, 1864-02-24

this city, asked that too heavy load b;
. not placed upon Kentucky, now she Was jus
i beginning the struggle. Missouri was no
only old. in 1t, but Triumphant. He asked
that Kentucky might, like Missouri, tlrstpro
coed with cantion- He Was radical, but MOI
i in favor Of casting Oft from the great part]
izsucd for Convention to assemble at Balti
more. He iocular1y, alluded to the old ladY
over on Greene street, George D. Prentice,
who was trying, like old dame Partington
; to mop back the Atlantic, which excited pro
longed laughter.
; The Convention was also addressed b5
Mess1e: Durham, Baird, Preston, and Need.
hum, Of Ky, and Gen. McNell,' Moss, Kirkls
and Pretorius, Of Missouri
At the evening session the following reso-
; lutions we're presented BY the Committee on
!: RESOLUTIONS, explaining in the seventh, which
was offered by Mr. Kirkle- They were acted
, upon simply, and afterwards made unani.
nous. ;'-- :.
Reso1ted, First, that the unity OF this country;
With the present Republican form OF government,
state and national, must be preserved and the re:
md: .That slavery was the causo aud now coz
stltutcs the strength OF the rebellion. That We
res no hope OF permanent peace until the princ1-
ples Of treedona announced n the Declaration Of
NVA3L4eN+4AA
carried Into practice. The question whether Bla-
very Is 10 be pe1petuated not; Is No longer ex-
cusirey State but National one, It il therefore
p1optr that the Constitution Of the United States
| should he so amended Is to secure freedom to
every luu1sn being within its Jurisdiction: Such
guarantee Of individual freedom is as necessary
| republican form Of government TO each statc..
/ ID. The Government has the Constitutional
right to comman2 the services Of every man, no
matter what his color or Ills condition, whether
bond or free. The master cannot interpose hts
right between the man and the Government, and
we a1c II favor Of enstng and enrolling ali alike.
exercise OF the war power has full and ample an
tholty to free all the slaves In the rebellions dis
tricts. and they are hereby Invested irrevocab1y
viii all the rights Of faeemen, and In the present
full extent.
oth-That with the effect Of the Presidents
amnesty proclamation before rs, ne declare that
in our opinion the same has been tniErious to The
Union cause and 1ts operations within the district
to which 1t especially applies, hnmilatns aud un-
eae
or suspension until armed rebellion IL wholly
made permanent or anIza.ion by the formation
Of an executive committee OF ono member aud one
alternate from each Of the slave Statea, for the
Of It, PRINCIPLES I'D dht The
venlion. appoints the members on convention
eth. That We declare ourselves favorable to such
AL &mP0Ql1GnI O1 l1e CQ0G11kHQ0u OF the United
States as ehau make the Presidential election for
one te12 only
4 resolution was offered and lost, after
considerable discussion, providing for na-
tional radical Convention, at st. Louis, May
10th-53 in favor. and 81 against-the major
ity pre1erring 10 act with the Republican
party IN their National Convention.
The proceedings Of the Convention were
111, her 4r~.$ ~
Of the afternoon session, considerable con-
fusion prevailed, principally upon minor
points. The Convention adjourned she dir.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 23.-The adjourned meet
Ing Of. the Freedom Convention met this
morning, at ten O'Clock, at Beek's Hall.
Pending tue report Of the Committee on Re-
solutions, the Convention was addressed by
Hon. Casper .Bntz Of Chicago, who made .
very radical steech, Us the representative OF
the German Conveation which met at C!c.e-
land last fall. He said some Of the Germans
had gone over to tic copperheads, but they
had 100000 voters Lett, and should attain
universal freedom throughout the entire
better territory for furnishing to the slaves
than that we are now conquering.
Anderson of Missouri said that the spirit
Of j. ]. Crittenden hangs like nightmare
over Kentucky and prevents her from ex-
pressing her true principles.
LOUISVILLE, Feb 23.-The Committee on
Resolutions not having reported, the Con-
Tention last night adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.
During the afternoon session Of the Con-
ventiou, the following circular was distribut-
ed among several Of the members: :.
WAsH1KGTox, D. c., Feb. 20, 1s64.-Sm:-The
movements recently made through the country to
secure the denomination Of President Lincoln rem.
the nncond,tfona, friends og the 1Infon vho M.
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rzei IN .ecure ttr cnnt1nusnrc NJ ,be nreaert ~.
mfnistratton. tho,c who believe tbat the fn,e rest,
Of the country and Of freedom demand a change in
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Snasc mofe u ue qoa'4t1es aeco III flesiaea'
during the next four years than are combined In
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highest order, while his private character furnishes
the surest obta3nable guarantee of economy and
nurftv in the nnanapcu,eut Of nublic affair.-
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