, 1865-10-07
REJOHNDE1R To THE CHICAGO
TIMES,


willing to hear their organs teach such sount
doctrine. because we hare denr'-AA than q
--1~v-tT 10 leach any other.
- wrong and unss1c tos the general Govern
nSEt to e1cseiAe power not granted 70 II BY The cor
R71y.-No power whatever Is granted t,
the general government by the constitutio,
10 appoint governor for State. to ordsr ,
convention 10 amend the constitution Of ;
State, or 10 prescribe . test oath a. tile con
ditton OF voting for members OF euch couveu
tion, TO require the abolition OF slavery b,
such convention, or 10 decide that none s],al
vote to-day In a State Aave those who could
roic therein in 1851. Yet the President alone
hae exercised all these powers as to each oj
the so-callcd States latcly In the rebellion,
Now, either The so-called States lately in n
beIllou arc not really States, OF else the Prcs,.
dent has some powers not granted by the con.
s:itu'ion. or else In The foregoing acts he has
done that which the Chicago Times regards
as wrong and unsafe. Which horn OF the d.
ltmma will the Chicago TiAes assume.
Nthc general Government, has no Jurisdiction
over tle question of suffrage.
Et1iy.-By what lawful authority then did
the President, who Is but one branch Of the
Ftdera1 Government, order in his reconstrpc-
tion P-oc!amations that no white voters
should vote in the lately rebel States without
first taking prescribed oath, and that none
should vote who could not vote in 1861. thus
prescribing fully WIN sbould and WIN sbon1d
not ,o,e,
The questions arr tased On the ss.u,nptIon th.t
the Federal Government has authority to control
Sis,s s saesa'n u 'a'''ase II Inc 1a'es re'c'ons
Roh-rtb~ redern7 fo-o,,n,,,.
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c,u.,r. =. 9u'''4on, l.
t,ta.,.s 49,, 49,. =. ~le A oo'e. A"eut ~ e4'
.,' >14 " sossnMent "nat-
So res.1'@. 1 ~ eoauo. H. NJ" a. no
uN e@r W ,''nea except oy
.a.t -. 'eses es. ~ eac e4tansu4seo c'ass "naeh
~ .,.,'s' CO. ~ eets,A " some aotnor1ty,
S".s ~ .t.a ~. =. 49, .eaI.A ~ aono"s tnat We
autborstr - cnntro, ~ ~. a,,e".,aa ue een. ~ nas
- ~. .s.,.s ~ - Ae a1se.'on VI s"uiasse
We denv that IL snc,, ~ Sts,s. 80. 49, 1N
c,n,nant esn ~ .rsr ~ 1 ,.a $50 ..as o.a1e oos-
vh.,cve, rha ~,oo,,1s - 60. ausu.4sy
II unt1 come authority determines WIN arr
4.fbe neon1cn The state r.,rsm,nsa. 49,. -.
not form itke,r .a mn crca,sd tt;na ~ .aar
c,eotsd uon.a ~. Eaa..s1eS.N- s - our
t,ve ..an,boritx N cort-n, 49, a.s..,e.. .1s. -.
snty,,us T., ~ ,a+o,, s..,s,,,s so. VI
thov nsxcr ca,,,d 1.s .a,an..s - 1900 1'>''' VI
prr.t5cnt 5os,.o4, ~ ~ .,.S ~
rcpud,atca .hts assumption. and be Is sustained ID
'l'at npnaianon ~ The democratic patty.
- H4sg. ms rs pn.sue. On Inc contrary
s -. .'.e,s. 1n T.. .Ite apoa @nts - assumption,
wa 1na.. - eeo "na'4.eo ~ ~ w salns 70 aecaoe Inc
~ tass Yas'.,n... ~ tae eo0eSe ne u Longtess,
~. ~ =. n "si,u.' 11s =, "e uu!, o'9ec.
..a.s-ts ai - ~ ,u.s ou1@.ea uanS
-, 49, ~ "s ee'e's n"'e Iue.aueu'
ans.eaae a lse '4''o"eo A'Au' ~ 'o' as We 'n.nA'
'',Fa. TN
,os,,,,. ~. a .a.n, - sasa W T.. 40 1.a.o
ro".1n,.,. ~, - 49, saa,s " r.. "a - Nv seas a.
sho,.,s Ss.s ~ o.eeaass as -. sae QUESTION,
as nssIs,.t .'s 80 r1s@usa ~ W snos tua. .nc
sa1... =. .', "n" n'.9 @ss"nieu ~ etc,ae II mas
sss,,. 1a :. "iec"s. !ns1cao VI anls Inc 1ta'ts
-. n.m S"a.'",3,l asnhs' rs enent
M as.. NC .",' auoun. eiaso' WILL intefesi
A4u eos'' =, e'nseoA's til@l
tn, -on y TOLL not - .soa }oT d.:n1ahttsng e
inty s1c .suteert rssons fo1 Iteis tsisan,bics.
inent.
Afay.-Here nc meet the Times ut last
on the same platform. Over the dark abyss
ol four years NoE and conflict, during which
VIC have perslstcnt1y defended the uuSou, aud
~. .,-.us ~. -. NV teoenon'
Chicago Times, MS II now steps upon our own
platform Of fmnar1,al sn.1rare r. Co,or w. - ~ w
reason for refusing the ballot. Ignorance aad
incapactty arc, W&thcnelore. a co,o,ed man
IL. in,o1t;rr,,4 u,3 csnah,o hn .1.,,,s .,.t