, 1866-10-26
THE PRESIDENTS POLit4.
Innorta1lt Manifesto from q Dis.
tinguisled Pettifogger.
SECRETARY DRONNIxG,S LETTER.
Comments OF the New York Papers on
the Letter.

Comments OF the New York Papers on
tho Letter.
[sreciAl Despatch to The New York Times.]
WAsuISG7oN, D. e.. Tuesday. Oetoltsr a..
The following important letter from I1on. o.
n & ns w
an. et 1eine submitted to the President, he ially
v:t' H. l., Outstanding sha: it fully represented
h. r:csent position:
sEcr.rA,:r rcowxrso's 1E77Er.
WAsu1sGroS, Octohsr ii, 1876.
To coloae: " Il; \ nennezon mud Major L. ', Sui
na>71fAra: woald rive me great pleasure
tc cc.pi3 VIII your request, and ,isis ll!inris 10
;lcm la;e to lace u2an ZIG :seas questions now
lefs.se The country Eusit y lot prsetcable for
Nc:c ever l'!esse! Win one better wo:th It.
But tits not cessain tlat We Will sayeit. There
m bo noT xS S,c sepashsss fs5nrb, II pahse ps s
Government; tho ether in absorption by tllr
rfiosaises q The % Exesu,iso si te pJacsTy
Ills sac1y oi fec t;orc.Mnien. Is tn eetplns tue
pu"c: nt@r Tue people. Ihis was wtlI understood
$saics. ansl united them and their people iu cue
Federal Government, Thcs gave 10 The Geaeta!
Go,cr,n1ent Only such po.scrs as se7e Necessary
sts:c, rcset,!Es all tle poAcrs 10 TIC States re-
state Constitutions and laws they placed nss
mem no"Gf ~ IT, a. @ mns =, WIZ ~ 1e sSsa'
,owns Lips, and ,lrs:cs mnnicipa!ilies. 70 guard
M y ovF ey aess a;SaS It, e.
I"d,es 9! ,naEls1'ary. The natural :cnlsaey Or
sssie aeton aad II u 'se Fedea IT
absorb graf powers heretofore reserved 70 the
xs'e o1e Of M IF ss5 ne s,s 0 orr sesE a;
,si.meEt will descend &c tnta despo;isn: Ias Lsgis-
and lie Gs II " 1o ae
sns nay fs aet ,ho oi Il Is r. on, my
n,,t dncc2 ~ 'n Ie T.. t;iin,s !. ~ h. Gnrc
heudsd. % i, 1,as u hcscroiorc cxe.ctsci more iEtIu
freedom @ oser eota 1he E1ee,.c ana Tue tacE SIue,s
.aansnsc ,1 nroa jaaieiai atiise. aaa Sac1s !!
!ads%sats, bus ssSssaasn.iy = oSsrsslsd ana
f. isstIsss = Ls9!;!ates:. Hay Ssna.s : ~
r at nsiDe ,1 ;ma:ic ~ of III. ann.
eiirion r :A: vo"Ii s1eay Sr!se It thS thsy I'D
not y. Snd on, 'aG a omer e ~ ~
~ e4E ~ aW 49,, H. t e..Is ts,rn;,, n1T .ri,i" ~
Iolds over T ics1sla;iSr throucL tie vc,o nowsr. e.
tlee ana tae LSG1sin's oepast;aoeaiS asv III
ef'sS%h1 q sS;ss pai! az i ss9 III ssi
itse!i, no maues wal parry ma3 nc n
power satety is to be tound & only IN holdtns each
amendments Of the Constitution i,e adopted, new
and snormons power VAL oe claimed 1In and e9e!-
slseu W sonelesS, as "atIL.tso y snen ansne
nents. and tht whole s,suctars o. our GoIetn.
!etolni'onNeu. anu 60 VAIN re Jftic!2ry. II
LILY s s;n,c 1uit To- "Sca snhs.sn,:e1Sv ~ s,G
late 1he .s'ate jndicisrIes. Tie first eec-
among 91hers, ne t.t. !, fo!lo%io: psosi:ioaas os
likeny or property without due pIotess Of law
NbS m:sf1 SucG nio'lstoin ~ the fc1S;s! Lon
etNat.ont aa1San5 ,.i Go,n.ns y ~ H. t1HoMas
nfopG, without ,,l ane Prosess q iaw lns y
and @ o. to sae
ss ssse ms ~ Z Hs fSna0 sssa 9aa ss5 Prs
*''I p ,'.s = s.s,ss 1ssPee'i?siy: y Sew psHS VIE
IN inc fedtsa3 Gonst',m,un tasre Is tnts Snafan,
tse a.hanst e.hIty unH nsaJons .!
