The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-04-27

system of representative democratic gov
ernment, by which the sovereignty Of the
States could only be maintained, the Fed
eral government established, and the I'm
ion of these States preserved.
II. That the Democratic party was
created to proclaim andA defend this sys-
tenn of government, and for more than
half century this great patriotic party
gave the blessings of constitutional gov
ernment to the people of the United
States, from Maine to Texas, and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific.
III. That the strength of the Democra-
cy became its weakness, and by an unfor-
tunate division in this national party the
enemies of the Constitution "a minority Of
the people, gained the political power IN
the Federal government, who, when thus
enabled to rule, began a scheme to estab-
lish themselves as the government, in de-
fiance of the Constitution of the United
States.
". That from 1860 to the present hour
the enemies of the Constitution, in Fed
eral Congress and in the State Legisla-
lures, have devised plans from time to time
which, by frauds the most fragrant, crimes
the most wicked, force the most brutal,
violence the most wanton, and all in utter
the United States, have subverted the
inahenable rights of the citizen, and are
now maintaining power, thus gained, by
the force of arms.
V. That dreading the retributive justice,
which though slow is sure, and which Is
preparing itself to overwhelm them, the
enemies of the Constitution Of the United
States have undertaken to Justify their
acts of fraud and revolution and violence
by pretended amendment to this Consti-
tuition, by which they1hope to gain exemp-
ton from the effects of the sober second
thoughts of an outraged people.
VI. That the Democratic party, relying
on the power of the people, which, mis-
directed by error, will certainly be led at
| last by truth, does now proclaim that
these so-called amendments to the Con-
stitution are unconstitutional, void, and
of no effect because they are not amend
ments to the Constitution as that instru-
ment permits, but are merely Congression-
/ al usurpations consummated by fraud,
force. revolution, and violence, in open
defiance of the letter and spirit of the su-
preme law Of the land; because they new
er were submitted to the States, or adop-
| ted by the States which the Constitution
recognized as sovereign and independent
| Governments, but were forced upon sub
| iugated people by military despotism, and
can never be maintained as the acts OF
separate and sovereign States, and there
| fore are not and cannot be proclaimed as
/ the supreme law. which only can be or
/ dained as the Constitution provides II
must be ordained-by States de j,Ire and
de faeto represented in the Federal gov
ernment on the basis of separate soveT-
eighty and equality.
VII. That on behalf of the Democratic
party of the City of Philadelphia the City
| Executive Committee hereby protest
against the frauds, violence, usurpations
and revolutionary acts Of Congress il
forcing its usurpations, under the name o.
the so-called amendments of the Constitu.
ton, on the people of the United States
VIII. That the committee hereby pro,
test against the acts of Congress whereby
the Federal judiciary has been corrupted
| overawed. and subjugated to obey the di
rection of this legislative branch of the
government, the better to enable it to de-
stroy the Constitution of the republic anC
establish despotism in its place.
TX. That the committee proclaims it
adherence Of the fraud, force, and vio
lence by which Congress is usurping al
the powers OF the government: and it de
plores the weakness, folly. and ineompe
tence of him who now occupies the Ex
eeutive Mansion, where Washington
watched over the first experiment of con
stitutional government. where Jefferson
proclaimed the true principle by which i
could be successfully administered; anC
where jackson protected both the Consti-
Tuition and the Union of the States-a mn
ion the Constitution only could create
by his patriotism and his firmness.
| Y. That as the enemies of the Constitu
ton, having failed to restore the Union
rec tablish the government, and Civ,
the people peace" now declare that they
are unequal to the task, and seek to bnnJ
to their aid an a;d which the Democrats
party do not court-a race. which is only
! 10 be, in fact, the instrument by which
the enomies of the Constitution can main
tain power ut the sacrifice of the eonstitu
tional government established by the ia
thers-the Democratic party ask the gov
erning or white race in the United State
to save itself from the debasement OF be
| ing ruled by the negro, and thus forceS
|
which Poland, Greece, ireland, and Cub,
wonld reject.
The amendments to the Federal Consti
tuition which the Republicans have car
ried by coercion are three; the Thirteenth
abolishing slavery the Fourteenth de
claring the negroes citizens; and the Fif
teenth making them voters The frs
was wholly unnecessary as the U. s. Con
stitutjon left it wholly to each state L
neither established nor prohibited slavery
that being a matter wholly Of State regu
lation. Besides, if Lincoln's proclamation
really abolished Slavery where was tn,
necessity ofa Constitutional Amendment
The fourteenth making free negroes citi
liens, so far as the protection and securi
! ty of psraon and property are concerned
and equally entitled to all the protection
of law. These two Amendments howev
er were the stepping stones to the graaa
contamination of the Negro Equality
villainy. In this manner the adroI
radical leaders felt and paved their way
to the negro voting contamination.
Onthls issue the Democracy as q UNI
meet their opponents. 1t INVOLVES tn
whole question Of Constitutional Govern
ment. A large q overwhelming majority
ofthe People are with US and we only nee,
to organize & energize and press on in TIL
movement, and the Constitutional Whit
mans Washington party will ere long
restore this niggerized land to the WHIT
EAN's SUPREMACY.
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