Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-13

force has been organized, equipped and EN-
camped in the central portion Of K;ntucky
without consultation with the Stat,
authorities but short time before the as
sembling of legislature fresh from our peo
pie. If the people of Kentucky desire more
troops let them be obtained under the laws o.
Kentucky | recommend that the law pasSeC
last spring be amended to enable the military
board to borrow sufficient sum to purchase
arms and munitions for our defence. The
Gov infers from the Presidents correspond
ence that if he thought the people of Kentucky
wished the removal of the federal force Fl ON
Kentucky the President would comply. The
Gov. recommends the passage of resolutions
requesting the withdrawal of all military
bodies not under the State authorities. lie
complains of the continued introduction and
distribution of federal guns. He thinks this
source of irritation must be arrested He re-
fers to the Legislature numerous cases of ag
grcsSion upon private rights by both belhger-
ents, which he said he had not the right OF
power to redress After discussing our ma
tional difficulties, he says his people have said
they mean to await the exhaustion of all civil
remedies before they will even consider the
question of assuming new external relations,
but he has never understood that they will
tamely submit to unconstitutional aggressions
or that they renounce their sympathies with
the people of their aggrieved sister States
jugate the South; still less can | construe
any of their votes as meaning that they will
prosecute coercive war against their South
ern brethern. They meant that they still
have some hope Of the restoration and per
petuation of the Union, and until that hope
is blasted they will not alter their existing
rel ,tions. Their final decision will be law
to me and | will execute eve constltu
tional act of their representatives as rigidly
and faithfully as though it originated with
myself The Gov. says III in no thought
word or act has he thwarted the lawful pur-
pose of the people of Kentucky, ard cites
instances of his adherence thereto.
He denounces the Presidents proclamation
of April 10Th as illegal, and therefore peremp
torily refused to obey the demand for Ken
lucky troops, citing subsequent acts of the
Administration. He says he cannot give
them any sort of sanction.
The Governor protests against the Presi
dents usurpations, against q further prosecu-
ton of the war, against Kcntucky being made
camping ground or pathway for the move
ment of forces by either of the belligerents,
and recommends the General Assembly to
pass resolutions requiring both belgerents to
keep off our soil and respect kcntucky's neu-
trality. "My respect for State rights and
State sovereignty will make me bow in respect
to the majority of her people, so long as | am
a citizen of Kentucky"
1t is understood that Cav. Magoi!in re
ceived, at Frankfort, to-day, q dispatch from
Gen. Grant, of Cairo stating shat Tennessee
troops had en:ered Columbus. Gov. NJ. tel
graphed Gov. Harris, protesting against this,
to which Gov Harris replied, saying that he
would request President Davis to withdraw
the troops.
Especial to the Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.
Gen. Burnside has been assigned the duty
here of commanding unbrigaded regiments.
The Washington Star's correspondent says
there are now no rebel troops at Vienna, ex-
cept the picket guards, half way between
Fairfax Court House and Falls Church.
These are the remains of three South Carolina
regiments reduced to half their original num-
Der by sickness.
Col John Sedgwick of the 4th cavalry, has
been appointeda Brigadier General and Hoyt
Sherman, of Desmoines, Iowa, brother of the
Ohio Senator, a paymaster.
No more passes to visit the opposite bank
of the Potomac are to be issued to civilians.
A general order practically puts all military
matters connected with the volunteers from
New York into the hands of Gov Morgan.
All regiments, batteries and companies in pro-
cess of organization, must hereafter report to
him, who is to organize them when necessary.
Probably similar order will be made in each
of the other States
The bearer of the flag of truce from Norfolk
to Fort Monroe, replied to cross-examination
that distinguished person, whose name he
would not disclose, had died at Richmond.
Governor Gamble was here to get the State
troops armed in perfect harmony with Ere
mont's. He represents that many Union sol
ders are unarmed He thinks the condition
of the State critical, and that small marauding
bodies of rebels may concentrate.
Gen. Butler has induced Government to Or
der Is of Sawyer's guns and 1000 shells for
each.
Platoon firing with blank cartridges, was
mistaken for an at ack on Munson's Hill.
Mrs. Lincoln and family, and Commodore
Stringham, arrived tonight.
All quiet.
LOUISVILLE, Sept 5.
Letters received here say that Bragg leaves
Pensacola to day with three regiments for
Virginia, leaving there about the same num-
Der of troops 1t is very scky at Pensacola,
from 80 to 40 soldiers dying daily.
HUDSON, No., Sept. 5.
Abe Hager, baggage master on the Hanni-
bal & St. Joseph railroad, furnishes the St.
Louis Democrts the following account of
diabolical outrage ON that road day before
yesterday.
he passenger express train bound west, Sept.
I'd, was thrown into Platte river, the timbers
of the east end of the bridge over that stream
having been burned nearly through. The en-
tire train went down, the engine turning over,
and the baggage, freight, mail and two passen
ger coaches piled on top. One passenger
coach was completely smashed, and | was the
only one on the train that escaped unhurt
Aft,r getting out Of the baggage car com
menced taking the pass myers that We're not
killed out Of the wreck.
Conductor S. c. Cutter died in few min
utes Fra k Clark, engineer, had one leg
completely twisted and jammed into strings
he also died in a few moments. Martin Field,
mail agent Charles Moore, fireman, and J.
Fox, brakesman, were killed Among the
wounded were Mr.. Medill. son of DR.. Medill,
of Ohio, badly injured | could not learn the
names Of all the passengers.
went to st. Joseph, got an engine, physi-
clans and other necessarics for the wounded,
and reached the wreck at 3 A. NJ The great
est excitement prevails in st. 30. in regard to
this lnhuman outrage.
HUDsoN, Mo-, Sept. 6.
The following additional account Of the ter
rible disaster on the Hannibal and St. 10. r.
R. is furnished the ST. Louis r pull, can
he catastrophe occurred at Little Platte
River Bridge, nine miles east Of St. Joseph.
The bridge was a substantial work of 100
feet span and about 35 feet above the river.
The timbers of the bridge had been burned
underneath the track, until they would sus-
tain but little more than their own weight,
and the fire was then extil gushed, leaving
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