The Monmouth inquirer., 1865-09-07
Demoeratic Convention.

B The Democratic State Convention, held at
Trenton last week, nominated as their can
didate for Governor Theodore Runyon, of
Essex. Gen. Charles Haight, of Monmouth,
was the President Of the Convention.
The committee on Resolutions, through
the Chairman Hon. A. J. Rogers, reported
the following:
Resolred, That the Democracy of this State
confide enti ely in the discriminating judg
ment of its people. and through their delegates
in convention assembled, coming together in
spirit of concord and devotion to the doctrines
of free represent alive government, and ap-
pealing to iheir fellow citizens for the rectitude
5f their intentions and their love of country, re-
new and re assert the cardinal principles of the
party, that the federal government is one of
limited powers derived solely from the Con-
stitution, and that all Violations Of that Consti-
tuition by persons elected to administer the gov
ernment, are dangerous TO liberty, are infringe
ments upon the rights of the people, and viola
tive Of the oath of Office taken to support it.
Resotred That the late fratricidal war is
chargeable to the abolitionists of the North and
the secessionists of the South. and in the refus-
al to heed the wise counsel of the Democracy,
who, long ago, predicted that the election of
sectional candidate upon sectional principles
would be the forerunner of civil war; has
been the means Of desoating our land, filling it
with widows and orphans, sending to the grave
hundreds of thousands Of brave men, and weigh
ing the people down with an enormous debt,
that will take generations unborn to pay; which
debt though now fearful, is continually in
,creasing 8@ slNgs
kesolred. That we are in favor ofthe old sys-
tern of a gold and silver currency and of re es-
ia htShinU the n tkie ~ IN
old basis.
Whereas, 1t was without an exception, until
after the election for President in 1860 and for
more than year af er the Inauguration Of the
President then elected, a cardinal principle Of
all political parties, from the formation Of the
constitution, that all powers not delegated by
the people to the general government we're re-
served to the States or the people, and that
each State had right to control its own do
mestic policy according to its own judgment
exclusively and whereas, all the States are
ia the UIion and their acts of secession null
and void, and they have not, by reason Of the
war, lost any rights that were guaranteed to
them by the constitution; therefore, be 1t Re-
solred. in the language of the third paragraph
of the Republican platform, adopted at Chica-
go in 1860 that, e" The right of each State to
legislate and control its own domestic institu-
tions according to its own Judgment exclusive
ly, is essential to that balance Of power which
the perfection and endurance of our political ia
brio depend" fh
sResolved, That We are most emphatically op-
posed to negro suffrage, and entirely agree with
President johnson that. the people Of each State
have the right to control that subject as they
deem best.
Whereas, the Democratic party were the first
in the State to advocate and establish by law a
system Of equal taxation in the State, and as 1t
is right that every person should pay taxes ac-
cording to the value of his property of every
kind, we hereby protest against the law of Con-
gress exempting Government bonds from taxa
tion, as onerous and unjust, and are in favor Of
an act of the Legislature of this State, taxing
the income from such bonds.
Resolped, That the National Debt, which has
been enormously increased beyond its legiti-
mate amount by unwiss legislation, corruption
and extravaganza, is a curse to every man who
cannot afford to live upon the interest of United
States Bonds and that the welfare of the la
| boring classes Of the country demands speedy
| relief by the reduction of the standing army, q
diminution of the number of governmental Of
| ficials, an equalization of taxation, and rigid
leconomy
Resotved That we are in favor of the right Of
each State to control its own militia, the right
Of the people to keep and bear arms, and the
admission into the Congress of the United
States of all persons duly elected according to
the laws of their respective States.
Resol. ed That we reiterate our faith in the
Monroe doctrine, and that we are in favor OF
enforcing it, by arms. if necessary, against any
foreign monarchial power, and that we de-
deneunce the seeming acquiescence Of the ad-
ministration in the attempted subjueation OF
Mexico, as inimieal to our national interests,
ard derogatory to our national integrity.
Resolred, That while we deprecate the weak
ness of the Administration in permitting the il
legal arrests of citizens by military power, in
States where the courts are open-the suspen-
sion of the writ of habeas corpus in q time o.
| profound peace'-and the interference by the
military with the freedom Of elections ;--and