The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-26

oil these States, md especially bJ the 5u-
preuls Court, which entertain jurisdietion Of
csses Ginning from them, which u could not 10
we've they not in the Union. That being thuz
in tie Union, they stuD I'D 90 an equu! footing
With their pister States-Statts with unequal
rights btirg q thing unknown TO the Oonttlia>
tion that, by the express tei me oil tie CotslF
tuition, each State is entitled to have two
Senators and u due proportion OF Representa-
tives in the Congress, and to vote IN all cleo
,i,ns Of President aud Vice Precedent thai.
though these rights are subject to interruption
by a state OF civil war, they cannot, in time OF
peace, be suspended, much less destroyed, with
out q plain violation Of the Constitution hat
Cor gress has no power TO deprive o SihIo Of
is reserved rights, aud reduce 1t to q t%erritofs
ial condition that, theroiGte, tile exclusion.
by the so called COngtess, Of oil representation
from. ten States, The Proposed exclusion OF
these Stales, from all voice in the next ?ieti%
Dental election, the Threatened ovgrthruw OF
their State Cover nmen,s and the reduction Of
their States to the condition OF territories, are
each and every one Of them unconstitutional,
revolutionary md despotic measur es, destrue-
| tive not merely OF the rights Ui thoes States,
but also Of the. rights Of every other State 10
the Union. That thUee measures are parts Of
Il plan To ruliiy The Constitution, virtually
overihr0w the Stale Governments, 20 CICcl
n consolidated despotism on their ruins snd
to establish mud TO perpeiuaie q tyrannictl
rule Of miucrily over u majority Of tbo Ams'
ricun people. That the people cannot, without
n loss Of their liberties, prosperity aud honor,
submit to sIcl y result and We, therefore, 10
the lope HAT the warming will b. decided, and
tho danger TO our situations be pescesbly
Inverted, do solcmniy wpIu .he advocates Of ths
plan, that IL will nOt oe sunmiteed 10.
3. Resolved, 1hat Congress is moi an
; opnipotcnt law making power. That the
Constitution provides That no bill she'll become
u law without the approval Of The President,
unless it he passed nv two-ihitds OF each
} Howe Of Congress. That oue Of lac ohj,ru
NJ the SsCgeu! so called Congress in excluding
Ststes from representation, is to psrs hillS by
w. birds vote when, were I'll the 5tEtes
rcprtsenlrd, could not 20 Ia's ard TINA 70
. virtually abolish tie constitutional provision
y rfutc AID. That rlhis precedent be s,quies-
rcd in, ihtrc will he nothing 20 pre- vein a e.fS
minority Of Congress III any time IN 'he 10,
ture. from uullifyi ing the CONSTITUTIONAL veto VI
he PfcsidVni aud u~'urping uncontrolled leg
islntiVe power, by al exclusion OF sic %niipo.l-
" from their seaaA. hat ile excelsior, OIL
even in u single StStr, nigh give ihtS ccn'rUl
and a prGicAl tor such HD exclusion would aoi
bo wanting to OF INSCRIPTIONS bnd eve hilton
RrJ party. ..
q l. Resolved, That ne p-op'e and rIpss-
i1lly those nt the ngritulintsi States, ha'-
d s%uif,fcd too long the exac.iurs II high Piotts-
e tive tariff aid n tie representatives Of ~
agricultural oGd lsbcrinr population, We do
e, maid that their suhatante skSN NJ lnngFr he
c cG,1r,ed rom them in order 70 o., tho r, sset
OF F,rittn mouop"ls,s.
II s.. Resolved, That oUtQoal ~Isxsti.u n
contrary to tho & st principles ol %jnstics aud
- sound policy, aud We call upon our GNIsrn-
IF mpUts, Federal and State, ~ use all h~etcfpaIy
Constitutional means to remedy thia evil
6. Resolved, That the Rhdicnl majority u
y the 50 called Congress have proved themselves
% To- 10 N iev"r Of negro suffrage 10y forcing {,
N upon The people cf The District OF Columbia
ID against Their nimost unanimous wish, eolcmull
Il expressed al lie polls, by forcing j upon 'k'
nj lCople "f oil lie Territories, aud ht their va
ri'u' de7iccs to coerce tbe people OF 'hc Souil
Mt To ndopi IL ; that we are oppuetd 10 negr'
Of rufiGgc. believing IT would Uc productive q
evil 10 both whites spd blncks. aud ,erd h
I'd produce . disastrous conflict 81 rares,
I. Resolvcd, Tint tot nll their ,Eorw ;
uphold The Constitution we tender 10 'hs Pc
le sidcnt md to The majority Of the Judges -
e Sap'Cme court Of the United States eur hear
r. y thanks.
a. 2. Resolved, Tha' ", e-e In favor Of
it . mocrat,c Foe ~, n 81 G~elcest,t i:-m .
he S,nteS ~ hr irid ~ zach ,'me nra rlac
in "a MY be- agrs'd 1unr, and thai ire Stat
Central Commute 10 authnriz"i - c,tos
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rs ard p'r"". ord rus, ~ pisi'r Louisville E!
sS H." plhce.
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