ town T In %Hc By
under my command The crcumstsncs. leading this act were
Ills reply that the necessity justified the action copy Of
my proclamation have the honor to transmit yos By NAL
Major.General Commanding.
CoLrxBus KY, Sspt g. 1861.
Cor b. MiGoFpy, Frankfort n.y.
command took possession of th. position the very lew
S2d s., The PtG here se S the
time communicate with you will b. sufficient for me 70
formation In which could rely La the Federal forces In
tended and were preparing Columbus need not de
Accompanied by my responsibility could not permit them
quietly hold by the command inusd to me- 80 important
as the Confederate forces occupied this place the troops
formed IN formidable numbers IN position upon the 9p
poste bank with their turned upon ComDus the
citizens of the town had Ged with terror aud not wod OF a.
Of safety protection had been sdde''sd to them
by highly responsible citizens Of your State that certain
representatives Of the Federal Government are setting up com
plants Of my Of occupying It, aud making 1t pre- ese
for sezins other positions Upon tlts OF proceeding
have no 1s Dat an sp@G 9aE 10 Ksnst
ded she VIII that the troops Of the Federal
give reprocSay for the Confederate Government that Fed
erals shall be allowed 10 enter oceaPy any point oil heh
have the honor to be your Obeden servant. respectfully,
LEONIDAS POLK,
Ma General Commanding.
PROCLAMATION OF GEN. POLK AND CORPORATE A.
THoRITIEs OF COLUMBUS, KY.
The Federal Government having in defiance Of the wishes Of
the people Of Ksniuey dsresiIded 9'r heu- oy sIso
companies within their territory and by convincing military
mandug Columbus tan,y intended to cover the landing Of
troops for the seizure Of that town Il hiss become asiy
States that the Confederate forces occupy Columbus in advance
The Major General commanding has therefore, bot felt n.eh
cded to ocsupy IT, Importance Of h. deo he has thrown
qco into the town ard ofi'd 5S;"s @
TO s people Of Columbus, and on this Occasion they assure
them that every % DC w b.r and ee
Dated rosmbus the fourth ( day Of September 1851
LEoNIDAs POLK.
The offer here made is a very cool one, and don't
think the Legislature will be caught mapping.
The Governor transmitted the message, TO which
was appended communication signed by John Mar
shall Andrew Ewing, William X. Bowling, and I'd
ward S. Cheatham, Commissioners accredited by the
Governor of Tennessee to the Governor of Kentucky,
"to preserve friendly relations between the States
and to prevent, if in their power social arrangement
and war between the people Of the two States" This
communication states that the previous day they re-
ceived verbal message from Gov Hanis, through q
messenger, TO the effect that he had by teegraphic
dispatch, requested Gen. Polk to withdraw the Con
federate troops from Kentucky, and that Gen. Polk
had declined DO So that Gov. Harris then made the
request TO the War Department at Richmond to order
Gen. Polk to withdraw them; that such order was
Issued but Gen. Polk replied that the occupation was
a military necessity, and that the retiring from 1t
would be attended by the loss OF many lives. The
messenger also stated that he had heard it rumored in
Nashville that Secretary Walker had sent dispatch
10 Gen. Buchner giving Gen. Polk the discretion 10
bold or Withdraw from the occupation Of our territory
From all these messages aud rumors II is very evident
that the Coniedorates intend 10 act on Robin Hoods
princpe-hod what thew have. and get whist 'h"y s"",
There never was such reckless desperation in bad
canse as is now evinced by ibe Secessonsis in ths
ousrtsr. Ii seems TO me that they have reached the
very verge of fatal precipice, and that they are un'
decided whether 10 take fatal leap 70 assured destuc
ton or to turn TO bay upon the friends Of the Union,
aud Ike the guilty Macbeth, when all the demons had
deserted him. Try his last" Broken in political for
tunes, suffering for money and the necsssnries Of life
and apparently on the yer, brink Of characterization tue
Coniedera;es are wildly mad, ana WV WIZ '!APA
tbize with them in our State age drvento the -
Of Justification and downright lying 10 uphold thea
sinking cause even momentariy. Thus TIE LoHtsFHf
Couricr Of recent date contains the following para
graph, Which | put on record to show hereafter that
Il does not contain one word Of truth
&" Such an uprising Of the people Of Kentucky as
hat which Is now mantle tiog iscH against the war
lolcy OF the administration ana ils pAld supporters n
his ,,a.e has not been witnessed iof many year7'
Never has there been sucb enthusiasm aisPe! &. sihce
lie memorable Presidential canvass OF loiO. Nor IL
:, confined to one part Of the STATE. Is everywhere
II peryades al classes Of people save only and eX
oent those who have their plans aid to make money
through Government contracts and from the necesai-
ties OF tier suffering couniIymen All over the STATE
~ ,inost every county and neighborhood, the real
sovereins are rising in their majesty and demanding
tbat the posi,ion OF neutrality which the State has
soletanIy assumed shall DO maintained IN good tth-
that neiber Of the begeren,s shall make hentuesJa
canning ground or pathway tor their arniestbat they
shall not be crushed under pubic debt and ground be-
meath heavy taxes TO carry mad and wicked con-
test a1snst the South-hat not being responsible ior
the war they shall not be required 70 bear us heaviest
burdens; and we have nope yet MAJ former Puohc
pledges and past phghted faith, backed by the de-
napds of constituency that made and can unmske
them viii prompt majority of the Legislature to de-
mond the di,bondrnent of Federal campo within our
limits and induce them TO take measures to prevent
the further introduction Of into the state by
hose who would use them TO stir up civil among
our people"
desire TO call attention 10 another evidence Of the
determination Of the Secession press to als facts and
to deprive the people Of Kentucky Of that proper in
formation which will enable them to act as best belts
their peace and safety. Tie Woman Of this place,
NaQoffns organ, writes Oh article On 1.-THE Inyason
II IE...uol-.- ..hinL n aneaLs Of iha .eiLnIe Of