(See mention of Barboursville at bottom.) Sept. 16: New Orleans banks suspend specie payments. Ky. banks refuse to suspend. Later, may eastern banks suspend specie payment. Sept. 18: In consequence of the action of Confederate generals Polk and Zollicoffer, in seizing and occupying certain strategic points in Kentucky, the committee of federal relations report the following, in the house of representatives: "Whereas, Kentucky has been invaded by the forces of the so-called Confederate States, and the commanders of the forces so invading the State have insolently prescribed the conditions upon which they will withdraw, thus insulting the dignity of the States by demanding terms to which Kentucky can not listen without dishonor; therefore: 1). Be is resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the invaders must be expelled; inasmuch as there are now in Kentucky Federal troops assembled for the purpose of preserving the tranquility of the State, and of defending and protecting the people of Kentucky in the peaceful enjoyment of their lives and property. It is ------ 2). Further resolved, That General Robert ANDERSON, a native Kentuckian, who has been appointed to command of the department of Cumberland, be requested to take instant command, with authority and power from this Commonwealth to call out a volunteer force in Kentucky for the purpose of repelling the invaders from out soil. 3). Resolved, That is using the means which duty and honor require shall be used to expel the invaders from the soil of Kentucky, NO CITIZEN SHALL BE MOLESTED ON ACCOUNT OF HIS POLITICAL OPINIONS; (italicized) that no citizen's property shall be taken or confiscated because of such opinions, nor shall any slave be set free by any military commander, and that ALL PEACEABLE CITIZENS (italicized) and their families ARE ENTITLED TO, AND SHALL RECEIVED, THE FULLEST PROTECTION (italicized) of the government IN THE ENJOYMENT OF THEIR LIVES, THEIR LIBERTIES, AND THEIR PROPERTY (italicized). 4). Resolved, That his Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, be requested to give all the aid in his power to accomplish the end desired by these resolutions, and that he call out so much of the military force of the State under his command as may be necessary therefor, and that he place the same under the command of Gen. Thomas L. CRITTENDEN. 5). Resolved, That the patriotism of every Kentuckian is invoked, and is confidently relied upon to give active aid in the defense of the Commonwealth." The resolutions are adopted seriatim --- the 1st by 73 to 23, the 2nd by 69 to 27, the 3d by 93 to 3, the 4th by 72 to 24, the 5th by 73 to 23, and preamble by 73 to 23. The senate adopts them by 26 to 9. Sept. 20, Gov. Magoffin, in a forcible and dignified message, vetoes them; but the house, by 69 to 21, and the senate, by 24 to 10, immediately pass them again, "the objections of the governor to the contrary notwithstanding;" The governor issues his proclamation, the same day, precisely as required in the resolutions. Sept. -- Brig. Gen. Simon B. BUCKNER, in command of a brigade of Confederate troops at Camp Boone, Tenn., near the Ky. line, soon moves up to Bowling Green. About Sept. 15, Gen. Albert Sidney JOHNSTON is appointed to command of the department of the West, Confederate States army. Sept. 18: U. S. post office department "issues an order that, as the Louisville COURIER (italicized) is an advocate of treason and hostility to the government and authority of the United States, it should be excluded from the mails, until further orders; And, on the same day, the publication of the paper is interdicted. Sept. 18: Brig. Gen. S. B. BUCKNER, C.S.A., with Confederate troops, occupies Bowling Green; and issues a proclamation "To the people of Kentucky," giving his "own assurance that the force under his command will be used to aid the Governor of Kentucky n carrying out the 'STRICT NEUTRALITY' (italicized) desired by its people whenever they undertake to enforce it against the two belligerents alike." A portion of his forces come as far as Elizabethtown. -- Confederate troops burn the bridge over Rolling Fork, 5 miles west of Muldrow's Hill, on the Louisville and Nashville railroad; and Union men burn the bridge at Rollin. -- Spirited skirmish at Barboursville bridge, between Home Guards and Confederate troops.