The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-03-23

POSSNi ohN VIZ PS"Sh~
It's provisions, so that this great work
may be accomplished, and the peaceand
The life of the Union preserved, the pa
triotism of the country has been aroused,
and it has proved adequate to the emer-
gency--the Shareholder has given up
bis slaves, and the Northern sympa-
thiEsr his prejudices, aud with the help
Of these, the administration has been
able to put forth measure, which;
while it will redeem our country from
the curse of slavery, and preserve our
glorious Union, will hand down to un-
dying fame, the names of those, who
have most contributed to bring about
the great result Of freeing millions
from slavery, from ignorance and deg
radiation.
AMENDMENT.
The technical quibble of Mr.. White,
upon the word ''amendment," " is proof,
that such an argument is resorted to,
for the want of something better, to
help him in his pro-slavery service
"Amendment is o. term of Imitation
this rs not change, an alterations a
modification, an enlargement or limi-
tation, of any provision already existing
in the constitution, but is supplement
added to it," So says Mr.. White, and
in this, his pbilology is as defective as
his logic. Where did he learn, that
the word amendment, in legislative par
lance, was term Of limitation 2 -Four
years experience in Congress ought to
have given him better understanding
of the signi6cation of the word amend
ment. Mr.. Webster says it means, "iu
legislative proceedings, any alteration
in bill, OF motion, by adding, changing,
or omitting" This proposed constitu-
tioHal amendment, simply adds an ele-
ment of power to the Constitution, the
necessity of which has been suggested
; by experience, just as former amend
ments were introduced, and as Others
t will follow, as time and the practical
8 workings of the government machinery
= shall devclope the need thereof. Law
. is said to be the perfection Of human
!, reason; the Constitution must ever be
y the subject of improvement, by adding
# to, taking from, or changing its pro.
d visions no time can be named, past,
q present or future, when a wise man will
r say-H is pertect--future progress may
: demonstrate the necessity of other great
o and radical improvements, and they will
g be made as the Constitution wisely pro-
g vides, aud it would be an exhibition of
d stupidity, that would libel the age and
" country, in which we live, to assume,
that our laws, like those OF the MOdes
. and Persians, are unaIerabEc.
It ABSENT REBEL REPREsENTATIvEs.
10 Another objection of Mr.. White, to
Sc the amendment is, that "the eleven
g States of this Union, that now have no
voice upon this floor, have millions OF
= dollars of property staked upon this
n issue" Those eleven States have vol
io nntarily Withdrawn their representation
. from Congress, without consulting the
i pleasure of Congress, and in contempt
Ut of its authority to compel their return
10 docs that act necessarily suspend
10 legislation ? If so, then we have NO
government, and have had none, since
the first act of secession in 1860 Mr.
T. White has, for four years, been pre-
to tending to act as a representative In
'se Congress, making laws and going
H. through all the solemn forms of legis
he lation, receiving pay for the same, and
ey now. as he closes his career, proclaim
in that it has been nothing but mer
nd mockery-there was in fact no lcga
VI Congress, and all its acts and doings, a
ire such, are absolutely void, because rebe
ID, States, one or more, during all tha
cir time we're without representation ii
that body2 Every leading measur
adopted since the firing of the rebel
IN upon Fort Sumter, has had an impor
on tant bearing upon the persons an
rty property of those eleven rebel States
of arc those measures nugatorys beeaus
in the represent tativos Of those States, lei
are Congress, and organized war upon tn
,ou Union 2 IF so, then indeed, the sui
i'd. version Of our government is easily O.
it, rected the mere vacation of the sea-
re in Congress, of the representatives
la ono or more States, leaves that bod
of functu o6icio, and the law making poT
our or is stricken down without law o.
the Executive and judiciary departmep
red are useless, and the Government 70
the an end. This is the Logical sequen'
in of the position of Mr.. White does 40
use sane man accede to itH Its bare STATE
cat meut, is its own refutatiOn. That IL