New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-08
THE WAR FOR THE union.
THE KENTUCKY LEGIsLATURE.
From Our Own Correspondent

organized, the Senate by the election of James
+. Robinson of Scott and Richard A. Buckner
of Fayette. The Senate, however, will not be
prepared for legislation until they have settled
the difficulties concerning their supernumerary
members, there having been twenty-three elected
when there should have been but nineteen
This result was produced by the eforte Of the
first and only Democratic Legislature which this
State had elected for many years to make an
apportionment bill, gerrymandered to give as
many positions to is political friends as possible,
and so complicated in its details that the Attor-
ney. General was applied to for decision az to
which districts were entitled to elect last month.
That functionary made the confusion worse con.
founded by recommending elections in Districts
Of alternate members. without any attention to
geographical boundaries, and while in some parts
of the State, this unfortunate opinion governed
the action, in others it was totally disregarded.
As a necessary result some Districts are shinged
over with representatives, while others are
actually without representation at all. The
Senate upon its couvocation referred the whole
subject TO q Select Committee, in the hope to
untangle the knots and kinks. but l don't see
that they have succeeded in anything, except 70
complicate the muss still more seriously. Thus
in their report they decide that Asa P. Grover
10 entitled to q seat from the XXlld. District
composed Of Owen, Carroll and Trimble Couu-
ties while Carroll, in the new XVIII. District,
10 already represented by Senator Chambers, and
Trimble in the new XVIIth. District is repre-
sented by Senator Dehaven, thereby presenting
tho anomaly OF ali the three counties IN dis
trict having . distinct representation in the
Senate. Other counties are, in the same man.
ner, left without representation, and two or
three entire districts having been guided by
the opinion Of the Attorney General did not
hold elections at all. It is impossible to say
what disposition will be made Of the matter.
In the mean while, the Governors Message has
been delayed, as the Senate deems it their first
duty TO settle the conflicting claims for seats and
have not notified his E1ccllency Of their prepara
ton 10 receive communications from him: This
has given Magofin an opportunity Of altering the
Message, after it had been prepared and sent to
the printers hands, the object being 10 notice
Gen. Fremonts Proclamation, or 10 let Kentucky
know that JEFF. Davis has graciously deigned to
reply to the Commissioner sent to AK him to re-
spect the neutrality of Kentucky. shall send
this precious document to you, by this mail,
think.
There is an earnest determination on the part
of the Legislature to adhere Loyalty to the Union.
Some true men doubted at first the policy Of
placing encampments in the midst Of our State,
but these doubts have vanished before the elo-
ouent arguments Of those who are thanking God
that now their wives and children can sleep in
security within the vicinity of the camps. If we
had 5000 armed men encamped in each Of our
ten Congressional districts, we should hear less
treason talked in Kentucky, though it is not so
rampant now az it was short time since. Both
our State Senators. Breckenridge and Powell, are
here, and there are rumors that Gov. Msgofin
having expressed the determination to conform
his action to the wishes Of the Legislature, has
incurred the wrath of Breckenridge. This gath
erinp of secession buEzards may therefore be to
patch up reconciliation, but hope that the
Governor will remain true to the one resolution
that may redeem scores Of his former delinquen-
cies.
I think that the action of the Kentucky Lesis-
lature will conform to that Of our State Dele
CATION in Congress during the late Extra Session.
All the Union CongresSmen are here at present,
and are consulting every night with the Legisa-
tors. II will be proud day for the old State,
when she instructs Governor Magofin to inform
the President of the United States that she is
prepared to furnish her quota of troops for the
prosecution of this War against treason, and the
protection of her Government from the treachery
of those who, under the mask of friendly neu-
trality, would embarrass its action and deprive
il of the meansFof self.defense. And when that
day does arrive there will be thousands ready to
respond to the call for Volunteers, and some Of
your large Northern States must look to their
laurels or Kentucky will outsize their pile. Al
ready, in the mountain Counties Of the Sixth
Congressional District, where our loyal brethren
drink in heavens purest air and earths purcst
water, and where the spirit of freedom royes as
unlettered as the eagle around bis crag.bult
nest, there are between seven and ten
tbousi men Ia arms, in camps and
under instruction. Their double purpose is to
defesd their homes from the threatened attacks