Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-20
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2 The Indiana Democratic Convention
resolved- 4
That among the powers reserved to
the States, that Of Withdrawal, ct will |
from the Union cannot be found, and |
consequently such doctrine can be as
serted only as : Revolutionary measure,
and not peaceably as right.
The time and manner in which the
thing ia done giges grace to the doing
Lucianus remarks this when he disposes
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During the four years of the war of
secession, The Indiana Democracy called
Eit che assertion of tho inAlienabis right
Of aelf gcvarnment, the defense of State
soyereignty, and 90 oni they denounced
the maintenance of the Union against
| secession ~ the overthrow Of the Con-
stitption, and the setting up ola central
4 military, despotism; they declared they
lowed 20 allegiance to the Lincoln Gov
eminent, aud they conspired to rise and
1 ard their Southern confederRtes in de-
Tending the right or secession But now
that thsy have failed In the war--now that
the loyal people Of the land have put
down secession by force Of arms--the
Indiana Democracy come in with = res
olutiona that IS never was any right.
This isths way they back their beaten
4 frienda NJ ,5-ssf as sliissakz4
| II has often been declared By the
ssraightout mot the sinuoua) Democratic
organ in this city, that no constitutional
question could be settled by the war;
that the right of secession would exist
in each State the same as before. Yet
we see that the Indiana Democracy re-
cognize that the right of secession Is
thing which can be decided only BY var.
a We expect 10 see them taken nnder adj
moaition By oar asFaightpus fdtampo-
reryM 5AaakAlAAk vi .l4 sAaA w
i Bot the reason stated why secession
does not exist, 10 jet greater change,
/ Land comprises the total abanaonpent Oh
Fl Tho doctrine Of State nights - 10 that
the right Of secession does not exist be-
cause it is not stated in the rights re-
served 10 THE States. The Democrats
theory of State rights was that.th pow.
ers not specifically conferred on Con.
! grass are reserved to the States. Now
we have it affirmed mR Democratic doe
trine, In document concoeted with great
!, care by thoughts black, hands apt I'M
Confederate season, of mixture rank, 10
J usurp It's dire property on the national
. life Immediately, that the States have no
rights except those specifically reserved
; IN the Constitution. So quick does De-
: mecracy shift. from State rights 10 the
/ doctrines of o "cgntralize1 despotisrn,"
: ON she promise OF the excited Voorhees,
that il has aecRred tho President.
! Let rs look at some of the c0nsequen.
/. ces Of this, new Democratic position.
. The power to regulate the franchise 81
the civil rights, or domestic relations,
of tina inhabitants. cannot be found
: among the powers reserved to the States;
!. consequently, according to the Indiana
! Democratic platform, "they car be a.
4 serted only - Revolutionary measure,
. and not peaesably as right The right
10 exclude from the State the citizens a
, other States 10 mot only, not TO- be found
, hgzong the powers reserved to the States,
but 10 in direct conflict with the Consti-
tuition of the Uuited States. Yet thai
Convention resolved that it should be
done and TINS placed thsmsdlxsa ii re-
beilion. ees -
} Il appears that these resolutions we're
, very carefully and gcnnningly contrived,
yet i'm the FIRST sentence they kicked over
J tbs fundnmental article of all the Dem.
ocrstic platforms for the last twenty
yeara, aud made the ConstitutionI the
source Of all the powers Of the States,
and Ets specific grants the limits of them.
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