The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-12-06
For tie Republican.
The "Unwcrthy."
Buffaloe. Nov. II.

Mr.. EDITOR: was astonished and little
mortified on reading from the Wilkinson Wing
of the 18th inst, the following article in refer
ence to the late election:
THE ELEcToN-The election passed off
with unusual quietness. The vote polled in
town fell far short of what it has been in for
mer times. At the last Presidential election
the vote polled at this precinct was 2SS-this
election it was only 90. Democracy, IL seems
has gdined tie ascendcncy IN oar county. They
hare elected their Representative by large
majority, bat, by referring to the Returns that
ace publish, II WiH be seen that many Hhigs
0oted for tie Democratic Representatives.
SUCH WIGS ARE UNWORTHY
or THE NAME In fact, the whole par
ty in our comfy have not been warm enough
in the cause. They did not work with that
zeal and industry which characterized the
Democratic party. But it is all over"
Now, sir am, or was one of those sun
worthy" wings, so uncerimoniously denounced
by the Whig, thought still know that, am
an American citizen, and conceive have the
right to vote as please, without being stig-
matized or held accountable to any one for it.
But, as / have been declared unworthy of the
name Of whig," hope I will be allowed to
give my reasons in justification of my vote,
which | am the more satisfied with, the more
| reflect upon it. First then, am and always
have been States Rights and true Union man
i believe the Federal Government to have
been created by the several States, and strictly
limited by the grants of power expressed in
the Constitution of the United States, that
every section, clause and sentence, in the Cons
titution was ordained for definite object, and
that the 10th Article of the amendments there
of, as follows:
*. The powers not delegated to the Unit
ed States by the constitution, nor prohibited
by it to the States, are reserved to the States
respectively, or to the people"
Fully recognizes, and establishes the position
that all rights not granted to the General
Government are retained by the people of the
States "respectiUely."
Secondly, | fully concur in the views o.
Mr.. Jefferson, as expressed in the second Vir-
ginia resolution, of l79s, in opposition to the
Alien and Sed;ticn Acts, passed by the FEEDER
alsts of that period; as follows:
Resolved, That the several States compos-
ing the United States of America, are moi
united on the principle of unlimited submis-
sion to their General Government but that
by compact under the style and title Of a cons
titution for the United States, and of amend
ments thereto, they constituted Federal
Government for special purposes, delegated
to that Government certain definite powers
reserving each State to ITSELF the residuary
mass OF right to their own selfgovernment
and, that whatsoever the General Government
assumed undelegated powers its acts are un
authoritative, void, and of no force; that to
this compact each State acceded es State
and is an integral party. That this Govern
ment, created by this compact was not made
the exclusive or final judge Of the extent q
the powers delegated TO itself; since tha
would have made its discretion, and not thu
Constitution, the measure of its powers; bat