The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-12-28

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be bsaisd, not for want Of men, or courage.
or skill, but for lack Of the shews and sinsws
Of War.-N. I. Herald.
KENTUCKY UNloNIsM EMBODIED.
The Frankfort correspondent OF the C'n'
cinnati Commercial, of the 10th inst, says
that the annexed resolutions have been re-
ported from the Committee on Federal Re-
lations, and having been previously agreed
upon in a full coness Of the Union mem
bers, they piH Sc adopted in both houses,
riihout alteration or amendment, and says
they may be taken as the views aud ssnsi-
ments Of the Union people of Kentucky:
Resolved BY the General Assembly Of the
Commonwealth Of Kentucky, That Ken
tucky has ever cherished aud adhered to the
Federal Union, and she will cling to it now,
in this time Of its EXTREMIST peril, with IN
fal.erinp devotion. While at the beginning
Of the mad and wicked war which is being
waged by the rebellious States for the des-
,ruction OF the Government, she forebore to
take part, in the hope that she might inter-
pose her friendly Offices in the interests OF
peace, she has, nevertheless, sternly repelled
every NOV ement which looked to a change
of her political relations, and has never
sweryed from her full and fervid loyalty 10
the noblest and freest Government in the
world. And now since her profered medt
tation has been spurned and her soil invaded
by the Confederate armies, she deems II 1T
that she should announce to the world that,
standing firmly BY her Government, she will
resist every effort to destroy it; and she
calls upon her true and heroic sons to rally
around the standard Of their country, and
put forth the whole energies OF the Com
monwealth, until the rebellion shall be over
thrown and the just supremacy OF the
National Government shall be restored and
maintained everywhere within its limits.
2. That the existing civil war, forced up
on the National Government without cause
by the disunionis's, should not be waged
upon the part of the Government III any
esprit of oppression, or for any purpose OF
conquest or subjugation, or purpose OF
overthrowing or interfering with the rights
or established institutions Of any OF the
States. free or slave, but to defend and
maintain the supremacy Of the Constitution.
and 10 preserve the Union with all the dig
nity. equality, and rights of the several
States unimpared; and hat as soon as these
objects are accomplished, the war ought to
cease.o
3. That in the adoption Of the foregoing
resolution by the Natonal Congress. with
unanimity, at its late SEES
sion, rule of action was prescribed TO the
from which it cannot depart
without a disregard Of the plighted faith Of
the National Legislature, which We would
be slow to believe, can be seriously enter
tanned. Against any such departure we
soiemniy protest.
4. That the purpose expressed in said
is fhegredtesr end demanded, and
that which inspires Kentucky with patriotic
ardor to seek its achievement with all her
loyal energies aud means, in the confident
hope of success, and belief that the country
sdred, 10 our triumph, to Us and to poster-
i,y, will still be glorious N the freedom Of
it's people, in the unity Of its government
and the security OF society, and worth ini
nitely more than it costs to save it.
5. That We have learned with amaxrm
that the authorities Of the Confederate
States have armed negroes and Indians to
wage war upon our Government and people,
and utterly condemn it and that We would
deplorc aud protest against our National
Government following their example and
arming slaves to be used as soldiers to fight
in the existing war. and We cannot believe
tina. the National Executive entertaius any
such purpose.
6. That slavery is a State institution,
guaranteed BY the Constitution Of the United
States, and We cannot agree that the Nation
al Government, to which We are and intend
to be loyal, shall undertake the emanc,pa-
ton of slaves against the will Of slavehold-
Ing States.
7. That copy Of the foregoing resolu-
tons be forwarded BY the Governor to the
President Of the United States, and to our
Senators and Representatives 10 Congress,
to be land before that body.