The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-06
GOVERNOR MAGOFFIN'S MESSAGE TO THE
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. s, 1861.
The Senate organized to-day by the election Of John f.
Fiske Speaker and J. II. Johnson Clerk.
Gov. Magofn's message received He says Ken
lucky has right To assume neutral position; that she
had no agency in fostering sectional party in
tho FREQ States, and did not approve Of the
separate action and secession of the Southern
States at the tame. Until recently Kentucky's
neutrality has not been aggresscd upon by either bclgc
rent power Iawless raids have been suffered on both
sides; private property seized; interrupted;
our trade destroyed These wrongs have been borne
with patience long possible but military federal
force organized equipped and encamped in the
trail portion Of Kentucky, without consultation with the
State authorities, but short time before the
assembly Of Legislature fresh from the PEOPLE.
the people Of kentucky desire more troops let them
be obtained under the constitution Of Kentucky. re-
commend that the act Of last spring be amended to
enable the Military Board 10 borrow sufficient TO
purchase and munitions for defence. The
Governor nfers from the Presidents correspondence
that if he thought the people Of Kentucky wished the
removal Of the federal force from Kentucky the
President would comply. The Governor
mends the passage of resolutions requesting the disband
ing removal Of all military bodies not under the State
authority He complains of the continued introduction
Of guns and the distribution thereof to private
arrested He refers the Legislature numbers of
Of aggressions upon private rights by body Of bege
rents where he had the right power afford
dress.
After discussing the national difficulties, he says that
Kentucky has meant to wait the exhausng Of all civil
reedics before they will reconsider the question OF
Stunning external relations; but have under
stood that they will mely submit TO the unconstitutional
agressions Of the North that they their sym
pathy with the people Of her aggrieved sister States
that they will approve of TO subjugate the South
still can l not construe any Of their votes
as meaning that they will prosecute q coercive wal
against their Southern brethren They only thai
they have still! hope Of the restoration and per
peuation of the Union and until that hope blasted they
will not alter their existing relations. Their final dc
cision will be law to me, and will execute every oonsti
tutional act Of their representatives viglanty anl
faithfully though it originated with myself.
Tho Governor says that in no thought word has he
thwared the lawful purpose Of the people Of Kentucky
He denounces the Presidents proclamation Apri
Is illegal aud hence his percmptory refusal to the dc
mand for Kentucky troops. Citing subsequent
acts Of the administration, he says he canno
give them any sort Of sanction. The Cover
nor protests against the further prosecution O
the war against kentucky being made camping grounc
pathway for the government the forces Of either
the beigorents and recommends the General Assembly
to pass resolutions requiring both begerants TO keep
soil and respect Kentucky's neutrality My respect
for State rights and State sovereignty will make bow
in respectful submission to the majority Of her people
long ms am citizen Of Kentucky.
II is understood that Governor Magoln received do
spath from General Grant Of Cairo stating that Tennes
troops had entered Columbus. Governor Magonin
eegraphed to Governor Harris protesting against this
TO which Governor Harris replied saying he would
quest President Davis to withdraw the troops this
evening.