The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-17
JOHN l.. HELM, President.
ID. MERINyETHER and
JOHN GOODSON. I. PT'St,
joan W. FISNELL and

JOf1N ~ OOODoOs's - q -.
Joan W. FISNEIL and
BAN. c. ALLIS, Secretaries.
Or motion of Thomas Towles, the following res
olution was unanimously adopted, VIZ;
WHEREAS but few Of the counties ofthis Common
wealth have held any primary meetings Tor the purpose
Of selecting Delegates TO this Convention and several o.
ed b. citizens who have no precise laoranon as 70 me
news the people Of their respective Countess IN reA
ton TO the proposed alterations IN me Consunuo aha
no authority to act in relation the Subjeet-There
lore,
Rsuolred That this Convention do resolve isell
into primary assemblage OF the friends OF Constitutions
reform from the ViTiOuS sections OF the STATE.
R,olue3, That the officers appointed TO preside over
the Convention be retained and continued as the officers
On motion of Col. V. Monroe,
Rsolced That Committee OF ten, one from each Con
grcSionsl DISTRICT be appointed to report business Ion
/ the consider ration of the Conyehton.
4 And thereupon the chairman reported me iot
i lowing gentlemen as said committee, viz;
James Guthrie, Geo. w. Williams, Tho. Towles
VIM Davies, ID. X. HaggaId, II. c. Harris, VIM
Wallace, James NJ Rice, John p. Bruce and h
/ G. Bib. $500.
| And the meeting adjourned 10 meet at the hep
i resentatives' Chamber at 4 o'clock.
\ Convention again assembled at O'Clock at IN
| Representative Chamber.
The commftrv-. vi cen, v'-s fs01s ~~0as oS.ssISe
sional district, reported through James Guthrie
their chairman, the following preamble and Ieso
/ lutions:
NHrnEAs The orignalfrie OF Constitutional reiorr
in Kentucky did not contemplate any interference WI
ted rights any change OF the relative conoiton
master and slave and with the that none
De gned the question of Convention for Constitution
return has been twice passed upon BY the people, and
deliberate opinion twice expressed IN favor Of te heee
sy and proprety OF modifying the present Constitution
and where as, dis position has manifested hse on u
part Of some syowing themselves hvoteole 70 Sonsu
onal reform, change the relative condition OF mast
and slave in the proposed amendmets TO the presel
Constitution. the present assembly. constituted OF Tle
OF Constitutional reform, consider proper TO deela
their sc ntients upon the question OF slavery and SON
OF the leading Constitutional reforms they hvor and
recommend uniform course OF action on the part Of mo
who With them IN the Choice Of dele gales 70
l Convection. Therefore
Ill l. Rssokned That do desire contemplate al
change in the relative condition Of master and slave
the neweonstuion, and intend arm and decided res
D. That we desire TO change the term Of Office. as
aow exists. to press risedtern Of ysars-
3. That we desire 70 change the present mode o. .
poinpg many Of the officers In the Stste and a. far
rnctc shle consistent with efhcient government,
: restore the appointments the people. 49,.
That We desire biennial sessions OF the LesislatI
and legislation restricted TO senerLA AVS operating an
II upon sn -.
!, day, and To convenient election precincts
m g. That we desire to provide for the payment OF
present State debt, and restrict the Legislature In
y Thai we desire 10 make il imperative to estabis
>, system Of public Instruction and provide g the edu
= a That We have no objection 10 spropsr provision
70 coonizng the present free blacks and those who 81
be set free but pss Ss on
~ upon fall eompenssuos and colonization
a. That we iAvor provision In the new Cons,itati
s AZ. s g e ps 1n
sffbs Que ZION Of Constitutional re form Is one
TN whse people, and h not and should MT. b. mad
~ Tssf We recommend to the friends cf Ccnsutuli
IL Al reorm IN the several counties. VINO concur with
Ia opinion upon the question Of slavery, and m psneri
.ofhs Gin u CU1yeuu0Dx