Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-05

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SAr:osAL CxIox OF 7aE STATES, sa5 IN
serted ia lea thereef. Hpon the basis
Of the Federal Union Of the Siate&
Here is the rebel doctrine Of STATs
RIGHTs, including the right ofsecessioa.
and the denial Of the authority Of the
National Government to coerce rebsl
States BY force OF arms. openly declared
10 be the essential plank OF the Chicago /
Platform, by Us axcTed author. Here /
Is the svowal OF the writer Of the ID /
carried It through the Convention !
against desperate aud persistent oppo- /
sitlon" of the delegates; that the Chiea-
20 Platform pledges the Democratic par
| " against the Union as 1t was before the
rebellion, and 10 favor Of reecnstrue-
ton OF the Union ION the principles of
federation aad compact betreen soce--
eigs and iadepsadeak States" Son the
basis Of the K .,sucky and Virginia resO
luaons of 1885," or, il plain English,
that the Chicago Platform pledges the
Democratic patty IN favor OF the disso-
lutisB Of the Union.
These revolutionary doctrines, the
creed Of the rebellion, It's logic, and its
principles, embodied IN the Democratic
Platform By c. l. Vallandigham, "a Su-
prsme Commander" Of the Sons Of
Liberty, known to be such when appoint
ed on the Platform Committee By the
Chicago Conventios, are drawn almost
rsrbatim from the Ritual Of that treason
able order. Here is the proof:
In the "Lesson' Of the First or T.
, Degree, 0, S. l. the 9Th preeeptis:
IS. Sovereignty resides in and with
/. the people of ths States respectively
IS The Government, designated the
United States of America, has no soVeT-
3 eighty, because that is an attribute be-
! longing TO the people in their respective
4 State organizations, and With which they
have NOS embossed that Government"
81 In accordance with these princi
= pies, the Federal Government can exsr.
: else only delegated power; hence, il
a those who shall have been chosen TO ad
minister that Government, shall assume
, to exercise poser not delegated; thej
70 should be regarded aud dealt with a
z usaFpera"
n 80 The claim Of ''inherent power,
or "wAr power" or military necessity,
on the part Of the fnaetionaries Of 1
Constitutional Government, for sanction
Or Of an arbitrary exercise Of power, W,
OF utterly rslses and rapudiats"
ID oil II is incompatible with the bis
~ tory and nature Of our Government tha
IS Federal Authority should eoerce, b
e force Of arms, sovereign State"
re In the :. Lessor" Of the second 0
be /. I. degree, We have the Kentucky an
"a Virginia Resolutions of 1873, accordin
as TO rebel and modern Democratic cor
n, struetion. as follows;
rs /. The several States composing th
I'd, United States OF America are not unite
I'D on the principle Of unlimited submissio
to TO the General Government, but BIZ
ze compact under the style and title Of th
he Constitution Of the United States, an
or, whenever the General Government a
$50 sumes unaelsgated powers, its acts 81
re- unauthoritativs, void, aud OF no force
las - This order does explicitly declai
me that il views the poser OF the FEEDER
"a Government as resulting from the con
be pact 10 which the States are partie
TO and that in the case Of deliberate, pc
an pabls and dangerous exercise OF powe
nd act guaranteed By said compact Il
ley States have the right. aud are ia da
lat bound, to interpose for arresting Il
as progress of the evil, and for maintai
I'd ing within their respective limits, 4
scs, authorities, rights and liberties apps
u6- tanning 10 ihsm-
se, As | said before, these are the prini
OF Piles, the logic. lhe creed, Of the reb
che lion. They are treason wherever fonu
osi- whether in the Southern ordinances
sle- secession, in the ritual Of the Sons
Liberty, or in the platform Of The G
srs cago Conyentions and being found
ar, thar instrument, Is openly avowed By
the author, they eontaminAte the entire
OF ganization Of the Democratic party vi
on, treason. $3.50 q