The Placer herald., 1865-12-30

so construed as to give unlimited nowo..
part oil them to be taken, as TO desirom nor a
residue OF the instrument. That the nro .ne Whole
OF ihe general government under col, rr'oeeeding
articles VIII be tit and necessary snL;oo.' VI 'hoAs
w. s", "nu .olrecIoh al time OF great tranon;',
tions call for immediate redress resolu-
Resolved, That the preceding reso,,...
transmitted to the senators and renroans be
IN congress from the commonwealth wha''Ves
joined to present the same to their mo raen are en-
houses, and to use their best endeayors spectlve
as .ne next session OF congress repeal pveafe oS M
"'I,eea'u u"cons,l'utional and obnoxious acts "s
commonwealth be, and is authorized an, ~ VI 'hs
ed to communicate the preceding reson.;e quest
me legislatures OF the several states ~ oas w 10
them mat this commonwealth Considers "n;"ure ;asture
specliied national purposes. and particn,'.ou lor
those specified in their late federal comm"nyy lot
be friendly to the peace happiness, and p'S TO
NY OF all me States-that faithful to ,bppt pttO,pef
in which it was understood and acce1, 1"e.'nng 4
the several parties, it is sincerely anxnus 70 by
presentations; that it does also belevn ,tO .ol lis
take from the states all the powers Of ,"a' 10
ernment. and transfer them TO a general en gov
sOlidated government. without reoa,d "u =. con-
special delegations and reservations so' ~ 'oe
agreed TO in that compact, is not for n. .aotmnly
n'PPn'S 20 ""u y. o'Pei"y vi tntse states AZ
that, therefore, this scOmmonwea lih is 1sta. Ana
as il doubts not it co-statcs are 10 spln';. m'hed
delegated and consequently TO nnimited @ ~ uh.
in no man. or body OF men, on earth. H. Fc"eTe
acts before specified should stand ,hss" u"' II ,ho
sions would grow from them, that ,ha eonciu.
government may place any act they think n," snesal
on the list OF crimes and punish il thcmpp.vper
whether enumerated or not enumerated hv Ma
constitution cOgnizablc by them. that bo' ~ 'oe
fran 4 n ho
other person who may bimselI be the ,canay ~, auy
counsel, Judge and jury, whose suspicious n.m.'
the evidence. bis order the sentence. hs ns. W
the executioner and his breast the sole r,oo.% omseI
the transaction. that very numelous and ru,'
able description Of the Inhabitants of these .", .u
being by these precedents reduced as ouil.e,
the absolute dominion of one MN, and tba t.N "
riels Of the constitution thus swept rtm n. 'ai' m
no rampant now remains against the passionsa' w..
the power Of majority OF Congress to nro,"", "".
from like expectation or other sreyons nnnt'
ment the minority OF the same body. the leo;.l
turos, judges. governors and counselors of ,Is
states. nor their other peaceable inbabilanisnI nI.
may venture to reclaim the constitutional rioh'
and liberties OF the states and people. or wiz n'
other causes, good or bad. may be obnoxious 10
the views, or marked by the suspicious NJ ,ha
President, or to be thought dangerous 10 his nv
their election or other interest, public Or nrrsou
al; that the triendlcss alien has been selected =.
the safest subject OF first experiment but ,ho
citizen will soon follow, or rather has alre,Sv
followed; for, already hasa sedlion act markea
him as its prey. That these and successive ac,s
OF the same character, unless arrested at the tbres
hold may tend to drive these states into reroln.
ton aud blood, and will furnish new culumns.
against republican government. and new pre,eYts
for those who wish it to be believed tia, man.
cannot be governed lul hy rod OF iron: that II
would be Il danger Ous dclusion were confidence
in the men OF our choice to silence our fears ior
the safety OF our rights; that confidence is eyerv.
where the parent OF despoism; free government
is founded in Jealousy and not in confidence: itis
jealousy and not confidence which prescribes
limited constitutions to bind down those whom
we are ged 10 trust with power. that our con.
stitution has fixed the limits to which and no fur.
thcr our confidence may go and let The honest
advocate of confidence read the alien and sedition
acts. and say il the constitution has not been wise
in fixing limits to the government it created and
whether we should be wise in de.troying those
limits? Let him say what the government is, if
it be not q tyranny. which the men of our choice
have conferred upon the President and the Pres
ident of our choice has assented to and accepted
over the friendly strangers. TO whom the mild
spirit of our country and its laws have pledged
hospitality and protection; that the men Of our
choice have more respected the bare suspicious Of
the President than the solid ri ehts Of innocence
the claims of Justification. the sacred force Of
truth. and the form and substance of law and JUS
tce. In qu' stions OF power. then: let no moreb be
heard of confidence in man. but bind him down
from mischief by the chains OF The constitution
hat this commonwealth docs Therefore call on
its co-states for an expression OF their sentiments
on the acts concerning aliens, and for punishment
of certain crimes hereinbelore specified, plainly
declaring whether these are or are moi Authorized
by the Federal compact. And itdoubts not that
their sense will be so announced as TO oproveh heir
attachment unaltercd 10 limited government
whether general or particular, and that the rights
and liberties of their CO. states will leeXpostd 10
M dangers by remaining embarked on common
botiom with their own. But they will concurwh
this commonwealth in considering lIe sa'u "c.s
as so palpablc against the tohS'hO''on ~ ~
amount TO IN undiseuised declaration mat % 'ue
compact is not meant to be the measure o' nr ",
power of the general government, ou' 'n"n*ni
proceed in the exercise over these states o' "'
powers whatsoever. That they Will view insM
seizinr the rights Of the states ana consohoa''ns
them in the hands of The general government,
with the power assumed to bind the s'a,ts' NV
merely in cases made Federal. but in all casts
whatsoever. bv laws made not with their cOnst"'
but by Others against their consent; lDa' wv.
would be to surrender the form OF eoVeIu!met".
we have chosen and living under one deIn"s
lis power from its own will. and not lrcm our ~
tbOrity; ;nnd thai the cOstates recullhg ~ , luz"
natural RIG hts H. cases not made Federal "'ovn
chr i'm d, ciarinn these void and OF no iorce' "D'
will each unite with this commonwea''h . !" ca ~
qucsting their repeal at the next sess'o" "
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