The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-05-18


as embodyed in the following resolution
THAT the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
the kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1898,
and in the report of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature IN 1893, that it adopts those princi-
pies as constituting one of the main foundations
Of its political creed, and is resolved to carry
them out to their obvious meaning and import
This resolution way adopted in 1914, '4s, 50,
56, and 1860. It was adopted at Cincinnati,
at Charleston, and at Baltimore in Juue last,
BY both wings of the Democratic party.
The first of these resolutions referred to in
this resolution of our Presidential platforms,
was passed by the Legislature Of Kentucky on
the 10th day Of November 1898, and reads as
follows
Resolved, That thcseveral States composing
the United States Of America are not united on
the principle Of unlimited submission to their
General Government; but that by compact un-
der the style and title of Constitution for the
l nlted States and amendments thereto, they
constitute Genera. Government for special
purposes, delegated to the Government certain
defined powers. reserving each State to itself
the residuary mass of right to their own self
government; and that whenever the General
Government assumes undelcgated powers. its
acts are nnauthoritative, void. and Of no effect;
that to this compact each State acceled as a
State, and i an integral party; that this Gov
ernment created by this compact was not made
the exclusive or final Judge Of the extent Of the
powers delegated to itself-since that would
have made its discretion, and not the Constitu-
ton. the measure of its powers but that as in
all other cases of compact between parties hav-
ing no common Judge, each party has an equal
right to Judge for itself as well Of infraction as
Of the mode and manner Of redress.
Can there be any mistake in the meaning Of
this resolution, OF ofthe party adopting it, and
rc-affirmng it at every convention? Ponder
it over and over The report and resolution
referred to, Those Of l79s9) are true expo
sitions Of the principles Of the great National
State rights party, and grew out Of the
controversy between Jefferson, Madison,
and others Of the State srights school. in OPP
position tothe Federal party headed BY Ham
ilton and Adams, and who desired monster
central government to take from and override
the sovereignty Of the States The contest
was one Of intellectual giants, but Jefferson
and Madison triumphed, and established
firmly, the doctrine Of the independence and
sovereignty Of the States Jefferson and
Madison are the fathers Of the State 5 rights
school OF politics and Hamilton, on Icing
conquered, nobly and ably came to the rescue
and from time to time gave to the world a
faithful exposition il part Of the constitution
moulded hy the States rights party The
contest Ietween these champions eliminated
in the convention to form our present consti-
tuition, and only terminated with the extinc-
ton Of the Federal party, and the Virginia
and kentucky resolutions Of '9S. and report
of 1899, was settler from which it never
rallied Shall | now turn my back on the
cherished principles Of my State, Of my whole
country, and Of my party, when to them more
than any other thing the proper relation Of
the State and Federal Governments is pre-
sented and understood
truly regret that the limit Of this card will
not admit of numberless extracts from Ham
ilton and Madison in elucidation Of the prn-
ciples involved in the Kentucky resolutions Of
1898. Their writer's are too convenient now
to admit Of dispute on this matter Twill
then come to evidence nearer to Us, and fresh
from the mint. What think you Of the fol
lowing resolution, adopted BY our State con-
vention, now assembled, and with but few
dissenting voices? p
.'Ihe peopIeof Virginia recognize the Amer
lean principle that Government IS founded in
the consent Of the governed. and they eoncede
the right OF the people Of the several States Of
this lmou. tor just causes, to Withdraw from
their association under the Federal Government
with the people Of the other States. and to erect
new governments for their better security, and
they will never consent that the Federal power,
which is in part their power, shall be eAerted
for the purpose of subjugatng the people Of
such States to the Federal authority
This resolution Mr. Carlisle asked to amend
bystriAing out that portion Of it admitting the
right OF peaceabc secession. In this vote on
Mr.. Carlislc's proposition, the ayes and noes
were demanded; they were, ayes 26 noes ia
Among the noes find the name Of your most
esteemed, able and popular representative,
Waitman I. Wiley, Esq.
And since have referred to name 50 dis
tinguished as your able and faithful repre-
sentative, | must be permitted to say that |
know Of no need Of praise 50 worthily be-
slowed as that conferred BY the Wheeling
Intelligencer, in reading Mr.. Wiley out Of
the Union party It seems that the editor
referred to is either the father Of this new
born family, or is its censor general BY ap-
pointment, and being displeased with Mr..
Willey's peace policy in the convention, as
compared with Mr.. Carlisle's war policy,
manifested in their votes, cries out: The
names of Waitman T. Wiley and Alph.
!" Raymond, from this section, appear on the