The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-26
Connecticut Resolutions,


: # I---------
] Connentinnt RESOLUTIONS.
.&Syse,' ~ IS 3 4. 80 = - ss :
~-rbo f,1,c r;ar ara ,ba roso,at;ons ss,on
~ o' w rep
TED at Inc recehC Demoeraec otate Non
ventiou Of Connecticut:
i Resolrea, That the present so-ca]Ied
:. t,ore},ass consisting for tIta ,mosf mari 81
menswh,, have naryeripd tho very object
Of a Federal Legislature, by refusing repre
seDtation to ten Of the States IF the Union
is, by reason II its existence in its present
!, + form a revolutionary BODY, whose usurpa.
! ton challenges the onposition of every
Co,istitution.ioyi,,p citizen.
+ Re0leed That his assemhlace have
usurned the authority Of the exectitive and
NJ have .hrokeh dawn tl,a faiance of mower
established bv the fathers ! Thev sra now
planning to rob the indiciarv Of its mowers
| 10 order that It ffaysbe ner y from de.
Gliding in favor Of the f,onstitution. thew
have derived The; LEGITIMATE body If H.
own integrity by so reducing its numbers
90 to ar ahla the usnrninc remainder To car.
! ~ out their destructive mans: thew have
denied the SOVEREIGN mower Of all States
bv nlacinp a r,orfion of tbem un;der military
desnotism. thew have erecfed number n
new officers, and sent 70 q norton Of the re-.
public swarm ofof1icers to barass the peo-
ME. and thev are now ioadiriu Win taxes tba
Citizens Of ibe North far The nurnose If
ensIaving their brethern Of the South: ihfy
have in MANY instances abolished thu riohit
I Of trial BY iury. and tie sripht ofhabeos cor.
| ms, and by military force have overthrown
/ the civil mower and derived our neonle
other Liberties: thew 6aya made war m
the constitution nm every aenartment ri
/ the government on the states and m tho
neonie and have enslayed, the gwh;ts ,,,an
F. nrder 10 o;ve tho hallot to tho nooro ~
Resolsed That the continued and q; 4.
I, creased wickedness and usurpation Of this
ind;unat;on So iust So deem and 30 un tes
sal That tho doom Of the tvronts ia Arcade
written and the nronhecv of their destmc.
tom ia srre to he arcomnlisbed Of tbs haI.
4 ot.bay 'FTS III ~
NV Pssoired That tho unconstitutional leo-
;slation which we denomnce While # is es.
t.hl;sbad gnr tho hracnmod horaft of tha
nsorn IL det, nr;nds business naralvz;no in in.
dnstrv m;n;nu the imarshant and mann foc.
tu uy and dap,;ving the laborer Of emnlnv
meut mont, 'N Wv
Reeozred That NO ara IN favor Of re.
a,.'.: sIt'.,,o .n.,a., o,.,;.st;na, ,.ad
If nauing tho nnnlic rdaht in the manner
nrdrv;aaa hi Law ond thot wa tberefora fsol
the Necessity Of redncin, :" svstsh, or tosa va
ton more oneroiis than that Of England or
Eranco o,a oroan;zea n mart cor 3ho dos
! irn aa Of sIafe SOVEREIGNTY. The Dem
4 ocrat;c marty are not IN aynr NJ rannd;o.
t;na e;ther the debit or const;tdt;on IF tho
copnt,y. ana Void therefore radnca tho
tavas % well "a restora tho l;harties of tho
n ra =
Resoi,ald That the democratic 'i navy
o,s tba fr;snds If eona) tarat;on and w;jl
use al the Const;tnt;onal means 10 accom-.
! nlish this desirable result.
Res0lrsd Thai the rights II hir natural.
i lied citizens. while so;ournins in foreign
countries. should be defended and main
tanned against eyerv violation. and with al
4 the mower of the federal government: and
4 that, in the lann,aoa Of Gov. English
THE government Should indicate, in IN.
mistakeable terms its purpose to respect
\ the rights Of all citizens alike"
I Reso1red. That We are o,,posed TO for.
zinc neoro suffrage On other States. ar If
establishing It in our own. We are oppos.
4 ed to the first because we have ito ridht to
4 interfere With the domestic affairs of7other
4 soyereignties; we are opposea I'd Che second
4 because the introduction of this inferior
I. element wouid only lead 10 demoaraliza.
4 ton,
4 Rssolaea, That all experience has shown
1 the evil consequence and the futiltty of
passing laws to ubolisir the social habits
Of the people; that such laws violate the
A liberty of private Judgment arg essentially
\ tyrannical, impossible to execute. and, so
/ ffsr a. they are atte,npted to be enforced,
/ increasa the very evil they nratpnd tf1s re.
move. 81 2'8t ast2R
Rssolsed, That for his various vetoes
anu messages protesting against the illegal
VI acts OF QlSmemDof C01QYeSSs aDd MODIFY 6US.