Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-02-12
III. k.n.uck Virs MA aa1 Wisconsin
Resolutions


- in which he finds himself and his party
IN tho endorsement of Resolutions that
prove to be identical in meaning with
what he terms the Notification Resolu-
tions of the Wisconsin Legislature ofls5o.
We have no doubt our neightor, like
thousands of others Of his party friends
endorsed and has sung halleluiahs over
tho Kentucky ard Virginia Resolutions
for We srs, without knowing their import or
n ,anin.. for no 9th. reason han because
they were in1orsed by his party in Ma
'ioual Convention, and now, when he find.
b, has been battling tor wears against
taair do :trincs. he ma kes a vain attemrt
20 cover up his tracks Nv publishing ex-
tracts AMI u;srepresentinr their true i'm
port.
One Of his favorite Kentucky Resolu-
irons. which ne Publishes, contains the
identical language of one OF the Wisconsin
RESOLUTIONS which he thinks enunciates
nnlllhcation doctrines. while he insists the
Kentucky Resolution means that the
means 20 be used in getting rid Of ol,nox
ious laws, WAS either by act of Congress-
~r through constitutional amendments y
lie continues: Now we admit that the
General Government is not the sole iuarc
81 the measure of its powers-that indi-
'iduals AMI States have the right of pass
Ing their judgment upon any act of Con
Kress; but we do say they have no right
whatever to nudity any law Of Congress
Let U, see how this doctrine COMFORTS
with his Kentucky AMI Virginia Resolu-
irons Wehstcrs unabridged dictionary
informs Us that nullify means Ito annul
make void, render invalid, TO deprive of
legal force or efficacy that 1t is an old
word recently revived in this countrv. and
applied to the setting of things aside either
by force or by total disregard as o NULL
~ an act of Congress" Let it be borne
an mind that in the first of the KENTUCKY
Resolutions, which treats of tie powers Of
the General Government and &C the ind,
'idual States, thev declare that each marty
Has An equal right to Judge for itself as
veil Of infractions as of the mode and
Heasuss Of redress = The Sd of those
resolutions closes n. fJllows.
That, therefore, the act Of the Congress of
sac United States passed on the I4t1 d,v Of
July, 1873, entitled An act in addition To the
sct for the punishm mt of certain crimes
sganst the United States, which does abridpe
'1e freed I'm Of the press is not kl,c, bit Is alto
n, Il ,ar,
The 2d Resolution declare. that tae act
Of Con-re-s of June 9th. 1898. entitled
an act q punish frauds committed on the
Bank of the United States" (and all other
Of those acts which assume to create. de
fne, or punish crimes other than those
enumerated in the Constitution ARK alto
s>tier roii and o. mo force"
The 4:h Resolution says " The Act Of
she Congress Of the United States, pa-sc.
on the I'D of June, l79S, entitled an act
concerning aliens. e., as not la,c, but is
,tsogethcr roid and Of 10 force"
The whole nine of the Kentucky Reso-
lutlons incorporated in the Democratic
Platform, are for the purpose of carrying
out the very principle, set forth in the
above e1tracts-to Wit: nudity the acts
Congress; anl yet they embrace the prin
ciple. of the Democratic party, which
would attempt to convict others of advo-
eating doctrines Of notification
The Virginia Resolutions arc Of similar
import the third one of the series de
siarins that = States who are parties to the
original compact hare The right, and are in
duty bound 70 intsrposc for arrestjng The
eci1, and for maintaining ,cithin their re
spectire Limits The authorities, rights and
liberties oppertaining 70 them
But the Intelligence,- thinks the Ken
sucky and Virginia Resolutions were
adopted un1er peculiar circumstances.
when those Ststes thought Congress was
going beyond its constitutional power
Jus, 80 with the Wisconsin Legislature
That body thought, and we have no doubt
honestly believed the supreme Court of
the United States had gone beyond its
r:ghtful jurisdiction for which reason they
Aiophc'i tile RESOLUTIONS OF 1879, winch are
IN no way more strongly tinctured with
notification doctrines than tn Democratic
National Platform The only difference
between the Republicans and Democrats
il this: while :he Resolutions of 1859 have
never been reafhrmed by any Republican
or by the Republican party.
abe Democratic party, at almost every con
yention since 1852 have re-affrmed and
endorsed their Resolutions, and pledged
themselves TO abide by them
But the Iuteuigeacer claims that the
support O. i:et Gbi:can nominees after the
passage Of the Resolutions Of 1859 was an
Of their sentiment Let US
see then. il acme Of his own party did not
endorse tiae.a, by this rule Ii will be e
that the Resolutions were adopted
BY the Legislature Of 1859. in the month /
of March, and that the election for Judge
ct ths supreme Court took place on the /
nrst Tuesday of the following April. The !
Republican candidate was judge PANE.
Who. it was claimed by the Democracy
Was the States Rights candidate. RUNNING