The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-05
KENTUCKY UNION DEMOCRATIC CONvEN


KENTUCKY UNION DEMOCRATIC CONvEN
TION.
The President called the Convention to order at
o'clock p. NJ. Judge Wheat from the COMMITTEES
on Resolutions. made the following report:
ResOlred, jhat this Convention approve and en-
dorse the principles embodied in the joint resou-
tions upon Federal Affairs, adopted by the General
Assembly Of this Commonwealth at its late session.
hereby affirming the same.
The following are the resolutions of the General
Assembly thus endorsed by the Convention:
Resoirsd that our Institutions are assailed by an
armed rebellion on one side which can only be met
by the sword. and on the other by unconstitutional
acts Of Congress and startling usurpatons of power
by the Executive, which we have seen by expert
mems can be corrected by the ballot box. Policy
a. we3 as principle. requires that Kentucky shall
await the process of reform which is slow but sure
and refrain from all unlawful and unconstitutional
acts which have already brought terrible calamities
upon the country; whilst invoke the aid of all
patriotic men to avert the evils that threaten our
free institutions.
Resolrcd That this General Assembly declares
As }efore it has often declared, that the State of
Kentucky hath ever been, and is loyal to the gov
ernment of the UNITED States of America. and is
determined to maintain that loyalty against both
domestic and foreign foes. =
Resolred, That this General Assembly recognizes
a manifest difference between any administration of
the government and the government itself--the
one is translt0ry limited in duration only to that
period of time for which the officers elected bv tho
people are charged with the conduct of the same
the other is permanent, intended by its founders to
endure forever
Besolred, That this General Assembly now in
the exercise of its right to differ in opinion with
the National Executive, enters its solemn protest
against the proclamation of the President of the
United States, dated lst OF January, 1868 by which
he assumes to emanciE&te all slaves within certain
states, holding the same TO be unwise, unconsttu-
tional and void.
Resolred, That this General Assembly declares
hat ffla ,7.s,l
by the President of the United States, whereby,
under the guise of military necessity, he has pro
claimed and extended martial law over States
where war did not exist and has suspended the
wit OF habeaS corpus. is unwarranted by the Con-
sttut3n, and its tendency is to subordinate civil to
military authority, and to subvert constitutional
and free government.
Rssolred. That this General Assembly declines
to accept the President 5 proposition for emancipa
ton rs tontained in his proclamation of the 10Th
OF May. 1852.
Resoired That this General Assembly deems it
proper further to declare that it, together with all
tie loyal people Of the State would hail with pleas.
ure and delight any manifestation of desire on the
part OF the seeded States to return to their alle
glance to the government of the Union. and ould
IN such event cordially and earnestly cooperate
with them in the restoration Of peace, and the pro-
curement Of such guarantees would give security
TO all their interests and rights.
Reso'red. That kentucky VIII adhere to the Con
last hope Of popular freedom: and for all wrongs
which may have been commisted. or evils which
may exist will seek redress under the Constitution
and within the Union. by the peaceful bat powerful
and iTTeslstaole agencies of the sufraSes of free
people.
Resolred That this General Assembly halls with
peaSurable hope the recent manifestations of con-
servatlve sentiment among the people of the non
SlaveholdEg States in their la.e elections and re-
gard the same as the e3rnest of a good parpose on
their part to cooperate with all other loval citi.
zens-S give security II the rights of every section
and maintain the Union and the Constitution a,
they we're ordained by the founders of the Republic
Reso!red, That in the Judgment of this General
Assembly. i convention should be called for the
purpose OF proposing such amendments to the Ma
tioual Constitution experience has proved to he
necessary to maintain that instrument in the spirit
and meaning of its founders: aud to that end we
re-aaiTm and adopt the resolutions recommending
cali tor Convention Of the United States an-
proved January % lS6l.
Rcolred, That the laws Of this State must he
n Etalned and enforced, and that i is the duty Of
the constituted authorities of the State TO see to
that by all constitutional neans this indispensable
end shall be attained.
Resolre3, That the Governor be requested to for
ward A copy ot these resolutions To the President
OF the United States, and to the Governor Of each
State. with a request that he lay the same before
the Legislature of his State, and 10 each Of our
Senators and Representatives in Congress. Our
Senators are instructed, and our Representatives
requested 10 use their best efforts to accomplish
the objects OF these resolutions.