The Arkansas banner., 1845-11-12

 maintaining, within their respective limits,- the authorities, rights, and liberties, apper taining to them.
 That the General Assembly doth also ex- press it's deep regret that a spirit has, in sun- dry instances, been manifested, by the Feder- al Government, 10 enlarge its powers, by forced constructions of the constitutional character which defines them; and that in- dications have appeared of design to ex- pound certain general phrases, (which, hay ing been copied from tile very limited grant of powers ii the former Articles oI Conled- eration, were the less liable to be miscon- suued,) SO as to destroy the meaning and effect of the particular enumeration which necessarily explains and limits the general phrases, and so us to consolidate the States, by degrees, into one soyereignly-the obyi- GUS tendency and inevitable result of which would be to transform the present Repnbli- ean System of the United States into an ab- solute, or, at best, a mixed Monarchy.
 That the General Assembly doth particu- larly protest against the paIpable and alar- ming ialraetions of the Constitution, ia the two late cases ofthe sAlien and Sedidon Acts,' passed at the last session of Congress; the first of which exercises a power no where delegated 10 tLe Federal Government, and which, by uniting Legislative and Judicial IPowers to those ef Executive, subTerts the general principles of free government, IS well as the particular organization and positive provisions of the Federal Constitution and the other of which Acts exercises, ia like manner, a power not delegated by the Con- stllulon, but, on the contrary, expressly and positively forbidden y.one of the amend mcnts thereto-a power which, more than any other, oughtto produce universal alarm, because it is ieveiie,l against the right of free- i iy examining public characters and neasts. e, and of free communication among the pee i pie, thereon, which has ever been justly deem- ed the only elee.ual guardian of every other right
 That this State having, by it's Convention which ratified the Federal ConYention, ex- pressly declared, that among other essential rights, ''tho liberty of conscience and of thc press cannot be cancelled, abridged, restrain ell, or modifed by any authority of the Unit ed States D and, rem its extreme anxiety to guard these rights from every possible attaek #ofsophistry and ambition, having, witA olIl- CT States, recommended an amendment for dat purpose-4hieh amendment was, il .iue 1 time annexed 10 the Gongti,uioG-it would mark a rcproachlut inconsistency, and cfim- inal degcneracy, if an indifference were nov shown lAa mest Ralfabie violation af one ei the rights thus declared and secured and to the establishment Of a precedent which maH be fatal to the other
 That the good people of this Common. wealth, having eYef leit, and continuing ta feel, the Eost sincere affection for tbeifhreth- Ten of the other States, the lraast anxiety fer establishing and PafFetaatjug lte unioaoiaii. and the most serapuious fidelity to that GaG- stitation, which isthe pledge ofmutusI fFiaad- ship, and the iHEtFumeRt of mutual happiness -the General Assembly doth solemHIY aP- peal to the like dispositions in the other States, in confidence that they will concur with this Commonwealth III declaring, as t does hereby declare, that the Acts aforesaid are aacoas'itaiioaal, and that the necessary and proper measures will be taken by each for cooperating with this State in maintain ing unimparied the authorities, rights, ant liberties, reserved 10 the States respectively or to the people.
 That the Governor be desired to transmit copy of the foregoing resolutions to the Executive authority Of each of the other States, wilh request that the same may b. communicated to ihe Legislature thereof; and that copy be furnished to each of the Senators and Representatives representing ihis State ia the Congress ofthe United Sales
 Attest: JOHN STEW ART.
 1798, December 24lh-Agrcod to by tho Senate.
 II. BROOKE.
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