The weekly Butte record., 1863-09-05
KENTUCKY UNION DEMOCRATIC CONvEN-
TON.

4
TION.
! The President called the Convention to order at
4 o'clock P. NJ. Judge Wheat from the Committee
on Resolutions, made the following rerort:
I Resolred That this Convention approve and en-
dorse the principles embodied in the joint resolu-
tons 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:
Resoired 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 usurpati0ns Of power
by the Executive. which we have seen by experi-
ment can be corrected by the ballot box Policy
as well as principle, requires that Kentucky shall
await the process of reform which is slow but sure
and refrain from all unlawful ald unconstitutional
acts which have already brought terrible caamites
upon the country; whilst we invoke the aid Of all
patriotic men to avert the evils that threaten our
free Institutions.
Resolred, That this General Assembly declares.
as before II has often declared that the State of
Kentucky hath ever been, and is loval to the gov
ernment of the United States Of America and Is
determined to maintain that loyalty against both
domestic and foreign foes.
ReSoired, That this General Assembly recognizes
manifest difference between any administration Of
the government and the government itself--the
one is transtOry, limited in duration only to that
period of time for which the officers elected by the
people are charged with the conduct of the same
the other is permanent intended by its founders to
I endure forever.
Resoired, 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 emancpate all slaves within certain
States. holding the same to be unwise, unconstitu-
tional and void.
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that the power which has recently been assumed
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
writ Of habelS corpus, Is unwdrranted by the Con-
sitution. and its tendency IS TO subordinate civil to
military authority, and to subyert constitutional
and free government.
Resolred, That this General Assembly declines
to accept the Presidents ; proposition for enanciDa
tion. as contained in his proclamation of the 10th
OF May. 1852.
Resolred, That this General Assembly deems it
proper further to declare that it, together with all
the loyal people of the State. would hail with pleas
and delight any manifestation of desire on the
part of the seeded States to return to their allie
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 as would give security
1 to all their interests and rights.
ReSolred, That Kentucky will adhere to the Con-
stitutOn and the Union, the best il NAV be the
/ last hope OF popular freedom; and for all wrongs
which may have been committed or evils which
may exist, will seek redress under the Constitution
and within the Union, by the peaceful but powerful
and lresistabe agencies Of the sufrages of free
people.
Resolred. That this General Assembly halls with
pleasurable hope the recent manifestations of con
servative sentiment among the people of the non
saveholding States in their lac elections and re-
gard the same as the earnest of good purpose on
their part TO cooperate with all other oval cti.
zens-give security to the rights of every section
and maintain the Union and the Constitution as
they ordained by the founders of the Republic
ReSOired, That in the Judgment of this General
Assembly. convention should be called for the
purpose of proposing such amendments TO the Ma
tl0na Constitution as experience has proved TO be
necessary to maintain that instrument in the spirit
and meaning OF its founders; aud to that end we
re-aifirm and adopt the resolutions recommending
call Tor Convention of the United States, ar-
proved January IS, 1861.
Resoirsd, That the laws of this State must be
maintained and enforced, and that il is the duty of
the constituted authorities of the State to see to i.
that by all constitutional means this indispensable
end shall be attained.
ResOired That the Governor be requested to for
of the United States aud to the Governor of each
State, with a request that he lay the same before
the Legislature of his State, and to each Of our
Senators and Representatives in Congress Our
Senators are instructed, and our Representatives
requested. TO use their best efforts TO accomplish
the objects of these resolutions.