Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-14

snnssaes line Is was necessary for me 60 pas over
Y order 10 reach t. This act ands sbunsns inrtl
noation u tho history Of ths csncsssioua 4rae 70
we Federal government By Kentucky ever aimee
ne var began, notwithstanding the position Of
With which she proclaimed her intention % Main
P11n II. That hist0ry shows the foIlowinQ among
Pther facts In January the House Of ReprssentI.
aTes OF kentucky passed anti coercion resolutions
f-only four dissenting. The Governor in Nav "a
sued his neutrality proclamation. The address Of
the Union Central Committee, including Mr. James
Speed, Mr.. Prentice and other prominent Union
nen, IN April proclaimed neutrality as the policy
Df keBtueky, and claimed that an atternps 10 CO.
bree the South should induce KentuC kv 10 make
common cause with her and take part IN the con
hest on her side without counting the e0ss Tba
Union speakers and papers with few exceutioua
claimed up TO the last election that the Tn,on vor
was strict neutrality and peace. These fscrs and
events gave OF the integrity Of the Eyoy
ed purpose of your State, Snd we we're content with
the position she assumed.
Since the election, however, she has allowed the
seizure in her ports Paducsh) Of property OF eiti-
zens Of the Confederate States; she has. By her
members IN the Congress Of the United States voted
II supplies OF men and money 70 carry on the war
agslnst the Confederate States she has so we'd the
eosFAl y 'Vsrnnent 70 cut timber from Der forests
A Tor the purpose OF building armed bOsts for the
invasion Of the Southern States; she Is per
hitting TO be enlisted in her tsrritorv trooos
not Only Of her own citizens. bur The 1900
otner SsaIes' Tor the purpose Of beiLE a1nasd and
used in offensive warfare against the Cobf-dera5s
States. At Camp Robinson. IN the coun1v Of Ca
rard, there are now ten thousand trooos. If tbs
newspapers can be relied uDOn in winch mn frou,
Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are nustsrsd
with KeRtuckians into the service Of the Uuitsd
8 ltes, and armed By that Governments for The
svOWed purpose Of giving aid TO the disafected IN
one of the Confederate States and Of CARVING out
the designs Of that Government for their
notwithstanding all these, and other acts OF similar
character, the Confederate States have Continued 20
respect the attitude which Kentuck7 had "A
neutral, and fOrbOrne from reprlSais ia the hone
that Kentucky would yet enforce respect for her
position On the part Of the Government Of the Uni
Ted States Our patient expectation has been dfsaD
pointed, and It was only when we perceived that
this continued Indifference to our rights and our
safety was about 70 eliminate in the zure Of sn
important part Of her territory BY the United Satea
forces Tor offensive operations against the Confede-
rate States, that regard for self preservation de-
mSnded Of us TO seize it in advance We are here
therefore, not by choice but Of necessity. ana a.
have had the honor 70 say, in the communication ad
dressed to his Excelleney Gsv. Magofin. q COPY Of
which Is herewith enclosed and submitted a. a part
OF my reply, so now repeat in answer 20 your re-
quest that am prepared 70 agree to withdraw the
Confederate trJ ops from Kentucky provided shs
will agree that the troops OF the Federal Govern
ment be Withdrawn simultaneously, with Ruarsu-
tee (which will give recprocabiy for the CoDfed-
crate GOVERNMENT that the Federal troops shall nus
De allowed TO enter nor occupy any part Of Ken
lucky for the future.
In view Of the facts thus submitted cannot out
think the weird at large will hnd il difficult 70 sp
preeiate the profound astonshment" with which
you say the people Of Kentucky received the intsl
gence Of the occupation Of this place
have the honor to be, respectfully your obsdi
ent servant, ETC.. I,EoNip.s Po4E
Major General Commanding