The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-12
Mr. Blue,a Rasolutiona.

ed, and referred to the Committee on Feder
al Relations, viz: ,o.-ta ,o.y f-,rs,,,,.- -.
WHEREAs,r In the opinion of this Gen era
Assembly, the President Of the United State
! has assumed the exercise of powers nowfier
) delegated to him by the Constitution. III
this be has shown want of regard for, th,
} limitations existing between the State anC
national jurisdictions ,attem pied. und e
the plea Of military necessity, to destroy, BY
proclamation, State institutions in violation
oftheir constitutions, legislative enactments
and judicial decisiors-has encouraged an6
sanctioned the dismem berment o { their ter
ritory, and has overawed and silenced the
Judiciary department. of the Goyernm ent
making It subservient to the military, there.
fore,I5 %. g siGsloys3 sI9.isai - 81 {
i. Resolved, By the General assembly of th,
Commonwealth Of Kentucky, That we;y the
Representatives of the people of Kentucky
in view Of the great and solemn responsibili-
ties resting upon us in this dark hour of odr
country,s peril, declare fehourselvesi and ouf
State an unfaltering devotion to, the Union
as it was, and the Constitution as it is, and
that it is our mature, and deliberate determi-
nation to use all our energies to mafntain the
integrity of each, with all their GUARANTEES
and blessings unimpairsd i0 1c.lFzitsl asI
I'd, That while we view, with jealousy
and alarm, the eDcroachments of the E1ecu-
tive ofthe United States upon the liberties
and rights of the States, we are not unmind-
| full Of the tyranny and usurpation of the So
called Confederate authorities over the lives,
| liberty, and property OF its citizens, and we
admonish both that Kentucky does not in
| tend to be driven from her proud position in
| favor Of constitutional law and freedom bv
the mad fapaticism of either; but lifting her
self above the prsjudices of the hour, she
intends to stand firm in her chosen position.
Sd. That the constitutions Of the several
States mast he respected as the fundamental
law OF each, when not at variance with the
Constitution of the United States, aud they
must be held sacred and inviolae as the
great sheet-ancnors of society aud the only
safe guard of life, liberty, and property, and
all that is dearest and dearest to free and
enlightened people. ...-.......e 81.
4rh. That the dome sticinstitutions of the
several States created aud existing under the
organic la ws TN eI eof. when sanctioned by the
national Constitution, are above and beyond
the Executive power of the President, or
the control of Congress; and any acts done
by either, whether by proclamation or other
wise, with view to change or abolish those
institutions, are encroachments upon the
rights Of the States, an Infringement OF the
national CONSERVATION. dangerous to the liber-
aud held by the State authorities. e.. Ts.
5th. That those. great aud fundamental
ma xIms OF tree government announced inthe
Cohstitution-that the rit of Rqbeas corpus
shall not be suspended, thatthe people shah
be secure in their persons, houses, pape rs,
and possessions, from unreasonable seizures
ard searches, that Justice shall be adn mis-
tered without sale, delay, or denial. that no
man shall be punished without fair and
i'm partial trisl by jury. of his peers, that
private property shall not be taken for pub
lie uses without just compensation. that the
obligations Of contracts shall not be impair
ed. that e1 post fdcto laws shall not be pass
ed that there she'll. be 10 attainder or, cor =
ruption of blood, nor forfeiture of property,
for a longer period than the lifetime Of the
party sttainted, that the freedom Of the
press and the liberty of speech and conf
science shall De secure, can only pre-
served and their blessings secured to the
citizens by maintaiuing the Independence
of the Judiciary free from the control of the
Executive and military authorities. u 'fs
9Th That however much Kentucky may.
love the Union she cannot and will not, con-
sent that this war shall become an abolition
crusade against the institutions of the South,
whatever may be the pretext, and she here
announces that the Lterests and sentiment
of her people, as well as the justice, honor,
and piishted faith of the nation, demand
that the President shall withdraw his pro-
clamation ofemancipation, and that the war
be prosecuted in constitutional manner for
the restoration of the Union and the preser-
walton Of the Constitution, with all the
rights, dignity and honor of the several
State ssunim paired. 5dff~ bHeafGIo5 C1f StIT
9Th. That Kentucky is devotedly attach
ed to her, domestic institutions, and has no,
pres ent intention of changing their relations,
she believing. in the language of her Constr
tuition, th at "ihe right Of property Is before
and b her IAN any constitutional sanction;
and the rISh of the owner OF slave'to such
slave and its increase. is the same. and is as
Iuvfoab!e as the right of tn e owtef OF any
protertv whatever aud she, tberefore. re-
spectiui1y. but firmly, declines 70 acceptthe
PresfdeutS proposition OF compensated
EN- niaDcfpation. --, -. :. -.
85h. That while we would hat With joy
and delight the return of peace to our once
hl-Dpv. butt uaw distracted cOuntTyLH Hwe ado
not seek : uort will we cUnsent.to peace
that would be, dishonorsble 70 nsas a people
auera nation. 40 But we are now ready, as We
at all times heretofore' have been, to meet
in q n ationah COUNCIL with our sister States
in order to, adjust, in an henorablsS and
equitable maUner, all our aditficu tues ana
dIsssns 'oBs; anCt to this end8we dDylte the
co-operation of all the sother States lor the
holding OF national l,convention.lto to meet at
such time and place as the iGeyernors OF t1e
s. ates may agrees upopae5 o7BsasIj sisg1eliiR.,
% h. That We teodsr to our SeD9toFs2 ana
Representatives iHlCongress; and the snphle
ausis copserVatiy q Gmena OF they -Northe ouE
thanksfotthesbold and patriotic, stand W hlen
| they have tax in behalf OF constitutional
I freedom.rsd lTaL sai .fo1u7z ..-9 lssI5
Il The custom err Of certain cooper in a town
ont west. cause him vast deal of vex alton