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Washington, District Of Columbia
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Resolutions introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives approving the Compromise measures as a final settlement of sectional issues, demanding compliance by other states, pledging to maintain the Union and Constitution, and requesting the Governor to forward copies to Kentucky's congressional delegation.
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'The following resolutions have been introduced in the House of Representatives of the Kentucky Legislature:
"Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the State of Kentucky approves, and will maintain, the series of laws enacted by the Congress of the United States commonly known as the 'Compromise measures, as a final and definitive settlement and adjustment of the vexed questions and great interests involved.
"Resolved, That the State of Kentucky expects and demands that those measures, and all their requisitions, shall be faithfully, uniformly, fully, and cordially complied with and put into execution, in their true spirit and meaning, by the people of her sister States.
" Resolved. That the State of Kentucky will maintain the Union of the States and the Federal Constitution, in all its parts, to the extent of her ability, at all hazards, against all revolutionary efforts of any party or body of men; but she will submit to no encroachments upon her rights, whether of property or otherwise, as guaranteed by the Constitution and such necessary laws as are required to enforce its provisions.
"Resolved. That his excellency the Governor be requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to each of the Senators and Representatives of Kentucky in the Congress of the United States."
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Resolutions introduced in the House of Representatives of the Kentucky Legislature approving the Compromise measures, demanding compliance by sister states, pledging to maintain the Union and Constitution against revolutionary efforts while resisting encroachments on rights, and requesting the Governor to forward copies to Kentucky's congressional representatives.