The Placer herald., 1864-09-10
THE DEMOCRATIC CREED.

ING THE CtNCINNATI CONVENTION OF 1870.
RcsOiped, That the Democratic party will faith
fully abide by and uphold the principles laid down
! in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Of l79S
and in the report Of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Leginlaure in 1899; that it adopts those prnci
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
cinnGti Platform
Kentucky Resolutions of 179S.
Drafted BY the pen Of Thomas Jeterson.
! Resoired That the several States composing
! the United States OF America, are not united on
| the principle OF unlimited submission TO the Gen
crl Government, but that by compact under
! the style of Constitution for the United States.
| and OF amendments thereto. they constituted
! General Government for special purposes, dele
| tted to that Government certain dcllnltve pow
ers, reserving each State to insef the resduary
mass of right TO their own sell-govcrnment. 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 an 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
A. in all other cases OF compact. among powers
having no common judge. each party has an
equal right to Judge Tor itself us well OF inIac-
tons as OF the mode and measure Of redress.
=, Resolved, That the constitution of the Unit
ed States having delegated to Congress power
to punish treason. for counter iting the securities
and current cola OF the United States praccs
and ieouics committed on the hi oh seas. and of
fences against the law of nations, and no other
crime whatsoever. ana it being true. general
principle. and one OF tn" amendments to the con
>tiution having also declared 'that the powers
not dele gated to the United States by the con-
>ltution. nor prohibited by it to the States. are
r,st tn Ina &tIt. tit,l to tl,,
people, therefore. the Act of Congress-. passed
on the l4th day of July. l79S' and entitled IAN
act IN addition TO the act entitled an act Tor the
punishment OF certain crimes against the United
States; as also the act passed by them on the
21th Of June. l19S. entitled IAN act to punish
frauds committed on the bank of the United
States (and all of their other acts which
sumcs TO create. define. or punish crimes other
than those enumerated in the consitutioD,) are
altogether void and of no force. and that the
power to create. define. and punish such other
crime: is reserved. ana Of right apporlaius solely
and exclusively to the States, each within its own
territory.
). ReSolved. That it is true. as Il general prin-
ciple. and is also expressly declared by one OF
the amendments to the constitution. that the
powers not delegated to the United States by
the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States,
are reserved to the States respectively. or to the
people:' and that no power over the freedom OF
religion. freedom OF speech orirecdom of The press
being Delegated TO me Cniteu states ny lle con
SInHion noI P'onloIt.G ~ ~ 10 ''g 't'y's; ~,
'""''i Po"g'' respecting ''r 0.ii' " " VI l'5i'
remain, and were reserved 10 the States or the
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