The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-15

themselves Of representation in Congress-
for the criminal purpose of destroying the
Federal union, and having reduced them
selves by the act Of levying war to the con-
dition OF public enc mics, they have no right
to complain of temporary exclusions from
Congress, but, on the contrary, having vol
UNFAIRLY renonnced the right OF representa-
tionand disqualified themselves by crime
from participating in the Government the
burthen now rests on them, before claiming
to be reinstated in their former condition,
to show that they are qualified to resume
federal relations. In order TO do this, they
must prove that they hav established, with
the consent Of the people, republican forms
of government ia harmony with the Consti-
tuition and Laws Of the United States that
all hostile purposes have ceased, and should
give adequate guarantees against future
treason and rebellion guarantees which
shall prove satisfactory to the Government
against which they rebeled, and by whose
arms they were subiued
Fourth Having by this reasonable
withdrawal from Congress, and by fragrant
rebellion and crime, forfeited all civil and
political rights and privileges under the
Federal Constitution, they can only be re.
stored thereto by the permission and author
ity of that constitutional power against
which they were subdued.
Fidh-Those rebeilious enemies were
conquele cd by the people of the Un to |
States, acting through all the coordinate
branches of the Government, and not by the
Executive Department alone. Tho powers
of the conqueror arc not so vested in the
President that he can fix and regulate the
terms of settlement, and confer Compression.
olrepresentation on conquered rebels and
traitors. Nor can he in any way qualify
the enemies of the Government t. exercise
the law.making power. The aut 1ority to
restore rebels TO political power in the Gem
eral Government could be exercised with
the concurrence of all the departments in
which political power is vested, and hence
the several rroclamations of the President
to the people Of the Confederate States can
not he considered declared, and can only
be regarded az provisional permiss.ons by
tho Commander-in-Chief of the Army to do
certain acts, the effect aud validity whereof
is to be determined by the constitutional
Government and not solely by the Execu-
tive power.
SirM Tho question before Congress
is then, whether conquered enemies have
the right, and shall be permitted, at their
own pleasure and own terms, in making
quered reb>ls may change their theater Of
operations from tho battles in which they
were defeated aud overthrown, to the lialls
OF Congress.
iSerenM - The history of mankind exhibits
no example of such madness and folly.
The instinct of self.preservation protests
against it. The surrender by General Grant
to Lee, and by Sherman to Johnston would
have been disasters of less magnitude, for
new armies could have been raised bat
ties fought and the Government saved.
The anti cocrcive policy under pretext of
avoiding bloodshed, allowing the rebel.
lion to take form and gather force, would
lie surpassed in infamy by the matchless
wicke lness that wou d sui render the halls
of Congress to tlose so recently in rebel
lion, until proper precautions shall have
been taken to secure tho national faith aid
the national safety.
EighM-As has been shown in this re-
port, and in The evidence submitted, no
proof has been afforded to Congress of
constituency in any one OF the so-caed
Confederate States unless we expeJt tho
State of Tennessee, qualified to elect Sena-
tors and Representatives i'll Congress. No
State Constitution, or amendment to State
Constitution, has had the sanction of the
,n,,,lA iha on M IlaJ loriSla tinn nj
Gt,t. C,nvnnt;',ns ana In,risltn las hoor
III nu1,'v n,;i;,arv din,n7;on r. ,ho pros.
.;dont nov - h;s vii ou5 rrdor h;s ow,,
an,,or;tv'' whether 90 niIit,rv commondor
nr ch;ar o1ocnt;vs anal; rv ner.ors 70 ,nmo;ut
Sa,a,ers awd ,Iact t1anresen,at;vas ana en,,
nowor nthors IN eIect .nd anno;nt thcm
I,n tI,a,oL, ,,ro,,t;oa,Ilv oomtrnls iha or,,on'
Ho ;a,t;o,' t 81 ,ha Io,,;.Ia;;ve dsnartnan, rho
o~'',sti'rt;cnaI f,r,o of covsrnn,ont 10 there.
w.. s''s,;n'I,, jon,rayoJ a'd ;.a ,,,,as,
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IVES ''cy e~I'."V' ~ wv ,ooN va "i"i VI "p'
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,,,ota safagnorda for t,a fntnra herore ra.
storing the insurrectionary States to par
ticpaton in tho direction of public affairs 3,
is apparent from tho bitter hostility TO the
Government and people of the United
States yet existing throughout the con-
quered territory, as proved incontestibly by
the testimony of many witnesses and uudis.
puted facts.
Tentk-The conclusion of your Committee,
therefore is that the so-called Confederate
States arc not. at present, entitled 10 repre-
sentation in tho Congress of the United
States that before allowing such represen.
tntion nd enuote securitv for fnture neace