Washington telegraph., 1865-12-06

tS"aES th''"iS vi our V0ppfH, anu Wa U1
not believe that it can soon. if at all. b.
put in harmonious and eE.ctivr opera.
tion 40 as to secure the rights ana pro-
tect the inc O. S Of ia G.. izrns, Whlst
therefore we recommend Continued ac
qnirsrnce und- tn. same. unti if NAV
h- lrgitiinafeiv supe s,ded. We resp c..
eully represent our objections to II a. fol
lows:
1st We brlieve { o have ben illrgiti
mate and unanthorizri in IL origin l.
was not bas.d upan tn free suffrage q
the people. The individual : who assu'n.
I'd to firm the Constitution. did mi rep
resent them. The pretended elections
and the Con rntion itself. wr- held
amidst he clash of arms nd the figh,
and dispersion fcitiz.ns. Had those
individuals engaged in framing the Com
stitution ever desired fee election i,
would have been impossible.
81. Its judicial system cannot e. inc
effective oprra'io as l. makes no provis-
ion for all the actions # the Conrrs dur
ing h. r. affr ting the ghis Of indi-
viduals. The coHvrn'iDn made 40 pro
vision for their atifi alton. and neither
the Legislature he judiciary have
the power 70 d" so TIE Judges are m,
authorized to ak mp tn business a il
stands on the docket of the courts. and
proceed TO ahjndicat- the rights of nar-
ties. II" rel ct all as id. would disor.
gan;z- the whole property uf ,h+ State
and he an income vabl- shocl; g. all
! spirit Of rntrrprize. at time when "
need our whole rec perafiv4 ruergirs to
recover from the disas rous effects nf tn
war. The mod. of change which the
! Constifut on prescrih.s fnr itsrIf is too
slow to cure the evil. Meanwhile riilr.
to property and civil rights all dra.
criptious remain in iuextr;cable confr.
sion. to the almost utter paralysis Of ali
business save cash transactions in mer.
chandiz- The o.e+iuiing power Of q
convention of the people is indispensa-
ble TO cure the evil. and there is no hope
of that under the present oiat- govern
ment. without Executive int-rfer4nc-
Sd. The legislatur .sa ctionrd by His
Excell-ncy the Governor. has passed and
enforced laws, oppressive. unjust, aud
humiliating to larg,' majority "f the
people. and such as annul the benefits
extended to them by the amnesty Of the
President. We think tn, oticrrs Of tile
government and the Legislature have I
manifested kind or c1nciliatory spirit
towards these who nave taken the rath
and would willingly become loyal ci'i-
Gems BY ali oppressive aud IL rosp-c-
tive test GA h, a vary large majority of
the old citizens have been excluded from
tn. polls. which oath, after they had
heen wholly disiranchised the eby in one
judicial, and n general congressional
election. WAS then dec as-d uncOnsti u
iional by one Of rhe courts If the same
government. By other laws this same
Glars is excluded from the courts Of jus
tice, and sunk thereby beneath tie level
of the freed men, whp have, a d should
have free access to th same T!i.s,.
things certainly are remedial wi,hia lie
State government itself, bur there IL no
hope of il before the State ,l-cttons n-x II
fail, and ihrir-ndd,an raaanw ill., would
he iutolerable to- any -Ic,pt. men Tired
If strife. and determine, {" promote IRAN
guilty ri any sacrifice.
Resotced Ath. That we elect al he
present meerng Delegates 10 the cnnrrn.
ton to e held al Little RocA Ola he / / b
da of Drcembrr,tO epres-nt the views
and feelings of the people OF the coun-
~. .-....
Resofred 5M Tha; in sending these
Delegates We declare that VIZ have no
animosirie~ t" graft y no faroiitlsmS To
inc ulge no old parry likes Or .isiikeS q"
encourage. We are luditierrut to per
sons o" parties, and deslrous only that
our State Goverum nj may b. put nn a
proper footing. nd if it should please
the President to sustain The present State
official i, power. W.. would nd IT alto
geiher sa sf Glory for him to invest Gov.
NJ rphy himself for srasou with the
additional powers IF Prov,sl usi Gov
rrnor the end that a cou.rntirn might
be called tor the p-rfec ION Of OUT gov
ernnent.