The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-06
JACKSON,

outions reported that n conftrcnc, had
been secured with the Commute ON Rrso-
uions from the Senatorial Convention
aud had unanimously agreed to the follow
ing resolutions:
RcSoired, Tina, the Federal Union
with all the right. and dignity of the sew
eral States must bc preserved, and to Sc
cure this great ru,,ionaf blessing the sm.tt
tuition must be- respected aud observed
and every approach to centra'ized des-
| potism defeated, whether at.emplcd by
Congress, or the executive.t "a
| Resoired Tina the aIdepsadcnc1 Oi
the Supreme Court of the United State is
essentislto the safety and security Of the
Statcs and of the people, and WE declare than
the measures Of Congress, having In view
the destruction of the powers Of that court
to adjudicate upon tue constitutionality NJ
the ennctmehtl If Cong rrss, is alarming
! evidence Of the determination Of the Radl-
cal party to ustirp the functions of the jll-
dicial department of the Government.
Resoircd, That we aresin favor of a
tariff for revenue only; and W. de-
fnand that the burdens of taxation
shall be fairly and equally adjusted, and
that such an adjustment cannot be made
\ without striking from the statute book the
present odious tariff laws, a system Of tax
alton based upon favoritism and which
has destroyed American shipping and
commerce, oppresses the people OF the
great agricultural regions compels
the many to pay tribute to the few, and
has built up monopolics that control
not only every branch Of American indus
! try, but also tho legislation Of Congress
| "A Nat ho s,yiu,a ARTICLES NJ
necessity, such a. tea coffee, sugar and
salt, shaii be placed upon the free list. ~
Resolved, That land monopoly is one
Of the great evils Of our country and
against The spirit Of our institutions; that
the whole of our public lands ought to 10
held Is sacred frost TO secure homesteads
for actual settlers; and that we
Therefore denouncs tho recent action
Of Congress In making grants TO 4
rammothsraiiroad corporations which are
already too powerful and will become
dangerous 10 a free people.
ResotreA Thatlwe are willing 10 pay
DIR natiAhsl debt h stsfet compliance with
our contracts, whether Il was made pay
able in gold Or greenbncks, but we are UNI
willing ~ do Sorc than that; and We
hereby declsre that BY the contract the
Hve-twsnty bon2s 'are payable in green
backs % their equivalent, and we condemn
ths policy Of thu administration which 10
jsquandsvSsg millions Of money, by buy
ing such kSB@ A. high rate Of premium
when the govenfssnt has the clear right
to,rsdeeaA them ~ par. n.y.,
r. Resolssd. That tho power Of the
federal government to assess and collect
ta1ss on the bonds OF the u nited States is
clear and incoBtUysrtible, and We demand
-. YIN. =. 'nAIe y. saon,
sYW"i 70 Wir average h'houht ioSieVb Ut
eeeh o~tc On money IoanSe' snAiI 90 as
=, Is.S az. 'o''e''u ''o'' ~ '"'''''"'"''
" y U""Siy H.. A.. N.,,o., p.,L
c,.,,es ~ s".... s .hn
SonS So,i"r, o,,,,n, "T ar'i;.soa snS
..cls 800, az IN w., Of ~ .nch harL % n"'
49, ~ $500 ,,n ~ ~ .nnnaus 49, H..
rsnr,e and u;yIn" Co. Tho ~h"is neonic
ir,r.,aaa ~ a. r, a.. n.,oC,s n Iv!n,,
v Wv 80" '"' "'"""'' W '"s
Jpi.oL,.J Th,, ,,o ,,.;n.. ,,,o.o.,.
NJ rho co,,,,rv d.m.nd sn inc,..ssJ all
maintained vnI,mo ~ currencv AMI ,hc
burden ~ Tho nul,lic liant ,he 6i,h ratio os
tsYsiio, ana interest imnerativalv forhid
,ha con,,oc,;nn ~ ,bo currencv 1, IN.
in,a..., ~ ,ha honJ hollor
P.soirsJ I'll, tho shares 4, tho Nh.
,,an., HAT. n,,.h h, =, hc .n,Ssc, :" Oh
md municinal taxation and We demsnI If
onT Satc lny;sIa,urc that The shares ~
sne,, Lars. sS.ll he snlioc,..5 ., an,,al ,.x
alton with other property Of the state.
Resolred, That We sympa,hize with
the ehore m MI peoples SrugghhS Tor SELF
Eae'" 80 ~ El..aI al, s"v ""' -
Great Britain and Spain, and also the
efforts of the party in power TO reduce
whole state ~ our UNION 70 condition oil
'", ne " nv s ..T 81 n"'v"''
- No. ~, u % a.ua"u I. "O;. ,'a"
iho white emirrant who comes 10 our
shores seeking citizenship, that II places a
burden upon him that amounts to nm Out.
,,sse, ."u ."u, We so.ue"a" W! I"' M
he wav of any Wifi. alien honestlv sol.
ing citizenship in the United states.
Resolved, That the bill 10 enforce
,he fiItee'ih An,namen'' lately passed
~ ,be, /, o,,,r. ,o or.a"i,, on p nor;o,w snh
yer.iye of the rirh,s OF stn,c..-in that /,
gives federal authority control of State