The sun., 1865-12-19

e.upct rats isws No, In The eor-r..nssr-ip-eb,.,
oi ne srtpie' iot he can only hoid them uadef
mlulafy rule until the sovereign legislative rrver
Of the conqueror ,hsI eivo them i.- Th.ro !.
l9t,unalely, no difhculy in ,oyips tho rueston'
Que Of .heh tho 600 must fail. Tho icuf'h arae q
,e,' ,Ne- sate, may - admitted by
meni This is ,he controlling prv-i.ion In i,H- svs
n e.. tho Ia. Of nslion. . dend letter. the Ista
,nelr otNina oompscis and bfoke Al. ties that bonpd
mem toseiheI, lhe htnre ccudltion Of the con
Inered power deponds on tho WI ~ tho oonquetot
lhey miDt como m - sev STATES. or ferrsin 10 con
1uerei provinces. Congress the Senate ana IIouso
q hpto.entative'. 9TH the concurrence II Tho
iIesidentU the only Tuvef iss, ran at on tho mat
YER bu, suppose, some dreaming theori,n
,hs~ ~ine mat ihe.o states hsye never been out Of
state GOV, rnm.nis ,o. . to 10 incapable of poIitl-
.,,ion, .,a ,hen ne fcyr's arop q ihe k9fth
iottn OF government Who ~ Tho United Sta,,s
No, tho Judiciary, not the Pte.ldent but the sovcr
repres' Isiive, in Gonsf.., Si.h Tho concur. %
renee of the rIecutivS. I, mean. tho poll.
10th brsnche. ., Couy.s and d the S% TIseu,i,s
~ separate seton OF each amounts 10 nothing
Republican Goverunent. 10 .r-cd or outls ed s,tS.
~ hence spnnu the prsppsterous idea that either
me il..ldent or the senate, orhe House Of Repre-
r,ls. ,,nssy,- actns separately, can determine tho
ihht OF states 70 send member. or eensiors TO tho
Ionsf,s Of tho Unioni To prove that they aud
h,ve been out Of the Union for all lsgsl pur.
poses and are nov conquered subjects 10 the
sbsolute dlsposL Of Congress. 1 viii suggest
lev IDEAS aud sdduco fev suthoritias II the so
called Confederate states Of America Gro an inde-
pendsnt helllterenL aud were 90 artnou ledsed by
ihe United States and by Euruts, or hsd assumed
ana maintained an attitude which entitled them 10 be
coh.deted aud toaied as q bslligerent then during
such time they we're precisely In the condition Of
loiegn nation with whom ve we're at war
nor need their Independence o. q nation TO
be acknowledged by US 10 produce that effect
MI stevens then quoted from Mr.. Justice (lrier, In
the prize oafcs all the Law these points, Alter
such clear and repealed decisons he said IL 10 some
thlnE worse than ridiculous 10 hear mon OF rs.pccta
Die standing attempting to nuify the law Of ons
and declare The Supreme Court of the nited states
10 error because, as the Constitution forbds IT, tho
sates could not 20 out Of the Union d, Iacto Afer
proceeding iuIther IN his Argument he remarked II
obslods that the hrst duty Of Congress. 10 TO pas
~ declaring the couaton of those outside or
STATES and providing proper civil government for
the since the conquest they have been governed by
martial iAN. hhtary rule 10 necessarily despolic,
anu ought not 20 exist longer than 10 shsoutely
necessary. As there arc no symptoms that the
scope OF these provinces will be prepared 20
pAItcipate IN Unconstitutional Government 1t ior some
years kno- OF no artans sement proper for them
Territorial governments. There they can learn
the principles Of freedom aud eat the fruit Of ,a,i
rebellion under such Governments.
Mr. Stevens continued his remarks in this spiri,
at considerable length, afier which the House I'd.
journed