The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-01-27

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ing punishment on the dIsloysl? Is tina
your positions? If there are but ten Iowa
men in any one of these States they have
right to demand at the hands of This ma
ton a republican form of government
Applause. .ra,t5ss.5 sa2ls EDS a.
"But if these men get into Congress
they will strut and dictate, aud brag,'' a
Toombs did, that he would call the roll o
his slaves beneath the shadow of Buuke
Hill ] The people of the United States
have provided for that: Toombs has no rol
Of slaves to call. APplause. 'But i
they get into Congress they will bludgeon
Summer again in the Senate Chamber
How are they going to get in I? How is
disloyal men to getinto the Senate or Hous'
of Representatives of the United States
while that oath remains to guard the portals
of both Houses They have to sWear
they never engaged in rebellion; that they
never held Office under any government
hostile to our own; that they have neve
directly or indirectly aided the enemies o.
the country. Now, how are they going to
get in ? ''They will not help the matter a,
all, because each House is the sole Judge
of the qualifications of its own members,
and either has the power to exclude them.
The question of restoring the Govern
ment does not involve the question of ed
hitting the disloyal members into either
branch of Congress. When these States
present unimpeached and unimpeachable
members of Congress, all that is asked is
that you recognize them as States in the
Union, and receive their representatives.
Look at Tennessee. That delegation
which is now knocking for admission into
the Senate and House of Representatives is
as loyal, and made as great sacrifices fol-
the country, as any delegation that has pre-
scented itself to either House of Congress.
So with Arkansas.
''But," says another, 'the people oil
these States Cypress the freedmen So
they do, and that the people who have been
universally loyal, and have made such sac
ri6ces to maintain the Government
and honor of the flag, have right to claim
at our hands that protection which cannot
be invaded. Therefore the President and
the people of the United States declare,
with one accord, for that amendment OIL
the Constitution sbolishing slavery, and
that clause of the same amendment, which
deem almost as important, giving to Con
gress the right to pass all needful laws to
secure protection to the people who are
freed by this amendment.
By that authority, engrafted upon the
Constitution, it is proposed to pass laws.
emphatic in terms, and stern in purpose,
securing to the black man all his rights OF
person and property; giving them the right
to testify in all courts; to sue, and be sued;
to give and be given in marriage, and to
hold and convey property. That these
rights may be secured beyond all contingen-
cy, the President of the United States pro
poses to continue, indefinitely, the Freed
mems Bureau. with authority to call upon
the whole military power of the United
States. ..es..e
Now ask you, gentlemen, 10 consider.
This Freedmen's Bureau. emanating. fIom
the General Government, is responsible only
to The General Government, and has full,
seperate and eptire Jurisdiction over all cases
in which colored men are parties.
but" says one, 81 don't hear that you
are giving the black man the right of suf-
frage under your programme. ." 1 don't.
And why ? Because the States have rights
subordinate to the Constitution. For for
.ty-six years the Congress of the United
US of suffrage in the States. That has been
fixed by the States from the commencement
of this Government to the present day.
The Constitution of the United States in
emphatic terms declares that call powers
not expressly granted in this instrument to
the central Government are reserved to the
States and people," That power was not
granted to the central Government, and
therefore it is reserved to the States.
If Congress has the power to extend the
right of suffrage to any class of people with
in the respective States, it may extend that
right to all, aud may withdraw or modify
it, at will. This principle, established and
carried out, would tend to the perpetuation
of all power in Congress and the central
Government, and would destroy the Rspub.
lie. g 1sl5Bz Gag - 5lisSat D.
The only party, except the old parties oil
Kansas, that was ever organized, was the
an i-Lane party; and it was based upon the
charge that the Government had invaded
the rights Of the State by appointing me
Commissioner to recruit troops in the State,
independent of the State Government. A
consequences of this alleged infringement o.
State rights. They believed the rights o.
the State to have been usurped by that ap,
Pointmsnt of Commissioner. sas 30,
You have Legislature that meets next
week, composed of the most intelligent and
honest men Of the State. How would i
look 10 that Legislature aod the people L
have tie Congress of the United States in
termeddling with questions over which yoI
and your sister States have always had con
troll. al5uqa1 sa * b Ell Z
/ laugh TO scorn any man. especially an
Kansas man.. who would advocate the sxts6
sion of suffrage to the colofed man. ia th
Southern State and deny it to him in hi
own State. Applause Iwass talkinj
the other day with some gentlemen, belisv
in this city, on the subject of colOred sui
frage. Qpe was advocating the extension
Of the suffrage 10 the Southern States. Z
asked him what about extending. the Eigh
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