RESOLUTION requesting the Governor to cause one hundred guns to be fired on the 22d, and to cause the National Flag to be hoisted on the Capitol. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Thai the Governor, on the 22d of the present month, cause one hundred guns to be fired near the arsenal, in honor of the memory of Washington, the Father of the Republic, and that on the same day he cause the National Flag to be hoisted on this Capitol. Approved February 21, 1863. No. 94. RESOLUTION of gratitude to Kentucky volunteers. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That, profoundly grateful for the heroic fortitude and sacrifices displayed by the volunteer officers and soldiers of this State, who, throughout this war, have upheld the flag of the Union, and the honor and glory of the State, the General Assembly hereby tenders to them the homage of their unreserved gratitude, and that we hereby extend to the relations and friends of the fallen brave our heartfelt sympathy. Approved February 24, 1863. No. 95. RESOLUTION for the benefit of Mrs. Elizabeth Weldin. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the Governor be and he is hereby directed to cause to be paid, out of the Military Fund, the sum of ninety-five dollars, to Mrs. Elizabeth Weldin, for services rendered to the sick and wounded soldiers at Augusta, Bracken county, Kentucky. Approved February 28, 1863. No. 96. RESOLUTIONS requesting Congress to pass laws providing for paying Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives requested, to procure the passage of a law providing for the pay of military service rendered by the organized home guards of Kentucky, where they have been actually called into the Federal military service by order of Federal officers in the service of the United States. Resolved, That his Excellency, the Governor of this Commonwealth, be requested to forward to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress a copy of these resolutions. Approved February 28, 1863. 1863. No. 97. RESOLUTION for the benefit of Mary J. Reese. That the Governor be and he is hereby directed to have paid out of the military fund, the sum of $95 to Miss Mary J. Reese, for services rendered to the sick and wounded soldiers in the hospitals at Richmond, Ky. Approved March 2, 1863. No. 98. RESOLUTIONS concerning National Affairs. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. 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 usurpations of power by the Executive, which, we have seen by experiment, 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 and unconstitutional acts which have already brought terrible calamities upon the country; whilst we invoke the aid of all patriotic men, to avert the evils that threaten our free institutions. 2. Resolved, That this General Assembly declares, as before it has often times declared, that the State of Kentucky 1863. hath ever been, and is, loyal to the Government of the United States of America, and is determined to maintain that loyalty against both domestic and foreign foes. 3. Resolved, That this General Assembly recognizes a manifest difference between any administration of the Government and the Government itself-the one is transitory, 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 endure forever. 4. Resolved, 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 1st of January, 1863, by which he assumes to emancipate all slaves within certain States, holding the same to be unwise, unconstitutional and void. 5. Resolved, That this General Assembly declares that the power which has recently been assumed by the Presi dent of the United States, whereby, under the guise of military necessity, he has proclaimed and extended martial law over States where war did not exist, and has suspended the writ of habeas corpus, is unwarranted by the Constitution, and its tendency is to subordinate civil to military authority, and to subvert constitutional and free govern ment. 6. Resolved, That this General Assembly declines to accept the President's proposition for emancipation, as contained in his Proclamation of the 19th May, 1862. 7. Resolved, That this General Assembly deems it proper further to declare, that it, together with all the loyal people of the State, would hail with pleasure and delight any manifestation of a desire on the part of the seceded States to return to their allegiance to the Government of the Union, and would, in such event, cordially and earnestly co-operate with them in the restoration of peace, and the procurement of such guarantees as would give security to all their interests and rights. 8. Resolved, That Kentucky will adhere to the Constitution and the Union, as the best, it may 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 irresistible, agencies of the suffrages of a free people. 