Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-08-08
Preamble and RESOLUTIONS Adopted
by the De &C attic state Convention
held at Des MOines, July !, 1868.

Preamble and Revolutions Adopted
blythe Democ attic state Convsnaion
held at Des MOines, July >, 1903.
The Democratic party has ever been
and yet Is a law.abiding party. 1t asks
nothing but its rights under the Constitu~
ton and laws. 1t resorts to no violation
of.either; itcoun.enances no violation OF
either. II has right to all the guaran>
,ecs.of public and private liberty and OF
property contained in our fundamental
liias, and II will surrender not one Of
them. 1t has the right to discuss public
measures, and will discuss them. 1t has
the right TO propose md advocate that
p6'icy which It deems best for the nation,
aud it will discuss them. 1t has the right
to propose and advocate that policy which
it deems best for the nation, and it will
exercise that right. has a right to
have its policy passed upon by the people
at paaceab|e aud uluanmeled elections,
and it will majntaia that right If found
in the minority i. yields obedience to all
lawful rules Of the majority; if it be the
majority itself, i. claims that its lawful
acts will be respected. Whether in ma,
iority or. minority, it obays all laws that
are in force. Those that it dislikes II
seeks to. overthrow, not by violence, but
by legitimate repeal Those thatit pro.
poses it seeks to carry, not By force, ont
bylasal enac;ments. And what it does
in oil these respects it demands, and has
right to demand, that all others shall do.
They owe the same obedience to the Con.
stitntion and laws that Democrats owe
They have the same interest to maintain
fire. government; to protect liberty, to be
SECURE in their houses, persons and pro.
perry, that Democrats have. 1t is neither
their interest nor ours that dies pots or
anarchy should prevail; and ii they wish
to avoid bob, let them see to it in time
that they give no occasion for either. We
Will Do our duty; bu, 1t them remember
to do theirs
In view Of the circnms ances that have
brought US together, W h .reoy resolve:
l. Thai the will OF the peepleis the
foundation Of ali free government. That
t, give effect TO this viii, free thought
free speech and free press are absolutely
Indispensable. Without free discuss ion
there is no certainty OF sound Judgment;
without sound julsment there can be no
wise government.
i
tional right Of the people to discuss all
measures OF their government, ani to ap.
prove ord sapprove rs to their best judy |
nent searns right. That they have like |
right to propose and advocate that policy |
which in their Judgment is best. and to |
argue and vote. against whatever policy |
seems to them to violate the Constitution, |
to pti. thrir liberties, or to be delri-
mental to their welfare. -. .....
3.~Taat these and all other rights guar
antecd 10 them by their Constitutions, are
their rights in time of war as well as in |
time Of peace, and Of far more value and
necessity in war than in peace. For in
peace liberty, security, and property are
seldom endangered; i'll The war they are
ever in peril.
t. That we now say to al! whom il may
concesn, hot by way Of threat, ta. calmly
and frn,l = .hat,we will not surrender NOR
submit to their foscible violation We
will obey the laws ourselves and ell others
must obey them. ~.. rU"&It
5. That there IS : nantes. difference
between the administration Of the govern
ment ana tue government itself. The
government consists of the civil and po.
lttc2i institutions created oy tue oohstitu
tiJi dad 10 II the people owe allegiance.
The administration are but the agents OF
the people. subjec. TO their approval or
condemnation, according to the merit Of
their acts. IL
g. fIra+we are opposed to Lac prosecu'
ton OF The war Tor the purpose of carry
ing onttr'e emancipation proclamation Of
the ftses!de OF tue United States-and
i. the Federal ADMINISTRATION expect a
united North to attend its efforts to sup
press rebellion, 1t must not only come
back .o'sle object OF the Wax as set forth
in the Critten1en resolution adopted by
The House Of Representatives. in July,
1861. Bat it >mustia- lis deaitngs with
the people OF the States infringe upon no
one single rlght guaranteed 10 the people
Of either the Federal or STATE Consti>
tuions. - 4.=. i. ...a.
7. That we declare our determined op,
POSITION toa system OF emancipation by |