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KENTUCKY RESOLUTi9NS OF H9S. The original Draught Prepared by
Thomas Jefferson.

The failo'oag Resolutions passed the House 2 Rep
 resratqsir6s ef keH'Wctg N1psnjsr, t0ih, lT0S.
 On tte passage q ttc lst Resolution, one dis
 sentiment; 3d, 4th, 5ti, 6th, 7h, 3th,> tio1 dis-
 sentients 9M three disseatents.
 1. Resolrea, That the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to thet! General Government but that, by compact, under, the style and title ot Constitution for the United States and of amendments thereto, they constituted a General Government for special purposes, dele gated 10 the Government certain definite powers, reserving, each State to itself the residuary mass of right to their own Sel!-governmenl and that whenSoever the General Government assumes un- delegated powerS its acts unauthoratlye, void, and of no force that to this compact each State acceded a State, and as an integral party that the Government, created by thS compact, nos made the exclusive or final judge of the exteat of the powers delegated 10 itself 1; since that would have made its discretion, and not the the Const,u- tion the measure of its powers but that, as in all other cases Of compact, amc cng parties having no common judge, EACH PARTY. HAS AN EQUAL RlGHH TO JUDGE FOR ITSELF, AS WELL OF ATTRACTIONS As OF THE MODE AND MEASURE OF REDRESS.
 II. Resoined, That the Constitution of the United States have delegated to Congress a power to punish treason counterleiting the securities and current com of the United States, lnraees and fellonieS committed on the high seas, and of- fences against the laws of nations, and no other crimes whatever, 1t being true, as general prin- cpe, and one of the amendments to tho Consli- tuton, nor prohibited by 1t to the States, served to the States respectively to the People," therefore, also, the same Act of Congress- passed on the l4th day of Iuly, l79S, and entitled e An Act in addition to the Act entitled an Act for the punishment ot certain crimes against the United States" as, also, the Act passed by them on the 27th day of June, TBS, entitled " An Act to pun lsh frau1S committed tht, Rank of th4 inttqd States :; (and all other of ther acts which assume to create, define, or punish crime other than those enumerated In the ConSttutIon) altogether rod aud oi Ro force, and that the power to create define, and punish such other crimes, is reserved and of right appertaInS solely and exclusively, to the respective States, each within its own terri tory.
 Ill. ReSolrad, That it IS true, as general prln- eIple, and is also expressly declared by one of the amendments to the Consultation, tha, '' the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor pTohbltedb by ito the States, are reserved 10 the States respectively, CT 10 the Peo pie i" and that no power over the freedom of re- ligion freedom of speech. or freedom of the press being delegated 10 the United States, all lawful powctS respecting the same dld os nghs rclnain and were reserved to the States or to the People that thus was manifested ther determnation 10 re taiA lo themselves the right of judging how far the heentlouSncSs of speech and of the press nay Dc
 
 and how far those abuses should be tolerated. rather than ths use be destroyed and thas, asa they guarded against all abTidgment, by the United States. ot the freedom of religious principles and exercises and retained to themselves the nght of protecting ne same as this. stated by law passed on the general. demand of it's citizens had already protected them from all human restraint or inter ference sHd that, in addition to thlS general and express declaration, another and more special pto yiAon has been male by one of the amendments i0 tue Consttnh8H. which expressly declares that '' Congress- shall make Do law respecting gn estab- lsAmeut of religion, oE prohibiting the fee e1er- else thereof. Or ahragiug the freedom or speech, of tAe press,' thereby guarding, u the same sen teBee and under the same words. the freedom of reiigion, of speech, and of the press, insonuch. that whaleYer violates either, throws down the sanctuary which cover the others and that ilbels tslsehood, and defamation, equally with heresy and false religion, are withheld trom the oogn- zance ol Federal tribunals That therefore the Act of the Congress of the United States. passed on the i4th day of July, T9s. entitled " An Act in addition to the Act entitled Act for the pun.