The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-07

we give up any natural right; that the
rightful power of all legislation is to
declare and enforce only our natural
rights and duties; and to take none of
them from us; that no man has the
natural right to commit aggressiOns on
the equal rights of another, and this is
all from which the law ought to re-
strain him; that every man is under
the natural duty of contributing to the
necessities of society, and this is all the
law should enforce on him; that when
the laws have declared and enforced all
this. they have fulfilled their functions.
We declare unqualified hostility to
bank notes and paper money as a cir
culating medium, because gold and
silver are the only safe and cOnstitu
tIOnal currency; hostility to any and
all mOnopolies by legislation, because
they are violations of equal rights of
the people; hostility to the dangerous
and unconstitutional creation Of vested
rights or prerogatives by legislation,
because they are usurpatiOns of the
peoples sovereign rights; nOlegislative
or other authority in the body politic
can rightfully, by character or other
wise, exempt any man or body of men,
in any case whatever from trial by
jury, and the jurisdiction or operation
of the laws which govern the com
munity.
We hold that each and every law or
act of incorporation passed by prnced
ing legislatures, can be rightfuiIy
altered and repealed by their success
ors; and that they should be altered or
repealed, when necessary for the pub
lie good, or when required by ma
jority of the people.
1886.
WHIG RESOLUTIONS, ALBANY, N. Y, FEB
RUARY Sd.
Resolved, That in support of our
cause, we invite all citizens opposed to
Martin Van Buren, and the Baltimore
nominees
Rescued, That Martin Van Buren,
by intriguing with the executive to OBJ
tain his influence to elect him to the
Presidency has set an example danger,
GUS to our freedom and corruption to
our free Institutions
ReSOIUed. That the support we rem
der to William H. Harrison, is b. no
means given to him solely on account
of his brilliant and successful services
as leader of our armies during the last
war, but that in him we view also the
man of high intellect, the stern patriot,
uncontaminated by the machinery Of
hackneyed politicians-a man Of the
school of Washington.
1889.
ABOLITION RESOLUTION, WARSAW, n. Y,
NOVEMBER 18TH.
Re80ZUed, Thai, in our judgment,
! every consideration OF duty and exec
diency which ought to control the action
of Christian freemen, requires Of the
AOolitionists Of the United States to
organize a di tinct and Independent
political party, embracing all the neces-
sary means for nominating candidates
for office and sustaining them by pub
lie suffrage.
1910.
DEMOCRATIC, BALTIMORE, MAY 9TH.
Resolved, That the Federal Govern
ment is one of limited powers, derived
solely from the Constitution, and the
grants of power shown therein ought
to be strictly considered by all the de-
partments and agents of the govern
ment, and that it is inexpedient and
dangerous to exercise doubtful cOnsti-
tutiOnal powers.
3 That the Constitution does not
confer upon the General Government
| the power to commence and carry on
a general system Of internal improve
| ments.
3. That the Constitution does not
confer authority upon the Federal
Government, directly or indirectly, to
assume the debts Of the several States,
contracted for local internal improve
ment or other State purposes; nor
would such assumption be just or ex
pedient
4. That Justice and sound policy for
bid the Federal Government to foster
one branch of industry to the detriment
of another, or to cherish lhe interests
of one portion to the injury of another
portion of our common cOuntry-that
every citizen and every section Of the
country has right to demand and in
slst upon an equality of rights and
privileges, and to complete and ample
protection of person and property from
! domestic violence or foreign aggres-
| sion.
5. That it is the duty of every branch
of the government to enforce and prac-
tice the most rigid economy in con
Quoting the public affairs, and that no
more revenue ought to be raised than
is required to defray the necessary ex-
penses of the government.
6. That Congress has no power to
charter a United States bank, that we
believe such an institution one of deadly
hostility to the best interests of the
country; dangerous to our Republican
institutions and the liberties of the peo
pie, and calculated to place the bust
ness of the country within the control
of a concentrated money power, and
above the laws and the will of the
people.
Z. That Congress has nopower, under
the Constitution, to interfere with OF
control the domestic institutions of the
several States; and that such States
are the sole and proper judges of every
thing pertaining to their own affairs
not prohibited by the Constitution
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