The Placer herald., 1865-08-19

so construed as to give unlimited powers, nor a
part OF them to be taken, rs 10 destroy the whole
residue of the instrument. That the proceeding
Of the general government under color o! those
articles will be a fit and necessary subject for re-
visal and correction at time OF great tranquil
ty. while those specified in the preceding resolu-
tons cali for immediate redress
Resolved, That the preceding resolutions be
transmitted to the senttors and representatives
in Congress from the commonwealth. who are en-
joined to present the same to their respective
houses. and 10 use their best endevors to procure
at the next session of congress Il repeal OF the
aforesaid unconstitutional and Obnoxious acts.
Resolved lastly, That the Governor of this
commonwealth be- and is authorized and request
ed to communicate the preceding resolutions to
The legislatures OF the several states, to assure
them that this commonwealth considers union for
specified national purposes. and particularly for
those specified in their late federal compact to
be friendly 10 the peace, happiness, and prosper
ty of all the States -thtt faith I'll to that COM
pact, according to the plain intent and meaning
in which it understood and acceded to by
the several parties, it is sincerely anxious for its
preservation; that it does also believe that to
take from the states all the powers of sell gov
ernment. and transfer them to gene al and con-
solidated government. Withont regard to the
special delegations and reservations soemnly
agreed 10 in that comp .ct, is not Tor the peace,
happiness and prosperity OF these states. And
that, therefore, this cOmmonwe lth is determined,
as it doubts not it cO-States are. 10 submit to un
delegated and consequently to unlimited powers
in no man. or body OF men, on edrth that il the
acts before specified should sand. these concll-
sions would grow from them. that the general
government may place any act they think proper
on the list OF crimes and punish it Themselves
whether enumerated or not enumerated by the
constitution cogniz ,blc by them. that they may
transfer its cognizmce to the President or any
other person, VINO may himself b. the accuser,
counsel. jndge and ilry whose suspicious may be
the cridence. his order the sentence, his officer
the eXecutioner. and lis breast The sole record of
the trans lction. that very numerous and valu
able description OF the inhabitants OF these states
being by these precedent~ reduced as outlaws to
the absolute dominion of one III n. anl the bur
riels Of the constitution thus swept from Us all.
no rampant now remains against TIE passions and
the power OF Il mj0riiy OF Congress to protect
from like expectation or other griryous punisll
mrnt the III inOrty OF the slmt boly the legisl,-
lures. Judges. govel nors and c0unseors of the
states. nor their other peaccihle inh thiants who
may venture to reclaim the constitutional rights
and liberties OF thr states and people. or who for
other causes, good or bad. my be obnoxious to
the views. or III trked by the suspicious OF the
President. or to he thou ght dangerous to his or
their election OF other interest public or per>oh-
al: that the ircn Hess alien his been selected rs
the safest Su'.j ct OF first experiment, but the
followed, for, already Is "A stdition act m rk Ell
him rs lis prey. That these and successive acts
of the sam ch Ircicr, unl IS ares' ed 1T the TIRES
hold IN ~ tend to drive these states into r"volu-
ton and bioa'l, and VIII turnish new c.lun lies
ag inst repub Jean government. and new preey's
for those who wi>h it to he believed tht mtn
cannot oe governed but by rod Of iron: th It it
would be ,ngeous dcluSion were Il contiien
in the men OF our choice to silence our fears tOr
the safety ol our rights: thu cOni lence is every
where the parent OF despotism; free governm mt
IS founded IN Jealousy and not in conf lence: It i
Jealousy and not confidence which prescrbas
limited constitu utiOns to bind GoWI those whom
We are obliged TO trust will. power. that our con
>titution hIS fixed the limits to which, and no fur
lher our conn ence my go aud let the honest
advocate OF confidence re td the alien and Seliton
acts. and say If the constitution has not been wise
in liking limits to the government it ere ted. an
whether We should be wise in de- trOying those
limits; Let him say what the government il. if
it be not a tyranny. which the men Of our choice
have conferred upon the President. and the Pres
ident OF our choice b - isseutel to aud accepted
over the friendly strangers. 10 whom the mild
spiti, OF Our country aud 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 rights OF innocence,
the claims OF justihcation. the stcrel force OF
truth. and the form and substance of law and JUS
tice In qu stions OF power. then. let no more be
heard oil confidence in nun. but bind him down
from mischief by the ch tins OF the constitution.
That this commonwealth docs therefore call
its co-atttes tor an expression OF their sentiments
on the acts concerning aliens, and for punishment
OF certain crimes hcrcinbctore specified. plainly
declaring whether these are or are not authorized
by the Federal compact And it doubts not that
their sense will be so announced as to prove their
attachment untltercd to limited government.
whether general or PARTICULAR, and that the rights
and liberties of their states will be exposed to
no dangers by rem.inlng embarked on "A common
bottom with their own. But they will concur with
this commonwealth in considering the said acts
as so palptbc against the constitution as to
amount to an undisgused declaration that the
compact is not meant to he the measure Of the
power OF the general government, but that it will
proceed in the exercise over these states OF all
powers whatsoever That they viii view this a.
seizng the rights OF the states and conso lidating
them in TIE hands Of the general government,
with the power assumed to bind the states. not
merely in cases made Federal. but in all cases
whatsoever. by laws made not with their consent.
but Ivy others against their consent; that this
would be to surrender the iorn, of government
We have chosen md living under one deriving
its power from IL own will. and not from our au-
thorty; and that the co states recurring to their
nutufL! rights cases not made Federal wiilcOn
cur in dccllrn. these void and OF no force, and
will each unite with this commonwealth in re
qnesting their repeal ut the next session OF Con
grets.