Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
Arkansas.

Arkansas.
 The following joint resolutions, report. pd by axjsinhcahpittce to the two Houses
 the MsislSt6e hGAkkansas, have, nc
 dbt, Mkhis tih8 8eeNadopted. Thqy
 Il col hahd tle @pedbf all conservS
 e md and the%&teul n of all tljl
 euthe1 Stssssd dtJ&hq8 Arkansas sd
 an exatble ht td De hlSwcd, of diguifdS NseinonA1fAnce and ss6gest against the vioi lcnce of usurpation: suBsTITCTE FOR SENATE .5oaNT REsoLU-
 TIoN, NO. 36.
 WHEREAS, The present government of tho.State of Arkansas was duly and prop cAyorganizcd under the proclamation of hresident Lincoln, of December-S, 1863, and has been pcaceably Hsgnjesced in sby all the people, and .hss 'rtmainedr sntf-'is snow- ia. iall force and yae-usicw.~over.@ parts of the, State, in aH its departments, whereby nieia ihBety Aand property are fully .apaFasply protected in the persons of all its ;iphahitants6 and, ,uhreas. the present government of the State hassacs ceptea the Amendment to the. .Copstitution of the United States, proyidiinng for ,,tbe abolition of Slavery, and has coniormed its laws thereto iT all lrespects; ana wbfxaas, the same is in conformity withctlie tonstti. 5tutioh, shws sanaFtreatSes ofi1the United Statos ,aand. hns tlsefofsip been arecoguized wVs by Fthe ieificrent dabar4- ments of the General Govcrpment ut d icAereas. the great majority of the people qf this State, are satisfied thereYitlaJ aud desire no change, and the Constitativp of the State provides for the mode of it's own Amendment, ana no h.w has been passed caAns a convention for it's alteration and ,cHe,tes unauthorized assemblies of any portioniof tbs pe0plo,g fur the purpose of chai,ging the sanIe,f 7wil inevitably haa to -discprd and eanusionI to the manifest dis rtarhauee of tho public peace aud prosper. ;ity therefore, to the end that ,he true po. -sitlop of the State, of .Afkansas rlnay E be well defined and understood, aud her, ,peo, pie warned against any course of actiop Which may be subyefsiye of the present coiiaiti0n of internal harlnoily, good order 'snd security, nia' 9ai q ai''."9io" 'sa' fsdsotetd 5y s1e GAisraE Assem- ,dy.of the IJteae of Arkaase,s, oThat sthe existing lGovernnent Qfthe State Is ,herd- by seelared ioibe republican, in form, in conformity with the Constitution, laws and treaties of the, United States, and as such, is the true and proper government of the 'Statc--a member ot, the Federal Union and entitled ,to,,its due representation in :he Senate and I.I5dsd' of Representatives of tie United States, with all the rights and privileges of other States s9riq f4o } fahBo tt 5ivther scsofee,f I hat the present IGoNernment ofIthe State cannot be prop er,y acharged, ,saveiia tAe Elapner pointed out in its own Constitution, or by a con ventioa callsdsundss authority of law. i; ;, .He 4 .faxtber gssolrsd, That all unau, thprizea efforts of portions of the citizens, ysluntayils assembled for, the purpose of changing the Constitution and form of Govefameat: tend to anatclly, civil strife, and the siibversibii of all .lAw and order, and it IS the duty ofall good citizens to discourage and by all legitimate means, opposc such efforts. ifi* i.saNao.
 Be t far&h.r rcsoirc,3 That in1opposi- tion to such efforts, the State of Arkansas relies upon the Constitutional duty of the Government of the Unitel States, in all its tsdepartments-legislatiye, judicial and executive to guarantee unto the. State . republican form of government, and pro lection against domestic violence P Be i furthcrspesolcsd, That our Uni ted StatSs Senators be instracted, and our Representatives in UunssAis be requested to laJT these resolutions Before the Presi- dent and Congress of the United States, and thata copy be, sent .eacheofthe Gov ernors, of the several States of the Union, with the request that the same be present, cd to their several Legislatures.
 Be t ffrtaSr resdiea, That each copy of these resolutions to be laid before Con gress and the President, or to be trans mitted to the several States, be signed by the Speaker of the House of Represcuta. .tiyes, and the President of the Senate. - . te --z------------s>--s -s.-----l4--4-.-it fs4
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