, 1868-02-14
NUMBER o.
Democratic Club Mee,Ip,.

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Walla Walla Precinct, Umatla County Oregon.
met at the Moore School House, February am
1865. Hon. N. Ford was elected President and
Lew Benge Secretary. The object Of the meet,
ing was stated by the President TO be the organ.
ization ofa Democratic Club. whereupon, on
motion OF James Gordon, Lew Benge was elected
permanent President and on motion of E. Ipgle.
Hon. n. Ford was elected Vice President. On
motion Of E. lngle, John Orr was elected Secre,
tary, aud Isaac Harrington was elected Assist>
ant Secretary. On motion, the Chairman ans
pointed committee Of three TO draft resolutions
expressive Of the sense Of the meeting. James
Gordon, Lew Benge, and S. P. Whittlev were
appointed as said committee. Whereupou the
meeting adjourned five minutes TO give the com.
mlttee time to report. the committee returned
and reported the following Preamble and Reso-
lutions, which were unanimously adopted: -.
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United
states was made by white men, for themselves
and their posterity, or "those descending from
them by ordinary generation" who held the
race OF Ham as life-servants, by the authority of
the divine law, and by immemorial custom: and.
WHEREAS, the "rights of man" are derived
from the Creator of the Universe, and as mo rs.
sponsbility for the preservation and control of
civil government has ever been imposed on the
black race of men; but, on the contrary IL has
been rendered incapable both from disposition
and destiny, of being able properly to discharge
SO high trust. Therefore be it
hesoiUed, That the oft repeated decision of tho
supreme Court of the United States, declaring
Ihat no black or negro man, or those descending
rom MN, can be citizen Of the United States.
is in strict accordance with the plain letter of
the Preamble to the Constitution of the United
states, and is binding on all the departments of
the Government-Federal and State
"a Resotred, That lawiu, Congress of thu
United States is prohibited by the Constitution
from invading or encroaching on the rights re,
served oy the States, to determine who NAV or
who may not vote, and that any act of this kind
enforced by military power over the State. is lie.
gal treason, and should be promptly punished az
such, that perjury and treason ''may be made
odiousr
Sd. Resoloed That when the legislative. ex.
ecutive and judicial departments of the federal
government or any one OF them, presumes to ig>
more the constitution creating them, it or their
acts are null and void; apd long ngcontinued dis.
regard OF it, renders the support of such a gov
ernment OF usurpation useless and oppressive
burden imperAtively demanding the immediate
restoration of the Constitution, or the suppres.
sion OF such usurped government
AN Res0tced, That it is the sworn DUTY oftha
President o he United States, TO compei an i'm
mediate restoration of the Union by compelling
the majority of Congress to admit all the States
TO their constitutional representation without
any other conditions or requirements than such
as are clearly defined by the Constitution of the
United States.
9TH. Resolced, That the Presidents oath of of.
hce does rot permit him longer to recognize any
body of men, as lawful Congress, which is
composed Of the representatives of only a part
OF the States, which acknowledge the Cons titu,
ton of the United States as the fundamental
and Supreme law, to which ordinary legislation
must conform; and that the acts of such a usurp,
ing, unlawful and dlsunion Congress are null
aud void.
9Th. ResoiUed, That from the uniform practice
OF the Federal Government, no Territory of the
United States can be lawfully taxed for the suD.
port OF the Federal Government; but on the cons
trary, when such Territory is organized, it must
be maintained at the expense of the organized
States. To declare States Territories by an act
of either a lawful or unlawful Congress. and
to attempt to maintain such an invasion of the
rights of State by force of arms, is a clearly
defined act Of legal treason.
7th. HesOired, That the people of the States
must be relieved from oppressive and useless
burdens; by the repeal of an unconstitutional
act OF an unlawful Congress, which imposes
millions of taxation white men to support
thousands of able bodied negroes 10 idleness
and vagrancy and further relief is demanded bV
the discharge of large standing army, used to
Cypress and destroy the liberties of the free born
American citizens and by an equalization of
taxation, and by the discharge of all useless Of
fcers and by the reduction OF the salaries of all
public servants officers.
Sth Res0lUed, That we are in favor of appre.
ciating the money of the Federal Government
by declaring it illegal tender" for all dues to
said Government; and Of abating the nuisance
as fast can be pshed.
9th ResOlUed, That the maiatenauce inviolate
of the rights of the States, and especially the
right of each State, to order and control its do.
mestic institutions, according 10 itsown judg-
ment. exclusively, is essential to that balance
of power, which the perfection and endurance
of our political fabric depends.
On motion of Vim. Moore, E. Ingle and S. P.
whitley appointed corresponding coms
mittee. On motion of WIN. Moore, Charles
Brown was elected treasurer of the Club 1t was
declared that the name of the club
should be, The Pendleton Democratic Club.
On motion, it ordered that the proceedings
of the meeting be published in the Walla Walla
STATESMAN aud the Umatilla PREss.
On Notion it was ordered that Hon. J. n.
Lasater and n. T Cation be invited to address
The Club at their next meeting. Adjourned to
meet at the Ford School House, March l4th,
1868, at IL O'Clock.
LEW BESGE. Sec'y. n. FORD Pres't.