The Placer herald., 1864-09-24

ton OF the United States, which delegate to
Congress power to lay and collect taxes. duties,
imposts excuses; to pay the debts and provide for
the common defence and general welfare Of the
| United States, and to make all laws which shall
be necessary and proper Tor carrying into eXecu-
ton the powers vested by the constitution in the
! Government of the United States, or in any de-
partment or officer thereof. goes to the destruc-
ton OF all limits present. ed to their power by he
constitution - that words meant by the instrument
to be subsidiary only to the execution OF limited
powers ought not to be construed as them
selve, to give unlimited powers, nor part of
| them to be taken, as to destroy the whole residue
| OF the Instrument. That the proceeding Of the
! Gcncrd Go, crumcnt under color OF those articles
| viii b. 1T and necessary subject Tor revisa and
/ correction a. . time oil great tranquility, while
| those specified "a the preceding resolutions call
| for mmeH!tte redress.
s. Resoiped That the preceding resolutions be
| transmitted TO the Senators and Representatives
| in Congress from Che commonwealth, who ure
enjOined to present the same to their respective
| houses, and to use their best cndeavors to pro-
| cure at the next session OF Congress repeal Of
! the aforesaid unconstitutional and obnoxious acts.
! ReSO}red, lastly, That the Governor Of this
! commonwealth be- aud is authorized and request
! ed to communicate the preceding resolutions TO
| the legislatures OF the several States. TO assure
/ them that this commonwealth considers union for
| specified national purposes. and particularly for
those specified in their late Federal compact to be
of all the States-lhat faithful to that compact,
according to the plain intent and meaning in
which it was understood and aCceded 40 by the
several parties. it is sincerely anxious for its pre-
| scrvaton; that it does also believe. that to take
from the Stat IS ali the powers Of seli-govern-
ment, and transfer them to a general and consol-
| idated government without regard to the special
delegations and reservations, solemnly agreed to
in that compact. is not for the peace. happiness
! and prosperity of these States. And that there
FORE this commonwealth is determined. as it
doubts not its co states are, to submit to undele-
gated ana consequently unlimited powers in no
| man, or body OF men, on earth; that II the acts
before specified should stand, these conclusions
would grow from them. that the General Gov
| ernmeDt may place any act they think proper on
the list OF crimes and punish it themselves.
| whether enumerated or not enumerated by the
! constitution cognizlbe by them. that they may
| transfer its cOguiZance to the President or any
other person. who may himself be the accuser.
| counsel. judge and jury. whose suspicious may
be the evidence his order the sentence. his officer
the eXecutUner and his breast the sole record OF
the transaction, that very numerous and valua
bic description Of the inhabitants OF these States.
being by this precedent reduced as outws to the
absolute dominion OF one mln, and the barriers
of the constitution thus swept from us all. no
rampant nov remains against the passions and
/ the power Of majority Of Congress to protect
| from like expectation or other grievOus pun
ishmcnt the minority OF the same body. the legis-
latures, judges. governors and coHnseors OF the
States, nor their other peIceabe nh IbltantS who
may venture to reclaim tie constitutional rights
and liberties of the States and people. or who
/ Tor other causes. good or Bad may be obnoxious
| to the views, or marked by the suspicious OF the
/ President. or to be thought dangerous to his or
their election OF other interest. public or person
| al; that the rlendleSs alien has been selected rs
| the safest subject OF hrst experiment, but the
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