The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-20
Governor MagOfRn's Message

The Louisville Journal Of the 10th !
inst. contains a message Of nearly four
columns Of close print, with column |
and half Of documents accompanying
it from that long-winded and verbose
funciionary BEmAH MAaorFN. BE-
MAN II certainly entitled to- the re-
puiation Of talking more and say
ing less than any other public man in the
nation. He takes up pen to write
. message or a letter, without opening
aoodgate of balderdash. AT the least inn
pulse his word machine rattles and clat-
tors away like the fans Of an ungeared
windmill In a hurricane, or a flock oil
wild geese screaming and gambling in a
storm. BERiAH Is the Prince Of clatter-
ers and gabblers, he has tongue enough to
furnish material for at least thousand
old ladies' ea-parties. BERIAH tries hard
TO prove himself 70 be perfectly loyal
man with rebel principles; an out and
out Union man with secesh sympathies,
the steodfast friend Of the Union as 10 was
and ready ct the wink Of an eye to take
up arms against ABE LNcoLS. To show
Of what material BFBAH's loyalty 10 the
Federal Government is composed, we eS-
tract a few passages from his message
beg leave further to call your serious
attention TO another subject in my judg-
ment Of the gravest importance 10 the
peace and welfare Of the State. II is TO
the interference by the military with the
civil authorities, the arrest Of our citi-
Gems without authority of law, and their
protection il the enjoyment Of the right
Of suffrage, their right to become candi-
dates for and b. hold office and enjoy
their property as peaceful and law abid-
ing tizens, under the Constitution and
laws
The meaning of this is unmistakable
when we recollect that no one but an
avowed traitor, or one who has been act
ing with avowed traitors, has been for
biddcn by Gen. BOYLE to run for Office in
Kentucky. All Secession candidates were
warned that they would not be allowed
torun for orhold Office, aud all loyal men,
no matter Of what party, were at liberty
to be candidates without any restriction
whatever. Governor MAaoFFH COM
plains that this was an interference with
the right Of suffrage.
The policy adopted, it Gems TO me,
ia dangerous in the extreme. II must
lead TO confusion, conflict, and anarchy.
There is no necessity for il in my judg
ment; no law for IT, II the State had
been placed under marshal law, which
suspends the civil law, and which is the
will of the COinnandcr for The time
being there might be claimed some
shadow Of excuse for IL, but Kentucky
was not, and is not, under martial law
and respectfully submit 10 you wheth-
err or not q change Of policy in the res
toration of the civil authorities in all
their force, and the confinement Of th,
military and civil power within ahcil
legitimate spheres of action (the military
being subordinate TO the civil law will
not restore peace within our borders. and
give ample protection Gas the laws al,
adequate, or if not amend them) to oul
HNhHAN a. wv NAilNl tAANAAN va hANAA AAhAAlas
Let Us illustrate this by the case Of
Judge NUiTAL, a civil officer, but a VIC.
lentrebel Governor MAGoFFrN contends
that such a traitor should have authority
over a Federal military officer, and tina
the court of a traitor and rebel should
control the actions Of an officer acting by
the authority Of the President Of IN,
United States
Again he says: Regarding abolition
as worse than secession, by condemning
in unmistakable language, the change OF
policy in the Government, you will
strengthen, in my opinion, the cause OF
che Union, give assurance to its armies in
the field, and greatly encourage enlist
ments at home"
OF two evils choose the least jim
DAVIS is secessionist-that is bad
But LINCOLN is an abolitionist, which is
worse.
Therefore, says Gov. MAGoFFIN, Of the
two evils I'll take the least which is JEw
DAVIS and secession. That is just wher,
MAGoFFM's talk leads him in spite of all
his circumlocution. and zoe hare qgoas q
d,o Federal army whose loyahy IS ~ mare
genuine than Mnga7ia's. They need watch.
ing.
We might extend our quotations ant
comments on this wordy messagebutwhaI
we have quoted shows that Kentucky i,
TO be congratulated in being rid Of d
Governor who is clearly nothing bnt the
tool Of BRECENRD0E and Senator Pow
ELL. The message contains no hearty
expression Of loyalty, and beyond doubt
It's author is only watching an oppor-
tuniiy to follow in the footsteps Of Col
MA0oFrIS, Of Missouri
TuE NEW CoNEr-The Dudley obsery
atory astronomers tell us that this new
visital will probably attain its greatest