, 1865-01-31

Proceedings Of the Kentucky
LesisIatur

AbSlelNIu1
The Charges Against Chief
Justice Bullitt-Agita-
ton Of the Enanci-
patton Question.
From Our Special Correspondent
FRANKFORT, by, Jln. H. 1861.
The most animated and exciting debate Of
the season took place this morning on mo-
lion by Alr. Gatcwood, to reconsider voto
By which resolution was reported b5 the
Committee on Court Of Appeals, in relation to
Chief Justice Bnl1itt.
4 resolution offered some days ago, asking
for a committee to investigate the charges
against Judge B. with view to preparing M
address If he was found guilty to remove him
from Office, WAS referred to the Committee
On Court Of Appeals. This Committee on
yesterday reported resolution recommend
Ing the appointment Of the investigating
committee. prorided thel President would
grant an assurance that s Judge Bullitt
might come to Kentucky, be present
duliug the investigation, and then return
to where he now is
Mr.. Wood was In favor Of the motion, The
proEisos attached by the Committee whether
designed to have that effect or not, efcctual-
" defeated the objects the original resolution
had In view. It was not certain that tho
President would not give the assurance ask
ed for By the report. And suppose such
safe conduct was granted: Then Judge 3.
could come here, attend to the investigation,
aud If found guilty, he.was to be escorted
back to the place where be now is. The idea
,cs5. In nh frAtt 10 $f,h han ,f
coordinate branch ofS'ate government, and
the Legislature, owed it to lis own dignity,
the purity Of It's Judiciary and to the people
to order the investigations.
Mr.. Ward, the Chairman Of the Committee
on Court Of appeals, felt # his duty to say
something. He defeudcd the necessity and
plopriety Of the proviso the gentleman had
SO bitterly denounced. Judge B. had rights
they were all bound to respect, and for one,
he, the speaker, wonld not deny to the great
est criminal the least tight or privilege btlong-
irg to hlpl. The report required notice to be
gentlemen Try and condemn hun in his
absence? He then spoke Of the modes pre-
scribed By the constitution and 1lws to be
followed in such cases, aud argued them at
some length.
Mr.. Hanson hoped the motion TO recon-
sider would not prevail. He thought the re-
port just and reasonable and the proyisos all
liberty, would be the forfeit it he came to
Kentucky without an assurance from the
President Ike that required by the resolution
reported. Only few Weeks ago the General
commanding IN this State declared in 4 large
convention that Judge B. htd been released
BY mistake-tlat be had ordered him to- be
lc-arTcsted, and that he deserved to be hung.
Would 1t be asked oi Judge B. to return to
Kentucky when his case had BEEN pre-, Judged
by the highest military authority In the State
without an assurance from the President that
he would not be subject to Arrest. He WAS
for having an investigation, but be wanted it
conducted In spirit Of eander. impartlallty
and calmnesa, not in the hea: 6f passion und
Of mad prejudice.
Other gentlemen took part In the discuss
ion, when the whole question was recommit-
ed to the Committee on Court Of Appeals.
The committee appointed By both Houses
Of the Legislature to visit the President ani
confer with him rs to the best means OF de-
ftnke for Kentucky will return Tomorrow,
having as learn, received from the President
Ills assurance that he would assist the State
Lieut.: Gov Jacobs will return also in day
OF two, having been released Internationally
By the President. Is not the "tyrant md
iubcci1e'' at Washington conducting himself
strangely In the acts Of leniency to active
opponents! A few more such releases aud
little more forbeatance and the enemies Of
the President will have no capital left.
Yours, CARL.
January e6th. 1865.
SENATE.
On tie 18th, Mr.. Bush offered resolution
declaring that certain States had cmancipatcd
their k]nyes. Kentucky WIS lett I'LL Isolated
s!are State. and it was the duty Of the pre-
sent Legislature to use all proper and consti-
tutioual means to rid this State Of iuvoiun-
1ary eeryItude and provide reliable and pro-
ductive system Of labor.
