The weekly Butte record., 1864-01-16
KENTUCKY UNION pENOCRAriC CONVEX
TON.

g. -N ~
TION.
The President called the Ccsseuti.u % order Al
o clock z. NJ. judge wheat fran tie Committee
on he>"lation>. made the following forar-.
RtSOiced. That this Convection atr..t. an1 en-.
dorSe the principles embodied in o.. joint rs-...
tionS upon Federal Ahiir.. al opted tg tse ..U....
Assembly OF this Comm fWta. .il at .t- Ilfe -.--.
hereby affirming the >Iuc.
The following are the rc- ,.t'ars o- tlt .er..
Assembly tins eld'r~ei ty Gle CarY.rfi a-
ReSolrsd. tha, auI i..-t.-., .~ aft4--. ....I .l..
armed rebellion on one side which can Ur.t..r OIL .
10y the sword. and ou thr other hy nr-.r-i ....
acts o. Congress. and STARTLING .-.r.-t. r.r
by the Executive. which We ifre -,aa i- ....
meat can lie corrected hs tsr tl.. a.--
a well a. principle. rr.lIfe- ti.-
await the process of reform wai.Al-- ISL ...f -...
and refrain from an u.isrt.. ...
acts which have already Nr f-l.
upon the country: whilst vr Bog. NJ. '..
patriotic men t. avert tlc l,.I- .as. I.-.t.
free institutions.
Resaircd That the Cers.a' ,--.f...'. f. ts-
a bef. re il ha- often f...tr- tsf-ie .-.
heute-k Ky bath ever hf.n. ..a.-t.r.
ernment ei the Uuiei -tt.. af 3n.t,.. ..sl ..
determined O. maiuf, 90 b., l.tE ars t I 3,
domestic and foreign Goes
Reseired. lhstfh'sG ae..i t-..uter
A manifest 'littftaoc ..... ..- -t..f-.t. ~
the government ana s85 .-r ueaf f-.. l..
one Is traH-.tary lu.i G.- ,al. t.rl
period nf time i.~ .l.... ..f.t-f l... f..
people are rh4s. -It. .Hl.. tH..t
the other i pen eat ia.cll.d 'g q. .-sad.f- 81.
endure foreS Str
Rcsoired. Thai sa.. 1en,.' N..~ 'y ..r
the eNcrci-c e. is f-ht .NH.f .l U.s.
the National FNeclfiFe. el.fHt- 81. 81 'e..l. ..
against the prochmai W -ae F.c- 1,ni o.. .s.
United States. dated ..f & tIs..i. l-.#. lers
he assumes u ep95s tHste aN -.It.. nI-t..
states holding 'fr saAc .l Dag -aNi-c. ua.
ti0nal and vo5
ResoirrG That this ce-. ~ q ss-i-. .f-ir
that the power whl.h has recently l.. .,.fra.
f,t--' -'rE4 ffrsa-. .l4Irr .f
under the gui-e of military ua.e--.tr. he n..
claimed aud extended lIa-tat. .aH ntUr -. .-
where war did not exist and ifs suspended tie
writ Of hahcas corpus. = ulUlra.fei ar il- Cons
-titution. and it. tendency '- fn subordinate civil o..
military authority. aud t. su4sert c9l-tii4t ua.
and free government.
Resolrsd That tbs Geacral Assembly i. if,c.
to accept the President pr ir,it for tmal.. l.
tion. a '"nthincd III hi proclamation oi TIE th
Of May. l>52.
Resoired. That this Gcr,sa' Assembly deem 70
proper further to declare that 81 together with au
the lova people oi the state wa-,l hail with I'.l-
and delight any mauiic~,iti of desire aa iie
part of the seeded States % return tofhfir alice
glance to the government af The Dai ~, and 1a'l
in such event, cordial all earnestly O.-au,.. ;r
with them in the restoration of peace aul TIE iIl-
curement Of sUch guarantees a~ would give -cclfity
TO ali their Interests and rights.
Resoired. That Kentucky viii adhere o. She Con
stitution and the Union, as tie best if may he tie
last hope of popular freedom: and for ali wrong
may exist. viii seek redress under the Constitution
and within the Union. hy the peaceful 10 powerful
and irresistible agencies Of the >af.4c,. I'd . 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 la.c elections and re.
gard the same as the earnest Of a good purpose on
their part to cooperate with all other l9val ci.i
zens-give security to the rights Of every section.
and maintain the Union and the Constitution as
they were ordained by the founders of the Republic
Resoired, That in the judgment Of this General
Assembly, a convention should be called for the
purpose of proposing such amendments 10 the Ma
tiona Constitution as experience has proved to he
necessary to maintain that instrument in the spri,
and meaning Of its founders: aud 10 that end We
re-affrm and adopt the resolutions recommending
call for Convention Of the United States ap-
proved January p, ISL.
Resoired, That the laws Of this State must he
maintained and enforced. and that it is the duty Of
the constituted authorities of the State to see u Il
that by all constitutional means this indispensable
end shall be attained.
Resolred. That the Governor he reqreSted TO for
ward q copy Of these resolutions TO the President
of the United States. and to the Governor Of each
State, with 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. 70 their best efforts 70 accomplish
the objects of these resolutions.