The Hickman courier., 1868-07-18

dividuals, and seized their private papers
and letters, without any specialization or
notice or affidavit, as requireGey the or
ganic law.
1t has converted the American capital
into bastile
1t has established a system of spies
and official espionage TO which no consti-
tutional monarchy Of Rurope would now
dare TO resort.
1t has abolished the right of appeal
on important constitutional questions to
the supreme judicial tribunal, and threat.
ems to curtail or destroy its original ju-
risdiction, which is irreyocably vested by
the Constitution, while the learned Chief
Justice has been subjected to great and
atrocious calumnies merely because be
would not prostitute his high Office to the
support of the false and partisan charges
preferred against the President
Its corruption aud extravaganee have
exceeded any thing known in history,
aud by Its frauds and monopolies il har
stsa asaafS a1Selsa v the burdens ef dse.
President of his constitutional power ol
appointment even of bis own cabinet.
Under its repeated assaults, the pillars
of the Government are rocking on their
base, and should it succeed in November
next, and inaugurate its President, we
will meet as a subject and conquered
people amid the ruins Of liberty and the
scattered fragments of the Constitution
and we do declare and resolve, that, ever
since. the people of the United States
threwsGH all subjection to the British
Crown, the privilege and trust of suf-
irage have belonged to the several States,
and have been granted, regulated, and
controlled exclusively by the political
power OF each State, aud any attempt by
Congress, on any pretext whatever, to
deprive any STATE oil this right. or inter
fere with this exercise, is a fragrant usur-
patton Of power which eau fud no war
rant in the Constitution, apd. if sanction
ed by the people, will suBA our form
Of Government, and can ~ end in a
single, centralized, consolidated Govern
ment, in which the separate existence of
the States will be entirely absorbed and
an unqualified despotism be established
III place OF q Federal Union OF equal
States.
That we regard the reconstruction acts
of Congress, so called, as usurpations,
Unconstitutional, revolutionary aud void
That our soldiers aud sailors, who car
ried the flag of our country to victory
against most gallant aud determined
toe, must ever be gratefully remembered,
and all the guarantees given ia their ia
gor must be faithfully carried into exc
cutiou.
That the public lands should be dis
tributed as widely among the people as
possible, and should be disposed OF eth
er under the pre- emption or the home
stead law, and sold IN reasonable guam
titles, and TO none but actual occupants,
and at minimum prices as established by
the Government. II Aen grants OF pub
lie lands may be deemed necessary tor
the encouragement of important public
improvements, the proceeds Of the sales
of such lands, and not the lands them
.saiHss, shouId- be 20 applied
That tie President OF the United
States. Andrew Jonson, in exercising the
power of his high office in resisting the
aggressions of Congress on the constitu
tional rights of the States and the people,
is entitled to the gratitude of the whole
American people, and on behalf of the
Democratic party we tender him our
thanks for his patriotic efforts in that
regard. IGreat applause.
Upon this platform, the Democratic
party appeal to every patriot, including
all the conservative element and all who
desire to support the Constitution and
restore the Union, forgetting all past diff
ference of opinion, TO unite with US 10
the present great struggle for the liber-
ties of the people. and that to all such,
to whatever party they may have here
tofore belonged, We extend the right
hand of fellowship. and hail all such
co operating with US as friends and
brothers.