The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-06
Kentucky LesisIasure-B errish's
Talk


FRASkFoRT, Ky, Sept. 5.--The Senate or
gained BY the eIectioh of John ]. fiske fos
Speakarsnd IT. johnson Clerk
Coz, Aagoffn's message saws kentucky has
a right 60 assume neutral position; that she
had no agency in fosteriae a sectional party
/ in the free States, and did not spprose the
separate action OF secession Of the Southern
States. at the time. Until recently Ken
tucks's neutrality has not been seriously
agFessed by either belgerent power. Law
less 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 repara-
ton obtained when possible. but a military
Federal force has been orgauixed. equipped
and encamped ia the central portion cf Ken
lucky, without consultation with the State
authorities, bat = short time before the as
semblng OF "a Legislature, fresh from our
people Ii the people Of Kentucky desire
more troops, let them be obtained under the
Constitution of kentucky.
| recommend that the law of the hate Leg
isiature be amended to enable the Military
BOARD 90 borrow sufficient sum 10 pur
chase aims and munitions for our defence
The Governor infers from the Presidents
correspondence, that il he thought the people
Of Kentucky wished the removal Of the Fed
eeral force from Kentucky. the President
would comply.
Gov. Magotiin recommends the passage sof
resolutions requesting the disbsnding
moyai OF all military bodies not under the
State authority. He complains OF the con
tinued Introduction OF Federal guns and the
distribution thereof. to private citizens. He
thinks this source Of irritation should be ar
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Gus cases Of aggressions upon private rights
By both beligerents, where he had not the
right or power 10 afford redress.
After discussing our national difficulties.
he says: kentuckians have meant ~ await
the exhaustion Of all civil remedies before
they will even consider the question OF az
suming new external relations, but ! have
never understood that they will tamely sub
nit To unconstitutional aggressions, nor that
they renounce their sympathy with their sis
ter States. nor that they will approve of
war to suhjugato the 5 9TH, still less can
construe any of their vote, as meaning that
they will prosecute cserciye war against
their Southern brethren. They meant only
that they have still some hope OF restoratiou
and perpetuation of the Un.on. and until that
hope Is blasted they will NJ. alter their ex-
listing relations. Their final decision will be
law Ia me. and will execute every consti-
tutlonal act Of their Representatives, as Wig
orously and faithfully though il originated
with myself
The Governor SAYS that ia no thought,
word or act has he thwarteI the lawful pur-
pose of the people of Kentucky. and cites in
stances of has adherence thereto. He de-
nounces the Presidents war proclamation of
April 18th. AZ illegal. and therefore gave a
peremptory refusal TO the demand for Ken
tacky troops, citing subsequent acts of the
He says he cannot give
them any sort of sanction
The Governor protests against the Presi-
dents usurpauons; against further prosecu-
ton of the war: auainst Kentucky being
made camping ground for the movement OF
forces by either beltgerent, and recommends
the General Assembly TO pass resolutions re-
quirIng both beligerents to keep of our soil /
and respect kentuRky's neutrality. Ny re-
spect for State rights and State sovereignty
will make me bow In respectful submission
TO the majority of her people, 30 long as am
a citizen OF Kentucky.
IL is understood that Gov. Magofiin re
reiyed at Frankfort, to-day, dispatch from |
Gen. Grant, OF Cairo. stating that Tennessee
troops had entered Columbus.
Gov. Nagotfin telcgraphed Gov. Harris, !
protesting against this: 10 which Gov. Harris
replied, saying that he would request Presi- I
lent Davis TO Withdraw the troops