The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-07

/ qd,r.ers of century, while 1t managed
the affairs of the government advancing
the progress and preserving The rights OF
the whole it hiss now no new principles TO
put forward or advocate
Rssoiped. That the manifest necessity
for declaration OF our adherence 20
those truths now is he more DIV Gus. a.
! the danger to the liberties of the ueoulo
I is the more imminent. Tho wlfll and
! opeH disregard hy Gen. Or Ut OF the nol-
| iucai independence and eqluity Of the
several states. and the violent military
! measures to which the administration has
resprted to destroy their free lon; the
calling in of the military uhder the com =
mand of United States officers, MS in
Louisiana and other states. against tn.
will of The people: the bte ,king drwn
b. congress of the only safeguard Of per-
-nnal lib 'rty--the writ ~ habens corpus 10
the states the disturbing of the freed IN
of state and individual action. d N Ger
tain cases resting the whole power Of the
general government on the president, to
be exercise at his pleasure within the
states, in utte- disregard of all state au-
thority-manifsst a rising spirit of des-
potism and a Capitalization Of power in
the hands of n sing's chief. which leaves
nothing unaccompli.hed to make HE will
absolute, to rule perpetual, and the mass $
ef the people slaves
Resolved, That the general government
10, s II ought to be. govern neat of
limited power; that these powers are pre-
scribed In, and enumerated by the con-t-
tuition OF tn. United States; that nccor-
ling t. the letter Of that instrument 1t is
Expressly declared tina, call powers not
conferred upon the congress and govern
ment Of the Unitel States are reserved TO
the states respectively, or TO the
people," that this DIST notion in the
spheres Of action assigned to the gen.
rral and state governments IL impor-
ant to tho harmonious cooperation
Of both; to the preservation of local inde-
pendente; to the universal diffusion of
vitality, or the prevsnti-n Of military
desputism. tn the security of individual
rights and the popularity Of our free
| 1stitutions, but that the usurpations of
the resent administration directly involve,
to their destruction, these republican
! guarantees of all.
Resolved, That the democratic party of
| he state Of Illinois regard the constitu-
| ion with its amendments as the supreme
law Of this union, to be respected and
! ,beyed in all its parts, and the political
| distinctions founded upon race and color
Being now abolished, ws pledge ourselves
~ the future, ms in the past, to msintain
| at all times the constitutional rights and
franchises of all men, without regard 10
previous condition
Resolved, That taxes should be levied
solely for the support Of the government
and the maintenance ~ It's credit and
that the transfer Of capital from one class
section, or individual 10 another without
he consent of the owners, 10 unjust de-
usive, impolitic and opposed tpall the
principles of republican government.
Resolucd, That commerce, trade and in
dustry are founded upon the mutual eY.
change Of services among men, and that
whatever operates TO cripple or obstruct
such exchange can only be productive OF
loss to the whole community.
Resolved, That the present tariff has de-
.troyed the ship.bulding industry, and
almost annihilated the foreign commercial
marine Of the United States, that it ha:
prohibited the construction on our lake:
and rivers OF iron vessels with increase
carrying capacity, in proportion to ton
; mage and draft OF water with greater dura
nlI,y and dim nished outly for repairs snd
Insurance, all Of which tends to materia ly
cheapen the transport Of products; ana
while the tariff necessarily increas
ng the pr fits of the iron produ
. er, is crippling the shp-bui d n.
aud sh p-oSning interest of the grea
iakes and rivers. So that MS respecting com
r EDITION with our Canadian rivals tn 'se ~
b .errsts are placed by the general . vern
: mpnt nj great disadvantage, ard this i
q tie face of the most abundant natural r.
80 GEES for ship building and navigation.
Resoiped, TIA t. the same un wise polio
/. C aregahlr in lsrg degre', the hssv.
= cost Of railroad transportation, the cost d
n such transportation being always in pr
portion to tie cost of iron, and that IL i
II for the western farme-. nOtwith-tand
IN. his uperi r advantages Of soil and eli
m tte, to expect TO compete with tn. agri
"a turists in other parts ofthe worl W ei
is prriurts are conveyed to mark / uvel
: lis which cost 20 per cent. more thar
they cost ell "where.
hesptped. That our system of tsH,tiOi
should be- e-tdjustei and smplif-d, W tt
vi W o" rs.ng the necessary amouLt ="
revenue from the small st number Of arti
'le., TO "a end that the cost f collection
/ may b. reduced and . fruitful source o
corruption removed.
Resoiped, That the three departments
the general government legislative eT
! ecutIv~ AID Jude al--are Coordinate
their 10 se-s, and the indepen fence Of esc
, ihould be sscredly uph-li and ntint,ine /
]. R,.y eed, That sound fnhn Ill pouc
e n, lees than true Interpretation Of III
r. constitution, requires return 20 speci
n. payments 81 the earliest pracicab bic mo
q 'nent. and the restoration Of god and sllve
e IS the only legal tender in payment OF ~
' leht-, both public and private.