The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-26
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/ memorial.
Mr.. A. B. Chambers moved to dispense
with rules, in order to enable him to present
memorial. Disagreed to-yeas 40, nays
40, the Constitution requiring two-third
vote. The memorial reads as follows:
u. the General assembly of the Commonwealth
of KentuckyF
The undersigned, citizens of the State of
Kentucky, respectfully represent: That they
are citizens of said State, and legal voters
under the laws and Constitution thereof;
that in pursuance of public notification hey
and many other citizens and voters, met at
the Metropolitan Hall, in the city of Frank
fort, on the 18th inst, for the purpose of
holding Democratic Convention, and nomi-
mating candidates to be voted for at the next
August election for the offices of Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, and other States Off
GERS to be elected at that time, in obedience
to the Constitution of the State; that they
and Their associates are peaceable and un-
armed citizens, and in no wise connected
with any military organization; that they
met in peaceable and orderly manner, and
for lawful purpose.
They further state, that soon after they
had convened, Col. Gilbert, the military
commandant of the post, appeared in said
Hall, attended by large military force sur
rounding the building, and caused toSbs read
military order No. 8, to the effect that in
formation had been received at his head
quarters that large number of rebel spies
and emissaries were present, and requiring
all persons not residents of the city or men,
bers of the Legislature to report themselves
Immediately at his headquarters; but stated
that, for mutual convenience, he had brought
his Adjutant to the Hall, and that they could
there and then report themselves. and give
satisfactory reference as their identity; that
no person present would be permitted to
leave the Hall, unless by his oIder, until all
had so reported themselves. The Conven-
tion then, with his permission, proceeded to
elect Chairman, and made call of the
counties of the State, the delegates present
from each county reporting their names, and
giving the reference as their counties were
respe ctively called.
When this was done, the Convention was
about to proceed to the business before it
when. to the establishment of all present,
Col. Gilbert arose and stated that the further
business of said Convention was "arrested;"
that those present would not be permitted to
hold a Convention within the department
under his command; that if nominations
were made, the candidate would be arrested. |
and, if elected, would not be permitted to
hold the office to which he m ght be elect
ed. He said he should preserve the list of
names thus obtained; that in certain con-
tingencies they might be of great i'm port |
ance; that he required all present to return
peaceably and quietly to their homes. and
to refrain from all "seditious and noisy con-
versation;" that whilst willing to allow the
"greatest freedom consistent with the
times" he should repress all conduct cal
culated to excite the people. He assigned |
as reason for this extraordinary proceed
ing, that the conservative Democratic
Legislature of the Stste," had refused to al
low the Convention the use of its Hall, say
ing that had this refusal not been made he |
might have acted differently. He said the
conservative Democratic papers of the State
repudiated them as Democrats, and that
said papers, as well as common rumor, as
signed to them the character of rebel sym
pathiZers.
At the conclusion of these remarks, A. B.
Chambers, Esq, the Representative from
Gallatin county, presented to Col. Gilbert
the resolutions appended hereto, which had
been adopted at primary meeting of the
Convention, as the resolutions which would
be reported to this Convention, and which
in the opinion of said primary meeting and
the com mittee on resolutions, EN- bodied the
views of this Convention, and requested that
they be read. in order that the objects and |
views of the Convention might be under
stood. This proposition was declined by
Col. Gilbert who remarked that the Con-
vention must not be holden.
Without intending to reflect upon Col.
Gilbert, or question the authority of the
Federal Government within the sphere of
its constitutional powers, we as citizens and
freemen of the Commonwealth, submit that
in the acts herein referred to, the censtitu-
tional right of citizens peacefully to assem-
BILE together. the right of suffrage, and the
right of free speech as well as almost every
other right dear to freemen, have been in
vaded by military authority, against which
we. enter our solemn protest, and pray your
honorable body to adopt such legislation as
in your wisdom will best conserve those
rights, and protect the citizens of this Com
monwealth from military violence.
D. MERIWETHER,
P D. State Convention,
GEO w. WILLIAMS, of Hancock
J. R. BUCHANAN.
FEBRUARY l9, 1868.
1. RESOLVED, That the political principles
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