To this 3ir. Fiske proposed an amendment
reciting the language Of Gov Branlettc's
message In relation to slavery, and instruct
ing our Senator'S and requesting our repre-
Congress to amend the Cunstitution Of the
United States, SO that slayery shall cease in
name Us well as in fact. :.
31r. Cleveland, as substitute for both the
foregoing, offered series OF resolutions de-
clarins that Kentucky had the exclusive rioht
pies Of American Government" to determine
whether it will tolerate or abolish slavery
that it is in violation of the spirit "if not Of
The letter Of the Federal Constitution for any
number Of the States or thu National Con-
gTesa, to seek, under cover Of an amendment
10 that Constitution, to regulate the mere
local nt1alrs Of any one or more States = and
that the preservation Of american Constitu-
tion.l liberty depends upon the maintenance
Of the doctrine Of perfect non-interrention,"
SC, &c.
After several members had expressed their
yicws on the questions involved, the whole
subject, resolution, amendment md substi-
tute, were laid on the table By vote OF 10
to Il, which represents about the numerical
strength Of each party In the Senate.
There was m animated and exciting discus
sion ELECTED by resolution reported by Mr..
Marshall from the Select Committee, 10
whom, by resolution adopted some days
nil LAT 80
be referred, md who were to "inqrire into
the status Of slavery and report by bill or
otherwise"
The resolution reported, and which was tho
special order, declared It to be the duty Of
this Legislature to pass promptly such laws
Of slavery, and so dignity labor as to cncour-
oge white labo1ers to come to our State. Nj.
BrIstow hoped that the resolution would be
adopted. 1t was apparent now to every in
~ was doomtl-kil1ed "in the house Of It's
irirnds.'' However widely men may have dtf:
fercd in the past Us topthcr questions arising
out OF the subject Of slavery, however warm.
j. some may have defended and others de-
nounced the institution, all who have obsery-
tendency, are united in the conviction that
slavery now is 30 hopclessly lcmoralized as
to be no longer reliable or profitable as ays-
tenn Of labor. The power once possessed by
masters TO direct md control their slaves has
1ted from them, and the few benefits de-
rived from their labor a1e dependent wholly
on the will Of the slave, for everyone knows
there are numerous opportunities constantly
being offered to them to escape, and oNners
have no adequate means at their hands to
prevent their Slaves from leaving them. Aslt
Is now We have no adequate system Of labor
| to supply the demand Of our agricultural IN
terest. Why then persist in holding On to an
Institution that has ceased to be profitable,
which is effete and burdensome," when By
prompt and judic1ous action We can cncour-
oge free white laborcrs into our State. There
| Is ono way and only one Way.by which any
| valuable benefit can be derived in the future
| from the 1abor Of our slaves, and that Is to
MAKE il 10 their manifest interest to remain here
| and work. The negro knows as we'll as any
! Of rs that Il be goes into free State be can
ret work, and the benefits will result to him.
sclf. Hweean convince him that he will be paid
| for his labor, and that his prospects for plu
mate freedom are Just az good here as else
where, he will remain, for one Of the control.
ing traits in the character Of the race is a
fondncss for their old home and its associa.
| tious, "A blind and obstinate adherence to 8
demotallzed institution will end only In in
iury to ourselves. II We refuse to accept a.
tact, what the whole world Is convinced Of
and. what the "inexorable 1ogtcn Of events
is fcaching--that slarezy cannot ba agar aga
| made prodtabIe-#e WILL only pf1ng ialh on
our State. If we want or expect white Ia
borcrs to settle In our State, we must firsi
take some Legislative action to show them
that We are removing slavery, and that they
will not have to compete with negroes wher
they CONC here. Hchoped there would be nc
more delay in deciding On policy conelstent
with the defined policy Of the administration
and which would 30 materially advance th.
best interests Of the State.
Ex.Gov. Robinson objected to the resolu
tion, not that that the declaIatfons made Il
the resolutions we're wrong, but because h'
thought that the Senate had already done al
that was contemplated by the resolution, b.