The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1871-08-05
NEWTON BOOTH.

very much lacking in historical merit. His
history of the Democratic party is entirely
unsupported by facts and historical docu-
ments. Commenting on the resolutions of
'9S, Mr.. Booth says, at is constantly charg
ed by the Democracy. that the principles of
the Republican party are hostile to State
rights" The charge is incontestably true.
He says. "If you analyze the charge into its
specifications, it will be found that they
lmeaning the Republican partly are inimical
to State wrongs" What he says with regard
to the two theories of the Federal constitu-
ton advocated, since the adoption of that in-
strument is a most palpabie misrepresenta-
ton of facts and of history. "The one." he
says, ''known best. perhaps, as the Calhoun
theory, is that it 1.-THE Constitution is treaty
between the States-a league of independent
sovereignties, &c." Now, letthe Resolutions
of '9S be consulted to silence and put to
shame this unsupported statement of Mr..
Booth. The Kentucky Resolutions of '9S
affirm, that the several United States are
united By compact under the style aad title
of Constitution for the United States, and that
they constitute general government, for the
special purposes of delegating to that govern
ment definite powers, reserving each State to
itself, the residuary mass of rights to their
own self government. The Virginia Resolu-
tions say the same; and the General Assem-
bly, of that State particularly protest against
the "Alien and Sedition Acts" passed at the
then last session of Congress, as delegating
a power no where delegated in the Federal
Constitution. Here then Mr.. Booth is con-
yicted Of an error in his statement that the
theory of the Democratic party was, or is, a
theory that the Constitution of the United
States is league or treaty. He evidently
misrepresents the principles of the Demo-
cratic party of '9S, or he ignorantly stultifes
himself by his Unauthorized assumption
And this effort to insinuate that the Resolu-
tons of '98, state zone of the grievances that
occasioned the Resolutions of '9S, was an
Act of Congress Furnishing counterteiting"
is base coin and wilful misstatement of
this young aspirant for gubernatoral honors.
The Resolutions of 1913 expressly say the very
contrary. They resolve, That the Constitu.
ton Of the United States has delegated to
terteiting the securities and current coin of
the United States, piracies, and felo1ies on
the high seas, and offences against the laws
of nations-and no other crimes whatever
Mr.. Booth therefore stands convicted of false
ly representing the Resolutions of 1913.
His representation with regard to Mr.. Csl-
houn and Mr.. Webster are equally false.
Mr.. Calhoun was an ultra States rights ad-
vocato and an honest man, but not the repre-
sentative of the Democratic party in the sense
that Mr.. Jefferson and Madison were nor
was he like representative of the party, as
Monroe and Jackson were. Those great
men were elected and reelected by the peo-
pie to the Presidency-and were not only
representative men of the people of the Unit
ed States-but they were leaders in the great
work of progress, reform and freedom. What
men on the political platform of Mr.. Webster
have been representative men of the people
of the United States, or leaders of progress
and freedom Was the elder Adams, in
whose administration the "Alien and Sedi-
ton Acts" were passed, was he o repre-
sentative man Of the people, or a leader of
progress and freedom The people dill not
consider him so. They rejected him as a
candidate in bis second canvass for the Pres
idency. John Q. Adams was also rejected
in his second candidacy for the Presidency.
He was great and good man-but he was
no representative man of the people. Daniel
Webster was great man and stood pre-emi-
nently high as great man of profound mind
but he was not representative man of the
people. He had too many phases in his ro-
litical career of life. lie was an opponent Of
the war of 1Sl2-was q friend of the Hart
ford Convention of Federalists. In 1920, in
the Massachusetts, Convention favored the
doctrine of Sir James Harrington, basipg
representation on property. In 1924 he was
free trade man. In 1928 went for a high
tariff. In 1888, he was opposed to the COM
promise act brought forward by Mr.. Clay,
and adopted by Congress. In 1915, he en-
quired where he was to go in the arrange
men.s that were then making. He never
could get any considerable support as can
di3ate for the Presidency. He was not 9
representative man of the people and still
on many occasions rendered great services
for the country. He was Statesman in
many respects but not man of the people.
He was an unsafe man as q leader. though
pre-eminently great in the powers of his
mind. Henry Clay was much more a prac-
teal man than Mr.. Webster. BE was truly
much more man of the people, and repre-
scented them in higher sense. Mr.. Booth
talks about the representative men of the
United States, who never had the elements
of popularity with the people to arrive to the
Presidential chair. except Mr.. Lincoln. The
writer. of this article admired Mr.. Lincoln
for his many good qualities-but if be had
had the stern virtues Of Jackson the war of
the Rebellion would have been quelled in
less than six months. Mr.. Lincoln followed
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