The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-19

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The separate action Of each amounts 10 nothing
either In admitting states or guaranteeing republic
can governments 70 apsed Or oa,iawsa States Whence
the Senate the House OF Representative acting
separately can determine the right Of States TO send
members Senators the Congress OF the Unlons To
that they and have been out OF the Union for
all legal purposes and are now conquered sub
l will suggest few ideas and adduce few autAftes
II the socaed Confederate states OF America were
independent belligerent and acknowledged by
maintained attitude which entitled them &c DO con
sIdered and treated as a beleereni then during
OF foreign nation with whom were al
war, need their Independence a nation
Mr. Stevens then quoted from Mr. Justice Grier in the
prize all the law those points After such clear
and repeated decisions he said, is something worsc
than ridiculous to hsar OF respectable standing at
tempting TO nulfy the law Of nations, and declare tho
supreme Court OF the United States In error because
the constitution it, the states could 60 out OF
the Union dc facio After proceeding further la his
duty OF Congress Is to pass Law declaring the
don OF these outside defunct States, aud providing
proper civil government for them since the conquest
they have been governed by martial law. Military rule
Is necessarily despotic and ought not TO exist longer
than Is absolutely necessary Ar there symptoms
that the people OF these provinces will be prepared TO
participate in constitutional government for some
years. know OF no arrangement proper for
them territorial eovornments There they can
learn the principles Of freedom, and eat the
fruit Of foul rebellion under such governments.
VIII electing members to the Territorial Legislatures
they viii nee sarily minue with these TO whon Con.
gross shall extend the right Of suffrage In the Terri
torres Congress xes the qualifications OF electors, and
know of better place better occasion for the
aucrcd rebels and the conqueror lract justice - all
men and accusom themselves to make and 50 obey all
laws. As TO these famed rebels they cannot at their
option re.enter tho heaven which they have
disturbed the garden OF Eden wh ch they have dc
serted, flaming swords set at the eates 10
their excl sion II becomes important to the nation to
inquire wbcn the doors shall be rocponed for their
never to be recognized as capable Of aciins ia tho
Union, or beng counted as valid States until
the constitution shall have been 40 amended
as to make Il what its trainers intended 50
to perpetual ascend,ncy TO the party OF the
mon, and 50 a. 10 render republican gov rnment nrm
and stable forever The rst o. these amendments IS to
change the basis Of membership to actual voters Now
all ibe coored irecmen in the slave States and three
rtns or tho slaves nrc represented inou.A none
OF them have votes The rebel States have nnotech
representatives OF coored slaves. II thu sayes ere nos
foe then they add Tor the other iwo hths thirteen
suppose tho blacks In those States will give AZ less.
FIVE more making the representation Of non foine PEG
Pie Of color about thirty seven. Tic whole number Of
representatives. fiom the slave States is seventy.
Add tho other two hiis and II will he clghty-threo
4 the nenamen' prys Fl and those s'ate T,hhod the
Fight ~ suffrage PERSONS OF color VIII dcddct
about thirtysoycn, leaving Thorn but forty nv with Mo
apportonnont unchanged rho cishythrc Soulheru
member, ., ,he democrats that will the bot 'ics
be elected frem the North, VIII always Il ye them
jory Ia Congress and u tho Electoral College. They
will the YER, f, election rako s,ssion Of the White
House ard the II Ills u Congress. / need depict
the run thai would follow. The assumption of
the rebel debt or rePudaton OF the federal debt would
be to follow Tho oppression Ut the freedmen the
r,amendment Of the State constitutions and establish
ment o: slavery would be the inevitable result. That
they would and disregard Their present
lions, forced upon THIN in the midst Of martial law
would b, boib natural and Just. No on who
can look upon those governments, forced upon
them in duress. with any favor. II they
should grant hc rSht Of suffrage to persons Of color
think there would always BE- Onion white enough
in the south. aided b. the bla Ks 70 divide the repre-
sertaon and thus continue the republican sccudaucy
II tny should rsuse thus to alter tLef election Lave
II woaid reduce the representatives OF the late slave
states 70 about forty Ave and rcDder ham powcrcsS for
cin. Il Is plain Tia, the anendmen. must be con.
