Arizona miner., 1866-11-10
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
BKSI. FRASKLiS, Secretary.

Ol NONeiuDcf ', lsDb, NIT. JOhn \. Rush was elected chairman, and MF. John Nj. Rountree chosen secretary.
 The chairman stated the object of the meet ing to be for the organization of the Demo cratic party throughout the Territory, and soliciting central committee for the same Mr. Bourke moved that the Democratic central committee for the Territory consist of eighteen members, to be apportioned ac- cOrding to the representation of the several counties, in the House of Representatives, and also that the Representatives from each county propose the members for the same. Motion carried.
 Tbereupon, the following gentlemen were proposed and elected as such committee: PiE4a CstHiy-Messrs. Wm. ]. Osborn. r. R. Brady Vim. S oury, F. NJ. Hodges, T. D. Hutton, Richard NJ. Doss, John N. Sweeny and C. H. Oury.
 Yarapai Coaafy-Messrs Joseph Tyson. K. <. Woolsey, k. W. Groom, (. C. Barnett and John A. Rush.
 Yama Cyuaiy-Messrs. s. J. Askley. wm. Werringer and K r. Piatt NAace Cg,Riy-James F. Bull There being no representatives prcsen i from Psh-u te county, the party n thsi conn ~ was leit to select committee of one On motion. Mr Robert GrOom uf Prescott. was elected chairman of said central commit. ' tee.
 ! Mir C. II. Oury of Pima county, offered ! the following resolution which vas adopted l Resolred, That the following declaration of ! principals be advocated by the Democratic Iarty, throughout the Territory, and thai we | recommend them as the platform of the party Whereas, Experience in e yernmentAl policy has demonstrated that party organization ! is necessary to the success of principle ; and
 ! Whereas, We believe tho correct theory of i our government Is founded in the tHisri ! pies cf the Democratic party, as enunciated ! by Jefferson, and advocated by that party
 for morp than half a century and ! Whereas, IL l. the duty of every American ] citizen to aid in the sdcccss of those princi-
 ples which in his judgment most oonduce ! Co the general welfare, and a wise and cor ' rect administration of the government
 Therefors be t
 ] Resoicef, That we most s0lemnly declare a warm attachment to the ul.ion of thc States nudcf and pursuant tD the constitution by which the same was effected and wc know uf ' no better way of maintaining the Union than ' by upholdng and maintaining the oonstiin. tlon. thc only boRd of Union. 1 ? Rsssaef, That Che Federal Government is one of the delegated powcrs. aud can cxer- ciSe no power not specially enumerated in thc , constitution, ard that the exercise of any power, hy the Federal Government other than those herein enumerated is a usurpation, dln-cr.,u. to tue liberties of the people. de- strasti nf our theory of government, and an inyasien of the rights of The States and peO- pie thereof
 g. RRAecf, That the powers not delegated to the Federal Government by the Constiiu- !. 4 10. l..r 1f F.. q. F.H.a reserved to tue States respectively or Co the people.
 | Radn.i, That the constitution express ly declares in effect that each State shall be entities. s: !s=s: aac -e;-..=e::.=,,ye !.. tAe bower branch of the national legislature, and that no State, without it's consent, shall be deprived of equal suffrage in the Senate, therefore the refusal by Congress tO admit members from the southern States Is palpa. ble and gross violation of the constitution and contrary to the theory of republican form of government
 ,. R.sp'red, That the freedom Of speech the freedom Of the press, and the liberty Ui the person, are expressly guaranteed Co the citizen by the constitution of the United States. and that any act of the Federal Gov ernment, intended 10 circumscribc or limit the exercise Of these rights, except as therein ] and without authority of the constitution | C. Rss5ired, That while 1t is the duty of ! the citizen tO aid in maintaining the consti- tuition, it Is alike his bounded duty, as well a. his highest privilege, to publicly discuss all public acts and measures relating Co gov ernment, and to protest against any and all 1 act, either of the President or Of Congress, or of both, which in his judgment are viola tions of the constitution of the United States.
 '. Rssolred, That there should be no taxa ton without representation, that taxation should be equal and uniform, and that the exemption from taxation of what is termed government securities is an unjust decrinin- ation in favor of the rich against the poor, and of the monied aristocracy against the indus trial classes of the country.
 &. Rssolce3, That we endorse so much of President Johnson's policy as relates to the status of the southern States, and the right of those States to be represented in the na- tional legislature, as well as his veto of what is known AS the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, and the Civil Rights Bill.
 9. Resolred, That the government of the r United States was framed for and should be governed by the Caucasian Races, and that
 we are opposed to the equality of the African
 with the white races, and are opposed to
 negro suffrage.
 f Mir. Lount offered the following resolution
 which was adopted
 ResolUed, That the ARIZONA MINER and
 Arizona Gazette be requested to publish the , proceedings of this meeting.
 On motion of Mir. Piatt, meeting adjourned JoHs A. RUsH, Chairman. John M RovSTREE, sec'y