The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1864-08-13
THE DEMOCRATIC CREED.

CRATIC CONVENTIONS OF ALI. THE STATES. 1NCLUD-
ING THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION OF 1856.
Rcsolred, That the Democratic party will faith
FULLY abide by and uphold the principles laid down
in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1898,
and IN the report Of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1885, that it adopts those princi-
pies constituting one OF the main foundations of
lis political creed, and is resolved to carry them
out IN their obvious meaning and import Gin
cinndti Platform
Kentucky Resolutions of 1898.
Drafted by the pen Of Thomas jefferson.
Resolved. That the several States composing
the United States of America are not united on
the principle OF unlimited submission TO tn, Gen.
eral Government, but that by compact under
the style OF Constitution for the United States,
and OF amendments thereto. they constituted Il
General Government for special purposes, dele
gated to that Government certain deiinitve pow
ers, reservng each State to inself the re,iduary
mass OF right TO their own sell-government. and
that whatsoever the General Government assumes
undelegated powers. its acts are unauthorized,
void and of no force; that to this compact each
State acceded rs State, and is IN integral party;
and its CO. States forming. rs to itself the other
party and the Government created by this CON-
pact WAS not made the exclusive or final Judge of
the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since
that would have made its discretion, and not the
constitution, the measure Of its powers; but that
n in all other cases OF compact among powers
having no common Judge. each party has an
equal right to Judge Tor itself well of intrac
lions rs OF the mode and measure of redress.
2. RESOLVED. That the constitution of the Unit
ed States having delegated to Congress power
to punish treason for cOuntert..iting the securities
and current coin oil the United States, piracies
and ielonies committed on The high seas and Of
fences against The law of nations, and no other
crime whatsoever ana it being true. as a general
principle. and one of the amendments to the con-
Stituton having also declared ..that the powers
not delegated TO the United States by the con.
stituton nor prohibited by it to the States are
reserved to the States respectively, or to the
people, therefore, the Act Of Congress. passed
ON the 18th day of July. 1852 and entitled IAN
act IN addition 10 the act entitled an act or the
punishment OF certain crimes against the United
HtateS;1 as also the act passed by them on the
9th of June. l79S, entitled Ian act to punish
frauds committed on the bank of the United
Mates (and all Of their other acts which as
sumes to create. define. or punish crimes other
than those enumerated in the constitutional are
altogether void and OF no force, ana that the
power TO create, define. and punish such other
crimes is reserved and OF right appertains solely
and exclusively to the States, each within its own
territory.
8. Resolved, That it is true, as general prin-
| clple, and is also expressly declared by one OF
the amendments to the constitution, that th"
| powers not delegated to the United States by
the constitution. nor prohibited by tito the States,
! are reserved to the Mates respectively. or to the
| people;' and that no power over the freedom OF
religion freedom of speech or freedom of the press
! being delegated to the United States by the con-
s,ituion, nor prohibited 10y it to the States all
lawlni powers respecting the same d Il oil ight
remain. and were reserved 10 the States or the
people; that thus was manifested their determ-
nation to retain to themselves the right oil udg-
Ing how tar the Righteousness OF speech and OF
the press may be abridged without lessening their
useful freedom; aud how far those abuses which
cannot be separated from their use should be
tolerated rather than the use be destroyed and
thus also they guarded against all abridgment,
by The United Soes, OF the freedom OF reli giOus
opinions and exercises, and retained to themselves
the right OF protecting the same rs this State.
by law passed on tie genera, demand OF its
citizens, had already protected them from all
human restraint or interierencr; and that. in adj
dition to this general principle and express de
caraion. another and more special provision has
been made by one OF the amendments to the
constitution. which expressly declares. that Con-
gleSS shall make no law respecting an establish
nent OF reli gion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof. or abridging the freedom OF speech or OF
the press. thereby guarding in the same sentence,
and under the same words, the freedom of rei-
gon, OF speech and OF the press. insomuch, that
Whatever violated either, throws down the sane
tuary which covers the others, and that ibelS,
tdschoods and defamation. equally with heresy
and false religion. are withheld from the cogn
zance al Federal tribunals. That therefore the
act Of the Congress OF III" United States. passed
on the 18th Of July. 1898, entitled IAN act in
addition to the act ent;tled an act for the punish
ment OF certain crimes gainSt the United States"
which does abridge the freedom of the press is
not law, but is altogether void and of no force.
RcS0Ired, That alien friends are under the
jurisdiction and protection Of The laws of the
states wherein they are: that no power OVER them
has been delegated to the United States. nor
prohibited to individual states distinct from their
power over citizens. and ii being true, as gem
cral principle. and one Of the amendments to the
constitution having also declared that 1.-THE pow
crs not delegated to the United States are rrscrv
ed to the states respectively. or to the people,"
the act OF the Congress OF the United States.
passed the 22d day of July, 1898. assumes power
over aliens not delegated to the constitution, is
not law, but is altogether void and OF no force.
.. Resofred. That in addition to The general
prnclpie as well a. the express declaration. that
powers not delegated are reserved. another and
more special provision inserted in tn. constitu
ton, from abundant caution has declared that
1.-THE migration or Importation of such persons rs
any OF the States now existing shall think proper
to admit shall not be prohibited by the Congress
prior to the year lS0S;' that this commonwealth
does admit the migration of alien friends de>crib-
cd as the subject OF the said act concerning aliens
that provision against prohibiting their migra-
ton is provision against all acts equivalent
thereto. or il would he nngttory: that 10 remove
them when migrated is equivalent to the prohi-
bilioh OF their migration. and is therefore. con-
trary TO the said provision of the constitution,
and void.
&. Resolred That the Imprisonment OF person
under tn" protection OF the Laws OF this common
wealth on his failure to obey the simple order of
the PRESIDENT to depart out OF the United States,
as is undertaken by the said act entitled Ian act
concerning aliens " is contrary to the constitution.
one amendment TO which has provided that mo
person shall be deprived of liberty without due |
process OF law and that another having pro-
videl, that in all criminal prosecutions the ac-
cused shall enjoy the right to public trial by IN
impartial jury to be informed OF the nature and
cause OF the accusation. to be confronted with |
the witnesses against him. to have compulsory |
process Tor obtaining witnesses in his favor. and
to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.
the same act undertaking to authorize the Presi-