North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-07-27

States Senate. Avery small part of the old
State, not included within the boundaries OF
the new one, reurained within our military
lines, to be, as well as the new State. repre-
senied by two membersin the Senate. Thus
under Republican manipulation, one third of
the ancient State of Virginia has four votes
in the Senate OF the United States, and may
neutralize the votes o. both New York and
| Pennsy lvania in that body. The "Ancient
Dominion" with population little exceed
ing one half that Of Pennsylvania, is repre-
sented by four Senators in the Congress OF
the United States, and by two IN the Con.
lederate Congress at Richmond Pennsylva
MA, with her three millions OF people, re-
mains true to the Union, and retains her for
ne vote IN he Senate; Virginia turns trai
Tor sending two thirds of her population un-
der the Confederate flag, and Forthwith has
| her Representations doubled i'll the Senate OF
the United States, and that, too, in defiance
of a Constitutional provision forbiding It,and
| avoided only upon strained construction or
APHCasi"u tVtdiy ~ FaIlaHSe WIN tue pain
! TACT Against the plain truth of the
case, without necessity, it was assumed that
| the Legisa nre Of Fragment Of the State
| represented The whole for the purpose OF
ao>enting to its divisions and the erection
| there from Of new member Of the Federal
Union.
We pass from this case to speak Of matter
more recent. A State Government has been
| set up IN Louisiana, under the supervision of
a M,jnr General Of the United States Army
which, although it holds the allegiance of
| bnt par, of the population, we suppose is 10
nave the rncr representation o. that State
n Congress and in Tennessee AMI Arkansas
| here have been proceedings of similar des-
cription. The Indications are clear and full
that in these cases and in others Of similar
character which may follow Them, the Pres
Ident Of the United States, through his Off
GERS Of the army in command in the States
to be represented, Dictates and will dictate
and control the whole proceeding for renewed
representation, and upon principles most un-
equal, unjust and odious.
A recent a; temlr to set up one Of these
bogus States in Florida, under a presidential
agent must be Trash in the recollection Of the
country, as must also be the military disas
ter hy which that attempt was rendered
aboIive.
Bat why refer to particular cases Why
reason upon events that have happened, or
upon probabilities which present themselves
efnre MS The President of the United
States has, himself, in his message at the
"pcnjnE Of the present session of Congress,
and IN his proclamation appended thereto,
announced his programme for the reconstruc-
lion and consequent representation f the
States which may be rescued in whole or IN
part from the Confederates during the exis
ting war.
The proclamation extends q pardon to all
persons in the rebellious States, [except ce r.
tain Confederate officers, &c, ! upon cohdi-
tion that they shsli take, subscribe, and keep
Il prescribed cath one provision of which is,
that they will abide by and faithfully support
all proclamaituns of the President made du-
ring the existing rebellion, having reference
to slaves, so long and so far as not modified
or declared void by decision of the Sup RENE
Court. And 1t further proclaims. thar%hen-
ever in any one of the Confederate States, ga
number of persons not less than one tenth in
number of the votes cast in such State at the
Presidential election Of 1860, having taken
and kept The aforesaid oath, &C. shall re es
ahllsh State government which shall be re
publican, and nowise contravening said oath
such State shall be recognized as the true
Government Of the State 2"
This presidential paper must be regarded
American Executive he one tenth part of
a population are to exercise the powers OF
he whole, and, if Congress concur, are to be
represented in the Government of the United
States and in our electoral colleges for the
choice of President,as If they were the whole!
And this one-tenthi is TO be made up of men
who will solemnly swear that they will obey
and keep all the Presidents proclamations
upon particular sutjec., issued during the
present war not proclamatIons which he
may have issued already, but future ones
also, A more abject oath was never framed
in the history of the whole earth. Was a
religious obligation ever before required of
citizen or subject, in any age or country, to
bey 'and keep the future and unknown
edicts Of the Executive wall And it usurp.
ed authority can accomplish its object,
handful of men iu State, degraded by such
an oath, are to WELD representative votes IN
the Government of the United States, and
enter electoral colleges to extend the power
Of the master to whoII their fealty is sworns
| The lawless and dangerous character of