The Placer herald., 1865-09-02
Kentucky Resolutions Of l793... Drafted
BY Thomas felson.


the United states OF America. are not united on
the principle OF unl mited submission 10 the g"n-
ertl government. hut that by Il compact under
the style OF IL Constitution for the United States.
and OF amendments 1her, ITO they constituted a
General Government tor special purposes. d"l'-
gated to tc;t government c rtain dchniilve pow
crs. res"rving each State to itself th" rcsdu Try
m tss OF riyht TO their own self government. and
that whcnsocver the general government assumes
undelegltcd powers. i,s acts are unaulhorz" ii.
void and OF no force; that to this compact each
state accrtled ns sttte. aud is an iney Ill purity:
and its co states forming rs TO itself. the other
party; and the governme It. created by this com.
pact was not IN tle the exclusive or & II Judge ui
the extent of he powers delegated to its..: since
that would have mad, its disc elton. and not the
con-titufon. the measure of it, po .rS; but that
as in all other Cases o. compLc,, 'mong power,
having II" c. mm"n judge. each party has an .qutl
ryh to Judge Tor Itself as well OF iuiric,ions ~
oi the III lie and mr;i, urr OF rtlreSs.
Resolved. Th,t the Constitution OF the United
States h,ving delegated To Congress power to
punish treason .Or countertriting the securities
and current coin OF the United States. pirlcies
and ielonies committed on tbe high seas. au,! of.
feu.e- g.nst the law OF nations. and no other
crime wha, socver and il bving true. ne Il geueral
principle. aud one OF he am ltlm"nts 10 tue con
attution wing also 'ieclt THAT the powers
not delegated to the Uuited States hy the con.t-
tuition nor prohibited hy ii to the snies. .,re re-
served TO the st ,tes respectively. or to the leo
Pile therefore. the Act Of Congress. passed
the l4th day OF July. 1898. and entitled ".,n act
in addition To an act en,ite an act inr the pun
ishment OF certain crimes liu.i the United Sta
trs;' as also the act t-ee,i by ih"m on tie 21tn
o JuUr. 1893. 'entili'i AN act 10 punish frauds
committed on he b INK OF The United >ttes (anl
all their other acts which assu,n"s 10 Create. de-
fne or punish crimes OF h'r lh II those enum"r.
ted in the constitution are altogether VOID and
iu,lf fn.tf tn, tt i.iit,.
and punish such other crimes j. reserved. anh oi
right apprri;,ins rDely anl exclusively 10 the
sta;ra each within lis own territory.
E,eaolvri. That il is tue. general princi-
plr aud is also expressly ieci by OF lhe
anen.lmenrs To the constitution. hd ih" Pogrr>
not ,lcrg ,ted 10 The Ulitei States hy tn cunsii
,uton nor prohibited by it to he states. are r.
scrvei To tn" states respectively. or to the pro
pc: and ihu no power over tn" ir''t'iom OF re-
iigon. tr elom oi SPEECH or freedom oi til" press
being dci.- Itei 10 the United States ny the con-
stitution. nor prohibited by ii la the states all
lawful p0wrrs rcSprc'inr III" s,le did OF right
r,.tll in ai.a .grrc reserved To III" states or the
paopi.: HAT thus was manifested their d-termint
ton to retain to themselves the tight OF gin.
how lar the lic"ullou-npSS OF sp p"cl aui OF tn
press m Y b.. ahridy ii without IS ming their
usrinl irrrdom md how far those abuses which cln
no, br separates from th ''ir u!c shond be tnl'ri
ted rather tn IN tn" he destroy d and ha> also
States. OF The iIcrdom ol clgouS opinions and
exercises and r'tinrd 10 th"!n-eveS the /. i.ht OF
prui"cti0g III" stnl As this 81 '. by Nv ts-"ti
on tn. genera, deinand oi lis titiz ms had .llre tiy
protected them from I'll ham restraint or inter
ference: and tn It. in addition 10 this general |
principle" and express d. cl ration anolh + an |
u,ore tpeel prog sion is been ia I'd. 'Y on" OF
the aaieaimrnt- Ia the constitution. which ey
preasly d'cllrc- that congress sni m Ike no law
respecting An establishment of religion. or pro |
h'b;tmg he free 'x"rciSe thereof. ur abrigng
III" freedom OF spa"cn Or of the press thereby
guarding ia the s'ne sentencr. and under tn.
s,mr words. the ir'e'iom of religion. OF speech
and of thu press. ln>omlch. that Mh ,t",rr vi,l.
ted either. throws down tn sanetn Try which GOV
er- the oih"r~. and iha iin-l-. talh"ous aud i f.
am ,tion. ,QnaIy with her. " and false religion.
are with Al from tn" cogniz lte o Frd"rtl tribl
n is That therefore the ie' oi the cuu.r - |
OF the United 81 ties. s.rl tha .lii ol JAlv. !
l79> entitled 'au aci il s,il,ish to til act rnti-
tied II cr Tor The . pias.ta'lt of certain crimes
ag inst tn" United States. which toes abrid.r |
the freedom OF ~ Press l. LIT law but is ,lt0-
eether vuii an oi no iorcc.
