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gina. Ii OILY remains that IT should Be d. Yn forti
AUTHORITY CONFERRED ON CONGRESS ar TN
AMENDMENT.
This duty las been fortified by The Constitution
q Amendment. which, after providing for The abo
# by "sppfopiiase fesislat,on.'' Cesr,sa sH unas
these words, Congress may do what ii its discre
ton, seems "nppropr14te' to thus end md there /
potn. the authority Of the supreme Co1,rt, IN m th
| most explicit: '''>''e'''' :
..Ihe Government, which has right TO do an nc
and imposed IN It the duty OF periofrnmg that act
must. lag according to the dictates tf reason be Al
lowed to select the MEANS and those who 'rontep(
that It nay not seleet apy appropriate mems tha
lishing that exception. - Let The end be iegiti
mate let t be within the scope Of the Constitution
plainly adapted 10 that end, which are not pro
hibitea but consist with the letter aud splrt Of he
i Gspzo'iSn e ad e Msssst9n r.
There words Of The chief Juaace arc reinforced
by. kindred declaration Eom smother eresi
a9n!habty 9a1 ~ r1s Ne Jusce dns sso speaking also
sion:
"1he Constitution unayoIdahly dealt in general
itanerase. HWss got !n,ended merely to provide
through lapse Of agea; the events Of which ssere
locked up In the tnscrutab1c purposes Of Proyl:
deuce. Hence the Constitution 1eayea ii 10 The
legislative power from time totne, 10 adopt fs o,cn
means 10 tftc1une legitimate oi1tess.'' RI Wheaton,
e.. as; Martin ACT. Hnnler.
@ as e 81 Wsae;a soa
s bs ase,o1 70 G;oSgss to
CT Of Congress under The Consutut t1onaI Amend.
mcnt- Ion cannot deny this principle wttaoul set
ting aside 1hose mos. Ecmaskabla Judgments which
stand a. landmarks OF our constitutional histnry.
But who can doubt that the abolition Of the whole
Black Code fn al its oiiearchsl pretenstons, civil
and poicai, ia ''approp1late to 'enforcc' the ab-
guaGe Of thiE giant. Congress ms3 enforce" 30.
litfon, and nobody can question ths srneans' which
II th1oks best to employ. Let it not hesitate to
effective As the occasion IS e1tranrdidary, 40 The
'7nea1s" employed must be extraordinary.
FILA FoR THE REPUa1c.
Hayfns pleaded for the freedman, now plead for
The Republic; iof TO each alike the ballot Is d
the freedman is robbed OF this fianecendAnt night
and lett prey 10 that vengeance which ts ready to
wreak npon him The disappointment Of defeat.
condition ii perpetual unrest. Wi,h III hin, NJ II " viii
snfier. and with Elm alone can It cease to suffer:
Only th;oagh him ean yon redress The balance ct
patriot cit,rens. Only through him can yon fayo
;sssaaiess iss.s ~s.ss sx.ss xase +
Y ens best guaranty. uts hin: He vas once youf
!eow soldtet he has always been your fellow-1nau.
t11sly good enough to vote: And. now that he It
willing 70 uphold The Republic, It s1l1 be madness
10 Ee,ect him. Had he voled originally, the acts ol
6een voted Gown. You owe this fragteal wsr and and
The debt now fastened upon the country to the de-
nial Of This right. Vacant chairs IN once happy
mothert, Fathers. wives, sisters. hrother, ali
mon!nfog lost ones. The poor, now ground By
u s.ion tney haa neyef known before, al testify
man WAS not allowed to rote. Had be voted, shera
would have been peace. II he votes now, there
VII he peace. Without this, yon mnst hare
ltcc Before you the plain alternative OF tho bal-
'hemi --o.-,.
cr,es out IN unsson viii necessity. An polf.
ces, a. ezpediene,es: AZ economies, take up the
IT, SS.h.ns e Wgolfc as mso07 1othins 20
ieai Is he spirit of cas,e Justice i the hgkest
policy, the uuest ezpedtency, and the most com.
