Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-27

whom the people of the United States have |!
no legal assurance, but it is propable that
1000 were cast by soldiers or employees
of the United States, military or munich
pal, but none according to any law, State
or National, and 1000 ballots represent
the States Of Louisiana.
Such is the free Constitution and Gov
ernment oil Louisiana, and like it is that
of Arkansas. Nothing but the failure of
military expedition deprived us of like
one in the swamps ol Florida, and before
the Presidential election, like ones may
be organlzed in every rebel State where
the United States have q camp.
The President, preventing this bill from
becoming law, holds the electoral votes
Of tho rebel States at the dctaiion of his
personal ambition.
Ii those votes turn the balance in his
favor, is it to be supposed that his competi-
tor defeated by such means, will acquicce!
If the rebel ma jerity assert their suprc.
macy in those States, and send votes which
| elect an enemy Of the Government, will
We not rcpel his claims
And is not that civil war for the Presi.
! dcncy, inauguratod by the votes of rebel
! States.
| Seriously impressed with these dangers,
| Congress, "the proper Constitutional au-
Mor,ly,' formally declared that there are
no State Governments in the rebel States,
and provided for their erection at a proper
| time and both the Senate aud House of
Representatives chosen under the authority
| ot ypb Of tho Droa,Jopt
| sttution and Government Of Arkansas.
The Presidents proclamation "hOMs for
naughT this Judgment, ard discards the
! authority Of the Supreme Court and strifcs
| headlong toward the anarchy his procla.
| nation Of the Sth Of December Inaugural
| ted.
If electors for President be allowed to
| be chosen in either Of those States, sin
! lister light will be cast on the motives
| which induced the President to "hold for
naught' the will Of Congress rather than
| his Government in Louisiana aud Arkan-
sas.
The judgment of Congress W hich the
! President defes was the exercise of an au
thority exclusively vested in Congress by
| the Con stitution to determins what is the
| established Government in a State, aud
in its own nature and by the highest ju-
dlcal authority binding on all other de-
| partments Of the Governments
The Supreme Court has formally de-
clarcd that under the fourth section Of
the fifth Article Of the Constitution, requir.
irg the United States to guarantee TO ove-
ry State republican form OF government,
"I rests scith Congress 10 decide Uhat soU-
erdn,ent is the established one in u State :"
and "vhen Senator'S anil Representatives.
Of SAFE are admitted into the couucils
Of the Union the authority of the G0reyn-
me'n u"ler uhich Mey a,e appointed, as
we'll as its republican character, as recoe-
nieel By tie proper constitutional amhora-
uy, and as decision is J,nding on evcry
| Department Of the Government, and could
not be questioned in Judicial tribunal.
1t is true that the contest in this case did
not last long enough 10 bring the matter
to this issue; and, as no Senators or Rep.
resentatives we're elected under the author.
ity Of the Government of which Mr.. Dorr
was the bead, Congress was not called up
on TO decide the controversy. Yet the
right to decide is placed there
Even tho Presidents proclamation Of
the Sth OF December, formally declares
that "Whethcr members sent to Congress
from any State shall be admitted 10 seats,
construtionally rests exclusivcly with the
respective Houses, and not to any extent
with the Executive"
And that is not tho less true because
wholly inconsistent with tho Presidents
assumption in that proclamation OF a right
to institute and recognize State Govern
ments IN the rebel States, nor because the
President is unable to perceive that his re
cognition is o nulity if it be not conclu
sivo on Congress.
Under the Constitution, The right to
Senators and Representatives is insepara
BILE from State Government.
If there bo a State Government, the
right is absolute.
If there be no State Government, there
can be no Senator's or Representative cho
sen.
The two Houses of Congress are ex
pressly declared to bo tho sole judges o
their own members.
w HcH, therefore, DenaJors ana hepro
sontativcs are admitted, the State Govern
, ment, under whose authority they wert
chosen, is conclu'iyey established whel
: they are rejected, its existence is as con
/. clusively rejected and denied and th
! judgement the President is bound 10 sub
! nit.
The President proceeds 10 express h
unwilliDgness "tO declare a constitutional
competency 10 Congress to abolish SLAYER,
, in States" as another reason for not sign
; ing tho bill,
. But the bill nowwhere proposes to abol
| ish slavery in the States.
The bill did provide that all SaUes il
the rebel States should be manumined,
But as the President had already sign
ed three bills manumitting several classe
OF slaves in States, it is not conceived pos
. sible that he entertained any scruple
= touching that provision of the bill respect
: ing which he is silent.
lie had already himself assumed rgh