Washington telegraph., 1864-09-28


the speedy reduction 10 inactivity and impotence
OF the Exncfltiye and judiciary can compel the
reluctant and protesting State tn dishani har
troops; can prevent the election by her of --n-
atoTs to represent her in the Cpntedarats Con
\ rress can. in eflr. thus stranrln tna @tnta--
and. if, therefore, III THE frailiv of human na-
tnrc. Conrt should first attain its conclusions
and then seek for reasons ~ Sustain them there
must needs bs reasons, Just ana sufficient in
that sound reason of which law IS IN large Insa-
sure the ltrsIances.
vi thn rfIrnv were IN rrnrnrr anf nnsan-4
tlree-fonrilis nT rin--inihs ~ Ihn strt. tLe IVY
mites of the STATE or Conieferacv lni ling ti.
rasiiH-. nnf the civil rDveTmrn-rf rff ir nrtf art
ana war still warnd l0r thl " conquest ol ihs
conquered portion, 70 oue could uy tie IicAt
ot fHt Une fourth ur the onr-frnth 10 cnrrv cn
4 government anl cgislatc. for nsclf. or rlrai
fit ra--onqu-red the rest that LEGISLATION would
he held 70 have NIL the time applied 10 fhe cnun-
try temporarily held ty tf= rn-rny. Ard.
therefore, with eIUa unerrirg ccr;ainty ID mus
BE- true, that those conquered counties have
The right III they choose 40 exercise f t1 ba re--
resented in the Legislature, because it, rnlrt-
mcnts may h obligatory upon them; no iGie as
vet denying them that right.
The acres of fhr State. ann ifs counties as ED
much laud, are not tn State. II IS th. People
! that are the Slaie i.nl therefore arain tho1rh
4 county may be hell hy the oncmy's arms. and
It's people expslled. they continue part of the
State. aud are entitled 20 be represented, as II
they were mot eAilei.
50 long. h.-eiUre, as the people cf tie coun-
ties unsu 1dued adhere 20 the constitutional
compact, and hlli the field with an army. thrv
ana thoss I'D arms with them. and thOs Nv home
elsewhere in the Sat, who adhere 10 their sd-
verse fortunes, cOntiaus To b. ID law thu Statr
1 Rome Wa lD lrHs Rome. when thr Ganls raw
aged the city aud pluclzad its Senator'S bv tie
beard. When Hannibal, after Gamma, N -nac-i
the capitol fAe y .ult- sold. a. Dart III Rom .'g
itrA rrr,F .I
Carthagonia1 army hal conque. sd, and where
it was sill eaelupri.
Ill ths present r=so. IL Is not doubtful tha. .l.-
STATE s1b5iss. and tha. It is her legislators who
row inqnire wh-th "A thev ara entitled ID ntter
hrr great thoughts. and express her win ~ INV
For the enemy does not hold half the surrac-
Of the State. Her arIniez and those OF the Com
fydrracy dispute possession with him or tlfat
| which hr has conquered. Over ~ avervvhsre
her h0rs N 4 rid, and on il her hosts rncsrp
More than nineieen-tneniieths of tho pnrnlr
even of tie conquered coantias, in her ,rn,i,s
or at home. loyal, and adhere 10 her fortunes
lin t,-srr4ftrr, rTr-Frirrr- r-TEfr-F fTzt fr7a
State should Adopt new Constitution WI amen
that which i now the law and rule or her ac
ton. whether she can or cannot assnrubI, fr- =
ona III -mhpIs vi lhe Honss of Rnnr.4antatfvas
Itistae Cilstiiu.i3n and thA or-auiglis nr,,.f
deI for hy Is. " rep 1T. that make her s.a.s
craatin- unity uf hi inE and artiHn on4 W tha
many uf her citizens. III there c1uli ba wv
more egis.asIr'. there would BE no Stat.
\ If hnt tiv- cnlni Il remained rreuh7na7 ff,r
C0nsti:H'iln zs VI if would continue theirs ft ft
pl-ss-i thrn 10 nilntsiu il and 10 gov.rned ~
ii unimn tlrri. Al-h more sn. ia In still the Con
s.iaIlIa WI tha State fur s1 much WV rrFrnirH
uuconquar ana ihs loyal peoa', or ths cor
drarad p1rsi7n. No change need be mad. low
/ Construction XIII Otl-rwiEe. in arv nr ft4 r-r-f-
sons--a- iit-s i1 thit which msl lss thre.-rluT.f
o. the Members - each House necessary 20
unless bv means WI Convention p-0vil-l f1-
By legislative ac'. or by direct action of the sue
cr-sv- legislature no chang. crH m rria IA. ft1
it: rnf thrrrtarn. if there rau ha no Legislature
without chang there can be M change, By
cause there can b- 10 Leeislatu-e.
