Congressional Resolution, 3 July 1788

ReadAboutContentsHelp
A Congressional Resolution dated 3 July 1788, stating that the district of Kentucky should be made into a "sovereign and independent state."

Pages

Page 1
Complete

Page 1

United States in Congress assembled July 3rd 1788

Whereas application has been lately made to Congress by the legislature of Virginia and the district of Kentucky for the admission of the said district into the federal Union as a seperate member thereof on the terms contained in the Acts of the said legislature and in the resolutions of the said district relative to the premises. And whereas Congress having fully considered the subject did on the 3d day of June last resolve that it is expedient that the said district be erected into a sovereign and independant state and a seperate member of the federal Union and appointed a Committee to report an Act accordingly, which Committee on the second instant was discharged, it appearing that nine states had adopted the Constitution of the United States lately submitted to Conventions of the people. And whereas a new Confederacy is formed among the ratifying states and there is reason to believe that the state of Virginia

56g3

Last edit about 1 year ago by Lejla Bilanovic
Page 2
Complete

Page 2

Virginia including the said district did on the 25 of June last became a member of the said Confederacy: And whereas an Act of Congress, in the present State of the Government of the Country, severing a part of the said state from the other parts thereof and admitting it into the Confederacy formed by the Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union as an independent member thereof may be attended with many inconveniencies while it can have no effect to make the said district a separate member of the federal Union formed by the adoption of the said Constitution and therefore it must be manifestly improper for Congress assembled under the said Articles of Confederation to adopt any other measures relative to the premises than those which express their sense that the said district ought to be an independent member of the Union as soon as circumstances shall permit proper measures to be adopted for that purpose.

Resolved, that a copy of the proceedings of Congress relative to the independency of the district of Kentucky be transmitted to the legislature of Virginia and also to Samuel M Dowell, Esquire, late president of the said Convention

Last edit about 1 year ago by Lejla Bilanovic
Page 3
Complete

Page 3

Convention, and that the said legislature and the inhabitants of the district aforesaid be informed, that as the Constitution of the United States is now satified, Congress think it unadviseable to adopt any further measures for admitting the district of Kentucky into the federal Union as an independent member thereof under the Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union; but that Congress thinking it expedient that the said district be made a seperate State and member of the Union as soon after proceedings shall commence under the said Constitution as circumstances shall permit, recommend it to the said legislature and to the inhabitants of the said district so to alter their Acts and resolutions relative to the premises as to render them conformable to the provisions made in the said Constitution to the end that no impediment may be in the way of the speedy accomplishment of this important business

Chas Thompson Sce.y

A Copy Attest. Sam: Coleman A.C.C.

Last edit about 1 year ago by Lejla Bilanovic
Page 4
Complete

Page 4

Ress of Congress in 1788 Postponing Ky's admission

Last edit about 1 year ago by Lejla Bilanovic
Displaying all 4 pages