The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-24
Kentucky.

In the lower branch of the Kentucky legislature on
the lst inst the following resolutions were adopted;
Resolved That should the president refuse to comply
with the request hereby made, it is the Judgment Of
Kentucky that both the federal and State authorities
should carefully abstain from any act tending to coils
ion of arms and that the present status OF possession
should not be interfered with by either pary and any
such State SHALL by COERCION attempt to force from the
possession of the federal government property now III
the possession of said government such act of coersion
will the disapprobaon of this State, unless the
seizure of the forts asenas and public property of the
United States by the seeding State be necessary tor the
sefdefense and preservation Of the rights and Liberties
Of such State from attack On them by the general
government.
Resolved, That to preserve the peace of the country
and give time for a friendly solution of our national
difficulties, respectfully advise and request the pres
dent of the United States with little delay possible
Withdraw the federal forces from the seeding States
from any State upon the request of the governor
thereof believing, de- that the continuance Of the
federal troops in the said States is perpetual OF
excitement and alarm and calculated to prevent that
calm exercise of judgment and patriotic discretion, Sc
necessary to peaceful adjustment OF the alarming diff
culties between the sections
Resolved, That if the object be to settle the difficulty
between the sections without war, Or in any event to
prevent collision between the federal government and
the seeding States the continuance of federal troops
in the said States, is unnecessary and impolite
RcSONeu, Inal II the dl1cutleS are settled, tnell
presence is wholly unnecessary, as the original status
can and will be restored.
THE BORDER STATE CONvENTIoN.-From a Frankfort
letter of the I'd inst, we extract the following:
The house passed yesterday the llprovdng for the
call of border slave State conyention-the delegates
to be elected by the State atlarge. The the
test proposition elect by general ticket adopted
by vote of ayes 43, noes Al,
Last night there a meeting Of the State rights
party at the hall of the house of representatives, and
the following gentlemen were recommended as commits
soners to the border State conference be voted for
on the first Saturday in May:
| For the State at large-Gen VIM. 0. Butlerand Hon
James B. Clay.
| 1st, district-Hon. Henry c. Burnett
/ I'd. distfict--Col John W Crockett
! Sd. district-Geo. w Ewing Esq
| 4th distribution. A. G. Talbot
! 9Th disrict-Ex Gov. John L. Helm
/ 9th dstrict-,H Hon. John H. Elliot
/ 7th district-hon Humphrey Marshall
Sth distribution Thos P. Porter
eth district-Judge L. Whitaker.
1 10Th district-Wm. Z. Archer Esq.
The issue in Kentucky viii be made on the Crittender
and Franklin propositions the State rights party advo
eating the former and the Union party the latter Messrs
Butler and Clay both of whom in the peace conference
approved the Franklin proposition were selected al
commissioners for the State at large. 1t is supposed
that Messrs Crtenden and Guthrie who supported the
propositions OF the peace conference will be selected
as the Union candidates. In this way the issue will be
made up ald We may anticipate one of the most vigo
andex.tug political contests that has ever marked
| the political history Of Kentucky.