Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-01
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE !
The Democracy Of Wisconsin.
ADOPTED IN STATE CONVENTION, AT
MILWAUKEE, SEPT. Sd, 1862


Ii is evident, from what has already been
seen, that Washington and jackson, fit repre-
sentatiyes of the sages and patriots of the
revolutionary and succeeding eras, regarded
sectional parties as revolutionary. Under
our system they are essentially so; for no sec
tional party could accomplish any end, except
BY the severence Of the bonds of fraternity
and unity between the different parts of the
country upon which the Onion rests. 1t is
not we who say, it is the sages and patriots of
the past who have Sid, thatin American poll
tics every sectional party is essentially dis
loyal to the Union.
In almost every State of the Union, in
which the Republican party had the power,
they enacted laws impeding the execution of
the laws Of the United States. Such laws
were passed by them in this State. A Re-
publican judiciary for this State nullifed acts
of Congress, assumed to overrule the decis-
ions OF the Supreme Count of the United
States in cases arising under the Constitution
and laws of the Union, disobeyed its man.
dates, and sanctioned by judicial decision the
forcible rescue of prisoners held under the
judicial process of the United States. But
not content with this measure of disloyalty,
the Republican Legislature of this State
passed in 1859, and has ever since refused to
rescind, resolutions setting at defiance the au-
thoriry of the United States, and asserting
the doctrine of secession as broadly as it has
ever been asserted by any Southern State.
This is well understood at home, by Demo
Gratis and Republicans; but to avoid the sus-
picion Of exaggershon abroad, we here insert
two Of these resolutions in full:
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by the Constitution OF the United States was
not made the exclusive right or final judge OF
the extent of its powers delegated to itself;
but that, as in all other cases of compact
having no common Judge, each party has an
equal right to Judge for itself, as well Of in
fractions as of the mode and measure of RE
DRESS.
~ResoIced, That the principle and construc.
ton contended for by the party which now
rules in the councils of the nation, that the
General Government is the exclusive Judge
of the extent of the powers delegated to it
stop nothing short of despotism, since.the dis.
cretion of those who administer the Govern.
ment, and not the Constitution, would be the
measure of their powers; that the several
States which formed that instrument, being
sovereign and independent, have the unques.
tionable right to judge of its infraction and
that positire defiance of those sovereignties
of all unauthorized acts done or attempted
to be done under color of that instrument, is
the RIGHrfUL REMEDY"
These resolutions had relation, not to the
acts of the executor of the United States on
even OF Congress, but TO a solemn decision OF
the Supreme Court of the United States upon
the Constitution and laws of the United
States. This is the doctrine caught from Sc
ceding. South Carolina By Republican Wis
consin, and repeated by the Republican party
Of Wisconsin, in fuIl communion with the Re-
publican party OF the north, to justify seces.
sion IN every disloyal State in the South
/ Thus the Republican party, as well as the
secession party, was revolutionary. And
these revolutionary parties grew IN numbers
and influence down to the Prudential elec.
tional of 1860, when the Denoef nc party
was defeated BY the sectional Influences Of
/ both.
! The sectional party of IL South succeeded
/ in intnding some member into tl,e Demo
cratic Convention; and WIN defsa'ed there
by the steadfast loyalty of tn true beu.ocracy
lput in nomination a renegade from IS party
and his country. The sectional party OF the
North put in nomination distinguished gen
tleman, the author OF the Soctrine that the
several States must ultim tely become al
slave or all tree. -
The Democratic paaty nc ainztec - theil
candidate statesman, now no more. of grea
texpenenee and ability IN public aaairs' o