The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-22

his alleged offense was committed; and 1t
also provides that, if any citizen shall be
convicted of treason, though. he may be
sentenced to death and executed under such
sentence, his property shall descend to his
heirs; or, If sentenced to imprisonment, saw
ing his life, his property shall only be Sc
questrated by Judicial iudgm ent during his
life, but not alienated from his heirs or legal
representatives after, his DEATH [Constitu-
ton or the United States, article 8, sec. 8,
clause L, g. s1t aF 2 a.''H Fef 2 Fs..'
10. That the emancipation of slave isl an
act alternating the right and title to the pro-
perty therein from the owner; that, the slave
of traitor, whether convicted or unconvict-
ed, Qike all other property cannot be
EN- ancipatea by any Executive act or order,
whether in the exercise of civil or military
functions. nor by any other act or order ex-
cept the judgment of civil court OF COM
petent Jurisdiction; but upon judicial judg-
m ent on conviction of the crime of treason,
must be held sequestrated during the life of
the traitor, and at his death, whether he be
executed for treason or die a, natural death,
after his conviction of treason, delivered
over, as slave to the legal heirs or repre-
sentatives ofthe decedent.-T Constitution of
the United States, art. 3, sec. 3, clause 2.
IL. That no power exists anywhere under
pate slaves, whether in times OF peace or of
war, except in State Convention, represent
ing the sovereignty Of the individual State
assuming to act on the subject.- Constitu-
ton of Kentucky, art 13 sec. 2, g. ID ..-...
II. That the proclamation of Abraham
Lincoln, as President of tho United States.
and Commander-in Chief Of the Army and
Navy, dated anuary 1, 1863, whereby he
assumes the tremendous and dangerous ex-
else of power, of his own WILL without any
constitutional, legislative, judicial, conven.
tional, or popular sanction, to decree the
emancipation ofslaves in several States and
parts of States of this Union, under the pre-
text of military necessity, thereby setting up
the will of a military commander over the
department of Government, and exalting the
military above the civil power, involves q
lpable violation of the Constitution,
grievons invasion Of indi vidual rights, total
subversion Of our republican institutions, and
an alarming menace against tho peace and
happiness Of the public; and the General
Assembly of Kentucky hereby solemnly
protests, in the name and behalf of the peo-
pie of sovereign ard loyal State, (and who
intended to remain loyal,) against both the
constitutionality and expediency OF said
proclamation.
l3 That certain provisions of the act of
congress, appTOV6u 1flu LOVE- lOi Iu0
| coufiscation of the property of rebels, au-
thorzing the seizure and liberation of slaves
are deemed be this Legislature as violative
of constitutional guarantees, and manifestly
unwise and impolitic; and evenif fine were
iudicially imposed upon a convicted traitor,
it should be collected first by the sale of other
personal property, Caccording to the existing
execution laws of this State,) since the
seizure of slaves for such purposes would 6'
attended by great incid dental wrongs and evils
to innocent and loyal men, women and
children, in the form of consequences wholly
apart from and outside of the intended OBJ
iect of Furnishing citizens in rebellion agalns'
the Government. -,
Ia. That in view of the premises, the
General Assembly of Kentucky solemnly
protests against the execution of President
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, anc
of such parts of the Confscation act as con-
tenn plates the libaration of slaves; and here
} by instructs the Senators and requests th'
Representatives of this State in Congress Il
oppose the execution of those perniclou
m easures by every means not inconslsten
with the Constitution.