Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-26

Magofiin to furnish troops to sustain the
Administration in its efforts to crush rebeI-
lion, that doubts have very generally been
entertained Of the loyalty of Kentucky, and
shipments of provisions to Louisville have
been rather summarily stopped, much to the
discontinue Of merchants in that city en-
eaged in the Southern trade. II is hardly
necessary to add that those who stopped the
shipment of provisions were not actuated
by any desire to starve Kentucky, as grain
and meet are the principal staple of that
State; the fact that they were not.needed for
consumption at home, rendered Il certain
that they were to be shipped Southwark,
and it was the general impression that it
mattered little whether the articles were
sent directly to the rebel army, or tran
shipped at Louisville, and therefore a gen.
eral embargo was laid upon all exports usu-
ally denominaied contraband-exeept our
bad rifle whisky.
For several days past telegraphic dis
patches have been received here, complain
ing that not only have not provisions been
forwarded to Louisville, but that the mer-
chants there were unable to get any ex-
PLANTATION and consequently a committee,
consisting Of The Mayor, several members Of
Councils, few merchants, and judges, colo
nels, and majors innumerable, came here to
obtain the necessary information.
A reception, on the part of the Mayor aud
several merchants and others, of this city,
was given the strangers at the Counci'
Chamber, in which both parties ventilated
their brotherly affection-in some instances,
with tears-the Kentuckians, however, al
ways making reservation that they loved
their "Southern sisters" still better, which
our Ohio men heard with due humility, and
without protest.
AS a prologue to the melo-drama, the
Mayor introduced the committee telling
those who were assembled-there having
been no notice, and only half dozen were
there-that these representatives of the State
of Kentucky had come to confer with the
authorities of Cincinnati as to the best means
of protecting the interests of the States Dor.
dering on the river, and to establish mu.
tual good understanding among the people
of the border.
Rufus King, Esq, then rose and said thai
this was an impromtu welcome to our Ken.
lucky brethren, who were lovers of the
Union, like ourselves, and who had come II
know why corn had been withheld from
Ho fnlI IotA
ffem Governor Dennison on the subject o
the late seizures:
Dear Sir-My views of the subject sug
gested in your message are these: So lonj
as any State remains in the Union, with pro
| fessiops of attachment to ii, one cannot dis
erimiDate between that State and our own
| In this contest we must be clearly in tn
right in every act, and think it better tina
we should risk something than that we STAN
in the slightest degree chargeable with any
| thing tending to create rupture With an,
State which has not already declared itsel
out of the Union.
To seize arms going to State which ha
not actually seeded, would give pretex
for the assertion that we had inaugurate
hostile conduct, and might be used to Great
q popular feeling in favor of Secession, wher
it otherwise would not exist, and end in in
volving us in border warfare, which a
| good citizens must deprecate. Until ther
is such circumstantial evidence as to Great
a moral certainty of an immediate intention
to use arms against us, should not be will
ing to order their seizure; much less will
be willing to interfere with the transporta
tion OF provisions.
Having the utmost confidence that you
prudence and discretion will avoid every jui
cause of complaint on the part of our Ker
lucky neighbors l remain, very truly your
VIM. DENNIS0N.
Judge Storer was then called up, and mac
a speech of considerable length. He eul,
gized Kentucky, and expressed wish th
Ohio might stand by her, and that she migl
stand by Ohio to preserve the Union.
He attacked Governor Magofin, and to-
the people that the Unionists of Kentuck
could not rely upon him, and reiterated h
belief that he was in league with traitor
The South had been constantly taunting
as towards, simply because we forebore
resent every little injury; and now she mu
withdraw that taunt; if peace was given
the rebels, it must be at our dictation, an
on our own terms. He pretty plainly int
mated that he had little faith in that patr
otism which refused to sustain the Cover
ment, and crush out rebellion.
When he had closed, Judge Pirtle,
Louisville, seized the speaker by the han
and embraced him, when the two wept t
gether, the effect being electric upon all wi
saw them.
Judge Bullock then made speech in b
half of the Kentuckians, saying that he h,
come to strengthen the bond of brotherhot
between the Border States, which had &
ways marched forward shoulder to shouldt
The venerable gentleman who had preced
him, had re ferred to the doubtful loyalty
Kentucky. ....
Judge Storer.-"I do not doubt Kentucky
loyalty. only spoke of the course of ce
tain citizens"
Judge Bullock" Is the sun dimmed, tn
gnats do fy2 Is State disloyal, becau
some of its people are2" He contended th
we must Judge of State by the acts of t
majority, and not by exceptions, wheth
they come from men in or out of pow
The Union men of his State were fighting
gallant battle for the Union at home, a
moderation on the part of Ohio would ma
them 10000 stronger at the May electiC
He did not wish to disparage Ohio, India
or Illinois, but he wanted it understood tt
the people of Kentucky occupied delict
position. She loves the Southern Stat
and will not fight against them, but "
. ts1der to the North and South the oil
branch of peace. He cOmPlimented CT
/. ernor Dennison for the sentiments uttered
y the letter just read, and INDUCED in sulO
y on the American flag, which he had j
, before refused to uphold in the seceC
. States, after which he sat down.
Judge Pirtle, Colonel Rosseau and Colo
H Nat. Wolf and others followed, but th
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