The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-10-11

THE ORIGINAL DRAU0HT PREPARED
~ THOMAS JErrERsON.I


1.-THE ORIGINAL DRAU0HT PREPARED
~ THOMAS JErFERsON.I
The fo'lo~ing Resoisfsoss I,assed tie Hc.s
81 Representatives. Of Kentucky. Nores
bsr lOM l70s. On the passage Of III
IH Resolution. ore dissswtieaf I; ID, ID
al, 5h. GA. IN, hh. i~o disssntiesis
Nh, three dissentiess.
]. Resoirsd, That the several State
composing the United States Of America
arc not united on the principle II unlimited
I submission TO their General Government
but that, by compact, under the style ant
title Of Constitution for the United States
and Of amendments thereto, they cOnsti
tutrd a General Government for ,pecis
purposes. delegated to that Government
certain definite powers, rrservlng each
State 10 itself, the residuary masa Of right
tO their own ~lI.govs,nncn aud that
wheDsOev-r tie General Government ~.
su"'es undc'sgsted powers, its acts nre un.
authoritative, void, and nj no force that
10 this compsct each State ncce,ied ~ "a
stn,e, aud NJ "a" integral pxrty that this
Government. created 10y this compact. was
not made The exclusive or inMl judge Of the
cxtrut Of the powers delegated TO iisrlf
since that would have made its discretion
and not the Constitution. the measure oil
It's powers hot that. Us in all other caser
"f compact. among parties having 10 ccn.
mon judge. zach party rus "a sq"oi right
10 jSder .tor Hse!t, a. 1eH Of nfrsciio"s a.
q the mode and MEASURE Of redress.
n. Kesoired. That the Constitution Of
the United States having delcg.frd to Con.
gress II power To punish treason, counter.
I, itng the c"in Of the United States, pirx.
ci.s ani ielunics com nittcd IN the high
seas, and Offences against the laws OF 'M
tions, and no other crimes whatever, mud II
ning true, ns n general principle. ard one
of 'lw amendments TO the Constitution hnv.
ing also declared that the powers not del.
cgn,,d to the United States by the Cons'i.
tuition, nor prohibited by il to the States,
mie reserved 10 the States ~ pectiv.ly, or
To the People, therefore, also, the same
Act OF Congress. passed On the l4th day
July. IDS, aud entitled +" An Act IN add
ton to the Act entitled an Ac, I, r the pun
ishment Of certain crimes against the United
States; M. also, the Act passed by them
on the 9Th day "f June, l10S, entitled
b" An Ac, To punish frauds committed On
the lisuk Of the tmited States -" (Ahd all
other their acn which assume TO create,
L.0,. -, ,nnish c,i,,., other lin, those
.,,,,,.,,..,.d i, III. Co,x,;,,,;o,A mr. ,Ho
eciher rod and Of no force. and that the
so,,., m rrs,,. ,l.6,e and nnni.b surh
n,h.r .,imes !. reserved nnd If riyht an.
certain. sol,ly nut exrIu.ively. tn the res.
rra.,;,. S,.,.s ..nch wi,hir i,s ,wu ,.r,,i.
tory.
III. Resolred, That it is true, as n g.o.
ernl principl.. and is also expressly de.
cIured by one of the amendments to the
Constitution. that the powers no, delera
f. to The United States by the Cons,itn.
tion, nor prohibited by i, TO the state, are
reserved to the States rcspectivelv, or To
III, peou,. :" and. tia, no power over free
dom Of religion, freedom OF speech, or
freedom Of the press. being delegated 10
III. United States BY the Constitution. nor
prohibited hy it to the States, all lawful
movers r,.pcc,iuu III. snme din of right ~.
main. and were reserved to the States or
to the People; that thus was manifested
,h,ir determination to retain 10 themselves
!. ,j.L, ri Judging how lar the licen,iou..
ness Of speech aud OF the press may be
,h,idr.d without l-sscnin, their useful
f..Jon. and how lar those abuses which
conno, l,c separated from their use, should
Ie tolerated. rather than the Use BE- DIES.
,,,yed: and thus. also, they guarded ngains,
NH Abandonment. bv ti.s uuueh S,at-s, ot
III, freedom nf religions p,,uci pies and ex
e,ci.rs. ard retained Ia themselves the
,ivbt of protecting the same. MS this. stated
hv a law passed on the general 'emand o'
its citizens. had already protected '"e"
from all human restraint or Interference
and. ,nat. ~ addition !" 'h's se"-," pm,
ciple and express drcIafa''"n, """ti'tr ana
more special "o.'s'"" h"s nee" ",s"r Nv
one 81 ,hs amendments I" the C"nstt"''o"'
which expressly declares mat C""Hsrss
shall make n" laws respecting \" "',""''"
mrnt 81 religion. "r prohibiting the '.r" eS,
rrciAe thereof, I" ""'"'g,"g the 'fer'",' ~
speech. or III the f''ess' !heren' eaa'''"s'
~ the same s~"!e"'e' M" """'f Tue ."'"e
words. the 'rr~d""' al "',s''"' ~ sPeee",
and ii the prrs.' '"s''n"r"' !,'"' w"s'r's'
violates either, 'h'"ws d""" ,'r sanctuary
which covers the others M" '"a. '""','
tnlsch"]. aud defamation. eqaa's WI"
h.r".v aud inlss rr''-."'. "rs w''""''' "''.
the c"s"'la"ce OF ''"e'"' .''"'A"s. .,'.
therefore 'nr He' ~ I'VE ~, N III. ~ VII.
umse" '.",e,' p"." W. -" ...I,;.,., j.. ~.