. t:ln,las euataaie. IN ths s1ste consn:ations
asalnst NE aslqa M " inc SAsG s,ps
o,y .nn MF 5sid 1sc6 n as sns na yrc0c IN in
powers of .he General t;oyeIn.neot, and impose.
10 ~ ~ ~ g,s;a r,o y!
limitation 1pon p ne po%ets o. ,-n sta!e eon, on
manifest. :, 1t I! To- subordinate the
s1ate ,jEalcia1!cs ia al thinss to Federal Y
as' "a ys q j IT,
y. tEe a1nl n!st!anon q sta;e ia"s. and lhe au,
aholis an1 eontIol q ,ne s,a.es o'eT ms.e!s M o;
ntitSiartes nie .!iiiacts. Ing uenll5meuts o.
sted for sl stae axs 1t them rsate to wlat Ss
conlesllc or local l'e.sst, VII DC saal'y oea t0
cfttc3sni> nitc,nletaiion ana au:Mncansn os os
s rsdsa 5 h. "ode md w naSnenss ye51 a E,
decisions OF the s;ate toHr!s aud !eaye them
utterly powe5iess; Ihe fedesaa jSasstasy "a:
Gou:'iutiop q and II 1a,4s fh of hs initsS sacs, and
hy virtue Of tis Few provision. II 11o2ted. every
mattsr 81 ladfcta! invesu.a1on, c1vn " CRIMINAL
;e1 Of 'l.e Federal judiciary. In a controversy
lttwcen tsso '1cislaors shout thv ownership q {
p!c, the tnsneses*sn! party nay ansge that ;ht
witioa1 due process Of Inv, aud skt
lhc case bcieIe tue l.drIal tf1lnIaI;
sTscsy sS or eer G c.me man eoa:ctea ns nt
CRY Viii. due process Of law. We may bring To-
nd resersal. ] So, too, il mu1derer b. arrested
nay claim SS 'ts' lie p1osccon s u tbs g new ~ constu
sptep lin II liz Stnoas @ 's ssa aac
Vedern! Go,crrmc,t thal1 hare INQUIRED wheihe
! Il
en inGaeuon Ut ite oWE laws, and have szantrt
permission to the State tribunals. 70. PRO
lie tsea peo1is eea!a not Ions @ e asntatnes
As already remarked, f-ec government eau b
preserved ouly By keeping the powss near th'
tJnatr ibis new system State ald local aulhori
IS would net at onee disappear. Fos some tim
tEey wor,d contest Jurisdiction with the Fedora
!! incrsa:ir: ientcney would be i,r the control .
tfouc-lic a.airs. 10 sttal au1y from the p:u
a.; ,s: as s; ana a" 1ssa1 pEspi5 t. p5c a. ssad
; co,f:ic;s int. nsI1el aud parry Victories nj
exoT: by Iscd BY the don1ra II ra,ty to punish it
encr,:es, ,.wati il ri. nas and strengthen m
pes1etuate liz hold rp III The power and patroua :.
,i~ion be ebsafrt In thc constitution, it will, Il
time. cla.gs the entire structure and texture {
e ds%tS aad sTesn "a aS a h
sibic 10 maintain our wIse aud happy tcTi
G.pc1Ience 't and % sove1cisnty % %cf The staie
spsesss. 1 Thsy ais q primary AVID Si.si tnps
eInn.nt. % "o Tbe Uson M and % the M FcdsraI % Goses @
sse ri 4 esaI2 MG2. g. i :ad d.
&C eeapait,esal II all h'ees pertaining o sScis nts
Sfa pes AND M q e
!! .rnnenl Whlcu our fathers founded, Is i
L lie change oi the basis Of representation. TIL
would be ot yery pesnicious effect. ASsEes;a:
| cpntfa:fon s TIC true Dasfs of tattJu, y
Eai:.r how 1hc t1sciiy.. franchise be disposed Q
. whcthc. cxercised b. few or many. ali Classes {
thc c3snmrnitr are icnrcsent j. III fn,sresfs {
!; Sn classes of Il orl. ii tnc eame comnunlty ar
!! in;eiwoyen aid to1um.n:1ed that they canuot |
: s., arafrd: and whocyer Yields the rcnrcseatati,
u mower must 10 Il Tor the good or iii Of ALL pc
nsns mol nreris, " In thc same desTcc bn. he cs,
ntt usc Ii 50 as argeIy 10 lene6t one class wilho,
+ 10 some cS.cut lenei1pr MI, OF 10 ipjarc and o.
ptess one class without to greater or less eItei
d III 3xni,: Iirr and onn1essii,. iii.
q Thesc sIe a1Wavs. eycu in thi. country whel
- thf. r11bf nf enffTnrt fs mot widely EXTENDED
!. iarcr nnnle.a Who Ia NOT vote At ali. whose /,
:erss,s nevertheless nr. cared t,, md wbo.
numbcre. hsipc computed IL The spportionrnsl Il