Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
ARevolutionary and Provisional Government
for Kentucky.

for Kentucky.
Some account has been published by Us Of meeting
OF prominent cssns Of Southern Kentucky held 10 Rus
seve the 2Sth Of October for the purpose OF initiating
movements to overthrow the Lincoln Legislature now
exercising bastard authority in that State and lending
themselves To the consprato who striving to astsn
Kentucky to the car of the Washington uurpstion.-
The meeting embraced ciz'ns and representatives from
forty counties They adopted resolutions recing the
unconstitutional and oppressive acts Of the Legislature;
claiming revolution and providing for Convention,
10 be held In Russevie on the 18Th Of November re-
commenting the organisation Of county guards to be
placed n<he service of and be paid by the Confederate
S.ates tlsdgng resistance to Federal and State taxes
for the prosecution of the the part Of the United
States, and appointing Robt Mckee, John O. Breckn-
ridge, Humphrey Marshall Geo. W. Ewing e. W. Bruce,
G. p Hodge, VIM. Preston, g. W. johnson, Banton
Duncan and P. B. Thompson to carry out the resolu-
tons.
The Louisville Couri, Of the 9Th, gives US some fur
Their gence of the character Of the movement and
the plan of operations 1t says "The Convention to
assemble at Rassellve on the 18Th will organize Prov
i,oral Government and put 1t In operation. Il Ia i'm
portan that each county If possible be represented In it.
and tb. the services Of the most experienced and wsest
citizens bs secured as delegates As conven.
don Of tho people, its powers will be more enlarged
than those Of gislature lis responsibilities greater,
s duties more arduous and the consequences Of its ac-
ton more important and hence the first talent In the
coantry will scarcely be equal 10 credtabe and salts
f.ctcry discharge of the duties Of delegate.
Tbe number Of delegates We suppose, will be two for
each member Of the House Of Representatives in the Ken.
tueky Legislature, selected from the Representative
districts.
GAS Il Is impossible owing To the presence Of Federal
srnies in many counties to hold such election for
delegates a. would otherwise be proper, We hope the
friends Of the movement In each county will select such
number Of delegates they may be entitled to in such
m,nner as may be practlcable-by resolution, In public
meetngf where this impossible BY agreement in pri-
yate consuationt by any means that will best under
the circumstances rounding each case, accomplish the
end 10 view, which Is to have many counties as pos
sbe and each county represented BY the
best man In It.
an this manner Convention can be convened that
will correctly represent the sentiments Of the people Of
the whole State and BY 1t temporary and Provisional
Government will be organised by which all the great
ends for which free governments Instituted will be
secured and soon we doubt not the redemption Of the
State from the thradcm to which portion Of IL Is now
subjected will enable permanent government to ONTO
operation at the Capital of the Commonwealth under
the old Constitution and subject to the old laws Of Ken
lucky for to secure the rights guaranteed to the free
men of the State by those, this revolution was begun