The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-03-16
The President on Eeec0nssrnc-
ton.
From the Chicago Times

the President o1a EeconsGra,c-
ton.
From the Chicago Times.
An analysis Of the arguments made in
the senate at Washington on Tuesday
against the admission Of the delegations
from Louisiana and Arkansas viii show
that they rest chiefly on the followire .
propositions: First, that as states whose
Inhabitants are IN rebellion against the
government, they are not entitled to req
rcsentation il the government; aad see
5ndly, chat the delegations have net been
lawfully chosen. There should be no
question concerning the correctness of
the first proposition and the facts relative
to the latter are SO notorious. and so fully
substantiate ii, that It Is q matter Of aston
ishmcnt that sane and honest men Should
dispute them. 1Lr Howard, OF Michigan.
when leave was asked 90 present thc ere
dentia,s of Nesars lishback and Baxter.
Of arkansas, said: ''Hc considered 1t an
insult 10 the people OF tho 10y n states
lie could conceive no ereater absurdity
th2n 10 ioist upon the senate such repre-
sentatiycs" Similar opinions have been
expressed by q majority of the senator's.
and III language nearly as plain and vig-
orous.
Bat the delegations from these states
come backed By executive influence Mr.
Lincoln concocted the medley BY which
the present so-called stete Government il
Louisiana was organized Whether The
child thus born IS legitimate, rs he and
the delegates from thai state and those
favoring their admission assert. or IS a
bastard, conceived il sin. and born il IN
iquity, as those WHO deny seats 10 the
delegation declare, :. 8 his child lie
instructed General Banks in regard 70 ihe
organization Of Louisiana. lie Instructed
General S.ool n rcg2rl 70 the oresniza-
ton O. Arkansas. lie has persistont!v
demanded that these bogus organizations
should be recognized. lie pocketed the
rcconstcuction BIZ Of last ycar because il
lid not recognize them, and he iavorcd
Aahicy's reeoa- -.--ct:on IN because 4 d;G
recognize them.
The question or reconstruction Is ncv
l-lt entirely TO lis discretion. as 10 mes
uce r.oyilng for The Reorganization Of
ihe lnsurgea, states las passed c)nero1s.
lie canno. foi-t the delegations froM ~
kansas and Louisiana upon congress
against It's VIII, but he can contiauc 10 re-
cogni-c aad treat lie organizations spriu
Ing iro,a his instructions to Banks anu
Steel rs legitimate. and ho can also at;omp-
10 bcge. the Ike n cher states where To
haze acquired lootAold. This Is what
ie intends to 40. lie does not pafjake
in the general opinion that the amnesty
scheme Is foolish and m:schieyeus
scheme am re Is impressed "'.h ne i1ea
that Wnen The iafce ana iraGl oi Louisiana
and ArNai+;-s s',an nave been Fepea4od N
tennessee, Aorth Carolina, rgihia, ahI
Flor IA. the onblnation Will assume re-
't''',','! ',''.' VIII ,on'n''i'' y - .ii0
'''i' 'g..5i'''''ie Y.., ;, ~ AZ, me next -essn
10 -. - - 'i''I VI n''V "V''is :,
i''i'i''' - INC icos'e' anu nc ya'l
o' INC aDoi'..oh parry VII hol .ohS peFhi'
1t - "i'"} -''V'i ~ ot'l'0'i''''i u 'iS 6"'-
efili-c.s..
ms IS rs sencne l9F Feeons'Fuction'
ana - ,'''5 ~ cl'l0'e0u .! lilll'i.ry lo"e.
over sA"ch portions oi 3he insuFFec;ionA-
-. - - NJ o'. .in--Ss
iiis ueSieA = - ,te"l al ensuing STATE
constituents ana il"s "a the inIursent
'c'tt1oi5 ~ hu''','oS' -" - 1u-i1 upon
me Louisiana ana -ArAansas plan; nat
..iS iir0'ee' Is cu,c'y qeSi'''o anu f''9,'-
'iVhafy' hilseil sia!i Dc thc witness. u c
quote from Ms nfst inaugural address;
al destruction OF the union by one, or
by Il part only, Of the states, lie lawfully
possible, the union is less perfect than
before. the constitution having lost the Il
tai elcmen: OF perpetu;ty. 1t lows that
no state. upon It's own mere molten. can
lawiully get out + the union; that resolves
and ordinances to that effect are legally
void"
The same idea is substantially roneated
in his message to the extra session Of 1861
The doctrine is the one which has heon
held by all our statesmen who have ON.
nosed thc evtrpmo theories of .oco,sion !,
rc,.ard to state rinb,s. uisrrc,ni.e i !,
truism and his inference unavoidable In
present action in urging The recognition
Of the decimal scheme and the organ;-
cations in Arkansas and Louisiana. If
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