Resolved TIL alien iri..n Is are m Ter the il
fi.lictioa tnti protection of III Laws nj the ii ties
they ai": III It M pow II over th.m II Is
been dcly ,t" Ia tn. Uhiteri States nor pro.ini-
ted to individu u states dsii1ct from til il power
over ciiiz ms aid il bin, true as general pril-
cipl'. and one oi the amendments TO the crn-tilu-
tion having also 'i"cl.rrd III It .th" powers nDj
delegated to th Uhiiel Stttrs are reserved to
tn" states respectively. Q: 10 the people, The act
OF tbn Congress -! Ir United States. passed the
22hl lly Li Jalt lbs. l-eHn AVER over aliens
NOT Il gated to Ike constitution. is not law, hut
is altogether void ani ol n fore.
Reseiv Il Til Il ii A! i'inh to the general prin-
cipl. rs " II IS lb+ expr .S> .cl If tito tn It
or. not del g,,eA are res rye anolh"r anl more
tpeeial provision insert =" in The constitution
from aaul,nt ,uion his det .rcI tn The
a,i srA,ion or importation OF suth ptr-o Is AS .lny
oi shr .t.l-s now existing sh III lhink proper to
I'd sh Ill no, he prohibt"I ny IN col srcs> pri
or 10 III, vnir lsos;" ihh this commonwealth
does .ni, tn" grafton of alien ilicni, drscrip-
ed AS tn sui ct vi hr sud ct CONCERNING Ili"u>:
tn 1t prov'Slnn * 'ii|t pr)lihllht tn ir migrl
ton is !, provl>i0l ag,il~t all acts rqlivalcnt
thereto. or il woui lie n itnry; III 1t II W.
them wheh mi 5r,tei is ei,iv lent to the prphi
bitnn ol th'ir mgr ,tol. All is. therefore. Coh-
trivy to the said provisoa Of III. constitution.
and void.
Il solved. Thu III. imprisoiu,lt ofa person
unler the protection of lh AVS OF this cpnnoa
we ,,h ON his failure - oIry ia sim DE. order ol
the prrsri"u,. t. dep rt uui % th' UhiteI y: ,:".
as is nulrri ,krn hy III nd .ci cnltlil ".u act
colcernhL al,rn-' is rnatriy 10 tn" co1>titu
ton q le AN 'n.ln"n to whicn Is pruriiri til It
no D r.nn sh Ill u" depris rl - lirriy "ith nj due
process OF law .,nl tn I ano'h r nav n5 pravi.
tr,i. IN II ~ All fiII ia )fb>cutIbI> Inc iccu--
ell III II nnj " IN r GIT 10 paj'i IT. ii ~ I'm
. trtial Inrv. 10 nr ilinrm ii OF the nltur' u,ii
usr Al III. accus lion iu Goa 70 lie with tn
witnesses Ak ,ssi him 10 htve comp Il>ory pro- !
cess for n'tlAiaS vii ir>, 8 IA hiS i,vpf. an to
have the ii-sistnce "i c"u 'Srl nr his d.eic"." |
III" I'M" act uIlrrt king 10 Illhnr q the i'rrs |
dent 10 r,n,ve per Ol nll o. the Ilt"1 States
who i III Ter the prJtCliOi oi th tE. "a his |
own 81, % Goa. without ,ic u.i;oi. without iry |
without Du nl,c iiiu wilho Il rIn ruiii,tiol of the
wiIn",s : a. dust kiR, w,h,u 'irn, wi.u..s>rs
ia his itvor wihIu del as. wrnplt cnul-,.. i
contrary 10 these prnvis onS also o The cpn-titu-
tion aud is. therefore. not ltw. hut utterly |
void. a nj OF n lore Tne aI-f RING the p pHe,'
oi I'll sins my p'lsn W 10 l. II il + th' prutec
ti0n OF 'he ,wS, IRON IN c'urs 10 the iresi"ut |
OF the Uht,ai 81 ae> - is ul erakrn hy ID s!.Ec
act coactrniny ali~as. IL against III article al |
th. co lsti,utin, VIII h pr,vid,s tn 1.-The lici |
power o, tn. Uht.d States sh I'll ne vested ia
courts. the l,,s ni w,uh >h. h Il tn .r y Il: X
during oopi o'h ,vior.' aud the S,i act is vo 4 |