Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-05-04

m important mccNun ol inc Demo
cratic City Executive Committee was
held yesterday afternoon ut two
o'clock, at the Wctherill House, San.
som street above Sixth. Isaac Leoch,
Esq In the chair Mcssrs. Eugene
Woodward and A. A. Laws, Secreia-
res. Mr.. j. X Chadwick, Chairman
Of the Special Committee, to whom
was referred the question of negro
suffrage, reported the following, which
on motion, was unanimously adopted
by the General Committee.
The City Executive Committee Of
the Democratic party OF Philadelphia,
representing its principles and pro-
tecting its interests, and defending
both as exigcncies require, deems it
to be a solemn duty at this time, on
behalf Of the Democracy, TO declare
/. That tho Constitution of the
United States was ordained BY the
fathers of American freedom TO be
the basis Of the system of representa-
tive democratic government, by which
the sovereignty of the States could
only be maintained the Federal gov
crnment established, and the Union
Of these States preserved.
III. That the Democratic party was
created to proclaim and defend this
System OF government, and Tor more
than half century this great patriot
ic party gave the blessing Of consti-
tutional government TO the people of
the United States, from Maine to
Texas, and from tho Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Ill That the strength of the Demo-
cracy became its weakness, and by an
unfortunate division in this national
party, the enemies of the Constilu-
tion "a minority of the people, gained
the political powcrin the Federal gov
ernment, who, when thus enabled to
rule, began scheme 10 establish
themselves as the government, in de-
fance of the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States.
". That from 1860 TO the present
hour the enemies OF the Constitution,
in Federal Congress and in the State
Legislatures have devised plans from
time TO time, which, by frauds the
most wicked, force the most brutal,
violence the most wanton, and all in
utter and open violation of the Con-
stitution of the United States, have
subverted the dearest rights Of the
people, destroyed the inalienable rights
Of the citizen, and are now maintain
ing power, thus gained, by the force
of arms.
V. That drcading 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 revo-
luton and violence by a pretended
amendment TO this Constitution, by
which they hope to gain exemption
from the effects of the sober second
thoughts of an outraged people.
VI. That the Democratic party, re-
lying on the power of the people,
which, misdirected by error, will GER
tainly be led at loast by truth, does
now proclaim that these SC. o.called
TO the Constitution arc
unconstitutional, void and of no effect;
because they are not amendments
to the Constitution as that instru-
meut permits, but are merely Con-
grcssional nsurpations consummatcd
by fraud, force, revolution aud vio-
lence, in open defiance of the letter
and spirit of the supreme law of the
land because they never were sub
mitted to the States, or adopted by
the States which the Constitution re-
cognized as sovereign and indepen-
dent governments, but were forced
upon a subiugated people by military
and can never be main
Iained as the acts Of separate and
sovereign States, and therefore are
not and cannot be proclaimed as the
supreme law, which only can be or
iained as tie Constitution provides
It must be ordained, by States de jure
aud dc facto represented by the Fed
eral government on the basis Of sep
lrate sovereignty and equality.
VII That on behalf of the Demo-
cratic party Of the city of Philadel-
phia tho City Executive Committee
hereby protests against the frauds,
usurpations, and revolution
ary acts of Congress in forcing its
under the name of the
so.called amendments of the Consti-
tuition, an the people of the United
States.
VIII. That the Committee hereby
protest against the acts of Congress
the Federal judiciary has
been corrupted, overawed, and subju-
gated to obey the direction Of tho
legislative branch of the government,
the better TO enable it 10 destroy the
of the fathers of the Re-
public and establish a despotism
TX. That the Committee proclaims
It's adherence of the fraud, force and
violence by which Congress is usurp-
ing all the powers of the government;
and it deplores the weakness, folly and
OF him VINO now occu-
nies the Executive mansion, where
watched over the first ex-
pertinent of constitutional govern
mont; where jefferson proclaimed
true principles by which it could be
successfully administered. and whore
Jackson protected both the Constitu-
ton and the Union of the States--a
union the Constitution only could Gre
aie-by his patriotism and firmness.
Y. That the enemies of the Con-
stitution having failed " "restore the
Union, re.cstablish the government,
and give the people peace" now de-
clare that they are unequal 10 the task
and seek to bring to their aid and aid
which the Democratic party do not
court, a race, which is only to be, in
fact, the instrument by which tho
enemies of the Constitution can main.
tain power at the sacrifice Of the con.
sttuiional government established by
the fathers, the Democratic party ask
the governing or white race in tho
United States to save itself from the