Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-01-24

The following resolutions were unani-
mOusly adopted;
Resolped, That the Democracy Of Ohio
steadiastly adhears to he principles Of the |
marty as expoundsd by the Fathers aud APP
proved by experience, That, in accordance J
with these principles, we declare, that the |
Federal Government lisa Government Of linn
tied powers that ii possesses no powers but |
such as are expressly, or by necessary i'm
delegated to 1t in the Federal Con-
that all other powers are rseryed
to the States or the people respectfully +;
that a strict construction of the Constitution
is indispensable to the preservation of the
reserved rights of the States and the peo.
pie, that all grants Of power to govern
ments, whether State or Federal, should be
strictly construed, because all such grants
abridge the natural rights Of men-that the
preservation of the equality and rights OF
the States and the rights Of the people is
necessary tothe preservation of the Union
that the Federal Government is unified to
legislate for or administer the local con-
cernsot the States that it would be mon
strous that'the local affairs of Ohio should
be regulated by Federal Congress in which
she has but two Senator'S and the New Eag-
land States W ith but o little greater popula-
ton, have twelve, that the tendency of Fed
eral administration is to usurp the reserved
rights Of the States and to the people, and
that, therefore, a Capitalization Of power
in it's hands is an ever impending danger,
that such on absorption Of power would
while it lasted, be destructive Of the liber-
ties and interests Of the people, and would
end either in despo tism or disruption OF
| the Union, that q national debt, besides i'm
poverishing the people, fosters an undue in
crease OF the POWERS Of the Federal Govern
ment, Shat high protective tariffs have like
effect, sacrificing the interests of the many
for the euolumeDt of the few, and plainly vi
olating the equity and spirit of the Consti-
tuition, that the collection and disbursement
Of enormous revenues by the Federal Gov
ernment have the same tendency, besides
corrupting the government, and that there
fore economy is essential not only to TIE
prosperity, but also to the liberties Of the
people, that unequal taxation, is plain VIC
lation Of justice, of which no government
can safely be guilty; that to each State be.
longs the right to determine the qualifica-
tions of its electors, and attempts to impair
this right either by congressional legisla-.
tion or constitutional amendments: are uu-
wise and despotic, that the tendency Of
power is to steal from the many to the few,
and that therefore, eternal vigilance is the
price OF liberty, that the tendency Of gov
ernment is to enlarge its authority by usur-
patton, and therefore government needs to
be watched, that another of its tendenciesis is
TO govern too much, unnecessarily and vexa
tiously interfering with the business of the
people, that freedom of speech and of the
press are essential to the existence os liberty,
that no person, not in the military or naval
services, or where the civil courts are pre-
vented by war or insurreclion from exerci,
sing their functions, can lawfully be deprived
OF Efe, liberty or property without process
of civil law, that the courts should always
be open for the redress Of grievances, tAt
no eE post fdcto law should DYER be made,
that In the language Of the Supreme Court,
"the Constitution of the Unitel States is a
law for 3ulers and people equally in war
and in peace, and covers with the shield of
its protection all classes ofmen at all times
and under all circumstances. No doctrine
involving more pernicious consequences was
| N'SA Ah'NuNOu Uy SuN VII VI Aidn AhuH bHdS
OF any of its provisions can be suspended
during any of the great exigencies of Gov
ernments, such doctrine leads directly 10
anarchy or despotism," that the right Of
the peoDleto peacably as semble and consult
upon public affairs is iuviolabe, that the
military should be held in due subjection to
the civil power, that while the minority, "a
prescribed by the Constitution, have the
reght 10 govern, the minority have indefea-
sible rights and that frequent recurrence
TO first principles is essential to the safety
and welfare of the States aud the people.
2NResolred, That the States which htely
atsempted to secede are still States in the
Union and have been recognized as such by
every deparEm ment Of the Government By
President Lincoln who, in the midst Of the
war, INVITED them to elect members Of Con-
lgress. BY President johnson in various
proclamations. and official acts By Con.
gress, which permitted Andrew Johnson to
set, In the Senate as "a Senator from Tennes.
see, BY his inauguration as Vice President
and President of the Senate, and by tho ud-
mission Of members from Virginia, Tennes-
see and Louisiana to. set in the House of
Representatives, after those States had
passed their ordinances of secession aud
while the war was carried on, and which
further recognized them as States in the
Union by the Congressional Appointment
Act providing for their due representation
in Congress, by various tax laws and es-
pecially the Direct Tax Act, by the resolu-
tions submitting Amendments to the Con-
stitution for their approyal-and by various
other acts and resolutions importing the
same recognition, all which we're pussed
ed since the attempted secession of those
States. BY the Judiciary of the United
States which holds Federal Courts in all
those States. and especially by the Supreme
Court which cntertains jurisdiction of cases
coming from them, which it could not do
we're they not in the UNION. That being
hus in the UDF5n, they stand in an equal
'ooting with their sister States-States with
Unequal rights-a thing unknown to the
Constitution. That by the express terms of
he Constitution, each State is entitled to
.wo Senators and due proportion Of Rep.
in the Congress, and 10 vote at
ill elections of President and Vice Presi
Dent. That though these rights are subject /
10 interruption by q state Of civil war be
e1tingnished, or in time of peace, be so much
even as suspended, without plain violation
oi the constitution. That the assent Of
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