Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-04
CA Copy from the RecoriS)
JOHN LYNCH, Secretary
RICHMOND DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIA-
TInN


On Saturday night, June |, 1911, Al meeting
OF the Democratic Association otthe CITY ri Rich
lnond. Mr. Francis Wicker presiding Nj. Tlos.
Richie after a few PREDATORY remarks, read, with
The assistance Of Mr. Carter VI. BraXton, the In
auoural address of Gov James X. Polk deliver
ed before both houses Of the Legislature of Ten
nessee, Eh October. 1899 The letter Of Coz.
Polk in reference 10 the remuneration vi Texas,
was also read
Mr.. Richie. as Chairman OF Committee ap-
pointed by the Shoclioe Hill Association, then
submitted for the approval OF this Association,
the following preamble ami resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted and ordered TO be
published.
The Democratic Association of the City OF
Richmond, deeply penetrated win srnse Of The
Importance ofihe crisis al which we nave arrived,
aid OF the necessity Of uniting oar common cxel-
tons in one common cause. come forward 10 az
nounce 10 their comtrymen their principles, their
candidates. and llicir prospects In the name OF
the Democracv of Richmond therefore, they adopt
the following Resolutions:
ist. That under our happy fern OF Govern
mcni the ultimate and supreme sovereignty rests
in the Pcope--lhat the powers oi Government!
delegated h. The people 10 their public func'iona-
rics are by our Constitutions dlrHtca between the
Federal and State authorics-that the States have
pdlltU OIii6 W I'LL
powers. and BY TIE Constitution of the Z. States,
these are delegated 10 the Federal Government,
and can only he fi9h,fnlIy exercised by that Go
yernment; and that the powcis not delegated 10
the United States by the Constitution nor prnhi-
bicd by il 10 the States are reserved 10 the States
respectivelr or 10 the People, CIR. P0lt's faoH-
"prci iddytSs. or IAN. 1889.
ID That the powers delegated to the Federal
Government are either c19ltSs Or imA'cd-that II
the power he net ctpe>@d it (. moi enough that il
NAV be c0RreHicR' or cgyeGjoR 10 exercise li=-ior
such a construction Of the Constitution OF the
Uni.ed States would refer lis exercise to the IN
limited and unrestraincd discretion OF Congress.
10 determine wtai would be conrsaicM or crrc-
die,,,. thereby making iiic exercise Of important
powers. BY the Federal Government, TO depend
upon the varying discretion of successive Con-
crosses 1t must be a 'aeccsSorvan pnlcf' power.
Ii must be an i,tcidcRt TO an clp;tSs power. H'rfS-
ulg and ay1a.r.' TO carry that express POWER into
effect. and. without which, il could not be excr-
cscd and would be nUsatory."
fGorcrn0r Pulls iaauerfa'
Sd Tha, lin ali cases of well-tondcd con>ti-
utional doubt il is safest and Wlsesi Tor al Inc
iilnctionaries of Government, both STATE ana Re
deral TO abstain from the exercise OF the doubtful
powcr-Tha; in all such cases. ii is both safest
and wises, 10 appeal 10 the people, The only true
source OF power Ill tlit cpfSlltHlioHdl ioiii, .:
an Amendment of tic fradnmcAiotnr. 10 remove
such doubt, either by an enlargement, or rcstric-
ton Of the doubtful power in question"
(;orcrnor Polls Inaugural.
9TH That .the Federal Government has al diff
terent times assumed. or attempted 10 exercise,
powers which have MOI been conferred upon tlat
Government By the coTpact-thai among these
(usurpatonS) is the unconstitutional attempt %
incorporate National Banll=-,hat the power TO
create il is neither expressly granted, nor is II an
incident 10 any cyprcSs power that is necessary
and mepsr' 10 carry thai power into esect-tha'
the dangers Of the power of such corpora.
,ion (vast and irresponsible as experience has
shown it TO be.) are alarming, to the pub
lie iberty-,hat we have seen, with indignation
and ALARM the power of associated wealth. in
the late Bank Of the United States, wrestling with
a giants strength with the Gayernment itself
and, though finally overhrown, il was nor uAtIi
after long and doubtful contes.-iha'; during The