The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-07-20
Resolutions Of the Braokinridge State
Convention.

State of Indiana declares that .sthe pow
ers of the Govern me1t are divided into
three separate departments; the Legisla-
tive, and Executive, including the Ad-
ministratiye and Judicial, and no person
charged with official duties, under one OF
these departments, shall exercise any of
the functions of another, except in
this constitution expressly provided; and
whereas, the maintenance Of our present
form Of government, the rights and liber
ties of the people and the peoples mon
ey depend upon strict and rigid adj
herence to and enforcement of the fore
going provision Of our constitution,
therefore
RESOLVED, l. That we utterly con
denim ms revolutionary and subyersive of
the Constitution Of our State the action
of .. II Morton in coanselling the fac
tious and lawless conduct of the Repub
lcan members Of the last General AS
sembly, and we wholly condemn their
conduct in seeding from the House of
Representatives. in violation of their
official oaths and solemn duty, as repre-
sentatiycs Of the people, thereby lie
feating all necessary legislation. either
in the making Of appropriations to car
~ on the government of the State, or for
the support and assistance of our sick
and wounded soldiers, and we denounce
as worthy Of especial condemnation the
conduct Of Gov. Morton in usurping, for
personal and partisan purposes, the pow
ors aud functions Of the GO ordinate de
partmcnts Of the Government.
, That we disapprove of, and con
denim the action Of Governor Morton in
establishing a financial bureau an
institution unknown to the Constitution,
the laws, and the usagcs Of the State of
Indiana; in securing, discussing and
squandering the funds of the State; in
borrowing money on the faith of the
State. and plcdging the property and
the energies Of tue people to pay such
loans and the interest thereon, and in
paving ont such money in open and fla
grant disregard of the Constitution and
laws of the State, without any appropria-
ton directing the payment thereof, and
without any of the checks and safeguards
that the wisdom and experience of the
past have demonstrated were necessary
for the safety. preservation and economi
cal expenditure OF the State.
3 That tho suppression of the right
Of the writ of habeas corpus in States or
places not IN actual rebellion, and the
suppression OF freedom of speech and
Of the press by the Administration. are
alike crimes against civilization and the
highest hopes and interests of mankind. (
/. That the profigatc and reckless
expenditure of the public treasure by the
administration, and its criminal inetlici-
ency in the management of the general
business and finances OF the country,
always either leading to or directly tolera-
ting public immortality. or the shame
less dishonest waste of the peoples
money, have brought the nation to the
verge of bankruptcy and general ruin.
). That the suppression ofncwspapers;
The arrest OF citizens without warrant,
and their confinement in prisons without
examinations or trial; the denial of the
right Of asylum. and forciblc seizure of
subjects OF foreign powers and their de /
livery to agents of such Governments. !
without law or treaty, are criminal vio-
lations of civil liberty and the rights and /
privileges secured to the citizen and /
alien under the American Constitution.
q. That the failure Of the Administra
ton to promptly pay disabled or dischar@
cd soldiers, and pensions to widows and .
children whose husbands and fathers
have fallen in battle or died in camp or
by the way side and the readiness which
the powers ut Washington audit and pay
shoddy contractors, officers and police
men of the Government, are cruel wrongs
to the destitute and deserving, and merit
the whitening scorn of the American
people.
T. That the noble and patriotic sons of
Indiana, who for love of country and a
restoration of the Union as established
by our fathers, have sacrificed the endear-
mant5 Of home for the hardships and
perils Of war, merit the thanks of the
people of Indiana that we will ever hold
L
those who have fallen in battle. and that
it is the duty, and should Toe the highest
pleasure of the people TO make ample
provisions for the support Of those who
have received disabilities III the service
of the country, and the thousands of
widows and tens of thousands of orphan
children, whose husbands and fathers
sacrificed their lives in defense of their
country and honor of the American flag.
s That a faithful adherence to the
Constitution of the United States, to
which the Democracy are pledged, lie
ccssarily implies the restoration Of lib
crtv, and the rights Of the States under
that Constitution unimpared, and will
lead 10 an early and honorable peace.
9 That we cordially sympathize with
the Democracy Of Kentucky in their
present subiugated condition. deprived
OF the nights OF iECCElSh. ahu we Will
stand hy them in II manly and lawful
struggle to recover Constitutional liberty
10 That we pledge ourselves to cor
daily support the nominations made by
this Convention.
IL. That we, the Democracy of Indi
ana in State Convention assembled, are
in favor of maintaining personal and
Constitutional liberty. and we pledge
ourselves TO sustain our rights rs citizens
TO the bitter end.