The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
Kentucky Unionism Embodied.

The Frankfort correspondence of the
Cincinnati Commercial of the 10th inst.
says, that the annexed resolutions have
been reported from the Committee on
Federal Relations, and having been previ-
ously agreed upon in caucus of the
Union members, they will be adopted in
both houses without alteration or amend
ment, and says they may be taken as the
views and sentiments OF the Union people
of Kentucky.
1. Resolved by the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Ken
lucky has ever cherished and adhered to the
Federal Union. and she will cling to it now, in
this time of its EXTREMIST peril, with unfalter
ing devotion. While at the beginning of the
mad and wicked war which is being waged by
the rebelliOus States for the destruction of the
Government, she forbore to take part, in the
hope that she might interpOse her friendly Off
ces in the interests of peace, she has, never
theless, sternly repealed every movement
which locked to change of her political rela.
tons, and has never Swerved from her full and
fervid loyalty to the nOblest and freest Gov.
eminent in the world. And now, since her
proffered mediation has been spurned and her
deems it tit that she should announce to the
world that, standing firmly by her Govern
ment, 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,
ana 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.
z. That the existing civil war, forced upon
the National Government without cause by the
disunionists, should not be waged upon the
part of the Government in any spirit of Op-
preston. or for any purpose of conquest or
subjugatiOn, or purpose OF overthrowing or in
tertering witt. the rights of established lnstitu.
tons of any of the States, free or slave, but to
defend and maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution, and to preserve the Union with
all the dignity, equality, and rights OF the sew
eral States unimpaired; and that as soon as
these objects are accomplished the war ought
to cease"
8. That in the adoption of the foregoing res
olution by the National Congress, with un-
precedented unanimity, at its late session, a
rule OF action was prescribed to the Gov
eminent from which it cannot depart without
a disregard of the plighted faith of the Nation.
al Legislature, which we would be slow to be-
lieve can be seriously entertained. Against
any such departure we solemnly protest.
4. That the purpose expressed in said reso-
luton is the great end demanded, and that
which inspires Kentucky with patriotic candor
to seek its achievement with all her loyal en-
ergies and means, in the confident hope of
success, and belief that the country saved, in
our triumph, to us and to postsrty, will still
be glorioas in the freedom of its people, in the
unity of its government and the security of
society, aud worth infinitely more than it costs
to save it.
5. That we have learned with amazement
that the authority 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 deplore and
protest against our National Government fol
lowing their example and arming slaves to be
used as soldiers to fight in the existing war,
and we cannot believe that the National Exec
utive entertains any such purpose.
6. That slavery is State institution, guar
antoed by the Constitution of the United
States, and we cannot agree that the National
Government, to which we are and intend to be
loyal, shall undertake the emancipation of
slaves against the will of saveholdng states.
Z. That copy of the foregoing resolutions
be forwarded by the Governor to the Presi-
dent of the United States and to our Senators
and Representatives in Congress, to be laid
before that body.