Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-03-24
State Rights.-Legislative Resolutions.


IN another column of this paper, which have
been adopted by the Republican members Of the
Legislature. ON tha subject of State Rights.
PMS expression o, sentiment has been induced
by The late action Of The Supreme Court at
Washington, whicl denies to our State Supreme
Court the exercise II those prorogatives which
are granted it by tho Constitution. We be-
speak candid reading Of these resolutions be-
cause they are log ca!ly expressed and the ar
gumcnt they present cannot be c0ntroyerted -
The only attempt oar democratic neighbors make
to evade the force o: the resolutions is by atenl-
pied idcule or a jiargoa Of dcnnnciation We
arc glad to see republicans plant themselves up
on the constitution, according to its letter and
true intent.
The democratic members Il the Legislature,
got up set Of resolutions touching the same
subject, which are amusingly ridiculous They
MAKE no appeal to the common sense of the peo-
PEE nor do they profess 10 DC based on coustitu-
'ional principles. They merely declare the peo
pie have no right 10 have any views and feel.
ings Of their own, but must he submissive and
content, to believe frem time to ;me Just v hat
somebody elseigrantsI hem permission to believe;
they must take al y thing to be constitutional
without regard 10 ;l!eir own private views and
feelings" which somc else declares consti-
;ntionai. In short, it is the doctrine that the
King can do no wrong" Chat the State of Wis
cohsIn is mere va5sa province, aud the people
thereof have no business to think for themselves
Such are the doctrines incnlcated by the bogus
democracy of the present day
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POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
Some of our Democratic exchanges, are
endeayoring to make it appear that the
Republican members of Congress, are
responsible for tile defeat Of the Post
Office appropriation bill. The Journals
OF Congressional proceedings, show that
the failure oftAe appropriation to the
PoSt Office Department, is chmgeable
TO the Senate, and especially to Senator
Ioonbs OF Georgia. The Washington
states, one Of the leading democratic
journals 80 afirms it, the Post Office
appropriation bill, as it originally pass.
ed the Senate contained Il clause increas.
ing the rates o letter postage from three
to Foe cents. In this shape it went into
the House OF Representatives. We give
below the SUM mary of proceedings trom
the National Lru:-
The case is IN anutshell simply this
that MIR. GroV, in the House Of Renre.
sentatiYes, off red resolution, as fol-
lows:
''Reso7oed, chat House bill No. 872,
making appro oriations for defrayinc the
the expenses If the Post Office Depart
ment ion the year ending 3Oth June
1860, with 1ne Senate amendments
thereto, be returned to the Senate, rs
section 13 OF SAID amendment is in the
nature of revenue BILL"
This resolution was adopted by vote
OF III yeas to 10 nays; and among the
yeas were q democrats. A committee
OF conference between the two Houses.
finding that they could not agree upon
the bill before them, proposed to avoid
the difficulty by reporting a new bill,
embracing all tie details of the one laid
aside, except tie Objectionable feature.
This conference bill the House agreed
to s'"aminaoats3Y, all parties concurring
IN 1t; and had the Senate taken it up and
acted upon it, as common sense and pa
trlotism dictated, the whole difficulty
would have been avoided But Mr.
Toolnbs, with his accustomed spirit Of
dictation and authority, determined that
the bill should be defeated.
'"Ihe bill was read first time by its
title.
e Mr.. Toombs objected to its second
reading to-day"
Here was the end of4he matter. The
objection of single member under the
rules of the Senate is imperative, and
Mr. Toombs gratified his ambitious spir-
1t at the expense Of q suspension of the
postal system, or an extra session of
Congress. It's sheer audacity to pre-
tend that the blame belongs to the Re
and TO those who voted with
them. There was ample time to pass
the conference bill, but for the imperi-
Gus opposition Of Mr.. Toombs,