New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-12-29

justnow to the old political juggler at
( the head Of that department. The rat
lfcallon must take place according to
tho provisions Of the Constitution.
VIII ne count these military organizav
tions In the seeded States2 He would
have no scruplcs about it just now, but
he is making history, and it may not
read well.
According to our Constitution and
our history, read and understood by all
the world, these organizations are not
legitimate State authorities. Here is
q quandary, and it will require some
Ingenuity to get along with it. If
these are States, fit to ratify an amend
ment Of the Constitution, the most i'm
portant act ct State, then, the refusal
to admit their Representatives in Con-
gross, can't we'll be justified or even
excused. It will tax the resources of
the most foxy politician to get through
the difficulty.
If the United States consist only Of
the non-sccedlng States, then there
arc difficulties to be encountered. We
mast adni. that rebellion Oh the part
Of the citizens of State forfcits all the
rights of d State. So far secession is
valid; these quondam States are no
longer States Of the Union. Nearly
half the area Of the once United States
is held by the arbitrary power of the
other. Laws arc ma de for millions of
people who have no Representa-
tivcs in the Government. These laws
arc to be applied and executed by ap-
pciatcqs Of a Govornrn.nt f,ro;5n, no.
to say hostile, supported by staadin g
armies.
We uscdto hold t::&st the just pow
crs Of government were derived from
the consent Of the governed, and we
used to boast against all the world that
We were living up to the theory. We
! ma'|c mouths at Governments, tha
held people and territory by the sword.
The reader Of Our history will be
startled when he comes to this chapter.
And has the Great Republic como to
this after generations of boastins about
the consent Of tla governed! The
contrast will only be amusing when it
is observed that this change has been
brought about by party most voclfer.
GUS in its 5oasting about freedom and
repub licanism.
Seward vii! reflect on all this, and
shape his course to AVOID responsible.
ity.
1t is not worth while TO refer to
that obsolete document, the Constitu.
tion Of the United States, and its his;
tory and Interpretation in the past
The doctrine now is, that the neccssi.
ties of the Government override any
clause or any amendment of the Con
stitution, end that the President or
Congress are the JUICES OF the necessity,
1t was once supposed that the first ne
ccssity Of our Government was to oh.
serve its charter; but We have chang
ec that lnconvenient way of getting
along, and invested in the Administra.
tion and the partNin power to judge
of necessities By their hi gh discretion
and set aside the irconvien;cnt res:
tEaints Of the Constitution.
| This being the doctrine preached
and practiced, there is an easy way tc
get along. Let Thad: Stevens write
the proclamation about the amendment
His audaclty would be equal to the oc
casion. He would proclaim that sla
very or involuntary servitude is foreve,
abolished in the United States, and thai
the President will hereafter Gee thai
his proclamation is carried into effect
lie would not allow himself to be in
commoded by that old musty documcn
that covenant with death and league
with hell.
Seward, however, is not bold enough
He must have pretexts, and shams, ,anl
lodges. We are curious to see hi:
publication that the amendment is rati