Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-06

fSOueCDPt1to SAOuB the SUBJECTS anu sSthIesMen
whom we can already present the world, cluste
of not less note worthy men of letters, amonl
whose brilliant ranks the genius Of Sheridan
Knowles or Bulwer Lytton may shine Who know
but this aeriFing, ambitious, prosperous, progress
sive burgh Of ours may not have representative
among themf As the Spaniards say, Q'ic"ESdbi'
! The Southern KcnincRy movement.
The following the resolutions adopted by tht
delegates from large portion of Southern Ken.
lucky, IN conference at Russelvile, the 3Oth oi
1October
WhereGs, The msjority of the Legislature of Ken
lucky have violated their most solemn pledges made
before the election and deceived and betrayed the
people; have abandoned the position Of neutrality
assumed by themselves and the people. and invited
int the State the organized armies of Lineon have
abdicated the government in favor of the military
despStiam which they have placed around them
selves but cannot control, and have abandoned the
dny Of shielding the citizen with their protection;
have thrown upon our people and the State the hof
rors and rRYages Of war, instead of attempting to
preserve the peace, and hAVe-Voted men and mo-
ney for the war wRged by the North for the des
ruction of our constitutional rights have violated
the express words of the Constitution. by borrow-.
ing five millions OF money for .t,e support of the
war without vote of the people; have permitted
the arrest and imprisonment of our citizens, aps
Transferred the constitutional prerogatiEespO tthe-
Executive TO 8 military commission Of partieaDs;
have the writ Of habeds corpus suspended wihS
aRefoPt for its preservation, and permitted
people TO be driven exile from their homes; have
subjected our property TO confseatinn, and per
sons to confinement in the PenIteRtary felOns,
because maY-cboose TO take part in acOntest for
civil liberty and constitutional government against
sectional majority wagiDg war against the people
and institutions of fifteen Independent States Of the
old Federal Union; and have done all these things
Deliberately against the warning and vetoes of the
Governor, and the solemn RESPONSIVENESS of the mil
nority in the Senate and House Of Representatives
Therefore, be il iy, --ses l-s II .f- "a lsrl
Resoloed, That the unconstitutional edicts of q
factious majority of Legislature thus false TO their
pledges their honor and their Interests not law
and that such Government is unworthy of the sup~-
port Of brave and free people, and we therefore
deppunce their unconstitutional acts and usurpa-
TONS and bid defiance both to the Federal and state
Rssolpsd, That abandoned and betrayed as vel
have been by the Lincolnite majority of the Legis
lature of Kentucky, and procIlbed by the Abolition
party, who have usurped the Federal GovernmeL Is |
and broken the Constitution of the Federal Union |
and being as yet no part Of the Southern Confed-
ercy, and therefore, altogether without the protec
ton Of law, the people have, BY the laws Of God
and the express letter of the Constitution of Ken
lucky, at all times inalieBAble and iDdefeasible
right to alter, reform or abOlsh their Government
in such = manner they may think proper" and
in the language Of the same Constitution We declare,
tthAt absolute and arbitrary power over the liyes.
liberty ana properly Of freemen exists nowhere in
Z Repnblic-not even In the largest majority
Resolved, That we do hereby declare, that the
minority Of the Legislature by their acts have =
abandoned betrayed and abdicAted the Governments
and that the people have now right to fair re-
presentation of their WILL and that the Governor
be, and Is hereby'invited to cOnvene Legislature
TO meet outside the lines of the Lincoln army to be
of such members as are now elected and
may attend, or new members to be chosen BY the l
people. i 9 'E 20. as r "a
And Whereas We have reason to believe that the I
Governor is unable to convene the Legislature out
side the lines of the Lincoln army, therefore -
RESOLVED, That We recommend convention, to be {
chosen, elected or appointed, in any manner now q
Dossbe by the people OF the several counties eff the
state to meet at Russevile the 18Th day Of No C
7ember, and we recommend to them the passage Of
IN ordinance seVering forever our connection with !
he Federal Government and to adopt such meas >
lres either by the adoption Of Provisional Gov
'rnment or otherwise as in their judgment will =
ylva full and ample protection TO the citizens in II
heir persons ard property, and secure to them the
,Iessings of Constitutional Government -,. g
Resolved. That We recommend to the people in ?
very county where they have tue power Eoto DOL
o or6snizs at once County Guard of at least one
county and mounted, if possible to be paid as Con
ederate troops and subject to duty IA their'uwn o
nd adjoining countless amp subject also to the rules
nd regulations of the Confederate States, and to IL
he orders of the Commanding General
Re5oIved, That we will never pay cent Of the %
oSn of five millions of dollars, Oh.
zined by the Legislature from the banks for the \
rosecutIon of this war, constituted for tEscoer- a.
ion and subjogation of the slaVsho ng Stats; r
nd that we Rin resist by force Of arms, If neees- r.
ary the collection by the SherIfs Of all taxes Is
ended to be paid over the Lincoln party in the AZ
legislature, and that We denounce as enemies 10
heir country, and constitutional government, all
hose who may advocate the payment of the same
} the SheFifs for the purpose aforesaid. :.
Resotesd That each Of as will 60 to work 20
Tey and theoretically to full Representa- ~
on iAtneh Convention, d. hat we viii urge upon v
ar friends everywhere 70 take such steps will ~
scure suths result. 49,, ~
Resolved -
ResoiU,d, That Robert Mckee, John G. Breckin- 7,
dge, Humphrey Mars all George W. Ewing, II ~ ~
Bruce, G. Hodge, VIM Preston, G W John VI y.