New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-06
TIE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

FRANKFORT, n.y., Thursday, sept D, tcti'
The Senate organized to-day by the election Of John
+. Fiske Speaker and j. II. johnson. Clerk.
Gov. NJ igaffns Mets ,ge was received. He says
Kentucky has right to neutral position that
the bad sgency in fostering sectional party in the
Free States snd did approve of the separate ac-
ton and Secession If the Southern States at the time
Until recently Kentuckys n,ur lty has not beeu az
gressed upOL by either belligereut power. Lawltss
raids have been suffered bOtb s1es private property
sezed, commerce interrupted, our trade destroyed.
Thee wrongs have been borne with patience as long
as possblei but "a military Federal force organ zed
equipped aud eDcam ed in the central portion OF Ken
tucky without consultation with the Sate authorities
but a short time before tie assembly Of Legislature
fresh from the people. II the people OF Kentucky de-
sire more troops let them be ObGained under the Con-
stuuliou of Kentucky.
recommend that the act of lat Spring be amended
TO enable the Military Board TO b,rr sufficient SUN
% purchase and munitions for our own defense.
TIE Governor iufefs from the Presidents correspond
that If be thought the PEOPLE of Keutnoky wlshed
the removal Of the Federal force from Kentucky, the
President would comply. TIE Governor recon-
mends the passage of resolutions requesting the dis
banding removal Of all military bodies not under the
STATE authority. He complains of the continued intro
dutlon of Federal and the distribution thereof TO
private citizens lie thinks this source Of irritation
should be arrested. lie refers totb- Legisltufe num-
bers # sggressiOns upOu private nights hy body OF
belligerents where he had not the Ight or poWertO
afford rsdrrss'
After di-cnsing the national dificues he says that
Keutacky has meant 10 wait the exha1ring OF all civil
reur dies before they will ontider the question #
assuming new external relations but he has never nn-
ders,ood that they will tamely submit 10 he uncons.
tut jnnl aggressons Of tie Nurth that they
their sympathy with The leope OF her aggroved user
States nor hat they will approve OF war to su6ju-
giie tire South
Sll can not con.true any Of their votes a. meaning
that tbey will prosecute eO-rive war against thtr
Southern brethren. Tn. meant 'nly that thy have
till come hOpe OF the Orrtion and peue Gsion at
tie Union aud, until tbat hoIe is tased, they uill
not alter iher exiting ieluiohs Their hna re isOn
will be law TO ue, aud will execu'e every consitu.
iional act of their iepres ntatives as vigahty aud
fsnrfuly though il originated With myref
The Governor says at ia uo thought or word has he
thwsrisd The lwtn 1rpgse q tie ls"rs Of Ksn""1;
Anil 18Th n. Illegal and hence bis etempory refusal
10 the dem md for Kentucky troops Ciug susequn;
nets Of Administration, be says he cannot give them
any sort Of sanction.
The GoverrO protests against the fdrther proeecu'
tion of the war; against he lucky being madt camp
loo or md or pathway for the Government, or the
forces of either Of tie belligeeut- aud recommends
tie General Assembly 70 pats rtsololiohs requiring
both belsereprs 10 keep of our soil, and res eet
Kentueky', neutrality. My respect for State Iights
aud State sovereignty will make me bOs ia respectful
submission TO the majority Of Ler eope 30 long as
sm n ciiLen of Kentucky.
IL i. UNDERSTOOD that Gov. Mag fin received dis.
patch to-day from Gen. Giant of Cairo, staiog that
gnfHp t.egr.,hed TO Gov. Hsr it, protesting agSinst
tbis to which Gov. tIauis rePiird, saying he woul1
reqest Pfesldeht Davis 10 withdraw tie troops this
evening.