Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-19
Proceedings Of A Democratic Meeting In Delhi,
Hamilton County Ohio, Wednesday January,
- 18th, 1881.

The Democratic citizens Of Delhi, pursuant
to notice, assembled at the residence Of Colonel
William s. Hatch, late Of the State Senate,
with view to consultation and Interchange ol
opinion in regard to the great questions now be.
fore the country, inuOluing in their solution A'
further continuance Of The UniOn Of The States
and after mature consideration, came to O
unanimous opinion that the following propositions
contain as far as they extend, correct consti-
tutional view of the subject:
Let. That 1t is quito clear that the power OF
the Government over the territories of the Uni.
ted States, is that of o trustee; the first and
great object of which trust 10, for the future
creation Of co.equal States : and the ne1t OBJ
ject is, the holding and protecting the public
domain comprised in such territories for the
use and benefit of all the citizens Of all the
States. And
I'd. Il is equally clear, that the citizens of
ell the States, have an equal constitutional
right Of emigration to, or settling in, or passing
through any such territoryI Of taking with them
any property of which they are lawfully pos
sessed In the State from whence they come; and
there is no power in the Federal Government
or in the people Of such territory, TO prevent the
introduction Of, and the holding and enjoying
Of, any one description Of property, more than
any other.
Sd. Sovereign power must Of necessity re-.
side with the people; potoer that kno,os no su7
perioy, and no tQnsl. They cannot ALLEVIATE il;
is stands frat and at the head of all human
powers, end must remain inalienable, otherwise
We have no republican government. Be-
4. The sTrciss of sovereignty is another
matter. A majority of ell the people can eI.
ercise il, or they can delegate its exercise, or
such parts Of It 40 they may deem proper
They have delegated the exercise of certain
great powers to the Federal Government, and
the exercise Of oil other powers necessary to
good government, they have delegated TO the
State organizations.
S. These delegated powers they may modify
In the way and manner agreed upon in their ar
tieles Of compact or organic Law; and IL from
any cause, the existing government shall fail to
secure the object OF lts creation, and the people
shall from any cause be unable to obtain such
just and equitable alteration as may be needed,
In the manner or mode 90 pointed out or desg-
mated, the pienayy right Of yepolutioa IL very
properly Fesorted to, to revise, amend, or recon
struct their form Of government,
s. All government is mado by the people, and
for the people. The people are not made for
the government, and the only object of govern.
ment is security for person and property. These
are the origin Of all government The object
has never changed. Lc
Y. AMEmoAN CITIZEN, s,emigrating 10, and set
Ting In territory, unoCcupied, and unclaimed
by any government, (if such thing were pos 1
sibIe,) would, on arriving, have full and com-
plete power and ownership. They would be
supreme arbiters over everything. They could
divide the land, and adopt suoh government as
they might think proper. ~ i
No one could interfere with them; and their
sovereignty would be complete 20 long az they
their Independence Of all other