Arizona miner., 1866-08-08
am your obedient servant, RICHARD c. MCCORMICK,
 Governor.
DEMOCRATIC MASS CONVENTION.

Pursuant tO previous call the Denocrats of Yayapai county, Arizona, met in mass con vention at the court house, in Prescott, on Saturday, July 2S 1866.
 Mr. Daniel s. Lount was called to the chair, and E. A. Bentley chosen secretary.
 On motion the following committee was appointed on order of business and permanent organization Messrs. Bourke, RaSsham, Shanks, Dickson and Sypert.
 On motion the following committee was appointed to draft resolutions for \ platform Messrs. Tyson, Rush, Alsap, Henry and Pee ples
 Pending the action of the committees the convention was addressed by MT, J. A. Rush, by request.
 The committee on permanent organization and order of business reported as ioilows:
 lEr. Presidesat-Your committee have h. structed me to make the following report l. For President of the convention, Danel :. Lount, Esq.
 2. For Secretary, E. \. Bentley.
 B. Order of business s.-lst, The adoption If the platform 2d, Nomination of three can didates for Councilmen in the Territorial Leg islature-- Sd, Nomination of five candidates for Representatives in the Territorial Lcgii- lsture- 4th, Nomination of three candidates for County Superyisors- 5th. Selection of County Central Committee.
 All of which is respectfully reported.
 JOHN P. BoUREE, Chairman.
 The report was received and the committee discharged.
 The committee to draft resolutions reported the following:
 Whereas, Experience in governmental policy
 has demonstrated that party organization
 IS necessary to the success of principle Whereas, We believe the correct theory of
 our government is founded in the princi-
 pies of the Democratic party, as enunciated
 by Jefferson, and advocated by that party
 for more than half q century; and Whereas, It is the duty of every American citizen to aid in the success of those prinei-
 pies which in his judgment most conduce
 to the general welfare, and wise and cor
 rect administration of the government.
 Therefore be it
 l. ReSolrod, by Ms Democracy ef YdUaDGi County in c0HrentiOa assembled, That we most declare warm attachment to the union of the States, under and pursuant to the constitution by which the same was ei- 1 fected and we know of no better way of main- | taining the Union than by upholding and | the constitution, the only bond . of Onion.
 2. Rssolref, That the Federal Government [ k oIse If delegated Es0wers, and can exercise ! no power not specially enumerated in the | Corstitution, and such implied powers as are necessary to carry out, in good faith, the | powers, and that the exercise of any power by the Federal Government other i than those herein enumerated is usurpation, ngerous to the liberties of the people, de- structiye of our theory of government, and an invasion of the rights of the States and people thereof.
 8. ResOlced, That the powers not delegated to the Federal Government by the Constitu- tion, nor prohibited by it to the States, are prohibited by it to the States respectively or to the people.
 f. ResOlged, That the constitution express ly declares in effect that each State shall be entitled to at least one representative in the lower branch of the national legislature, and that no State, without its consent, shall be deprived of equal suffrage in the Senate, therefore the refusal by Congress to admit members from the States lately in rebellion, is palpabe and gross violation of the con stitution, and contrary to the the theory of republican form of government
 5. Resolred, That the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, and the liberty of the person, are expressly guaranteed to the citizen by the constitution of the United States, and that any act of the Federal Gov ernment intended to circumscribe or limit the exercise of these rights, except as therein expressly provided, IS usurpation of power and without aut d0rity of the constitution.
 G. R6s0lge9, That while it is the duty of the citizen to aid in maintaining the const- tuition, it is alike his bounden duty, as well as his highest privilege, to publicly discuss all public acts and measures relating to gov ernment, and to protest against any and all acts, either of the President or of Congress, or of both, which in his judgment are viola tions of the constitution of the United States.
 :. Resolred, 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 dscrmina- ton in favor of the rich against the poor, and of the monied aristocraey against the indus trial classes of the country.
 s. Resolrsd, That we endorse SO much of President Johnsen's policy as relates to the status of the States lately in rebellion, and the right of those States to be represented in the national legislature. as we'll as his veto of what is known as the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, and the Civil Rights Bill.
 Report received and committee discharged, and the resolutions were adopted by the con yention as q platform.
 The convention then proceeded to nomi- nate candidates to fill the various offices this year elected in the county, zig: Three Councilmen, five members of the House of Representatives, and three Supervisors.
 On motion it was ordered that the election of candidates be by ballot.