The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1864-09-03

Resolped, 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
Legislature in 1893; that it adopts those princi-
pies constituting one of the main foundations of
its political creed and is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import GIN
cinnati Platform.
Kentucky Resolutions of 179S.
Drafted by the pen Of Thomas Jtferson.
ResOiced That the several States composing
the United States of America. are not united on
the principle of unlimited submission to the Gen
eral 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
gated to that Government certain deinitjve pow
ers, reserving each State to nself the iduary
mass of right to their own sell-government, and
that whatsoever the General Government assumes
undeegated powers. its acts are unauthorized,
void and of no force; that to this compact each
State acceded as State, and is an integral party;
and its CO. States forming. as to itself. the other
party: and the Government. created by this COM
pact, not made the exclusive or final judge of
the extent of the powers delegate ed to itself; since
that would have made its discretion, and not the
constitution the measure of its powers but that
as in all other eases Of compact. among powers
having no common judge. each party has an
equal right to Judge for itself as well Of intrac
tons rs OF the mode and measure of redress.
2. Resoired, That the constitution Of the Unit
ed States having delegated to Congress power
to punish treason for couutert iting the securities
and current coin OF the United States. piracies
and telonies committed on the high seas, and Of
fences against the law Of nations. and no other
crime whatsoever. and it being true. as general
principle, and one of the amendments to the con-
situton having also declared 'thlt the powers
not dele gated to the United States by the con
sttutiOu. 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. l79S,' and entitled IAN
act in addition to the act entitled an act for the
punishment of certain crimes against the United
States" as also the act passed by them on the
9th of June. 1898. entitled IAN act to punish
frauds committed the bank of the United
States (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. and 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.
3. Resolved That it is true, as general prin-
ciple. and is also expressly declared by one OF
the amendments to the constitution, that tho
powers not delegated to the United States by
the constitution. prohibited by the States,
are reserved to the States respectively, or to the
peoples" 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-
stitution nor prohibited by it TO the States. all
lawful movers resnoctin5 the same did of RIGHT
remain and were reserved TO the States or The
naonln. that fins was manifested their determ-
nation to retain to themselves the right OF judg
ing how far the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF speech and OF
the press may he abridged without lesSening their
nsofnl freedom: and how far those abuses which
cannot be spparlted from their use should be
tolerated rather than the be destroyed and
Tins also thew guarded against all abrid pmcnt
Inv The United Stotcs, of the freedom of religious
opinions and exercises. and retained to themselves
the rioht of nrotectiar the same AS this State
iva law passed on tie general demand Of its
citizens. had already protected them from all
human restraint or interlerencc: and that in adj
ditinn 70 This general principlc and express de
clorotiou another and more sDecial provision has
hnnn ,n,dn nv one Of the amendments to the
constitution which expresslv declares that Con
gross sha make no law respecting an establish
mont of vol onn or nrohibitino the free exercise
thereof or abrid oino the freedom of speech or OF
tho nress thereby @uarlioo in the same sentence
and 'nn1er the same words the freedom of reli-
nion of enonch and of the nrnss nsnmpch that
Syb WAT Violated either. throws down the sane
tnarv which covers fine others. and that libes
fIsnboods and daf,motion counllv with heresv
,nd f,lso relioion oro Withheld from the corni-
1ancn of Federal tribunuls That therefore the
nct Of fine CONGRESS- of the United States passed
an Tho 1tth Of .Iutv 179s. entitled IAN act in
addition to The act entitled an act for the punish
MANI Of certain crjmesncain.t the United States"
,uhich does abridoe the freedom of the press is
not law. but is altogether void and of no force
4 Resolred. That alien friends are under the
inrisdiction and protection of the laws of the
st9tos wherein they are: that no power over them
has been defeated TO the United States. nor
prohibited to individual states distinct from their
npownr over citizens. and il heinz true as a cen
rr,l principle. aud one Of the amendments to the
constitution having also declared that 1.-THE pow
, ,,ot 1nlonotel IA tho Unitpd States are resnrv-
ed to the states Respectively. or to the people,
tho act of the Congress Of the United States,
nassod the 22d dav of JuIv. 1898. assumes power
npvor aliens not DELEGATED 10 the constitutions is
NOT law Int is altoGether void and of no force
ResoJrcd That in addition to the general
rrircinln os we'll as tho oynrnss declarations that
no,vnrs NOT delegated arc reserved. another and
,pnorn snecial nrovision inserted in tb constitu.