9. Resolved, That this General Assembly hails with pleasurable hope the recent manifestations of conservative sentiment among the people of the non-slaveholding States in their late elections, and regard the same as the earnest of a good purpose on their part to co-operate with all other loyal citizens-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. 10. Resolved, That in the judgment of this General Assembly, a convention should be called for the purpose of proposing such amendments to the National Constitution as experience has proved to be necessary to maintain that instrument in the spirit and meaning of its founders; and to that end we reaffirm and adopt the resolutions recommending a call for a Convention of the United States, approved January 25th, 1861. 11. Resolved, That the laws of this State must be maintained and enforced, and that it is the duty of the constituted authorities of the State to see to it, that by all constitutional means this indispensable end shall be attained. 12. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to the President of the United States and 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, Approved March 2, 1863. The following resolution of the above series, (known as the 11th,) was adopted by the House of Representatives, viz: Resolved, That it is expedient for the Mississippi Valley States, as soon as practicable, to hold a convention of advice and consultation, with a view to determine what is best to be done for the preservation af the whole Government, and the purpose of maintaining their integrity and Union, and to prevent any one or more States from seizing and appropriating to themselves the exclusive use of the mouth of the Mississippi River, and imposing export and import duties on the commerce and navigation of the other States. The following is the vote by which it was adopted, viz: IN THE AFFIRMATIVE-Mr. Speaker, (Buckner,) R. C. Anderson, J. W. Blue, J. W. Boone, William S. Botts, A. B. Chambers, Joseph H, Chandler, Francis L. Cleveland, John B. Cochran, Rob't Cochran, William L. Conklin, John C. Cooper, Lucius Desha, Evan M. Garriott, Henry Griffith, Geo. M. Hampton, John H. Harney, William J. Heady, John Humphries, John B. Huston, William Johnson, Jonas Martin, P. L. Maxey, John S. McFarland, David P. Mears, William Mercer, Otho Miller, Thomas W. Owings, George Poindexter, Larkin J. Proctor Nicholas A. Rapier, F. D. Rigney, Wm. Roberts, James A. Rousseau, George S. Shanklin, John K. Thomas, Thomas Turner, Joseph R. Underwood, Wm. H. Van Pelt, Zeb. Ward, Nathaniel Wolfe, and Bryan R. Young-42. 1863. 1863. IN THE NEGATIVE-Messrs. Alfred Allen, Jas. W. Anderson, E. B. Bacheller, Jonathan R. Bailey, Joshua Barnes, Elisha Beazley, Joshua F. Bell, Wm. Bowling, Leroy Brinkly, R. J. Browne, Thos. S. Browne, Curtis F. Burnam, W. P. D. Bush, James Calvert, J. W. Campbell, Brutus J. Clay, Albert A. Curtis, Daniel E. Downing, John Draffin, John W. Finnell. Elijah Gabbert, Remus Gibson, Jacob Hawthorne, Wm. C. Ireland, Daniel W. Johns, J. M. Jones, Urban E. Kennedy, Perry S. Layton, Alexander Lusk, Thomas Z. Morrow, Richard Neel, H. S. Powell, William S. Rankin, Joseph Ricketts, J. C. Sayres, M. Smith, James P. Sparks. Harrison Taylor, Joshua Tevis, W. W. Warring, and Alex. T. White-41. The same resolution was disagreed to in the Senate by the following vote, viz: IN THE AFFIRMATIVE-Messrs. Alex. L. Davidson, Samuel E. De Haven, Richard H. Field, W. W. Gardner, Robert E. Glenn, John L. Irvan, Saml. H. Jenkins, Martin P. Marshall, Thornton F. Marshall, Nathan McClure, Isaac P. Miller, Wm. B. Read, and Ben. Spalding-13. IN THE NEGATIVE-Mr. Speaker, (Fisk,) R. T. Baker, John B. Bruner, Asa Bryant, Jas. H. G. Bush, M. P. Buster, Harrison Cockrill, George Denny, Wm. C. Gillis, John K. Goodloe, Wm. L. Graves, Wm. C. Grier, Asa P. Goover, John A. Prall, Albert G. Rhea, Jas. Speed, W. C. Whitaker, C. T. Worthington, and George Wright-19. No. 99. RESOLUTION to go into joint session to receive certain flags from the Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of That the General Assembly go into joint session this day at 12 o'clock, M., to receive from the Governor, to be deposited in the archives of the State, certain flags, and that the Senate be requested to repair to this House at that hour for the purpose indicated in this resolution. Approved March 2, 1863. No. 100. RESOLUTION of thanks to Major Generals Rosecrans and Buell and their officers and soldiers. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Cemmonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That the thanks of this General Assembly are hereby tendered to Major General Rosecrans and the officers and soldiers under his command, for the skill, gallantry, and energy displayed by them in the general management o military affairs in the Department of the Cumberland, an |