Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-05-02
Letter from Gov. Maaofiin, Of KENTUCKY


eifori Is accomplish tveihiness hrst. 10 ~
ne stste. a ibst shs nay as sbIsso defsns
her people if sssailed and to maintain what
ever position She may finally assume in tn,
contest now threatening 10 involve and de-
s'roy the whole seuntry; and secondly, {,
cultivate friendly relations with the border
free States, and preserve the peace between
Kentucky Taad thoss States 100 ITO
fThese objects 1 deemed. comuspdable
land patriotic, and believed the people Of the
whole State would, regardless Of all party
considerations, second my efforts 10 accom-.
Phsh Them Gpthis confident expectation
have been, to some extent, disappointed,
Wits The great mass Of the citizens u
sI6uisville hars nobly stood by me, mani
! have distrusied, while some have ssssiied
me-, Prominent. most prouipents b. amsng
these, have been the editors Of The Journal ,
whom i now address. Until to-day my ii in.
tention was toitreaf these assaults with in.
Z ;dishant saencs.i Censiderstion affecting
the, public peace now slons aiaduesr nae to
make ma llls statement, and tassk you to pub
he "a outset 4 Va. 8 10 assemble.
the Legalstdrefor The second time In IN q ex-
strsbrdinary'session, place The exigenoyH or
Q ihs Stale dslen SEES again befofeyii, and let
that body assume all responsibility. When,
however, | reflected that this imperative
daty had twies been ignored By the same
body Twas about 10 convene; that The meet.
ing woaidceosts The treasury from $4,000
10 500 COCA expenditure the finance,
oi the Slate was, little able to bear, that lime
was Of The Utmost Consequence; and tina,
sefne week must elapse before any definite
isctionaooaia be hoped for from the Lepisia
tyre. l. determilrd 10 ehdsapof to 4sise The
necessary fund from the bauks Of ne State,
by temporary loan. relying upon the
Legislature 10 sanction ii Of their 'next
iasednge either IN sxfrasession II one should
'bsic1tsd. mrat tie Tseuiaf session..iiA j /
-ssHThis efiot received the butter 1opposi.
ton of the J ournal, and It's Editors, seemed
determined The loan should net. be made if
they conid prevent il. Nevertheless lae
moneys ss 6nsily rendered By ths bank,
but with conditions attached; and al WINS
inelined to- consider stheseo iihadmissible L
bass convened The Legislstuss,s sW ale !
sNotwithstanding The ob,tseles l, haze
met with, | trust my sole object ii The
naiier-piacisg The Stats In a position 10
ma jn'wbsiesef atiitudeI she NAV finally
assnms-wll yet beistiainsd. 5In- futher-
sncs Of my desire 70 cultivate friendly re-
lstion with the border free States, 1 opened
spacifc aud friendly correspondence with
the Governors Of Indiana and Ohio. NV
,overtufes were feceired in the most frank
and friendly; spirit. The executives Of those
Stale protested, aud I, believe with entire
sincerity, the strongest wish 10 continue
friendly relation with Kentucky and to
maintain pssue 'on2ths border, and measure,
were agreed upon, lsskins tn those results.
But pending The neg Citations. he, was
my establishment 10 end copied al Isn,ib
aud verbatim Into the Journal, t.lserap b,e
dispstchifrom Che Secretsty Of War Of The
Confederate Statss, idireoiedio ene, asking |
5Or iroops, with eommeAts msIaagli stipns |
intimatians that l., in ,eeIIusion with others |
wasengaged in secret sEorts 10 send troops
and arms 10 those States A9 's~l"
asssThs int,natioa was utterly grstuitou,
md 7falss and The truth might easiIy have
been asesriainsd By applying 10 me at The
Galt House. II the editors of the. Journal
had frankly asked me for The facts, instead
o. publishing private dispatch, surrepitu.
susly Obtained, with comments wholly I'M
justiiisbie, I would shaye Informed them
tbstrhe request Of Secretary Walker was
stonoe declined; The effect of ,hi. publ,.
Gallon 10 the. Journal must bavs caused shs
Governors Of Ohio and Indiana 10 distrus,
the honesty ofmy overtures to them, and
might have resulted 10 breaking off uepo.
tistiense Fortunately, such Was not the
ifisss.srs,sypls 1sis.s 1lsfi div ssiySs 10 naii
l. ne negotla'lgns were, not broken of,
but were continued and carried 10 a further
point. 'lasked of the Executive y Of those
states whether they would ioin me in an
eaert st meditation, suggesting ihatihs Dor.
der Tree and, slave States should, endesver
by one last effort TO save, the country. To
these orertures reived responses friendly
and ffsyorsble, sdaaf which enc .co,,tf,raped
nsB 10 persist IN my effort, bat they
we're ,iscarcsly rsceissi before / found
myself again sssailed in lheJournsA, ~ i'm
Iinatiohs, which, II true. would al once nut
M end 70 the friendly sorrespopdeooe.. a I
Essln theiissus of Yesterday n lis charged
bal . body sohmsn, intended for service, in
he Confederate State, took with ,4hen
twenty cases Of fnuskets and several six
pounders," which II is broadly .intimated
1sers furnished either by myself or ottier .
Stale ofiicsrs.ra Thisisiateneut, utterly false
lsniss bethipoihe difse.- charge aud in
Is ia,imatNn, did is work, For, The SEQ,
md lime my efforts % preserve peace were
hus insIdiodsIy attacked. Ii wa, 81 most mai.
Irstthatt6e people Of Indiana and Ohie
nd their Executive oficsrys shouIdios oh !.
in me, and thai they should ct, !.
nee break of all furiher rpeasefal ceres
ondence. trust, however, the statement
now make, that the men alluded eto did
Of take either case of -niiskets nor sig :
ounder cannon, or.sny other State arms, /,
ut fhst ah-sel awsfs SfsrnisiSedo TO- Msior
i'ebDansof Southwestern Kentucky, as
ari Of the propostipn. Of the arms to. which
IA. section, is entitled, will satisfy The peo-
le Of the border free States Of the SINGER n
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