Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-09-17


zince the passage Of the bill, and will
Meet in time to provide for holding
ms.
ring the short time the Wing party
keen in power. more has been done
|bFert the fundamental principles q
|6Fernment, than was ever done in all
Hines. Measures have been adopt
BEN which federalism, even in the
terror, would have been ashamed
A. becomes the friends of truth,
rAlly to the assertion of her prin-
To- establish the landmarks of the
zion, that we may discover how far
departed from the true current in
Constitutional power should run and
whirlpool of consolidation by
be are threatened to be engulphed.
6olutions of Virginia and Kentucky
and. 1899, and Mr.. Madison's re-
I the Virginia resolutions, may be
led as forming our political bible,
high authority of which even the
will not dare to dispute, though in
IA they constantly contravene the
ne it inculcates. We publish be-
24fts OF Mesa resolutions, and regret
~ have not Space for the whole, as
MIR. Madison's report, of which it
IN well said that it deserves to last
as the constitution itself.
~ resuturkpns and --r--.--------
bn the opposition of that day to the
encroachments of the Bank law,
image tax, and the Alien and Sedi-
Tvs, besides other unconstitutional
RS of less importance. Those of
Legislature were penned by
eferson, then in the Senate of the
Estates, and were submitted to the
Azure by John Breckenridge on 10th
nber 1898. The Virginia resolutions
lptroduced by John Taylor, Of Caro-
nd passed on 2lst December 1898.
We're written by Mr.. Madison.
moral effect Of these documents at
De was prodigious, Mr.. Jefferson
hortly after elected President of the
States, and the Fundamental prin-
81 the Government were for that
reserved.
VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS.
RcsoIpfd, That the assembly doth
~ and premptorily declare. that it
he powers OF the Federal Govern.
resulting from the compact, to
ne States are parties, as limited by |
% sense and intention of the instru-
fpnstituting that compact; as no far
|IId Than they are authorized by the
Enumerated in that compact; and
tase of a deliberate, palpable and
|1ps exercise of other powers, not
by the said compact, the States
Y parties thereto, have the right, and
dnty bound, to inlerpose for arrest
Progress Of the evil, and for main
within their respective limits, the
|||es, rights and liberties appertain.
EN-.
= fsolped, That the General As.
4pth also express its deep regret,
'rlt has in sundry instances, been
ed by the Federal Government, to
Is powers by forced constructions
Institutional charter which defines
d that indications have appeared
|gn to expound certain general
which. having been copied from
United grant of powers in the
ncles of confederation, were the ,
n 10 be misconstrued) so as to dis.
neaning and effect of the particu- }
11eraton which necessarily explains,
IS the general phrases; and so as {
Q|ldate The States by degrees into 6
ereignty, the obvious tendency and
p result of which would be, to
p the present republican system oil
- States. into an absolute, or al d
Rixed monarchy. i
I<solred, That the General Assem- 4
PARTICULARLY protest against the h
10 alarming infractions of the
in the two late cases of the !,
Sedition acts" passed at the I
~ a Congress; the first Of which tc
power no where delegated to d
~ Government, and which, by v,
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