Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-08

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vote Of the Hohhe, oh hll-feols day; II NI
~ Resolved: That should the President re-
fuse TO comply with thorequest hereby made
| il is the Judgment Of Kentucky that both the
i Federal and State authorities should care
fully abstain from any act tending to q col
| lision Of arms, and that the present statas
| of possession should not be interfered with
by either party; and If any such State shall
by coercion, attempt to force from the pos
session of the Federal Government property
now in the possession of said Government
such act Of coercion will meet the disappro-
baton Of this State, unless the seizure Of the
forts, arsenals and public property of the
| United States by a seeding State be neces-
sary for the self defense and preservation Of
the rights and liberties of such State from an
attack on them by the General Government
ReSolped: That to preserve the peace of
| the country, and give time for friendly So
luton of our national difficulties we respect
fully advise and request the President Of the
United States. withas little delay as possible,
| TO withdraw the Federal forces from the Sc.
cediDg States or from any State upon the
request of the Governor thereof believing,
as we do, that the continuance of the Fed
era troops in the said States is q perpetual
cause of excitement and alarm, and calcula-
ted to prevent that calm exercise of Judgment
and patriotic discretion, 80 necessary to a
| peaceful adjustment of the alarming difficult
| bltb DtNhttu hu6 btCtlOubs
RESOLVED. That if the object bo to settle
the dieioulty between the sections without
war, or in any event to prevent a collision
between the Federal Government and the
| seeding States, the continuance Of Federal
troops in the said States is unnecessary and
impolitic.
Resolved: That if the difficulties are set
| tied, their presence is wholly unnecessary,
as the original status can and will be re-
stored.
1t may be presumed that these resolutions
| were intended as clear exposition of the loyal
and Union-loving sentiments of the people of
that State-at least they go forth as embOdy-
| ing the Judgment of Kentucky"
1t will be observed that these representa-
tive gentlemen modestly and respectfully
| ddUise and request the President of the United
States, with as little delay as possible, to
withdraw the Federal forces from the seced-
| ing States or from any State upon the re-
| quest of the Governor thereof which, of
course, had an eye to Virginia and Ken
lucky, as they are both seeding with as
little delay as possible" They are also fully
of the belief THAT the continuance of the
| Federal troops in the said States is perpet-
ual cause Of excitement and alarm" In
other words, they keep up a continual con-
flagration in the Southern bosom-the most
ipfammable material now known, gun-cot-
ton being slow fuse in comparison. Their
suggestion is certainly q humane one What
pity that the delicate sensibilities of those
genteel traitors and robbers of the "Gulf
| States" should suffer continual excitement
and alarm" in consequence of the obstinate
presence of those ugly Federal troops While
their hand was in, would it not have been
well for these Border-State gentlemen to
have ''advised and requested" the authorities
of Louisville to withdraw their police forces,
as their continuance in active service must
be O perpetual cause of excitement and
alarm" to the Plug. Uglies, and those who
have an 'inalienabe and inherent privilege
to indulge in murder, violence, arson, rob
berry ard other innocent amusements of q
like kind-the birth-right of Original SOW
ereignty."
These Border gentlemen are also of the
sage opinion that the continued possession
of the peoples defenses and property by the
Government, in whose trust they are re
posed, ''is calculated to prevent calm exer-
else of Judgment and patriotic discretion
The discretion which these Kentucky gen.
tlemen DO doubt desire to see displayed by
f those who are true to their country and
, loyal to the Government, is of the Falstaf-
ian kind and their patriotism, practically
developed, would doubtless be in accord
t ance with the fat Knights exemplifcatior
of the better part of valor.
"Resolusd. That if the object be to settle
- | lne OlLnCulll DtlW6eu Iu6 ScCtuluS HltuOu
war, or in ana event to prevent a collision
!. between the Federal Government and the
{ seeding ates, the continuance of Fedora
= troops in the States is unnecessary and i'm
politicn Certainly; of course. To have
: settlement of the difficulty without war Il
y d,ty event. it is only necessary for all tn
/ Federal troops to be withdrawn; all tn
4, public property, materials and munitions Il
" be 1elinquished; the seeded and secedin
s States to 90 ahead and put themselves upol
|. a complete war-footing; the Border State
p to go on actively, as they have been doing
supplying them with the implements AM
munitions of war-to maintain, as they hsy
e been doing up to this very hour, the righ
/ of any State to seccde without let or hin
: drance; to glorify and justify treachery an,
y robbery; to menace the Government will
i symptom of enforcing the laws-in con
a formity with its sworn and solemn obliga
ton, upon those who are in open and armet
: resistance against them, they will join hand
with the traitors and robbers; to fly to arm
whenever the Government proposes Il
transfer its property from one point to an
other, within the limits of these very sam
/ Border States who cry out so Justify for tn
s Union. To do all this would, most sssuredly
secure psdeea6le settlement of the diff
t Guilty, sin any event." so far as the Govern
ment might be concerned. All these thing
g having been consummated, the $4,000, 900 {
! people in the free States would be in
condition to submit to any sacrifice of homo
h or principle which these very patriotic an
Q Union. loving gentlemen of the Border State
d in a spirit of magnanimity-might thin
necessary for them to make, in order that the
u might have an opportunity of demonstratin
d their deep contrition for the manifol
T wrongs and outrages which they have bee
perpetrating, from time immemorial, upo
those uDoffending,, patient and long'sutfel
4 ing "Gulf States "
The fact, that any amount of self abast
ment on the part of the free States woul
o produce nothing but derision end increase
arrogance on the part of said Gulf States, is
p matter of no consequence; these border ger
tlemen seem determined to test the dir
. eating capacity of what they are pleased
+ consider the cowardly and pusillanimoU
II North. Well, let them 60 on. They hay
. reason to feel encouraged by the course pu
sued in our recent election, wherein the r
9 bellion against the Government receive
s ''aid and comfort by those fellows, who,
a times past, went up and down the lar
=, sbrieking for the Union, the Constitutio
" and the enforcement of'the lavs, making con
mon cause with the followers of that lit
d gentleman who talked so valiantly at Norfol
II Let them call their Berder-State Convel
y tion-a second edition of the Peace Confe
IT ence. Let them present their altiBldtu
n whereby they expect to eItOrt from q conSt
f. tutional majority of the people, a surrend
le of their constitutional rights, and betray
le of their manhood; and perhaps they mi
le experience realizing sense of that people
d utter jncapacity to swallow and digest Il
n adjusting bOluS.
it But, in the event of the President refusil
20 TO comply with the very reasonable demar
l. thus made upon him, it is declared to be L