Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-29
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FROM LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, June 2S.
The State Democratic Convention met
this A. NJ.
Hon. G. A. Wiekliffe appointed > perms-
nent President; 9 Vice Presidents, and 3
Secretaries were also appointed. The
following resolutions were adopted,
Resolved. 1st, That the people are the
supreme soyereigns, and the Constitutions
which they have ordained, are the supreme
Government and that sll sssailsnts and
enemies, either Of the people er Of their
Government are traitors alike whether
their treason be manifested by suppressing
free elections, BY claiming the Press, BY es-
tsblishing political Bsstiles, or BY redicul-
ing or rePndiAting the Observance Of oaths
and Constitutions.
I'd, That in the Interpretation Of the
Constitution, we are guided by the deolsm-
stions Of its authority the deliberstion
Of the Federal Convention.
By the resolution Of 1798and 1893 prepsr-
ed and expounded by Jefferson and Madi'
son and By the decisions Of such courts.
Guarded by these lights, We declare that
the coercion and subjugation Of eleven or
more sovereign States was never contem-
plated IS possible or authorized by the
Constitution, but was pronounced by lis
makers an act Of suicidal folly, and il the
people Of the United States would
have and restore their shattered
Constitution and avail for themselves
their posterity, the slavery Of
Military despotism, and public debt the
interest npon which can never be paid
They must bring this war to speedy
close, that the revocation Of all unconsti-
tutioncl edicts and perverted laws, an I'm :
mediate srmistice and 9 natural canon for
the adjustment Of our difficulties, are the
only means Of saving our nation Of unlim-
tied calamity and ruin.
FOurth.-That the administration now
in power has attempted to strike down
State sovereignty; it has interfeaed with
the right Of suffrage reserved to the power
thnd control Of the State Legislatures II
sas deprived citizens Of their lives, liber-
hies and property without due process Of
/ tlsw; it has plsced military above civi
power sgsinst the spirit Of free Govern
ment, and the President has unblushingly
proclaimed the Constitution he has sWorr
to support to be any longer Of any force
or effect whenever he may determine Il
should be disregsrded- The party In pow
er have dsluded the people into the grant
inc Of men and money to their unrestrict
ed control for the pretended purpose o
preserving the Government, which they
nave used and sre still using for the bss'
end Of oVerthrowing state institutions snC
advancing mere party interest and estsb
fishing them in permanent and desPoti
power.
9th. That free press, free speech, fre
ballot, freedom Of religion, and the writ 0
hsbess corpus to protect personal ibert
Of every citizen, are the essentials Of FIRE
government and free people, and We vii
, have and maintain them st all hRzsrds.
9th. That we are uncompromisingl
opposed to the elevation OF the Africa
I; race to citizenship and their formation in
. to standing armies TO control the whit
free men Of our country.
7th. That the overthrow Of th
arrogant and corrupt party
power should be 8 primary object wit
: every freeman, and We, q portion Of Il
! citizens Of Kentucky, in Democratic Sts
Convention assembled, declare it to b
! our duty, as we'll as that Of all good cit
zsns, to defeat the election Of Abrshs
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7 Of President and Vice President, and de
= egates from this Convention to Il
> Democratic Convention to
hold in Chicago, Illinois, and tn
!. we pledge our united efforts to the suppO
: Of the nominees Of said convention.
II 9th, That committees be and ere hereh
/. appointed Democratic Central ComDitt
~ for Kentucky, with power to fill all Vaoa
= oies that may occur and TO cs
= future Convention, and
'. '. make any reasonable sdjustmentby BY viii
u " all opponents Of the Abolition Administl
~ ~ tion can be allotted in the support Of {
" electoral ticket and with general poWe
n to sct for the party We spPOint.
Of The Msdilal Directors Of General She
er mans ssmy telegrsphs to DR.. WeOd, q
10 nouncing that our entire loss in the rece
AZ assault will not exceed J, 800 men.
a. Colonel Watkins was not captured
Il Lafayette, and Colonel Faulkner, "
was reported captured here, has srriV
a. at Chattanooga.