The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-05-15

that DR.. o., therefore, having been resident
Fof Wythe but two Or three months, and tisafe-
fore not legal volersin that county, eandot
lbe legally elected 70 the Senate.
Those who take the affirmative side Of Che
question, that DR.. Grant can be legally elect
I ed, maintain that sec. art. 4 OF the Consti
tuition defines expressly the qualifications Of
Senatorial representative in respect to az.
and residence, and that the language ssand
qualified to cote for members Of tie Genera
assembly according to this Constitution" j,
not intended to allude to or fix, the qualifca
tons in respect to ageor residence. Any 9th.
er construction Of this section, they contend
would create tautology, which is reflection
upon the precision Of the language Of the Con
fstitution and the enlightened accuracy of it
trainers, not to be presumed. The age re
4uired Of a voter in the LIST sec. of art Sd, il
twenty,one years, but sec. ! Of art. requires
fthat the Senatorial representative shall bi
twenty FIVE years Of age; therefore'he must il
[ase possess the qualification Of twenty-five
years., So the rssiaence Of voter in sec.
art. 3lmust be two years in the State and one
year IN the county, city or town where he of
fers to vote; but SEQ. art. requires that he
shall be simply and only q resident OF the DIS
trict, therefore in respect Of the qualification
Eof residence it is not necessary that he should
Rhave beenatwelve months resident Of his
county, &C., or two years q resident Of th(
Estate. The It'll sec. of art. 4, it is contended
lis intended, among other things, specifically
land in express terms, to define and limit th{
requisites Of eligibility as to age and residence,
|and if there is a seeming conflict between
(ihese express requisites and the general allu-
sion to the qualifications Of voter, the for
|mer must prevail, upon q well established
rule for the construction Of constitutions and
Legislative acts. .5a gsla .1s1
Now, under the construction here contend
ed for. say its advocates, it does not follow; as
some persons maintain, that Senatorial re-
is not required to be citizen Of
the State. for citizen means one thing and re-
sident another The qualifications Of Citizen
ship and residence are totally distinct and
different. 81 Il !, gs9t y II 1
/; We have thus given the whole matter in d
nutshell comparatively, as we have heard it
argued, and our readers must draw their own
conclusions and unravel the mystery. ID 4:
- Is. The Late Great Rattle.
"a We hare given pretty full details of the
iatesgreat battles near fredericksburg, and as
far as we have been able, We have given ,onr
readers All the informstion We have received.
Bloody as these engagements were,i and mo-
mentions as is ti.e Issue, we are sorry to hear
the ,camplaint, both from the press and indi-
yiduala. that but little was gained to our cause
With such,a we differ very widely. For
months past the Grand Army Of the Potomac,
said by the Northern papers to be the, finest
on the planet" has been .disciplining for this
very struggle. During this interval, every
appliance that could enhance its efficiency, in
numbers, equipments, means and appoint
Mentss were lavished upon it, and all Yankee
dom, from tile Green Mountains Of Vermont
to the shsry hauhts in Northwestern Virginia.
and East Tennessee, was confident of its tri-
nmphal enterence into the Confederate Capt.
tal.T Hooker the favorite of the Northern
Despotism, and y leader of Wanted prowess,
skill and daring, had the choosing Of his own
ground and time of action. Fortunate Girl
eumstancestt to him, gave him the ADVANTAGE
Of not only choosing the spot where the battle|
should be fought, but the moment when i'll
should begin, when and where, with his over
numbers, the. Stars and Stripes
were to wave in triumph; over the fallen Stars
and Bars. 49, @
I, With these great advantages, and the addi-
tional ones Of heavy reinforcemsnts near at
hand, and immense fanking forces in conve-
nient positions, the battle was Joined. We
have all heard the result. Hooker, with the
broken masses Of his Grand Army, ran howl
ing through the Rappahannock, and sought
lRfuge behind his dsfences insthe hillsof Che
Rapidan. This great army, that was to reyel|
IN the halls Of Richmond, and strike death
blow to the rebellion, was glad to skulk for|
safety in the opposite direction, and has net|
again dared to leave its hiding-place, or make
4 mainly demonstration. ss'st ~
4 lis true. our victory was dearly purchased
1.-The best blood Of the Confederacy sacrificed
10 iss consnmmation but it was, nevertheless