Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-02
POLITICAL.
The kentucky Democracy in Conven-
tiOn.
A Timely Rehearsal Of First Prin'
ciples.

The hight Of Local Self-Governmcnt
3 -An Appeal against UsurpatiOn and
Corruption.
z FRANKFORT, KY, May 1.-The Demo
cratic State Convention to nominate can
didate for State Treasurer, met in this city
TODAY. Jos. w. Tate, the present incum
bent, was nominated by unanimous vote.
The present Central Committee was con-
tinued, with the addition Of an electoral
committee of one from each congressional
district. The, following resolutions were
adopted: ,.-.s. III
II. That the Federal Union was formed
by and is composed of coequal, sovereign
States, and its Government possesses none
but fdelegated1 powers, all other powers of
the States being reserved BY the several
States respectively, and all attempts 70 ex-
ercise any power 10 violation of these fun
damental principles are subversive OF the
Constitution, in direct conflict with the
rights of the State, and dest -uctive of the
interests of the people. ~ ...a.
2. That while we earnestly maintain that
the Federal Government should be sedu-
iously sustained in the proper exercise OF
every power delegated to it in the Constl-
tuition, carefully and strictly construed, az
the established means OF securing justice
ard harmony among the several States, the
chosen medium of communication between
them and other nations, and the safest
means of defense against foreign aggress-
ion-we hold it to be essential to the pres
ervation of the liberties of the citizen that
the several States shall be maintained in all
their rights, dignity AM equality, as the
most competent and reliable Administrations
of their own domestic concerns, and the sur
est bulwarks against anti-republican ten
denotes.
8. Every attempt on the part of the Federal
Government TO exercise power not DELE
gated to it in the constitution, or TO exer-
else q delegated power in manner not
therein prescribed, is an act of usurp2tlon
demanding the instant condemnation OF
people lsalous of their liberties; and espe-
cially that every unconstitutional interfer-
ence by the general government with the
local affairs of any State to any extent or
under any pretense whatever, should be at
| once repudiated and condemned by al
! classes in every section, as all such acts
| tend directly to the destruction OF our Fed
| erai system and the consolidation OF all
power in centralized despotism; and as
a most alarming instance in point, we
denounce, as we feel that all good men
should everywhere, the atrocious conduct
of the present administration toward the
sovereign State of Louisians.
4. That the only power delegated to Con-
gress TO impose laws upon the people con
sists in the right to collect revenue for the
purpose of paying the current expenses OF
the Government and for the payment OF
the Federal debt, and all other duties I'M
posed for the purpose of protecting one
class of labor at the expense Of another art
in violation of the Federal compact and
subvers.ve of the rights of the people.
5. That justice to the people, as well as
the dictates of common honesty, demands
the most rigid economy in the administers
ton both of Estate and Federal government,
the speedy and impartial arraigument of al
abuses of public trust of whatever chsrsc
ter or description, both before the esSab-
lished tribunals of Justice and the great oa
of popular judgment; that Jealous care o.
the elective franchise, recognized by Tn
founders of our government as the exclu
: sive property Of the several States, the pal
ladium of their independence, is essentia
to the prosperity of our republican institu
tions; and The preservation of civil lioert!
itself requires, at all times and under al
circumstances, the subordination OF the
military to the civil authorities.
6. Referring to the spirit Of gener osity an
sympathy which the Democracy has un
formly exhibited to our citizens OF ioreig
birth, as guarantee of our sincerity, v
will in the future, as we have always in tt
past, extend cordial and hospitable wei
{ come to the honest, industrious emigran
not only to the rich fields of enterprise pre-:
ent in our State, but to just parh:ipatio
0 in our rights as freemen.
0 Z. That the Democracy OF Kel
: tucky, forgetting all past polite
differneces and looking to the be
interests of the whole country, cordially il
y vite all who are opposed to corruption al
consolidation to cooperate with them.