Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-07
COVINGTON NEWS.

IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS IN CRY CoUNCIL.
At a special meeting of the City Council,
last evening, Mr.. Summerwell presented the
following memorial:
$40 the General Assembly Of the Common
1Oedlth of Rentucky.
The City Council of Oovington would
respectfully and earnestly petition your hon.
orsble body to take such action, in view of
the unhappy condition of our country, as
will save our own noble State from be-
coming involved in the civil war impending
over us, and secure to us the peaceable en-
JOY yment of our homes and fresides, and also
place our true and noble Commonwealth in
position to employ her whole influence in
bringing to a speedy and honorable termina-
ton the present unnatural strife between
brethren, which threatens the disruption, if
not, indeed, the total destruction, of our Gov
ernment. We regard the perpetuation of the
Union as it was formed by our fathers, and
the preservation of peace within that Union,
as absolutely essential to the maintenance Of
our free and social institutions, and to the
promotion Of liberal principles and the ad-
Yancement OF Christian civilization through
out the world. .
"And your petitioners will ever pray, &c"
Accompanying the above was presented
the following:
"ResolUed: That the Clerk of this Board be
instructed to transmit a certified copy OF the
above petition to our Senator and Repre-
sentatives at Frankfort Immediately. and
that M. NJ. Benton, j. W. Menzies, s. @.
Perrin, J. W. Finnel, s. H. Cambron, DR..
| @. ]. Blackburn and W. E. Arthur, be ap-
pointed q committee to present the same on
behalf of this Council"
Mr.. .Summerwell, in presenting the petit
tion and resolution, briefly advocated their
adoption. .
Mr.. Mooar said he had been born and
reared in Kentucky, and had been taught to
| cherish the Union and the Constitution.
| While he was satisfied with the Constitu-
| ton es it is, he was not prepared to say, as
he understood the memorial to do that no
change in that instrument could be effected
and our liberties still be preserved. If we
| we're traitors against our country for re
fusing to furnish troops for this unnatural
and hell born war, he wished to be counted
traitor. The position Of Kentucky was
the noblest of any State in the Union, that
of physician, not a blood letting doctor,
but homeopathic, administering Crittenden
pills, He moved to amend by adding a
clause requesting the Legislature to use
their efforts to place and keep Kentucky
in the position of armed neutrality.
Mr.. Wilcox favored the original memorial
without amendment. He hoped to see this
action unanimous, that it might have prop
er influence upon the Legislature.
Dr. STEVENSON salu ne was d OOuIneTu Uau
from the ground up. He had been called a
Secessionist. Yet he would adopt every
means in his power to keep Kentucky ia
her present position, and if she was then
forced out of the Union, he would oppose, tC
the bitter end, the horde of Northern Abo
litionists that were pouring down upon her
The amendment was further opposed by
Messrs. Summerwell and Ernst, and advo
Gated by Mr.. Mooar, when, on the call of thu
ayes and nays, it was lost by a vote of three
ayes to ten nays, the former being Messrs
Mooar, Stevenson and Madeira.
The memorial and resolution, on motion
of Mr.. Wilson, was then unanimousl.
adopted.
ADDITIONAL ELECTION RETURNS lear
that there were one hundred and fifty Uniol
votes cast at Rush's Precinct, and at lude
pendence, two hundred and fifty Union AM
four Secession votes.
SUIT AGAINST THE LATE WHARF.MAsTER.-
The city has brought a suit before Esquir
Sbrock, to recover the $2l Of Isaac Green
late Wharfmaster, which were unjustly oh
tanned by him in payment of a recent con
tract; also, $ll additional, connected wit
some other matter.