Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-06-06


! ali the members who have come from
tennessee ard Arkansas.
ne apology tor the denial is that a.
though the members now chosen ara Iov-
al. yet, they might become dislnval ffa-
admittaGce. 1t is necessary 70 say mat tbo
same subterfuge may be equally rostoroJ
to in the case Of every other member IF
Congress. The suspicion is Illogical on3
unwarranted by the Constitution and
even II 1t were both constitutional and
logical Congress has still the reserved hu,
absolute power to expel the member
I whenever he shall become unfaithCul or
talter IN his allegiance. The adrAcates Of
dlssension. pressed bv these facts, resort
/ to the argument, and although it is true
/ that the representatives who have como
] from Tennessee and Arkansas arc loyai.
and can meet cOnscientiouslv and legally
every test which Congress mas prescribed
/ or can prescribe, and although they NAV
/ be expected TO remain loyal themseis es,
/ vet that among those who have come from
the other unrepresentcd States thore are
persons who cannot take the test oaths
and are therefore held to be disloyal
The reply is obvious Let all disloval
claimants from other States be rejected
bat in any ease admit the loyal represent
tatives of Tennessee and Arkansas Still
onEress excludes the loyal, grouping
them in one indiscrimiratc mass with tho
dislovai This course Of the opposition
/ has failed TO be satisfactory, and there~
fore new arguments must be used Ono
OF these Is that although the present rep~
representatives are iovaL tie terms for
which they were elected will some dav
expire, and they may be followed by dis
loyal successors. The same arrangements
Id affect rvart- sAaY -, 18Th IT,rc,s Of
Congress, becansc, although the constitu~
tionai presumption IN favor Of loyalty in
Ia the several States always remains good,
yet 10 one can absolutely guarantee that
any one State or district IN the United
/ States NAV not, at some future time, send
\ disloval representative. We all see
clearly that the question is not Of what Ia
past, nor vet Of what Is future
Judged BIZ any standard Of patriotism
and loyalty, that the whole Congress could
accept, some districts in every State. and
many Of the States. have 1T times hereto
fore suffered themselves to be represented
bv disioval men. and one or all Of them
may consent 20 be represented by disloyal
men hereafter The only sure way 70
guard against this Imaginary danger wo'd
he TO dispense with Congress altogether.
Thus tho advocates of disUnion seem to
tEfiht at tue conclusion Itldi our SA+lti|
system Of republican government Is an ab'
surd failure
What then, is my couciusion7 1t is ono
that viii at least be admitted to harmonise
with my past life | am hopefu)--hopoGui
II the President. hopeful Of the Congress.
hopeful of the National Union party, hope
Iul Of the Democratic party. hopeful Of
fh" Represented States, hopeful Of the un-.
rerreseuted States, above all hopeful Of
the whole people and hopeful of the con
tinned favor Of Almighty God
When | shall return here from the field
oi public service, md shall have come to
min@ie once more IN quiet and peace
fnl pursuits, I desire and hope then to be
able to look with renewed affection and
pride upon our beloved country I hope
tast then. while ! remember how fearfallv
within our own time she has been besst.
'esiegcj and tried shall, nevertheless.
he ale 70 say to all here at home, as we'll
as abroad.
Compass hs- walls wish solemn ponp eyes quite
roUnl her cast:
coan: all her towers ana see # there you and on.
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