Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-14
LATER FmOn THK NORTH.
We have received the New York Herald of she 10th,
rrom~~hich We extract the following:
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY IN KENTUCKY.


rrom>~hich We extract the following:
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY IN KENTUCKY.
PROCLAMATION.
CoHxoNwEALrH OF KENrUoKY,)
Executive Department, Frankfort Sept s. 1884
Nv attention having been cslled to an order mo 2O)
Of Btgadier General Hugh Ewing, in the words and
figures following, viz:
HEADQ'Rs SLcOSD DrTIsIoS, DIsT. KENTUCKY,
Louisville, August 20, 1854.
GESIRAL oRDKRs-Ho. 40
The Judge of the Quarterly Court in each county of
this dstre Is required call together the Justices
composing the County Court within ten days after the
receipt Of this order, and when assembled said court
.hpl lew upon the tax payers Of said county n sum
sufficient TO arm mount and pay fifty men, TO DO raised
within such county, and maintained until further orders
Ater being organised TIE GsptIn win report 10 these
headquarters his preparaicn for duty. The Capain,
whose duty Ii will be to OFrA'z - the troop. will be
appointed Oy the court aud sot to the approval Of
,be Cireu. judge If be be conveniently consulted
and will held OH until the company see fit TO elect
successor. By comms"d OF
Brigsder General HUaH EwIHs
T. B. HARLAN Lieutenant and A. A g
l as the chief Executive of The Commonwealth Of
Kentucky do hereby warn the Judges aud Just'css of
t1e raj courts embraced in sad order that BrRa-
4 e. General Hugh Ewing bss no power OF authority
uuder any known law civil military to sume con-
troll Of tire ohi nal action Of the civil of es Of this
OomnOaWeA,.t; ana further declare the said order 70
20 ir dero g.tiou Of tbs laws OF the State and in con-
f.et With the rights End l6eRfes Of LOYAL psopl. You
cannot obey the order without Violating the which
sou arc sworn 10 maintain, and pFosuting the civil
powers with which you inrus.ed to Unlawful and
oppressive USE, thereby subj citing yourselves TO the
st penalties denounced by la" against malsassnce Of
ON e.
l. the duty each owes to himself and to he country
q 70 Us obedience TO auch orders or imme at,Y re
sign and let the cthce be dlod by some who viii
lezflesly meet the responsibilities OF duly by refusing
OBEDIENCE TO orders which alike violates the laws OF
the land the lee OF tho teeF and the rights of the
citiz5u You therefore hereby warned agsinsS ma
ne Any such levy Of taxes, and forbidden tO.do 30.
By the Governors TH0S. T. BRA6LEflE
E. L. VAN WIxKLs, Secretary of State
q By JAS. &. PAsE Assistant Secretary.
WAsHweros, April 3, 1854.
HoLILLAE's LlTTER or ACCEPTANCE.
The letter of Acceptance of General Mcclellan has
eDgressed public attention at the capitol to-day. TIE
var moe ats applaud It. and gTslly relieved from
the spurshensOHs which they felt thst be would accept
the 0hi ago pa form pure aud simple while the pelce
demOcra reosiVe it with not loud but deep and
say thsy see DO choice between Mcclellan and Lin
clD except hSt 10 the former should be removed
By kind Providence. or Killed by ruah Of efisi.
seekers in Of success they would have al out aud
out peace IN the Presidential chair In the person If
PsHdlefon.
EXOsANGH OF INVALID Pal oHKRs OF war.
l. few days 400 invalid rebel prs )Ders viii be for
Hsrdsd uudsF Alg Of truce In for that number
OF skeletons Of Iioh prisoners scot down THE week by
She bel authorities It is impossible 20 make fhs
change In kind have tsIv prisoners Ter that
puTp0zs.
Tat QUOTA or ToNPKIs5 COUNTY, \, T., TILLED
Al agent OF Foupkihs eouoty, N. Y, who vas sent
here 10 sndesVoF 70 Obssin substitutes 10 apply on lie
quos has received notice that every toWusbip ia tina
couu has iled lie Io!s, aad is out Of the draft
THE NUMBER on REBfL OFFICERS IN Qua HAND7
There we're in confinement al lhs different military
pos.s, forts snd camps within tas UnIon lnes on the
lat inStant, AS rebel f,srs prisoners of war.
EEW 0RLEASs, Sept. g. 1854 ::
TEEs0H sElEURs o. ANxRI0AS oARaOEs.
TIE latest arrivals from Brsz 70 Santiago brings re-
Fts that several vesssls which sailed from New Or
leans lately for MatamoIs with cargoes intended Tor
the O0ftnas government or for e. neral Market have
been a BY the French at the mouth Of the Rio
Grande. Toe New OsieAns merchants viii make bad
speculation 10 tbsi- adventures to AstsmorAs.
GAPFuM THE sol DIsLNT JSsslE
LOuIsVHLE, Sept 8. 1884.
OIL HOlRlas, Ofths ll'h Kentucky cavalry captured