The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-08
The Right Doctrines.

- LIE heuluchy hy-41eH1oSihtiS Nt$1tC
State Convention met at Frankfort on
the Ist inst. The following sound
IDemocraric platform was adopted:
Il. ResoEced. That the Federal
Union was formed by, and is COM
posed of coeqnal sovereign Stafes,and
it's Government possesses none but
delegated powers. all other powers
not prohibited 10 the States being re-
served by the several States respect
ively and all attempts TO exercise
any power in violation of these fun
damental principles are subversiye of
the Constitution, in direct oDfiict
with. the rights, of the States, and des
tructive of the interests of the people.
/ ~. Resolred. That while we ear
nestly maintain that the Federal Gov
ernment should be sedulousls sGs-
tanned in the proper exercise OF every
power delegaleCli 10 it In the Cunstitu-
lion, carefully aud strictly construed,
as the esta biishcd .uFeans- OF securing
justice and harmony among the sever
aiiStates.a the chosen medium of com
manication between them aud other
nations, and the safest means of de-
tense against foreigs aggression, we
rion, OF the, liberties of the citizens
that 4 he several States SHALL be IIa1n-
itaiiledl in all their rightsydiguity and
4equality,as the most tcO,npetentand re-
liable administrators of theirown do
mestic concerns, and the surest bui-'
warks against anti-republlc tenden-
ciee. aiig iTssti 155-gts--E no.
.,3; Resotcod, ! Every attempt on the
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exercise a power not delegated to II
i'm the Constitution, or to exercise Il
deIegatad power IS in . q manner not
therein prescribed, is an act OF usur-
patton, dem anding the instant and un-
qualified condemnation ota people
Jealous of their liberties, and especial
sly THAT every Unconstitutional inter-
ference blythe General Government
with the local affairs of any State, to
any extent orlunder any prtense what
evsr. should be at once repudiated by
falI classes in every section of the
Union, as all such acts tend directly
to the destruction of our Federal syvs-
tenn and the consolidation OF all power
i'm a centralized despotisHl > and as a
most alarming instance in point, we
ldenounce, as we feel that all good
sulcIl eAOutu CNCI 6dCA Ot etAO~tseA ONAOAS
conduct of the present administration
towards the sovereign, State OF Louis
lana. eit 'iiil s3a9@tt-' JH.3iIt5f ..
Z 81 Resolced, That the only power
delegated to Congress to impose laws
upon the people consists in the right
to collect revenue for the purpose OF
paying the current expenses of the
Governments, and tor the payment of
81 E,o<l1,ol II or1 a II .ut HIIflp
for the purpose of protecting
one class of labor at the expense OF
another are inixiolation of the Federal
compact and subversive of the rights
of the people. ste .s.1a 80
..5. Resoloed, That justice to the
people, as we'll as the dictates of Conf
mon honesty, demands the most rigid
economy in the administration of both
the State and Federal Government !.
the speedy and impartial arraign-
ment of all labuses OF public trust, OF
whatever character or description,
both before the established tlibunaf
of Justice and the. great bar of popu-
lar judgment; that jealous care OF
the elective franchise, recognized by
the founders of our Government, as
the exclusive property of the sever
al CtdtcS, anu tnC paiiiuiuh VI thSii
Independence, is essentiai to the
perpetuity of our republiesn institu
tions, in the preservation of5tivil lib
erty ITSELF. requires at all times and
under all circumstances. that absolute
subOrdination of the, military to the
civil authority. -at - bstta-
sst'6. Resolced. Referring to the spirit
of generosity and sympathy which
the Democracy has uniformly exhib-
tied to our citizens of foreign birth,
as q guarantee of our sincerity, we
will in future, as, we have always
done in the past, extend a cordial and
hospitable welcome to the honest, in
.dustrious, Intelligent, emigrant, not
only to the rich fields of enterprise
present in our State, but to the just
participation in our rights as freemen.
81. Resolced, That the Democracy
of Kentucky, forgetting all past polit-
ical differences, and looking to The
best interests of the whole country,
cordially invite. all who are opposed
to corruption and consolidation to CO.
operate with them" -. ,a -