The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-17

and Vice President i
They are the mere creature of his will
They cannot live day without his support,
They are mere olgarchies, imposed on the
people by military orders under the forms of
election, at which generals, provost mar
shals, soldiers and camp-followers were the
| chief actors, assisted by ahandful of resident
| citizens, and urged on to premature action
by private letters from the President. ID
In neither Louisiana nor Arkansas, be-
fore Banks defeat, did the United States
control half the territory or half the popula-
ton In Louisiana, Gen. Bank proclama-
tim candidly declared "Ihe .fatdamG1-
tdt Iaa0 0fthe State as martial lar. .. 81
On that foundation Of freedom, he erect
ed what the President calls the free Con
stitution and Government of Louisiana. "
But Of this State, whose fundamental law
Was martial law, only sixteen parishes out Of
torty-eight parishes were held by the Unit
ed States; and IN five Of the sixteen we held
only our camps. .. G.,a.t
The eleven parishes we substantially held
/ had 233, lS5 iAhabitRpts the residue OF the
State not held by US, 575,6l8. . ..,l.. I,
AT the farce called an election, the officers
Of Gen. Banks returned that IL, 346 ballots
were cast, but whether any or. by whom the
people Of the United States have no legal as
smance; but it is probable that 1000 were
cast by soldiers or employees Of the United
cord;np to anv law State or National aud
7 70OO Gojlots renresfut, the State Of Iouisi
ana. ,..... ... .... .,-t..
Such is the free Constitution and Govern
,nent nf Louisiana: and ike If i that Of Ar
| KANSAS Notbiuo but The tailure of a militia
nv eyneditim deprived Ms of n like one in
! the sWamn of Florida and befoc ihc Presi-
| deptiol eIrction Ike ones NAV he orpanized
| in every rahcl State where the I-nitad States
| have Il cnnn
| Tbo prnu;dnnt. Ir nrpvent;np tbis hin
from becoming a law, holds the electoral
| votes of the rebel States at the dictation Of
his personal ambition. .y
! If those votes turn the balance in his IA
vor, is it to be supposed that his competi-
tor, defeated by such means, will acqui-
esce? .. ...... .... -....
If the rebel majority assert their supre-
macy IN those States, and send votes which
elect an enemy Of the Government, will we
not repcl his claims? -..-, .MH
And is not that civil war for the Presidcn-
cy inaugurated by the votes OF the rebel
States? ..a.. .y...
Seriously impressed with tneSe CANCERS
congress, yHe P'ol'c', G1'SI:ep''G"ot - "0l"oIt-
| Y tUfllallE W oceitieu 'ilaI i'telu So "Ie nv
ot"'c "9telhilioii.o III .n? i'toi I."'oH' "nu
pfo'iaeo iGf 5iGlf erection 'lC .hg piopeE
tlhie' ana potil the SENATE ana the lIouSe u
y noepie> eIat!vtS tGiectet. 'le senators any
l'epIefeh{alFes eliofGn uilueE autnolIty oA
Milat ING feSioeht caiis thG ffee NolSllVU-
tI9n ~ any u9yelilleitS ol 4Ath"ilsaS; 11
lhe !, ifgslaenG 1Ifoelali}i"5!on H4Ga$5a' 20
Mo"!M tilS I''oshiei'' "ilq uise"luS 'lto A.
IholI1y oI .ene 5uPienie Ioul'| @iu hil siliue'
;ea"ioIis ioN"lH tite Gi,''lviit ii' toonniila
| 'lHh VI 'Ho 0'h Vi boeehiD0i ili""s ui"'~
eo.
| lfelectors for President be allowed to be
chosen IN either or those States, SINISTER
light Will be cast on themotiyos which indu-
ced the President TO hold Tor naught the
will OF Congress rather than his Govern
ment III Louisiana and Arkansas
That judgment OF Congress winch the
President de1es was the exercise OF an au-
thority exclusively vested III Congress by
| the Constitution to determine what Is the
It's own nature and by the highest judicial
authority binding ON all other departments
OF the government
The Supreme Court has formally declared
that under the 4th section OF the ' tn arh-
Gle Of the Constitution, requiring. the Unit
ed States to guarantee to every State re-
publican folm Of Government, ut rests acGh
(ongress to dcc5de Whdt Goren"nent IS the
tstodttShtd enc Z" q State; and '1rhc"
| Senators Ght HeR'eSe"fMffceS J q '>t"fe gre
0i}3nttt'tj into the councils of the tnion, the
aHtho7fy q the tf0F0hnieH l""cr 2Th'c"
they are GlI oalfcd, as well as Its republican!
character, rs Tccog1'a@cd dy the proper constr
tHtioRdt dathGatfH, 6Hd IT'S dect@GH as 6aad-
ing on crny other department Of the Gorrm-
ment, and could not be questioned IN Judi
| clal tribunal. 1t Is true that the contest III
this case did not last long enough to bring
the matter to this issue; and, as no Sena-
tors or Representatives. were elected under
tlle authority Of the Government Of which
Mr. Dorr was tic head, Congress was not
called upon to decide the controversy. Yet
the right to decide is p laced ttcr".
Even the Presidents proclanatlon OF the
Sth Of December, formally declares that
Nv neither members sent to Congress from
any State shall be admitted to seats, constl-
tutio!iaily rests exclusively with the lnspcc-
tive Houses, and not to any extent with the
EHecutipe5 r t1iyh; ..m'i ".
And that is not the less true because Who'll
" inconsistent with the prc4ident's assunr-
ton in that proclatihtion 'ofa FIGHT to III
stitute and recognize State Gdveinments in
the rebel States, nor because the President
is ullalle to prettiVe that his recognition is
a nullity if It be not conclusiyelf on Con
grcss. o.'9'' Ht ". r.' w.,
Under the Constitution, the right to Sen
ators and Representative is inseralable
form State Government. 0tt ..'.
Ftlierc be State Government, the right
is absolute. ,F| }.a a# ."4
If there be no State Government there
can be no Senator'S or Representatives cho-