The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-15
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

In the House n Representatives., Nor. 10, l79S.
The House, according TO the standing order of the
day, resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
the state OF the Commonwealth, Mr.. CALDWELL in the
chair.
And after time spent therein the Speaker
sumed the chair, and Mr. Caldwell reported that the
Committee had, according TO order, had under consd-
Grafton the Governors address, and had come to the
following resolutions thereupon which he delivered in
at the Clerks table, where they twice read and
agreed to by the House
|. Resolped, That the several States composing the
United States of America not united on the prin-
cple of unlimited submission to their General Go
venment but by compact under the style and title of
Constitution for the United States, and of amend
ments thereto they constituted General Government
for special purposes delegated to that Government
tain definite powers eserying each State to ITSELF the
resduary mass of right to their own self government
and that whatsoever the General Government as
sumes undelegated powers its acts are unauthorita-
tive void and Of no force That to this compact each
State acceded State, and is integral party, Its
CO States forming to ITSELF the other party: That
the Government created by this compact not made
the exclusive final Judge of the extent of the pow
delegated to ITSELF since that would have made ITS
discretion and not the Constitution, the measure of
its powers but that in all other of compact
among parties having no common Judge each party
has equal right to judge for itself, well OF in
fractions, of the mode and measures of redress.
q. Resoired That the Constitution OF the Y States
SON. counereiting the securities and current coin Of
the U. S. pracies and flonies committed on the high
seas and offences against the laws Of nations, and no
other crimes whatever, and il being true as general
principle and of the amendments to the Constitu-
ton having also declared "that the powers dele
gated TO the U. S. by the Constitution, prohibited
by il to the States reserved TO the States respect
lively, to the people therefore also the same act OF
Congress passed the 18th day ofJuy 1898, and en-
titled San act in addition to the act entitled an act
fnr he mi of
also the act passed by them on the 9th day OF June
1898, entitled ian act 10 punish frauds committed on
the Bank Of the U. 81. (and all other acts which as
sumo to create, define, punish crimes other than
those enumerated in the Constitution altogether
void and force and that the power to create, de-
fine and punish such other crimes is reserved, and oil
right apperains solely and exclusively to the respect
i've States leach within its own territory
3. Resoired That til true general principle,
and is also expressly declared by Of the amend
ments of the Constitution, that "the powers not deega-
ted to the S. by the Constitution, prohibited by
the States reserved to the States respectively or
to the People, and that no power over the freedom OF
religion, freedom Speech or freedom OF the press,
being delegated to the u S. by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by il to the States all lawful powers re-
speeding the did Of right remain and were reserv-
ed to the States to the people That thus was man
Tested their determination to retain to themselves tho
right judging how far the RIGHTEOUSNESS of speech
and of the press may be abridged without lessenng
their useful freedom and how far those abuses which
cannot be separated from their use should be tolerated
rather than the be destroyed and thus also, they
guarded against all abrldgement by the u States OF
the freedom of religious opinion and exercise, and re-
tanned to themselves the right OF protecting the same
as this State by law passed on the general demand
Of its citizens had already protected them from all
human restraint or interference And that in addition
TO this general principle and express declaration,
mother and more special provision has been made by
one OF the amendments to the Constitution, which ex
pressly declares, that Congress shall make no law
respecting establishment of religion or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof or abrdgng the freedom OF
speech the press thereby guarding in the same
sentence and under the same words the freedom oil
religion of speech and of the press, insomuch that
whatever violates either, throws down the sanctuary
which the Others and that ibels fasehoods and
defamation, equally with heresy and false religion,
are withheld from the cognzance of Fedral tribunals
That therefore the act Of the Congress of the u s.,
passed on the 18th day ofJuly 1913, entitled ian act
addition TO the act for the punishment Of certain
crimes against the u. s." which does abrdge the
freedom Of the press is not law, bu, is altogether void
and Of no effect.
a. Resoired, That alien friends under the juris-
dicon and protection of the laws of the State wherein
they arc that power them has been delegated
to the United States, nor prohibited to the individual
States distinct from their power citizens; and IT
being true general principle, and one ofthe amend
ments to the Constitution having also declared that
1.-THE powers not delegated TO the United States 10y the
Constitution, prohibited by il 10 the States are re-
served To the States respectively or 10 the Feoe tnc
act of the Congress Of the United States, passed 90
the 22d day ofJune, 1893 entitled IAN act concern
ing aliens" which assumes power over alien Trends
not delegated by the Constitution - not law pu' ~
altogether void and OF no foice.
5. Resoired That in addition to the general prin-
cples as well the express declaration, that powers
not delegated are reserved another and more special
provision inserted in the Constitution from abundant
caution has declared that the migration impor-
ta,ion Of such persons any Of the States now ex-