Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

eye, IL IN practice dead letter.
4 o. Resotred, That whilst we, as Ken
tncklans, arc willing and do accord q
our Northern brethren all the rights Al
citizens OF tho United States which W,
D claim Tor ourselves, we most frank,
Q and candidly declare that our interest
our feelings and our sympathics are en-,
tirely with the Southern people anf
their construction of the Federal con
stitution; and Notwithstanding few in,
: divlduals among us may sympathiz,
/ with the North in its present position o.
. antagonism to the spread of our pecu
liar institutions, yea with abolitionsm
itself, yet the heart of Kentucky Is a,
: wholly Southern as any OF her sister
/, Southern States; and should dissolu
: ttion OF the Union (Which Heaven for
bid) result from agitation of the "rug
ged issue" of no more Slave States, anc
, war ensue, she will be found, as she ev-
er has been, standing in the front rank
of battle, her camp fires will crown
every hill top, and her valient sons will
fill every valley from the Great Ka-
navah on the East, to the Father oi
? Waters on the West. and the shore oi
the beautiful Ohio will present one
long line of bristling steel as an impas.
sable barrier to an invading enemy.
ReSolped, That in our opinion the
Constitution of the United States con.
tains pledge of the power of the Fed.
raj Government to secure to every Amer
lean citizen the right to make his home
where he may think proper; within
the borders of that Union; and to pro.
tect him in the peaceful possession and
enjoyment OF any species of property,
that, that is, and was recognized as such
within the United States ut the time OF
the adoption of the Constitution, and
that no Legislative body has power
without infringing upon the Constitu-
tuition to disturb these rights and use OF
property in any manner whatever.
8. RcS6lUed, That no more sanctity
and dignity is attached to an act of
Congress because it is denominated a
"Compromise," than to any other con-
stitutional act of Congressional Legisla-
ton, much less when such Il compro-
mise act is unconstitutional, that those
compromise acts which are based on
the constitution, reason, truth and JUS
tice. should be respected and obeyed by
ali true patriots, whilst those that are
iniQuitous, unjust and unconstitutional,
should share the fate Of all similar en-
actments. The only compromises un-
der which we are willing TO live, and in
which we will always acquiesce and
abide by, are TO be found in the Consti-
i tution Itself and none otifefs aru bind
ling. The Congressional Compromises
l of the last forty years have been ac-
complished by unwarrantable conces-
sions of Constitutional rights on the
part of the South, in which the Consti-
tuition has been grossly violated, and
sectional domination has triumphed
over truth and justice. We depreciate
the spirit which laments the repeal OF
that odious and unjust, rs well as un
constitutional act, called the Missouri
Compromise"
o. ReS3Ired, That we fullyan cheer
fully approve of and endorse the disin-
| tereeted and impartial course OF our pat
riotic Chief Magistrate, inthe announce
nent of his VIEWS touching the admis-
Z
the "Lecompton Constitution" and
that he is entitled to the lasting graft
tude of the entire people for the nation
ality of his sentiments on that subject,
and for his exact justice to every sec
| ton.
10. Resolved, That in our view JUS
tce and humanity require that this
| government, to the extent OF its right
ful power in the premists, should es-
tablish q protcctorate over the Repub-
lie of Mexico, and By its influence and
good example quell the discord, and
quiet the disturbances which are now
and depopulating that un-
I happy country; and that the resolution
I of enquiry on that subject offered by
Senator Houston in the United States
Sena.e at It's last session, deserved a
more serious eonsiderat on at the h; nds
of that august body than it received.
II. Resolred, That since Spain has
for so many years uniformly used her
West India possessions and especially
the Island OF Cuba, rs a means OF har-
} RAISING American commerce, and in
, sulting the American Flag in violation
of the laws of Nations; and persistent
~ refusing us any indemnity for past
: injuries, or security against future
wrongs of similar character, the only
! alternative left us for our own self-pro-
lection and the preservation of our Ma
) tional honor, is to offer her n fair mon
led consideration as an inducement to
, peaceful cession of the Island OF Cuba
and upon her refusal, wrest it from her
and incorporate it into our Union ol
States.
t IL. Resolced, That Capt. ]. w
! Leathcrs, H. r. Buckner and ). ). Scott
; together with the Secretary, be constI-
/ tutcd Committee to submit the fore.
. going proceedings and resolutions to
: the principal newspapers of the Union
for publication, and to the principal
t statesmen, such as they may deem prop
t or asking an exposition of their views
t in relation to the subjects Of the resolu
tions.
On motion, the meeting then adjourn
{ cd }. SHOTTS, Prest.
NJ. w. GRAVES, Scc'y.
Now LAUGH.-No lady will be ad
, mitted to the next Womans Right Con
vcntion who does not shave, and sing
-. Moraovar thn officars ara eynact