New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-01-01
WHOLE NO. 2!5.
THE PRES1DENTx PLAN.AN ANA.
LYSlS.
To the Editor of the National. Intel.

10 the Editor of tie National inEe1'
igencer: .t..-.-
To understand the principles EN-.
braced in this plan We must conp"ra
them with those on which our consti:u
ton is founded.
Tho basis Of our gensrsi govcrrmrns
is states, having constitutions and lave
established by tho people Of those
states .r... ...,
The right Of suffrage in most states
is regulated by their own constitutions
and laws. State voters thus qualified.
and they only. can vote for members
of con cress.-.see art. 1st, q sect;on
Of the constitution. - .--
Blu: the president undertakes TO prs,
scribe the qualification efstats voters,
excluding all from the right Of suffrage
in governing themselves who will nat
take an oath dictated by him. 3
This cath is not merely an oath ce
allegiance to the constitution and laws
Of the United States, but goes further.
and requires the aftiant to swear ths:
he will support AL acts Of con gross ara
proclamations of the president toacA
ing a certain kind Of property unlA
they DE annullec by congress or The
supreme court. ... ... ,.........,
The procla,aation Of the presi lent ia
relation to slave property declares I'll
slaves free in certain states, whethss
their ow; era be loyal or disloyal. -.
Every legal voter within those states.
therefore, must swear to give up that
species Of property before he can hnve
voice in the government Of his OWL
state.
Where the president finds the power
military or otherwise, to cstabli h civil
governments Or regulate the right ef
suffrage in the states, we are no informed.
IF state governments, constituted ny
one tenlh of the voters, shall DO estab.
lishcd, what is to protect them against
the other nine tenMs! The president
promises such governments the pr
teclion Of the United States,
meaning by its military free.
In that event we should SEQ the armies
of the United States employed to enable
me tenth of the voters Of a state to gov
ern nine-fenths.
But suppose that after the govern
mcnts nf one tenth have been establish.
Ell, the n.nc tenshs should resume thcir
allegiance and procee! to elees state
officers and members Of congress unde:
their own constitutions and laws, and
the constitution and laws Of the United
States without taking tho oath prescri,
bed by the president, OF. what ground
could the military power Of tho United
Statos DC used to suppress the govern.
ment of n,ne-tcnths aud support the
government OF ont-tcnth?
THIS plan, as far as it goes, appsars
to be borrowed from the politics Of con.
tinental Europe, where kings give con-
stitutiols.
No SoNG, NO SUPPER-No PENCE,
no PrpEn.~~On OCCASION of one of tho
meetings in n Chicago church to hear
p,li,ics preached on Thanksgiving day,
the following incident occurrcd:
"Dr. Clarkson said that if. when tho
plates we're all handed in, tho amount
seemed to be generous and sufficient,
they would conclude the services bv
singing Praise God from whom all
blessings aow;' if not, he would pro-
nounce tie beneaiction and let the au.
dience retire ;unhonored and unsung.'
On inspection Of the plates-the sum
having been deemed sa,isfactory-tho
whole congregation jrined heartily in
singing the "Oll Hundred Doxology
aul were dismissed"
There have been good many strikes
lately, for higher wages, but this refus-
al to sing praises to God unless tho
plate is full, is tho most nove'.-Albany
Argus. "ag
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