Ashv nD rrHE-rTrti1 t-n lgss than fw0-fhirfH
cf !" thr members" III the House b- x uilr1 .r.
the whol- Inquiry must be- who under the nc
tual rirrn7ir nnraF. are i'm lAw md fl-t "ftr
Y7rTi-rrn nf th- House
II tn war were now 70 end. thr enemy would.
in tia. absence nf any treaty s-fpultions % cha
contrary, c2HfiHac fo hold fha country thav n1w
possess. as a. integral part of th-i- territory hy
ths right mi conquest, which, during the war
crratns an in-hnHt- fitlr rip-nad into an absolute
one W thr Ell 0f tile war, II there u not rss-
torsties.
Thattilr would rr'af- 10 thu date of tho con-
quest Laws -urrrrd NV thr cnam amy for the -lT-
rmmant Of suoh country, in the meanwh-,
voHli not rart On b. rc-nnacted. the title be-
coming perfect
On ibe other hsrl. If the State Ell oul ! recon
qurr by arms. or rec-in AZ peace, ihr country in
question ali laws of a " neral nature. in terms
applying u tho whole State, enacted nv tile
lawful Legislature. while the State was dispas-
sAssai. would be deemed to have been all tle
ima IN force there; in other words THAT conn
try would BE- deemed 10 hava been al the time
part NJ tha Stat. All acts Of tho enemy con-
trarv fl thc laws rf fhe STATE. lll cnnfisgaiNns
erI Fr tltft
wis. hv iha hostile authority and I'LL titl-s he'll
under st-h -f-B. would hr hrld null and vliA
TF1Ti1g TIE hostile occup2acv W portion UT
ths Siai4 the tile and the possession az, s-rz-
rated The-- iIa ii5srizi7, which mnv NJ mav
not rinrn in.o ii.fa If n dnrs it wili h- hrII
70 have accrued At the date Of the disseizin. The
Stat. nranwhilr, dues not rrlinqnish har s1v-
rrri-utr nvaT sn m1rh OF hrr territory; hrt E.in
must. pr force. admit tho fact of adverse prs
4~-snn--that Ia nf temporary arfnal severance
from rfr domain WI tha State Tn hFr anL a,
her irps, ~ .nis. ~ much OF her territory 4. for
the tims Hni"r another government d Jacf7.
It tha paN1l- nf arv nnr or moro cnrrIMs in
tha po-- ssor " t-e crcr7v, c'rct:rg i0 071i9r w
t'. I'm --,~ n Il, The franirsnt gnv srnr7~ri. ST
n, I'm Tf-.fr r1-l zhn~'f frFn I'm hr '---M-
rr--az .-f.i fn fh- laritina'n Ts--t4rs+r-- \.
,.0rl -rfar1'.fl- h comart -nf f'- Tint t,7v
M lrr' rn =rrh rnrnt- Nh rnn-fiaa fn rn-r
r..-raf N. r--f7 ta ha1~- fn +hn c47fr --,F f1 A-
!
could mt -'a'm IN f-f--f-,f. M I'm FIN r---al
wi-h T-N-l'.v %rr w-rIf tfr Gt-ta fn sn rf--
'-a-cNi-i.r r-i-h 7's'oval conn'i,' i'uou'sh i'-
s0~ sr-rnt- nv'r fh-ri. m its rll'- m Chair a1-
l'-iar~@ I'M ~nr' -nf M rr-it rhat thrr-nr rt rn
lnr~'r nl-4 ~ thc S.a-r ~ i1rc.
Thatfc son, or d.rIa-artr1. --o-'i no. f~
-ha Rrart-~n. mi ffl-. hHf thr declaration nr M
f--' " vrIll declare. uit thlt fha rrrrTA M
'hoer coun'i.s sfo1fi 70 longer - rn-i.l'f -
h- rrn-os--l.f' hn- That thew hail. hv -Nri- a'-
a-r-nrn M nr nrhli, enemy. dirrr-'ifHi --i
di7rr7ile.l themselves 70 ~ 50. The fact fhor--
fore. woTii exist, in the absence Of any decision
n M declaration.
TheEa caunirs hrinr ~ f1--~- crti-i-l rn -a-
presentation. the number of IT mhers in each
House won'i h- m that rzfan' -sanNf.
Whoa members nrrrHri thrn-r'v-F. f-l~
e'e~t"i in counfi-s held w the enemy, thar
counties r-av reasonably I'M darrnnf in I'M sim
lovnl, though onnrrSr7i. IN have olnrtnf w a1-
here 70 the le-i'im7te government. 70 clsim its
protection. and m own allegiance 10 tho State.
There IN M law that refuses representation in
n conquered counir. merely because Il il con
guered its praple continuing loval.
MI Bn. III srrh counties dn mot choose IN I'M nrn-
arni IVY their Senators and Rrpr-snninity y nr
II they cannot. thev ars. for all present rrarfi-