The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-02-10
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Delivered in the House of Represen.
fatives January esth, 1864. ON the
Confiscation Resolution Before Con
gress. 7susaa51 R1saos esssEl7 AZ . 80 t3s7f
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8. W.. epeahsr = nag nos ihtenoe9 70 ASK Iue
ae'elleoh ol tne .. 70 occupy US ieils
on 'nis =, q cohnscation g. g. All
some lll'gs nave peen ssia' soucnihg lts nal
itary aspects Wnich make ~ proper Tor me to
stss pass upon sne patlence OF the House eyer
~, " spis Iate peaoa ois the discussion Feeling
ll'ae. "a some ~ SINAI. degree represent on this
' nool 'ns ARMY OF tne. hepunllc,l am the
more !. eniooloeneo 10 speak to this subject be-
,ore a mse,eisi nave spsen surprised that m SO
iehgsly ana aoie a discussion so httie refer
see oseh mace 10 tne merits OF the reso-
baJ as,on cry H'acn eI the aeoaee
nav .gleseaee 70 questions winch nelleve,
-. =. eto.iee .'o eiio uetser Jeagmens ana
~ 'lis' eAPeriehce oi oSneis, are NOT ger
,llahe - Tue su9lect Delore the House. In the
~ ~.a1 .a.s u discussion the various theories
i;a,, e '.'i po,'tlcai status OF the reoei-
Il Il s':A., S'.es nave oeea e eAaii,inea-whethef
stss rtl" Hy iouser as o.a.es' Wnelner stley
'sa.sa sae olilon u ou. oi II. II is perhaps
neeessars tlia1 we take ground upon that
lues.iou as preilmlhary summary % the discussion OF
'ne reso.utien itseiir Two theories, differing
WI, Miaeiy rom eachethef havebeen proposed !;
pus. cannot consider either OF them as who'll
~ correct l cannot agree with the distin-
aisneu gentleman trom pennsylvania, Mr..
oeevehsl VINO aoknoWieoges that these States
s4sai g us ., oe. ene mon ana now constitute
ioreiSn people, Nor can l, on the other
nanq, agree with those who believe that the
,ia, ,lsu,sept states are not only IN the Union,
Gas:a ous nsse ios' none OF tneir rights under the
oooss.seslon na'a.s ana avs OF tae Qnlefns
~, oo' S..'ation :. aiioros singular parallel TO
,... saas =. .ae peopie oi ureae britain III tnelr
49, 49, ol tne seventeenth century;
-. s'no nc iiihenlorii IL was the nctioh OF
=, Lsen ID" law tnat tne king-snlp was lmmor-
'a,' ne,euilary' ana inaiienaoie that the KING
was Ans oy sne grace OF 6od :; ne could
~ "i9,ls, ana ms throne couid never be
.,s.s ua.,ant ous the logic OF events brought
'gpe - NJ 1se. sion9 70 f'racs.eal test.
oaiues ieis Inc throne. threw the great seal
f.s, ~ .A9, me names, ana sneelng'
NJ ns u"n people 'ook reiuge IN france.
sarvssI e"s s1a.eslnen Oh 'ne Rinsoom TOOK
.:e.i,. o'ne' oh some OF the very ques-
- M M we are discussing To-Day. one
oalu' - ne A.hS mas aoolcateo, and we VIII
pu. Z nj, aiioener IN his place." Another said,
~ ne cfo"n ~ nefeoitary, and we must put
snJ NJ, h1aa,l ~ ms nls place: Inc men OF books
5asr.s res.e, ieslhilg answered Ne1ao est
49, 49, yeoa L, sue AinS IS awe, ana can
...a.', - ~ nei. Ahother salo, we VIII ap-
po.n. . iessen., ana consider the klngshlp IN
a1eya!lce y unsli 1 the klng returns" The peo-
Pc sssio, "e3 Will Will nave a King, but not
= s,s' alrse 'nns
- nloagh an 5hls struggle two facts were
apparent; the throne was vacant; and their
= va. anWoreny 10 MI IT; ana tney niied
:. In eno nan Vi tneir cholce. we are
"usus,py eh's .nat whenever great people
uestfe 70 70, 40 a tnlng which ought to be done,
tney Will hnd the means of doing it. In this
government we have thrown off the kingly
nc1ion. = =, out there is another which we are
iollowing as siaVishiy as ever England fol-
ioWeo tLat-nere, corporations are more than
1;f o.. sAo u oei' eein inoi, law
u, "a we may pe saltr 10 nave common law
- = *, syse.e 70 " y yni eotiisi OF cou
sciences tnat they cannot commit crimes
tnab they cannot be punished and that they
are Immortal Tbasa ,,roo.;4;, -.
.'..,:1 =, ea' nese pfoposlI,oi.s are peinss
applied to the rebel States Thfsy are cornr-
ratinns af :, ,,olitio.l ,l,.,o4., b.x,;o. -.
.a.iono =. poli.lcai character, Dodies corpo-
not he toi,cbsd, a. ae L.. anu .'Iu
the power of an ontrasye3 &c. raawarn,nant w.
hover around onr 6or,lers liz II 'i naai;anant
bloody 6ends csrrv;n, das.b - 49, ne,rsa.
and vet we are told tbev canna. , hs r,,n;sbej
or their anc;ant r;erhts ;n,odaa - p'A''--'
The neonIe Of ,ha sn,th ,,,,ao .ho H.
ton of those nh anfon Statas -
powers of ea,fh and X olItss - tt,i
eminent. Tbey nlaad tbs e1 ardsr 'afs If o 1bair
States as their shield from, s,,n;shr,ont a.d
the States Mead tba ;,,,,,;,,';t,, nf so,,1ias.
CORPORATIONS
But the A Anerican r,eo,,Io will not laaal,,d
ed by these tbeories nor yosfo f;,oa i, ,;s.
cussine them Tbey viii s.r;l,o ,hra,,a.h aIl
shams with tho sword ana snd nrso.;oai al
solution as Enoland did And vhot p e that
practical solution? The snnrema Conrt ', af
the United States has helned ms at this ns,;rt
in one of the prize cases decided March 3
1868. 1t is there decided in effect
..That since u,v "a. ,es, The un;,aa s..... - 81,
b-gerent rights against all persons residing in the dis
Dy the Residents Proclamation to be in
$ That the laws of war whether that war be civil or
pe sn syey y citizen @ Of the hostile State