The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-02

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LOUisvILLx, June %.
The Kentucky STATE Democratic Con-
vention met this forenooa. Hon. O.
Wicklids was appointed psrnsAent Pres
dent. Nine Vice Presidents and three
Secretaries vsrs also appraised. The
following resolutions we're adopted.
Resolved. Thst the penpls ~ the su-
prsus sovereigns, sad To coaasislions
which they have ordained arc the supreme
government, and that afl assailants and
enemies, either Of tho people q Of their
government, arc traitou sikoy whether
their treason be manifested by suppress
sing free elections, By chaining to press,
BY establishing political bastiIs, md BY
zidiealing Or repudiasisg the Observance
OF oaths and constitutions.
Resolved, That in the intsrpFetstion of
the Constitution, We are guided BY the
declarations Of it's authors, and By the de-
liberations Of the Fedenl Convention, by
the resolutions Of 1898. and 1899, and
explained and sxpounded BY Jefferson
and Madison. and BY decisions Of the Su-
preme yCosrt.
Resolved. That guided BY these lights
We declare that the coercion and subjuga-
ton Of eleven or more eovereign States
Was never contemplated - possible. or
authorised BY the Constitution, and it
was pronounced by the makers an act Of
suicidal folly, and if the people Of the
UnitedS States would have and restore their
shattered Constitution and avoid from
themselves and their posterity the slavery
of military. despotism and public
debt, the interest upon which can never
be met, they must bring this war to =
speedy close; that the revocation Of al
unconstitat;onal edicts and prstended
laws. an immediate armistce, and Ma
tional Convention for the adjustment Of
our difficulties, are the only means Of nv
ing our nation from unlimited calamity
and ruin.
Resolved, That the Administration
nowin power has attempted 70 strike down
State sovereignty; il has interfered With
the right Of suffrage reserved o the
power and coutrol Of State legislatures; it
has deprived citizens Of their lives, lib.
critics and property, without due process
of law; il has placed military above civil
power agaiust the spirit Of free govern.
mont, and the President has unblushing-
ly proclaimed the Constitution be has
sworn u support to BE- no longer Of any
force or effect whenever he may deter
mine it should be disregafdsd; the party
10 power have deluded the people into the
granting Of men and money to their unre-
stricted control for the preteudsd purpose
Of preserving the government which they
have used, aud are still using, for the
base end Of overthrowing State institu.
tons, advancing mere party Interests and
establishing them in permanent and
despotic power.
Resolved, That freq press.free speech,
free dominion, and the writ Of kabeas
corpus TO protect the persosal liberty Of
every citiSsn are essentials Of free gov.
ernmenb and free people will hare and
maintain them at Ill hazards.
Resolved, That We are unoompromis.
ingiy opposed to the elevation Of the Az.
rican race to oitisenship and their torma.
ton into Standing armies to control the
white freemen Of our country.
Resolved, That tho overthrow Of the
arrogant and corrupt party h power shall
be . primary object with ever free.
man, and . portion Of the citizsns q Ken.
lucky, in Democratic Convsution seem
bled. do declare it to be our duty, q well
as that Of all good citizens, to defsss the
election of Abraham Lineoln aad Andrew
johnson to the ofices Of President and
Vice President of the United etateos ia,
the delegates from this Couvention Is the
Democratic Convention 70 bs held in
Chicago, pledge our united efforts to sup
port the nominees Of that Couveution.
Resolved, That : committee b, md
are hereby appointed Democratie Can
trail Committee for Kentucky, with power
to fill oil vacancies that may occur. and
to call further Conventions, and 70 make
ssy reasonable adjustments BY which I'll
opponents of the Abolition Adninietra.
tion can be united in The support Of ohe
electoral ticket, and with general power
% aet Tor the party appointed.
ENo man and NO woman il s.fs vho
has once formed the habit Of looking IL
drink for solace, or chesriulnsss, a. eom.
fort. While the world goes we'll tAAy
will likely be temperate. But the haiti
is built the railroad to destruction h,s
cut roads for ~, the nails are laid down.
the station house erected, and the straln
is only waiting for the locomotive: e
comes. it grapplss Us. and away Ne 70 10
. moment down the line Ne have been
years constructing, like fash Of light
ming. to destruction.-TChas. Rssds.