The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-08-21
KENTUCKY LEGIsLATURB.

INAUGURATION OF THE GOVERNOR ELECT.
According to order, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, Mr..
Huston, from the committee appointed In
inform the Governor elect Of the proceed
ings determined upon in regard to the in
auguration, &C., reported that duty perform.
ed.
The Senate, accompanied by the RETIRING
Governor and the Governor elect then an
peared within the bar of the House and
having taken the seats appropriated to them.
The Speaker of the House announced
the readiness of the House to proceed, in
joint session with the Senate, to the cere
mony of Inauguration.
The Speaker of the Senate, in reply to
the question of the Speaker Of the House if
he was prepared to take the oath of Office
as Governor of Kentucky, announced his
readiness to proceed.
Whereupon. the constitutional oath Of Of
fee was administered to Jas. F. Robinson.
! Esq, Speaker of the Senate, by Jacob Swi.
CERT, Esq, Judge Of the Franklin county
court. "a
After brief address from Governor Rob-
1NsoN. the senate retired.
Mr. j. r. THOMAS offered the following
resolutions, which were referred to the Com.
mittee on Federal Relations.
The Legislature Of Ken lucky having thu
utmost desire to preserve the Union and the
Constitution under which b Am srican DEC.
pie have become great and happy nation.
look with jealousy and distrust upon apv
and all acts of all persons which tend to aid
and assist the uncaled for and uu holy re-
betlion Of the Southern people, or to violate
duty or obligation to the Constitution. Thew
hold that they owe allegiance to the suprem.
acy of the Constitution Of the United States
and the laws of Congress m ade in pursuance
thereof. and in doing SO they In no wise
lessen the responsibilities they arc under TO-
uphold and sustain the Constitution of tina
State of Kentucky
Entertaining the foregoing views:
Resotoed, That all persons, South and
North. who are advocating by word or act
the disruption or severance of the union of
the States, while the war is in progress.
should be held to be violators of tn cir duties
as citizens, and should be punished by the
civil or military law, as either may govern
the case.
ResolveI. That where there is no obstruc
ton to the enforcement of the civil laws.
that the aid of the military ought not to be-
called in; and in all cases where called in to.
enforce the laws as against persons not in
arms nor engaged in acting against the au-
thority of the United States or State of
Kentucky, the military should be subor-
dinate to the civil authority.
ReSofued, That the preservation of civil
liberty in Kentucky, and other loyal States,
is just as necessary now as before the rebel
lion, and that preservation depends on q
strict observance of the officers of Govern
ment, State and national, of the duties and
requirements of the Constitutions of the
United States and State of Kentucky.
Res11Ued, That while we are bou nd by duty
as loyal citizens to give our aid in every
mode known to the laws of civilization
and christianity, to put down the Infamous
and uncalled for rebellion of the Southern
people. and to that end we are willing to
obey all the laws, rules, and regulation,
made by those in power. directing our servi.
ces both at home and abroad while the re-
bellion lasts, we have the right to demands
OF our rulers, for ourselves ard our people.
strict observance of the Constitution and
the laws on tneir part. and that they do not
violate either in letter or spirit.
Resoloea, That our opinion is, and we so
here declare it. that all public officers and
others in the United States who have been
and now are trying to shape the manage
ment Of this war to tn g overthrow of State
constitutions or State authority, to assume
Tor tho Federal Government the control
over the property of the people Of the in
situations of the States, Including that of
slavery, are enemies to the enforcemeu Mt of
the constitution and the laws
Resof0ea That all arrests Of persons and
and seizures and appropriations of property
made By military commandants, provost
marshalS. and other military authorities
(when it is Dot indispensably necessary to
put down the rebellion) are wrong in prin-
clple, without law to sustain them. and
against the best interests of the cou n.ry.
Resotved, That the arrests aud seizures as
are condemned by the foregoing resolution
are calculated to beget aired instead of love
to she Government. to lead to acts of CD.
preston, and the qualification of private
spleen and malice without any public good.
Resotved, That while we believe and hold
that the Constitution, and the laws of Con-
sresS made in pursuance thereof, are the su-
preme law of the land-and our alleoiaucs
Is paramount to the Federal and subordinate
to the State Constituton-yet the States
are sovereign in their sphere, and slavery
being State institution, we cannot agree
that the Federal Government shall assume
Inc power to emancipate the slaves of our
State.
RESOLVED, That we proudly hope the tall
ented and ienlightened Governor of this
commonwealth. will take such steps. as be
may deem proper and right, to protect cit-
zens OF kentucky, and tn cir property, from
wrongs and injuries emanating fro m any
quarter whatever; and especially do we
nope that he vii! take immediate steps for
ne suppression of raids by robber and guer.
lila bands from the Southern States.