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Resolutions appointing Commissioners to attend conference at Washington city, February 4th, in accordance with the invitation of the Virginia Legislature. 1861 47 (1861.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0809 and id is 1 raw text is: RESOLUTIONS. No. 1. RESOLUTIONS recommending call for a Convention of the United States. WHEREAs, The people of some of the States feel them- 1861. selves deeply aggrieved by the policy and measures which have been adopted by the people of some of the other States; and whereas, an amendment of the Constitution of the United States is deemed indispensably necessary to secure them against similar grievances in the future; therefore, Resolved by the Gencral Asscmbly of thMe Commonwca1th of Kentucky: That application to Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, pursuant to the fifth article thereof, be, and the same is hereby, now made by this General Assembly of Kentucky; and we hereby invite our sister States to unite with us, without delay, in similar application to Congress. Rcsolvcd, That the Governor of this State forthwith com- municate the foregoing resolution to the President of the United States, with the request that he immediately place the same before Congress, and the Executives of the several States, with the request that they lay them before their respective Legislatures. Resolved, If the convention be called in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing resolutions, the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky suggest for the con- sideration of that convention, as a basis for settling exist- ing difficulties, the adoption, by way of amendments to the Constitution, the resolutions offered in the Senate of the United States by the Ion. John J. Crittenden. Approved January 25, 1861. No. 2. RESOLUTIONS appointing Commissioners to attend conference at Washlngton city, February 4th, in accordance with the Invitation of the Virginia Leglalm- ture. WnEREAS, The General Assembly of Virginia, with a view to make an effort to preserve this Union and the Con- stitution in the spirit in which they were established by the

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