The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-21

One branch of the Kentucky Legisla-
lurs has adopted a proposition that the
conservative Legislatures shall hold
conference at an early day, at Louisville,
respecting the condition Of National af-
fairs, What questions will engage the
attention Of this Legislalise conference
are thus sstn-forth in the noted Peace
Of the Illinois Ctppsthcsd
Legislature, two Of which are as follows; |
Rssolbed, That peace, fraserual rela-
tions and political fellowship should'be
ressofedosmODg the States; that the best
intefcsts OF ell and the welfare Of man
kind require that this should be done in
the most speedy and iehpctiEs manner;
that u is 10 the peopledwe must look for
q reatgrat ton OF the Dnion aud thsibiesss
ingsgpf peace, and To- These ends we shall
direct our earnest and honest efforts; and
and ilence we are In sfavoreof the assem-
blipganf a. National Convention Of all
the Ststes 10 soindjust our national diiIi- 4
cuhies, that The 5ixtes may hereafter live
in1hsrmony6 each being secured, TO the
rights guaranteed nspeciisely TO all by
our, fathers, and which Convention, we
reeommend, shallg convene nj IlDuisville,
Kentucky, or such ioihnr place as shalt be
determined upon by Oonersss.or the Sow
efAl Slssee, a. The earliest practicable Pc
riod.dnkwa2 il NV
RssolveR further, ulsrefore That 70 attain
The objects Of Ae Jotegoing 'esoiutsQn we
hereby meusoliaize, tte Oohgeess Of The
United States, the Administration at
WashisgloD, aud The execniives and Leg
islnpres lofilie seR6rah States, % taiscsttc2
inmeijaie action as shall secaye an aymistise
IN ighich tie rights and safety Of the Cove
erkmf8tis6ail be foll \ protected, iot such
leng'lsof time as nay BE- necessary 70
en6blS the people ~ meet IN Convention
Aforesaid, and We, therefore, tarDestly
recon mend 10 our FELLOW citizens every
who're 90 observe iand Keep all their law
fuiAndicdBatilufionhl obligations, TO ab-
stain from all violence, and dieet togeth
erlahd Fehsbn each with The other, upon
the best mode 10 stain the great bless
ings'ot pssces uhiiy, and liberty. rs
The LopisYille J.,faal which. is euti-
tied 90 The doubtful credit OF suggesting
thisniLegislatiss Conference, or General
Asssnbly, or Association, or Corpora
tidp Meeii9g, Or Lord knows what else,
saysiihat the meeting will be 'sihply
grand Joint commitieedof conference"
"phedpteposition, II adds, "is most
impdttAnt one, and il reasonably adopt
ed, will exert a decided and salutary in
Ausnee upon the public cause in general
and particularly on the public cause in
Kentucky" The Illinois conservatives
say that they are for an "Armistice," new
"Constitutional guarantees" for the South,
aud violent protest against "the mon
strons usarpatiohs Of the Administra-
ton" II looks on the whole like very
pretty kettle Of FISH indeed. The first
objections to this convention is, that il
held, it will be in fragrant violation OF ar
article in the Federal Consultation.
The First Article, 10th Section aud 3D.
Clause Of tho consti tuition says, that M
Slat6' ahsll, without the consent Of Con.
gresSp "estev into a'y agreement or conpae
ui4 another State"
This Louisville Convention is TO be :
creature of STATE e6icerg, and not Of IN,
people, and Of course win be radical, ant
wholly Unconstitutional. Il is directly
opposed % the expressed letter Of the in
strpment for whiehths pseudo-cOnserva
tives profess to have 50 extraordinary 4
reverence. In order 20 protest agains
the radical acts of the President, thi
Convention. is going to set IFS feet upol
the Constitution, in utter contempt Of il
provisions. Conservatsm plays cd,
prAnks. But these are Turbulent times
and we win excuse it. It is TO bO re.
marked that nearly, If not all tho robc
sympathizsrs in the country favor u
meeting Of this Louisville Convention
aud this fact should make discreet palri
OTIS keep out of it,
The country has had three such con
vsniOns already, The Hartford oonyeu
lion was a meeting Of excellent old sen
,lemsn, who, during the last war, met
protest against "the monsirous usurpr
tIOns Of President MADISON" The Nast
vile Southern Convention, which met /
1850, was another Of these trcasonab
councils, and the last and blankest of al
was the convention which took sever.
OF the Southern States out Of the Unto
recently. Is his convention designed
add to their NUMBER Such design
far, no doubt from tho Intentions
wishes q some Of It's originators, bit ae
6sey reason % lslieps Aai a majority Of
On nSsts ieiU b as much traiiors as y,
Dass or Railand;yhim Tho distr
guishsd e D. MANsFlsLp. 10 bspssl
aud eoneldsive argument on this prop
s.'ion, says:
Allsueh schemes carry with them,
successiul, the seeds Of national deaf
Ca "A h s.assihla lhAL any real cunsel
va,iye OF the C,ns,itution would yiel
for moment, 10 such 40 open consp
racy agaiast the nationality OF The Unio
sueh nan is no longer conservative, b
destructive, who would hud iii con
pAnion Ia the Robospieire OF Franz
or the Jefferson Davis, Of America. \
no man who ever breAthed the polite
atmosphere OF Henry Clay, or DAM
Webster or John Quincy Adams. ev
participate ia schemes OF State conspir
oies, which are only worthy Of Burr Al
DAVIS, Nor Il he beambiiious of polil
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