John J. Crittenden to Edwin M. Stanton
1862-06-02
- Date of Creation
- June 2, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG1-311 to MG1-312
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-023-0157
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211012
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- Dates
- 1862-06-02
Citation
John J. Crittenden to Edwin M. Stanton, 1862-06-02, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-023-0157 (November 13, 2026).
Washington.
Hon E. M. Stanton
Secy of War
Dear Sir,
Accompanying this you will find a letter to yourself from Governor Magoffin of Kentucky, with other documents and papers relating to military transactions in that State, of which the Governor complains as indignities to her, and violations of her laws — By his request I submit them to you for your consideration, and beg that you will, at your earliest convenience, give to them your serious attention, and either reply directly to the Governor, or give to me an answer that I may transmit to him.
That you may have a full view of the subject, and all the information that I have, I enclose, with the other papers the governor's letter to me.
It is true that judges may be guilty as well as others, and ought as others
be responsible for their conduct — but that is an individual responsibility, and does not warrant indignity, much less violence, to the established courts of the State — Disrespect to them, is disrespect to the State, and that Surely cannot be necessary to the proper repression of rebellious movements in Kentucky.
Requesting your earnest and prompt attention to the communications of the Governor, I remain,
Very respectfully
yr's &c
J J Crittenden
(a Copy)
Crittenden to Stanton