New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-28
KENTUCKY APRkss,f.
Gov. BrnmIeus's visit ~ Warrington
sts Satisfactory Rcsuii-Lcttrr from
President Lincoln.


The annexed correspondence explains itself.
Tbe peoue OF Kentucky VIII bow tho interview i'm
pressed the Governor. and they have Ais testimony 10
lie good feeling and the sympathy oi ifesheht Lincoln
and Secretary stanton FOR the citizens oi lls A"''
We commend the Governors letter TO our readers;
COMMONWEALTH OPFicE IGANtIoEi, hpill2l'
To The Hon THOMAS L. BAA,.LLIIE, Goesr"0r@ he@.
my DEAR SIR: II will he remembered by yor tha;
lntncdiately aler your return from Washington Ciiy'
nbou, The LEI OF this month ~ an article NHch Acn AZ
peared in TIE Commonwealth, u was s'"'d tst t'uI ~
eIview with tine President ara secretary uI "i Adu
bean Of the most amicahlc and conCuiOi! character
and that at early date the people o hrhachy ~ouo
be officially advised Of tho objects and results Of your
am tba after your return 70 Frankfort and
m 10 the time you LEFT for Nashville your condition OF
health such as to prevent you nom . p'iit the
desired information tD the people ui heniucky.
"Tbe MANY applications 10 me personally Tor me 70
suits If your mission 10 Washington nav nI"o'u '"'
70 ask that you will communicate tAat il4viAHto-'
through the columns Of The Commonwealth al your car
nest 0o"aY YaoIs trulv A. g. HODGES"
"ExHCUuyR DEPARTMENT Frankfort: April p leOl.
Col. a g.. UODgis Iranbiplt, ky.-Hu Jester
day evening your note of the 2bt WHo handed 10 me-
Tie object Of my mission 10 Washington wac TO nave
the quota Of militia called INTO heiN zee ON h'tc,
assigned upon the basis " enrolment aud mo- oil PopI'
laton; and TO obtain relief 10 tie citizens Of hentuoky
against the unauthorized and inonentNe u'eflieneo
OF oIicers soldiers and recruiting brohGfs WIN Tue
slaves IN hentucky and 10 have TIE cllslmtbI hil
draft Of slaves confined within the prvcw Of the act
4
| Of Congress Tor enrolment and draft &c;
Upon presenting the iuots upon which thesc &c.
mands we're made the President aud Secretary Oi " ~
II IMPLY decided that the demands were lHat and res
sonabi. and that everything they could do to further
| ms wishes In these ic, aIds should be done.
That most estinnbc and cfrcCst obceT toi. - -;
Fry, ProyOst.MarshalG cnuM United StaicS received
instructions from the Secretary OF war end has silce
furnished the estimates made upon the uaas settled
being nine thousand loss than Upon The basis "
population Of 1861 but really the correct basis OF pres
ent population.
| "Io carry out the other purposes. Eng. Gen - u
Burbridgc commanding Department OF hcntlcLy. was
also supervisor Of enrolment and draft wiih powers 10
correct the offensive courses complained o. ana 10 see
that the ensimeIts and DRAFT were confined within he
law. and 10 duly authorized officers. lie has Issued MS
General Orders upon the subject under The powers so
conferred.
Il viii add that NJ my request the secretary OF
War also agreed to the 3U;h hCrtncAy 10 US 10
pletc the preparations for our deie1ses ana also
agreed ~ include the counties below the lenbess.e
River In the military district Of Kentucky
This last propositions however foI satisfactory rea
sons, which have arisen since lett Washlngt0n is
necessarily suspended for the present. but VIII be ear
ricd out the for temporary delay aie
removed.
cit Is Of qualification 10 me 10 add that lie
President and Secretary Of War manifested the most
cordial readiness 10 bestow puon The peopie Of Aea