Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-25
From the Commentator Erfr.. Dec. II.
KENTUCKY

From the Commentator Ertr. Dec II.
KENTUCKY.
STATE CONVENTION Summary OF tho princip.l
matters acted upon during ri" twn rst days sitting
FIRST DAY.
Delegates from nearly all the counties in the
State, assembled in Convention at the Presbyte-
RAN Church in Frankfort, by the ringing of the bell.
a l2 o'clock, on Thursday, The 9th of Dec. 1880
GEN. JAMES GAnR,Rp
member from tn" county Of Bourbon cho
sen Pres,den' sf tho Convention.
Gen John Payne member from tho county of
Bracken. and David Irving. Esq member from the
county of Madison. were appointed Secretaries
The counties in ihr several senatorial districts
were then called over by the President, lin pursu-
ance OF Judge Beauv's moiion) and the names Of
members in actual Attendance from each county were
announced and recorded BY the Secretaries
After brisf discussion, upon different Suggestions
and propositions, it was unanimously resolved that
commNtcc Of urmb"r from inch toria dis
frict 33 should be appointed bv the President. to
CONSIDER ond report To the Convention what business
would DO necessary and proper tn be transacted by
the Convention before their adjournment. The
Committee was appointed accordingly, and the Con
vcntion adjourned for the day.
SECOND Day.
The Convention met on Friday at I | o'clock. and
the committee appointed yesterday tby Judge Mills,
their cha'rman,l submitted report in part-consist
ing Of the following:
RESOLUTIONS.
I. Resolved, Phat the preservation of tho Amer
lean System is essential to the prosperity of the peo
pie OF the United States; and that its destruction
would he highly preJudical 20 their best interests.
Resolved, That The General Government 20.
sesscs the power, under the Constitution Of tho United
S'atns, to encourage, promnte, and construct inter-
nal improvements and Tint tho exercise Of his power
advances the common interests of he Union, and is
1ndlspensably necessary 10 tho people Of the western
States; who without it, would not obtain fair por-
ton OF the benefits whilst they sustain an equal
share of the burihcns of the confcdcracv.
Resolved, That the veto placed upon the Nays
vile road bill aud the Presidents withholding from
Congress the bill for aiding the completion Of che Lou
isvi!lc and Portland Canal. were hehhandcd mea-
sures OF power, without example IN the practice and
irreconceabe to the nature Of free governments
and that the reasons assigned fer them shown to
have been insincere, by the wastefuI expenditure of
public money IN other instances, recommended by
proceeding immediately from the acts Of the Presi
dent, and by his approval of other works Of inter
nal improvement.
d Resolved, That The DISCUSSION. by the cxccu-
tive Of the United States, OF lncnmbents from Office
for no other reason than their preference of one
Presidential candidate to another is arbitrary aud
despoc; utterly hostile 10 the free exercise of the
elective franchise; and s pcrnicous and dangerous
10 the stability OF free institutions. it. ia adverse
to their nature, and wrong and I'M Just 10 pr nciple
D. Resolved, That the appointment 10 Office af
such large number ofnembers Of Congress by the
present administrations is direct opposition tn the
principles avnwcd and the Pledge mad by the pro
sent chief magis rate previous to his election; and
that, coupled with the appointment, also of dlspro-
papers distinguished by their zeal in esponsing his
election his convention cannot but view the ten
dcncy OF both as inevitable towards the corruption
OF Congres and of the press
o. Resolved. That tho south western Indians arc
entitled 20 the peacrsbe sud quiet enjoyment of tn"
lands secured to them by treaties with the States
until they choose voluntarily to cedr them to he u.
States; and thnt they have natural Ugh rocognn
cd by those treaties, To- live under their laws,
free from the disturbance Of any State
7. Resolved, That the duty ~ enIoincd upon the
President oftho United States by their laws and trea
ties to protect tn S"uh western Indians in the
loymoni fth'ir rights of territory and scf-enyern-
neni, and Tint the w''fu neglect of the President
to execute that duyJs notification, by hrs indvid
ual authority, ofthooc Ia and treaties dangerous in
precedent and practice and in ,siiivc violation oil hs
solemn obigatlons
Rosolved, That the recalling Of our foreign
minis FRS and sending OF others in their stead, upon
the obvsus round that they had bcen active and
Jealous partsana of the President tho lae elsc-
tloo arc unju-,ii1il upon principle, or hh former
constant ussg of he Government aud have been the
occasion of wastch md c2travagnnt expenditure al