The mountain Democrat., 1863-03-07
empt thus to recover and protect bic pro-

peTIys
He has permitted his officers and sol.
diers. without authority Of law, to levy
large contributions Of money upon unof
tending citizens, under the pretencs Of
reimburSing other citiEsOS CN~ '~s-sN P@S
tafneu 0y rue caSuHNIrs or waf.
He has permitted his officers and sol.
diers with aDPunity to murder peaceable
citizens.
He has given his assent and approval to
acts Of Congress apprOpriating and propo-
sing to appropriate enormous sumS Of the
public money to purchase the freedom of
slaves and their deportation to some for
eign country, and has invited the border
slave States (lncluding Kentucky to lib
crate their slaves with promises Of com.
pensation from the Federal treasury.
He hes 4~<uYi a~', :. Constitution Ok <kA
United States BY giving his official sane.
tiOn to an act Of Congress creating Q new
State within the territory Of Vlrginia with.
out her consent.
He has, without constitutional authori-
ty, aided in freeing the slaves In the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. ...........
He has, in violation Of the Constitution,
by proclamation, declared free all the
slaves in many Of the States, invited them
to vindicats their freedom by force, and
sought an alliance with them IN q war
waged against their masters-a monstrous
and iniQuitouS act, sanctioned by no law,
human or divine, finding no parallel in
atrOcity in the history Of barbarous M.
tons. '
He is spending large sums Of money,
Appropriated by Congress for the support
Of the army. in feeding and clothing slaves
stolen from their masters.
In view Of the fOregOing facts, the truth
Of which cannot be denied, we do firmly
believe, and sOlemnly declare, that any
assistance furnished the Executive In the
further prosecution Of the war upon the
basis Of bis present policy, tends immedi.
ately and directly 10 the overthrow OF both
the Federal and State governments -
wherefore,
l. 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 writ Of hAbeas corpus; the
security Of their persons and property
against the unconstitutional edicts Of the
Federal Executive, and their enforcement
by the army under bis control.
Q. Resolved, That, by the Constitution
of the State OF Kentucky, "The right Of
the owner Of the slave to such slave and
its increase il the same and as inviUlable
as the rights Of the owner TO any property
whatever" that Kentucky understands
her own interests too well TO be thankful
for gratuitOus advice as to the mode in
which she would manage them; and when
she wants the assistance Of any outside
administration OF her affairs. she claims
the privilege Of originating the sugges-
lion )" consequently the proposition made
by Abraham Lincoln for, her to cmanci-
pate her slaves is hereby rejected.
8. Resolved, That the object and pur.
pOse Of the war having been perverted by
the party now in control Of the govern
nent, in violation Of its oft repeat, and
most solemn pledges, our Senators in Con-
greSS are instructed, and our Representa-
tives are requested to oppose any further
aid in its prosecution by furnishing either
men or money.
4. Resolved, That the ProcIamations of
the President, dated September %, 1862,
and January lst. 1868, purpOrting to
cmancipate the slaves in certain States and
parts Of States, set forth therein, are un-
warranted by any code, either civil or mil.
iIary, and Of su+h character and tendency
as not to be submitted to by people
jealous Of their liberties.
8. Resolved, That the act Of Congress,
approved by the President, admitting
Western Virginia as State, without the
consent Of The State of Virginia, is such .
palpable violation Of the Constitution g.
to warrant Kentucky in refusing to recog.
nize the validity Of such proceeding.
g. Resolved, That Kentucky will cordi.
ally unite with the Democracy Of the
Northern States in an earnest endeayOr TO
bring ab,ut = speedy termination Of the
existing war; ant 20 this END we insiiSs::
upon = suspension Of hosti!ities and an
armisIice, to enable the belligerents to
agree upon terms Of peace.
Z. Resolved, That - Commissioners
from this State be appointed, whose duty
it shall be to visit Washington and Rich.
mond, and urge them respectively to agree
upon All armistice for the purposes therein
contemplated.
8. Resolved, That the Governor of Ken.
tucky is requested to forward q copy Of
the foregoing preamble and resolutions to
the President Of the United States, and to
each OI our Senators and Representatives
in Congress.
In I'll. Kentucky House of Representa-
tiveS on the 18th ult., Mr. Heady offered
the following preamble and resolutions,
which were referred to q select commit.
tee, viz
Whereas. The operations of the Federal
and Confederate armies'in Kentucky, and
the devastation Of property, personal Sc
curity, aud happiness Of her people con.
sequent upon the rebel invasion of her
territories, together with the sacrifice OF
many Of her DObIest sons, who have en-
riched the earth with their precious blood
aS water poured from the clouds, have
illustrated to all thinking men the folly {
di>union as remedy for = bad Admins.
tratiOn; and
Whereas, The President has broken
faitn with the Union States, which have
furnished the supplies OF msn and money
for the army by adding new compiler
tiOns and issues to the war, in this, that
the President has, with the concurrence
Of Congress, after receiving into the Fed
eral service large quotas Of troops from
the border slave States, pressed upon said
States, with great tenacity, the question
Of selling the slave property ot said States
for the bonds Of the United States, in VIC.
lation of nil constitutional lau, State and