The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-07-27

number of States increases to the same eX-
tent the number necessary to the ratification.
If you get them all, four are still wanting
If you intend ia make up this mum ber by
the addition of new States you will have to
add sixteen thre-fourths of which, twelve,
will be the proper proportion for the num-
Der added, and the remaining four to make
up the deficiency among the old States. Are
gentlemen prepared to carve twelve new
States out of territory in the West for this
purpose? ar. a.,-.f.e' ~. u. ........,
viii gentlemen call on the Southern
States to furnish the requisite number?-
Does any man suppose that Kentucky, if
left to her unbiased choice will ratify this
amendment? VIII You call on Tennessee? ?
Tennessee is to-day in the hands of militia
ry Governor, and not, represented in either
House of Congress Arkansas? Arkansas
asreconstructed according to your plan begs
to-day that you will recognise her as State
and admit her Senator But for some rea-
son you will not admit him, Louisiana p
General Banks is again its military Govern
or. He is already ashamed of the farce
which was enacted there a short time since,
and is about to get rid of the pretense Of a
government which little time ago he set
up in the person of our quandom colleages
Michael Hahn, South Carolina? Is she
to be called upon? Why, sir, the posses
sion of Hilton Head did not give hold upon
that State enough to secure the admission OF
delegates to the Baltimore Convention.
1t these States were to vote in their pres
ent condition, it would be a broad farce if
not a wicked fraud.
| Ii they arc to be re-organized under the
proclamation OF the President, or under an
act Of Congress, upon the basis Of one-tenth
Of the population, the physical possession Of
the territory must first be obtained by mill
taly power and the political reorganization
must be effected by the votes of the depen-
dents and bangers-on and contractors and
cormorants who follow an army. They
would do the bidding Of their master, They
would stiie every honest expression Of pub
lie opinion on the part of the residents, =
| They would permit none to vote except the
cowardly syc0phant who would change his
opinions to curry favor with his master, or
| the still neancr wretch who, while maintain
ing his former opinions, would Tor the same
purpose talsify them.
If you should attempt to mend the Con
! stitution by this means, what binding obi
gation ought it to have? Do you suppose
| the States now in secession, with aims in
their hands, and where you have hardly a
| foothold, would ever submit to it? DO you
really propose to establish over them by
force Of armsa Constitution which you have
just changed by force Of arms?
IF that is your purpose. ] warn you now
| that you will destroy the last lingering hope,
faint, small asst now is, that you will ever
| be able to restore this Union, or to maintain
the jurisdiction of the Federal Government
over those States ,..
| Have you not seen enough to convince
you of the folly Of thcee measures Have
you hope of final success in this line Of pol
icy? Do you believe the people Of the
North quite plepnred to 90 to these lengths?
! Volunteerng at lirst-high bounties next
CONSUMPTION altelwards-apd now the mill
| tary committee confesses that to get men,
we must have con&cliptisn without conmu-
| tation for money! and without substitution.
| This is the result Of your policy. Continue
it--pass this act--let it be understood that
you will have no adjustment exceptup the
basis of the Constitution, amended in this
wise, and your conscliption act will be of no
| avail. 1t will never be executed. And in
the end you will, from sheer necessity, make
a peace, which your own folly will have com
! PEELED you to make on base and ignominious
| telms ., f,u..g .... '....
But sir, I object to the passage of this
resolution because in my Judgment this a
mendment, Or this changc-I will not call it
an amendment---of the Constitution is not
within the power conferred by the Constitu-
ton. The argument which my friend from
Kentucky Mr. Mallory and my friend from
Indiana Mr. Edgerton] have made upon
| that subject relieve me from the necessity OF
| dwelling long upon it. know what the
language OF tie Constitution is. | desire to
ask gentlemen opposite. and | address my
self particularly to the" gentleman from
| Pennsylvania Mr.. Thayer] who spoke this
morning, whether they contend that three
| fourths of the States can make any and ev-
cry change of this Constitution? The gen
| tleman said this mornihg that they can
change the number of Representatives here
| in the Federal Congress. / grant it. He
| said that they could change the length OF
| the tenure Of the Presidential office. ]
grant it. n "l ,.A"
Mr. strousc What gentleman from
| Pennsylvania made those assertions? To
whom does the gentleman refer. "
Mr. Pendleton, ] refer to the gentle,
man S colleague over the way; Mr. 1hayerj
who spoke this morning Is it competent
under the constitution for, three foulths Of
1.-THE States to change the Government into
an hereditary monarchy; to abolish the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives and con.
vert this Government into an autoclacy3 Ii
certainly is not That would be revolution
not amendment, The States can not under
| the preten$e Of amending the Constitution
subvert the structure, spirit, and theory o.
this Government. t''} .aL.'
I Mr.. Thayer. Does the gentleman expect
ME to answer his question now?
1 Mr.. pendleton. Certainly. I will yield
/ to the gentleman for that purpose ia
| Mr.. Thayer. say distinctly that it is il
| the power the people of hiscountry to erect
! any Government that the people may choose
1 / will say further, that the weakness of al
I argument is often shown by putting an ex
IRENE case like that which the gentleman
| puts, and which is scarcely within the range
Of human probability. '4.a eat "It
Mr.. Pendleton. ltJ., not question ot
human probability The question is wheth
er the power exists under the Constitution
to do it. i8-. aaa 7;.. aH
7 Mr.. Thayer In answer to that I will
| say that the powers of the people under the
Constitution are unlimited except in th,
case of the particulars in wbiuiiby the Con
stitution they are limited. .p .+r
/ Mr., Pendleton--That is different prop
| osition. The l lntldNtahf thinks that thel,
is poYIer. .---..s-ss. ii ret !anf amending
he list thaaatEEr tEErt2 gIoL .m4yxffGis Il Govern n'
ment ' mtc 'sS lsJ4 aHiofy y oFim622U On oligarehy
to change it. not - tile ihere force Of ann
under the rights of revolution, hut ,indGl
this written Constitution. He believes .tha
| one fourth of the States are bound hanc
, and foot, and must submit to anything tha
the other three-tourths attempt to impose
upon them
| Mr.. Thayer-I think it competent for t
majority of, the people Of this country tt
determine what shall be the character Of the
institutiops of this coIntry