The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

the Pr, sident, dated September I'D, 1867
and January lst 1868. purportng to emau-
cipate the slaves in certain States and
parts of States, set forth therein. are un-
warranted by any code either civil or mil
i;ary, and of such character and tendency
as not to be submitted to by people
jealous of their liberties.
5. Resolred. That the act Of Congress
approved by the President, admitting
Western Virginia as a State. Without the
consent Of the State Of Virginia. is such
pa!pable violation of the constitution as to
warrant Kentucky in refusing to rcct gnlze
the validity of such proceeding.
6. Resolped, That Kentucky will cor
daily unite with the Democracy o: the
northern States in an earnest endeavor 10
bring about speedy termination of the
existing war; and 20 this end we insist up
OIL suspension Of hostilities and an ar
mistice, to enable the belligeren's to agree
upon terms of peace.
7. RESOLVED, That - Commission
ers from this State be appointed, whose
duty il shall be to visit the Federal and
Confederate governments, at Washington
and Richmond. and urge them respective
ly to agree upon an armislce for the pur'
poses herein contemplated.
Resolved, That the Governor Of Ken
lucky is requested to forward copy of
the foregoing preamble and resolutions to
the President of the United States, and TO
each Of our Senators and Representatives
in Congress.
In the Kentucky House of Representa-
tives, Oh the Dist inst. Mr. Heady offered
the following preamble and resolutions,
which were referred to select committee,
viz:
Whereas. The operations of the Federal
and Confederate armies in Kentucky, and
the deva station Of property, personal sccu-
rity. and happiness of her people conse- J.
quent upon the rebel invasion of her terri
tories, together with the sacrifice of many
Of her ncbIest suns who have enriched the
earth with their precious blood as water
poured from ihe clouds, have illustrated
t all thinking men the folly of disuniou as
remedy for a bad administration; and
UAereas, The President Las broken
faith with the Union States. which have
furnished the supplies of men and money
for the army, by adding pew complication 8
and issues to the war, in this, that lie
Presidtn, has, with the concurrence of
Congress, after receiving Into the Federal
service large quotas of troops from the
b rder slave States, pressed upon sad
S ates. with great tenacity. the questalion
of selling the slave property of said States
for the bonds If the United States, in yio-
laion Of al constitutional | W, State and
Federal; the President has not kept faith
with the Union States in his, that on the
Let day Of January, 1868, he issued his
proclamation. which assumes the power TO
give freedom to the slave of the rebel States
in conflict with the constitution Of the
United States ard Of said States respective
ly, thus dealing blow to the Union cause;
thus attempting to change the character OF
the war, by associating and incorporating
with the Union struggle the great and cru
ell wrong of abolition-an act in rebellion
and contempt of allegiance to the consti-
tuition of tie United States; and
Whereas. Tie present surroundings and
temper ofthe times indicate that no
good aud great results are to be attained
by the war as it is proposed to be carried
on. and as at present conducted by both ar
mies.-nothing accomplished but the
slaughter of the brave men and youth OF
all the es,-nothing but the ruin and
bankruptcy Of the nation. with nothing
the surviving soldiers, the ashes Of cities
and temples Of worship. the desolale hearth
stones and woes without number of be
reaved and fallen nation; therefore, be it
ResOlved by the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That
this Legislature is ready and anxious to
cooperate with the Legislatures of the
other States in any effort which may be
concurred in and approved by Congress
for All honorable peace. based on the res
tora,ion of the constitution aid the Union,
of which it is the only lawful bond and
guarantee of safaty. and to that end rec
ommend the calling Of a national conven'
tipn of delegates elected by the people of
all the States, or such States as approve
the measure, in pursuance Of the acts of the
Legislature, of the States providing for the
I'll, cilOn of delegates To meet At, on