sumu,atsd before tie dcfunct states are admitted
10 be apeho OF State action II be. The
propored amendment o. acr Congress 10 Law duty ON
exports IA precisely IN tho situation Its inpor
well be diversified " b, very obvious hat
for many years tho South v II not pay much under
Internal revenues laws. Tho only article which
,aisc any considerable amount a cotton IL viii I've
grown largely a. once. with ten cents per pound
10 E,,ssn .arivss .hea ,cy could ehia i. from any
other pert os the world The late has shown that
Two millions OF bnea exported nt 1--WE hundred pounds
the bale would yeii $ie9 100000 This scotns 10 DE
The chief siiaI! ever derive from the south.
domestic manufactures Other proposed ndmcn,s-
e make III is~s uniform, to prohibit Tie
Importance, and the on.y thing tina. prevent
tho combined or cnppo-hcads ard secess onists
shey may attain accidental r,sori,y But this is
not ~ oight % do before these inyc.eratc rebels
insitof to participate in our egsal.cn Wo have or
about 70 iocse four millions Of slaves without
hut 70 shelter them or cen, IA their pockets
The Internal laws u slavery hnyc pre.ented
them frm acquiring IN education, crfroT understanding
tho Tacn. laws a. contract ~ from managing The
ordinary business Of life Tits Congress IS ooand to pro
vide for Ic,n until ,hoy can provide for themselves Ii
do net furnish them with hotsesssads and hedge
them round With protective lava IL leave them u
The Legislation OF their late masters. bsd better have
be wcres than our prisoners II Anderson
vile. .e fail In This great duty now,
and recc.va the cxccra,inns Of bsic-y and NIL
ages Two hin are Of yitn importance: so 70 establish
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in any OF the amendment OF the constitution Until they
y sdma,ed into tho family OF states by the law
than SIX months the amendment or tho con
s''n,ion soolish.ng s.ycry hss been ratified
rctcd les passage By Congress, wiish had Ieg.sl
laiures which States capable ~ acting
s 70 ns. 90 e & a Vi sno
apy legal authority, have assembled in The cnptsis o
the rebel states and simulated lesisla,s bodies
do regard with any respect the cunning by play With
which they deuaed the Secretary Of stale IS frequent
,ecgraphlc announcements that south Carolina had
adopted tho amendment alabama has adopted the
amendment, bnlng the twenty seventh SlAter &c Ills
intended to dciude the pcopc, and aecurtom Con-
grey 70 hear ihs naincs extinct States n hey
alive, when in truth they have existence
than the rcvosd cities OF Lstlnm twctbirds VI whOse
people coonized, and their property Goa.
drawn BY sopqncrns and averaging Rome
~ = .qnsly ,apo',an - .ns s,.ony ~ ne repnyie
revive rccrcate and renante tsgo provinces into the
family OF Saiss and invest tisin with the rights %
American ct,iyers II Is that Congrev should assert
its sovereignty and something or the dignity OF
Roman Senate II IL fortunate that tho President Invites
Congress tsle this manly attitude After stating with
great franknsss in his able Message histheorv, which
however, Is fund 70 be mplacticahle cad which be
lieye very few consd ensblc he refers the whol:
matter to this Judgment Congress II Congress should
fail lrmiy nj ~isely to discharge that nigh Duty IL i
the fault n hc President fhis u o. ~
SGT tho seal al uynu
which " becoming too fashionable eud, unless brksd
will BE- the reS<fn ed principle Of government
Governor Perry AM other Prov Governors and
orators proclaim that this s the white man govcui-
nicni. Ii, whole copperhctd party, pandering 20 the
loves rsctidices Of the ignc-ans repeat The
cuckoo civ-"Ths In the whits nan's gov
eminent , pcuagorucs OF Cd partics, even
some .izh In authority grovelng sh1rt
s'This IT, The white mans COVER, msrin What Is I'M
Piled by higf That OF " "a have ,bs -,
elusive right forever to rule This rstss and ~ essfe
all acts sovereignty while ell other races aud nlicrs
and be their subjects ais4 have voice
making the laws and choosing TIE rulers by whom they
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