psshs1'siss ' economy: In .his 1nsp!1ation act Do
Ilied By fatal .njusnce and cspecalyo secure roId
az the national currency, Then do not let d
orpml7ed apd that the coiion eron hss ts,ea 40 IN
you wish labor to emile and cotton to grovf
It FOUND nbout W Viii Juses Tne sn a. sneisS1s ,s
rot, cannot work, while you deny hIs rfeht1-
t,ottou vii! not, cannot grow in s1ch IN atmos-
III In nal 1f.h
freedman a. Won now 40 vol, im,,ats fhnse hsfhsrs
pu. Irj.h Who Insisted uno nIowInr by the hnr.s;s
tail. until an act Of Parliament ntefered to require
hsSer 0 mns b. cS
eoute # IA unntottabIe. Bur IL ia enntrarv ~ NJ.
ta1e, and on this account renders ihe whole social
uaucht there ean bf no ,ranoniIIty e1frnt thst AZ
corcutio is tu.taied BY the philosophy Of history
Mn,eh, i,n,,, seasng ~ one o. Us ose3ss .he great
ina anan see. ae.s US most senlenmoasy tnat nota
" ~. !uns. At ue. wutus "e1s neves ntte!ea e
,;e amsct. ~ ,, a. Warning 10 'o'ns
''>s e''A>':1 1uK ,a roTrscr or THE s.t1or
t,a n sn hsoaSns Vt sumnef 70 M consideration Or
,n ,nt Sa1 s,n MoSn "a ead ne oair sufficient suur
sftoGostcT ,nd ~ sscopc,is
ato !o5 as sood 81 M tnese @ stss q vel! for the
sxampie 10 msnk,na TnoRen sns N rhayynet- geaf
ths, omcv is,1n r. ~ t.ke
whtrh at Il nj ~ IT, ~ e 1a stosy,
WHO did III ihinea. |ron ihet hn'dnG = .p!si. Y
Palace Es to ,ns rocking ,af, 9f cradle aad lta
IL q. n,nfrrfn1 thsf IT. ~ IT,, nuI .tna,i ~
bower hike fifecn-ineh coIumh,sd ,nint., it,,n
m1n1tGf 81 ~ ne neI y 1he Of
fu montor liz ttrn snoSn Nnu ~ ~ H. - ,to
and sory Of tic Repaee. u Would ID DO Do sSme S1ne
pRS pos''oT Nv "uaen % naa oeen at.aScd "a arms
a s-t .,,s,1 prIMa H. e3s 3 ~ 94l teuoNen
Sea:, ~ G.aua' Moo Y uat. toeni4 tneJ Mo9la
l,,. !, y "a, - -, ~ ~ - " no e
sou.u, W. ~ pats VI !ne NePunie, Hnoef
eG9s u!l4a Nnien hAcM ~ Sorsu, no soufns ana
eo9ld not toteiatc anf sceu9na! pFesenstous Glad
9iu nc ohes MS oest euorte IN Ill sincerity for
'nsla st "elnts: NJ NJ
ua " "a "a" eaa5y ,aa. tae1E wa notmnG N tae
eotopass o. moHal power 60 Important 10 them Ia
~, .especI. mofaiyt pfaeisaily and eeonomcal-
y, .naI tnetc TSs no!nns W1sh snch ecFtam prom
70 mem @ o. eeneneent y, see ans mat there vas
Ho!asn2 ~ su!s u MAKE tne1r ana suhe isstn IL
aatIS ana @ ,srtity as ne dscee Of equal rights
Mn.ea ns now , 1nspkeat et tae aeefee 90 iofth 10
s,4l t; .hn VIII y sule % asseend npoo
aqse s.s even ~ var; We hase gwen them peace.
aney nast .s ssfu ns u Lae name 9! slavery
" " sen1 tnea uaSk TUG oenco'e.ion o. lnstice lot
sut1 Ill th ~ 1870 1sg!s GIa9ataues ol me
Th,S ~ to.s m,,n Gnl't1um ol me pas!.
an.s .s,,! y oul .4.a measure ios measoic; THIS 1s