The demonstration on my part has had the
desired effect. The enemy has withdrawn his forces even before I had
fortified my position. It is my intention to continue to occupy and hold
this place." On the same day I sent the following reply to Major-General
Polk: "Your telegram received; the necessity must justify the action."
The Legislature of Kentucky passed resolutions and appointed a committee
to inquire into the action of General Polk, from which the annexed
correspondence resulted:
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MAJOR-GENERAL POLK AND THE AUTHORITIES OF
KENTUCKY.
_Resolutions of the Kentucky Senate relative to the Violation of
the Neutrality of Kentucky._
"_Resolved by the Senate_, That the special committee of the
Senate, raised for the purpose of considering the reported
occupation of Hickman and other points in Kentucky by
Confederate troops, take into consideration the occupation of
Paducah and other places in Kentucky by the Federal authorities,
and report thereon when the true state of the case shall have
been ascertained. That the Speaker appoint three members of the
Senate to visit southern Kentucky, who are directed to obtain
all the facts they can in reference to the recent occupation of
Kentucky soil by Confederate and Federal forces, and report in
writing at as early a day as practicable.
"In Senate of Kentucky, Saturday, September 7, A.
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