New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-20
A Rebel View Of the Constitutional Amends
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To the Edito, Of The NJ Tribune
SIR; As The TRIBUNE has reputation tor harness,
submit, the following of the proposed CONSTITUTIONS
Amendment am Of that class original secess'on'''' wa"
believed the only hope for Constitution bery was ~
ration who are entirely DISTINGUISHED by their own choice ana
have therefore no direct nor personal interest In these mat
ers Your constitutional Amendment only prohibits Us ron
doing that which intend to DO aud eau perceive 10
public private duty which w ever force US u
do doubtless necessary for one to go to Congress
As 10 do many other dirty things for the god Oh soe'
hut we cannot feel that sacb Is duty. view oil your
Amendment lrom such STANDPOINT may Interest you
You propose to destroy the Secession States ght pro-
Slavery Arocatio domination ia the Soutn to Dreok
down and oh iterate it, This is reasoual, enl nti Soe'
To- do that you render incompetent to any once state OF
Federal every man hell oc ron eohst'os
r stmeser a CROSSROADS, up sill permit ns All " vow
lh ruu hiuA will eectuay deliver over tie S9sth % Tue
Unisn followers and the Southern power WI De ievet
uoravzsd n not made your aly See hos this works Al
Non 4 ndde age and upward IN the soutn ol Az!
en-, hive h,a some office Of sjrt You hho" ih sf,
dered be- ChiefJ ustce Ruin, after larry Nfas
wee IA the supreme Court resigned AID iecame lSee VI
lac Peace ana Badger refined from puVc ne, otie be,eA
OF The Culnt Mag srates. Al sneh men, tpsIps are us
rancDI.ed, AMI tie largest maJofity are
SDNeues. They have WEIGHT tale.t decision oDa'
pioper, f pubic SERVICE snd t+t al'
popular app.aus,. 1he form phainx psnrrn - r ~
~ numbel.. aud IN popularity. Inc n''s H''u'
men with Union prDcIyues whom you dsirl case are neg
aves coat Tor nothing ia COLLISIONS OF men oF e's
ba ,oule uea no are tie only a wLo have not been
l. iAe " u A~'Si
on worth cri 20 has fought 10 tue Uief ehd Tue! ho
our fliend-, your eBrmesl M.
Yon force VS. to them for all pu5c trusts lhe
cons, m GO ~ W0le power Of tue etase goel INTO INC
nans ui le ye. asocrato element you pfo0 anu NV 10
de- ronr You nus lsIancbise thar cues o nen VIC
"a would be- pl 10 serve You ahu re- Us !" sre' H""
the VERY - which most inFeteratey Loa.l9 20 .ol
You OIie enlTauchise man by a tWO-tIbGs vote m
Congress A. u.oly AID cheat 1hc very corirct @1c
ynnd enable lin wOli Gcsiroy hin AZ
nole; sld chsed The CODgnss az "ashas'"n ne
COLI uut be elected cunsai 10 IN sOu-ueTa rFecnc@
Eea Il our young dIsqualLld under tue proposal
ameuaneut Excluding the Mtst POINT men, .s0" oHi.
ue lci-Ia Oe,T add ned oAce r'u tlis 81 cue a
by IT, yoar auehdmcut t.eci,re ala SO "e'>A"r 20
Union men oil South effect seIg laelcArd tA' -" a.
Tor ger 1us passes into De hItGs OF A@se Woo
foaE tue Na vVntIOeu b! tAOse rs9 d4Bes ana 1o"S !"
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NE lgiBUyE fair paper and ocll ore IL is not airai
% Oh sisu and Rave never noticed tf.t 81 eSeG l'= g.
bar % .. alwa,s wiling meet "a Argument llaie .
IL there az, submitted uDcfef WHOM
ay - rsonal interest IN these maiera ne opsefe te - :
gTess ~ doctrines OF the Social Contract aGd LgA l.
II, ah tue same plosopic sDnt "a inquiry AID lh'"s1
cation rtfis dsintr4tion personal tls Is
and DiuceGa CODsttutino tie - re
va ION Oh ,owsr n ccuteT, aud The perfect d-E
sci eO.aty u uses To- Z re TIE Lntr aud Ia 'pult
Al scre cqual D,fre tie Aw, the law VS. tsr
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RelsS " e.. June ID, l.Jj