The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-02-08
VOLUME 81, NO. 4l
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III. SDIJE.T0N Mr.. Speaker,
shsli ne: detaiH the House long to-dIy. :
WhlR tlis sEtliect 'yasi 1mder discussion a
the last SESSION of Congress | .endeaYere,
70 maintain byarguihcGt tftst three fourth
Of the States did not possess CONSTITUTIONS
power to pass this amendment. | had al
rived at that conclusion after, mature delil)
GRAFTON. have listened with great atten
rlonto the fpihiohs Of gentlenen on til
cta9r side Of The House, who disagree will
re. / have heard the gentleman fiorh Iowa
tAr kassonl and the gentleman from Ma
ryiand MIR. CressSellI and have listened
tothe sweeping declaration of my colleague
ilr Cox, Of Ohio who sits behind me.
have eideayorcd TO weigh ithparially thu
arguments which tAey have adduced in sup
port.o their opinions. am constrained tC
Say chat have heard nothing which has ii
the least.dogree weakened my faith in the
conclusion NJ which had arrived IT is be-
cause | cannot go beyond this question ot
roTor. because am not At liberty TO con
siler any other question, that shah tonfne
mgeif exclusively to it's consideration,
viii not domy eolcague,fiVm the Toledo
district Mr. Ashley the injustice to sup
pose thAC in his argument on" Friday he in
tended to make complete reply to the pro
position which | endeAyortd to sustain, 1T
the iaSt session.
/ understand, Mr.. Speaker, the right Of
revolution. l know what ase its limitations
ana its SANCTIONS. It's origin is not in hu-
man tl3ti. utiUns; It's sanctions are not in. pc
nal a,Elctm3ntS It's hJme is III the human
heart; is origin IL in The aspirations Of man
for progress; lis sanction is the ultima ratio
3rmn whose dread Judgment there is no APP
veal The minority OF the people may. i {
they car, at,bvert this confederation, and As-
tablish in its stead consolidated unity. -
Muea more m&y majority Ihre24idurtbs
OF the States may abolish this republican
form Of government, and, t. use the Illus,
trat;on OF my colleague Mr. Coxl may elect
the King Of Dahonsey tu be thcir alitocrat;
and tAen, rcsponsibci in the present only to
the nations and TO God, and responsible in
the future oEly TO the ages aud TO cyiIiza-
tIon, theyn!ay draw their sword, and if they
have the power impose that form Of gov,
'crnlncnt upon the dissenting States.
: But beg my colleagues NEr. Cox and
Mr. Ashley "a remeDher. and | leg gGii-
tlcmen who differ with me TO remember
that the right ot'rcsistance is a. perfect; that
tls duty OF resistance IL more absolute, and
that the cause Of those who do resist is sa-
cred in the eyes OF God and uaIl, and will
If they are successful, command the admiras
ition Of the worli, and crown them with the
1alpc "il:c" DeioLsS 10 n''i'V!9 ahd heroes.
on.' Iit VIZ ''ic ii2s ,u'se'sa'ihs y 'iI'1 II, i's''
g. .eSola,'",'' ii"F$o' VI" iIRH' '' AZ Inc
n1!aSHs ~ ".'leh'i ,'t's No!5N'o'p''' are
alSe'.'!'Iit lSe l'owHlS oi %''}nsG Nh'ch are
kra'i,:l ~ eis n WTltpA t''rS'i!!otteE' ,!' "e
aie ~. fsi,as .:'c loMel: VI cllIiI'9e wien
oy may instrument :aIe gwen . t''o fajoric
", ana Inc ophgliaon H % q oneHiencs @ ana OF
VNle>e',icc "il!ol' = .tnI"9lu al 4t?I, I'o MI
holiy' = ssupi"se II WIZ DC alRE'ea asa
haH-lh suHleeF 20 no coiitroE9fFy, lai'a Wiltr
ever mere rs . colsti'UiopaI !, power N thc
malmMy % c5ahse ~ lppstl'ntsA2Ii t q 'nelf y
i coiifi'.vc oa'y On .lie part oi tne pihoE'
NY, sIlc'"S' aTaceiui'y anu sihincuiateiy ~
ac4Os@1' . " iieIeseI alic'G ID 'i.e iIsiio oi
reSisSi re u .;ie l'holny: mere lS no rlent
~ allIFHi.Eenf y t'e hl'tqrllE ~. ),
ia ~ e'iue'i'ole.' " nlath'api, tfHt tlie
l's;ae o,snehulheNt =, eFali'eu oy lntS Nion]sl-
% ,u.l@" !, ,'1n'tTu nm W 70 t% Way. ilt5t ty 'le
G'tE q me Go,Ssitltl1h le+cil' snd heSt py
She SEl. "'io it't"n' s1u scope oI ii'at m
III ,e g, f,,,I,+;,or 4 = Ehl- sfttSi" ',.
al aaA ignnuaNoh;s =, IN, r.f.,
, MylH9lica&'R VINO SITS behlnq me, Mf.
Cnx and any Ghilaagae from the loiedo dis |
trict, ur. Ashley admit that the power
Of srnenanentisilinittd hv the letteruf the |
Nm +it-7+tor ;tcnf IN nv ocsatt no. il i
j;l y ~ .tb y i. i 80 - T T |
iihhlt9o MY ~ 'i'at rug a'iG no g, ntner,
peg 6eillemSp 10 rf'hehpecf ps9t thiS IS not |
a question OF revelation or OF physical force; |
it is not qestion otabH@ct right or Of nat |
rrai justice, but OF power delegated by the /
written text Of. the Constitution itself, From |
the tiEmcsof tie ancient prophets lie was an /
hog 6lable aud upright man who stood by |
his word though It led to his own injury
Row desire TO Skigontlemcn whether it /
istiae that the power OF change In that /
Constitution is limited only by it's written
AnKggafHfF There are but three points il
winch ne Co1stitntlor nT by.lts letter. could
isspoptatienof Slaves before 1905; the Sec A
.ond WIS the rnle Of taxation, and the third
was the equality Of representation IN tfleH
Senate. The prob bition Of change in yone
article was necessarily limited. BY the article
itselt-to me year 1903. My colleague fromO
tie Toledo district, in the speech which @hei
made the other day, told us-with reference
."Ifr read the Constitution- aright and
updergt.ad the force Of faAgnaee, the see
.ion W., W. have Just quoted is to-day free
from .aa, lltaita1lens . and CO. cpndnions, save.
on sesra % wtSn sate. IN ha ''s s"rat .e ha
S,ual ana ltdtno State shsll Joa6ti3f fs e6iibi-
sty BY any lllaTendnasnt. Of the Constitution
Nslsthout It's consent; tho other relates to tax
Etion. These are the only conditions and
limitations ~ A. '.,a /.f Il
rtiS deniy IT, :. assert That M flIere ls,ap2ther M