The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-09-07
From Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 6.--Garsnach, who yestel
day headed the expedition carrying of arms {
Elizabethtown for the rebel States, has been al
rested.
A report was widely spread to-day that E,
Mayor Barbee cad received a dispatch afirmin
positively the death ofJeff Davis entirely falls,
FRAsK1ocT, Sept. 6.--The Senate was organ
lied BY the election Of John T. Fisk, Speaker
and J. II. johnson, Clerk.
Governor Nagofin's message says Keutuck
has the right to assume neutral position; tina
she had no agency in fostering sectional party
in Free States and did not approve separate &C
ton of Rebel States at one time until recently
Kentucky's neutrality has not been seriously
aggressed by either power.
Lawless raids have been suffered on both sides
private property seized-commerce interrupt.
ed, and our trade destroyed These wrongs
have been borne with patience, and reparation
obtlined when possible, but military Federal
force has been organized, equipped an encamp.
ed in the central portion of Kentucky without
consultation with the State authorities, bu,
u short time before the assembling OF Legisla
ture fresh from our people. II the people Of
Kentucky desire more troops, let them be Oh
tanned under the constitution Of Kentucky.
recommend that the law Of last Spring be
amended to enable the miitsly board to borrow
q sufficient sum to purchase arms and munition,
for our defense. The Governor infers from pre-
sent correspondence, that il he thought the
people Of Kentucky wished the removal of Fed
eral forces from the State, the President would
comply.
Gov. Aagofin recommends the passage Of
resolutions requesting the disbanding or remov.
al of all military bodies not under State autho
rites. He complains Of the continued intro
duction of federal guns, and the distribution
thereof to citizena He thinks the sourcc of IT.
ritation should be arrested. He refers to the
Legislatures numerous cases of aggressons on
private rights, by both beligerents, where hs
had not the right or power to afford redress.
After discussing National difficulties, be say,
Kentuckians have meant to await the examina
ton of all civil remedies before they will even
consider questions Of assuming new external
relations, but never understood that they will
likely submit to unconstitutional agRressions
nor that they renounce their sympathy with the
people Of her aggrieved sister States, nor thai
they will approve Of war TO subjugate the South
still less can construe any Of their votes ri
meaning that they will prosecute coercive wal
against their Southern brethren.
They mean that they still have some hope Of
restoration and perpetuation of the Union, and
until that hope 10 blasted they will not alter their
existing relations. Their final decision will be
Law to me and viii execute every Constitution.
q act Of their representatives - vigilantly and
faithfully a. though It originated with myself
The Governor ssys that In no thought word or
act has he thwsrtsd lawful PURPOSE Of peonle ~
Kentucky, and cites instances Of bis .dbereucs
thereto.
He denounces the Presidents war proclam.-
ton, of April 10Th, as illegal, and therefore
refusal to demand for Kentucky troops. Citing
subsequent acts Of the administration, be says
be cannot give them any sor. Of sanction. The
tion.--as.ins. the further prosecution Of he i
war-against Kentucky being made camping
ground or pathway for the movement of forces,
BY either bclligeren,, and recommends the Gen.