The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1868.

themselves as candidates for Office before
the people. "a
He has quartered soldiers in the houses
of ci.izens against their will, aud not in
the manner prescribed BY law.
He has permitted his troops to overrun
this State, destroying houses and fencing
of farms and lots. They have sacked
he houses Of peaceful citizens, destroying
their furniture, family pictures, carpets.
clothing, and other articles Of he usehold
goods, and robbed them of their silver
ware, stock. and provisions.
He has permitted his wagon masters
and others, with armed soldiers. TO seize
the corn, oats. aud hay, &c. Of our cili.
zens for the use of The armies, without
their consent, and without just discrimina-
ton as TO whether he farmer could spare
them or not,-fxing their own price upon
them, and making their own estimate as
to the value and quantity taken, and CIV
ing no receipt or name whereby the own
er could successfully seek his pay; and Of
ten, when vouchers were given, they were
so informal that no money could be drawn
upon them.
He has permitted his officers and sol.
diers to entice slaves in great numbers to
leave their masters and owners. and to
take them within their camps. and there.
with bayonets. to protect them from re-
clamation. and when civil suits have been
brought for their recovery. in many in
stances the process Of the court has been
resisted by armed forces, and the owner of
the slaves maltrcated and imprisoned for
no known cause other than his attempt
thus 70 recover and protect his Prol erty-
lie has permitted his officers. anc SOL
diers without authority of law, to levy
large contributions Of money upon unOf
Tending citizens under the pretence of re-
imbursng other citizens for looses sustain
ed by the casualties of war.
He has permitted his officers ard sol
diers with impuni'y to murder peaceable
citizens.
lie has given his assent and approval to
acts of Congress appropriatmg aud pro
posing to appropriate enormous sums OF
the public money to purchase the freed IN
of e!aves aud their deportation TO some
oreign country. and has invited the bor.
der slave States (including Ken uc>y) to
libera,e their slaves with promises of
compensation from the Federal treasury
He has set aside the constitution of ,he
United States by giving his official sane
ton to an act of Congress creating new
State within the territory Of Virginia
without her consent.
He has, without constitutional authori
" aided i'll freeing the slaves in the Dis
!rict OF Columbia.
lie has, III violation Of the constitution
by proclamation. declared free all the
saves in many of the States. invited them
to yindicate their freedom by force, and
sought an alliance with them in war
waged agar st their mas'ers,- "a mOnstrous
and iniquitous act, sanctioned by no law.
human or divine, finding no parallel in
alrv"i'y in the annals Of barbarous nations
lie ia eeendipg large sums of money
appropriated by Congress for the support
of the army, in feeding aid clothing
slaves stolen from their masters.
In view Of the foregoing facts, the truth
OF which cannot be denied. we do firmly
believe. and solemny declare. that any
assistance furnished the Executive i'm the
further prosecution of the war upon the
basis OF the present policy tends immedi-
ately and directly to the overthrow Of
both the Federal and State governments;
wherefore,
Resolved, by the General Assembly Of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That
Kentucky will by all constitutional means
in her power, protect her citizens in the
enjoyment of the elective franchise: the
benefits Of the vri. Of haJeas corpus,
ths security Of their persons and property
against the unconstitutional edicts of the
Federal Executive, and their enforcement
by the army under his control.
Resoiced, That by the constitution of
the State OF Kentucky, "The right of the
owner of the slave to such slave and its
increase is the same and as inviolable as
the right of the owner to any properly
whatever" that ''Kentucky understands
her own interests too well TO be thankful
for gratuitous advice AS to the mode in
which she should manage them; and. when
she wants the assistance OF any o. tside AL
mini,tration she claims he privilege oi
originating the suggestion; consequently
the proposition made by Abraham Lincoln