The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-26
which is now law 50 far as the Lcgisla.

had the Radicals of Congress gone to
work first0toSa ahcn6- tile Consstiitutionr Ii in |
THIS third clause of IF tie I% first ertiqlc and
iin1forP in that atamqndmapt the decla.
ration apote4o above, u,and had that
amendment been,rdtfed by2a Constitu.
itional majority of at tie States, then
the way would lave been clear for the
free principles involyedr in the Civil
Rights Bill. ojnttaooro, biro" lido
In But it doesInot suit tathe purposes of
the Radicals 20 govern constitutionalTy.
Ultra. progressive, rampant, and fanatic,
they chafe ,oand fret under the bit of
Constitutional conservatism IN
CLAQsE 4ru u"When vacancies hap.
"pel in, the Representation from any
"'State, the Executive Authority there.
1"ot shall issue writs of election to fill
"vacaucies." "J AZ rvIi.e7I g ra
y. 1t will be observed that in this clause
there is both a power" delegated to
the United States. and a fright" reserv.
ed by each particular State. aa.
The power given to the General
Government is the order OF the Execu.
tive of a State to have filed any vacar /.
cy according to its own organic laws.
CLArSE 5TI. "Thc House of Repre.
'Sentatives' shall choose their Speaker
'and otler officers; and shall have the
sole power of impeachment" lol
This clause gives the House of Rep
resentanvcs the harmless power of per
!ec,ing its own organization. But there
is another power granted that body in
it, which can be welded to the de,ri.
ment Of good government, if the maiori
ty be men governed by passion and pre-
judicr, rather than by reason. Even
now there are indications ofmal.govcrn-
mcnt under tho provision of this verv
clause. What was family whispered in
those Halls once, is now (April ICY
boldly and "uhscrupulously threatened
by an infi,riatcd delegation. and that is
the impeachment of President j Johnson.
SECTION B. Clause lst THE Senate
"of the United States shall be composed
"of two Senators from each State. chos.
cen by the Legislature thereof for six
years ; and each Senator shall have
'one vote" men. q, au.r. ..a
This clause casts the Senate of the
United States, assigns to each State its
quota of Senators. for what time. and
lastly what shall be the weight of every
Senator in voting, g,a vn;,1yf r n.
In the old Union under the articles of.
confederation each State might have
two or as many as seven delegates in
Congress but altogether. had but one
vote. In the Senate nowlhowever, al.
though but two Senators from each
State is admitted, yet each one has
vote. tl.H '""''." '''
While we have q regularly appor.
toned representation of the popular
Sovereignty in the House of Reprosen.
tives, we have in the Senate clearly
defined representation Of State Sov,r
eighty. And these distinctions are kept
up ithroIgn the whole Constitution.
Bptia fitting occasion will present it..
selhelsewhere to'discuss these points.
More experience, more wisdom, more
deGbiesraton are needed in the Senate
thanh the House hence Senators are
continued iD Office, six years They as
the guardians Of State sovereignty pre-.
vent entroachment upon it by the Rep.
resentatiyes who are the guardians of
popular sovereignty,--and mce uersa.
And bothtogether form one of the three
great guardians Of United Sovereignty,
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