, 1863-03-23
KENTUCKY.
The Recent Union Convention.

The Union State Convention, which met in
Louisville on the 18th, completed It's business
on the 10Th. With the exception of the first
resolution, five lines in length, re-afIir1nlng
that reported by the Committee on Federal
Relations, and passed by the Legislature. the
resolutions are all uncouditionally Union.
The first was thrown In to satisfy the minori-
ty. We copy three Of them:
Retogttd, Tint the present eapseless and wicked
rebellion should be crushed bI the whole power of
the Federal Government, and the national authur-
ity restored over all the revolted States. and we
are In favor Of devoting Our whole resources, II
necessary, to the accomplishment OF that object.
Re<o{red, Ihat we arc opposed to the tntefven-
taa e. Ie seep
ties In own way, and al propositions to that ef
feet which may be INSIDE By any foreign State or
1at1Gn, 91ght to Pc respectfully but unequivoca11y
Rtsolred. That the people Of Kentucky have mt
feEed every insult and Injury at the hands Of the 70.
called Southern 1 cenfodeEaey. a1d are stimulated
and overthrow it.. This Confede1acy has sought,
ard now seeks to break up the Union, forever dear
md Necessary to them, and when by their often
oftreaEon, infamy and ruil, it tramp.ed down their
State Constitution put up a. weak and usurping
Government over them, and piaced pretended SEN
mond, assuming to speak their roice; it invaded
their State with armies, and sought 10 co1auer and
y eAr.y them a"ay from n1iop thsy 1eveted to one
aot soiicra-their aeias, time and ssafn robbed
them Of their public revenues ind private prop
eIty; destroy ed their public records burnsd their
towns and houses; carried away. their non-
I combatant citizens into long and loathsomo
imprisonment: where many etin anguish; mur-
| dered many Of them, sometimes ii their own
homer and in the presence OF thsir families, and
sometimes By cruel and Infamous deatAs, extend
ing their atrocities even to women and children.
TINS setting, At denancs all the Lars Of civilized
warfare; and these efforts hare continued aud in
Of Kentucky toward ali il wicked designs, md
now threaten to brtak with fresh force upon that
State and people; that therefore the people Of
Kentucky car never cease their Efforts for thelr
orn protection the condign ,Pnnishmsnt Of the
authsfs Of these wrongs, and the complete over
| throw Of the rebel confederaey: and al citizens
port their State md fellow-cItizens asainst such
unprovoked wrungs and crueIties, or profess to
tympathtze With such enemies, are falss to their
That, neTcrtheess Of ons thing, the people OF the
re.olted and the loyal States. and Of the world,
nay rest assured. hentuckJ viii submit to such i
Eet@r<d, That 1t Is the duty Of ths Federal and
| statc Governments to take timely and energetic
Invasion. md her people from further plnnder md
| ruin By rebel raids. and re earnestly invoke theil
attention to the subject: At the sams tine calling
upon Al .he eltlSens OF the ssato to sseoad ever!
This Is the voice Of the loyal people Of Ken
lucky. It is too plain to be mlsunderstood
There IL no sympathy between these psspl
and the Copperhesds Of the North. Thi
point is definitely settled Kentucky can Il
longer be used to bolster up the cause Of tn
Peace Democrats. CraYeus was driven clea
through this bubble, puncturing il most e'
ftctuallJ.
The candidates are: For Goveraor, Jsshu
F. Bell Lieutenant Governor, Col Riehhr
Jacob; Attorney General, Col. John n. Ha7
Ian; Treasurer, James q. Garrard, Aaditol
Thomas 8. Page; Register Of Land Onle'
John 4 Dawson; Superintendent Of Publ
Instruction, Daniel Stevenson. The electio
lakes place in August, when tbs assion Of th
Consc4tion will be ratified By the people.