New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-03
snza... FORM or GOVERNMENT


Aassachusstss Neilaeoi n'ise - - ~
~ air. sumner pitss - - aaoard
untea ssascs s7si.'as' sie -,
ing 70 tue altle, Is 20 guarantee . i, " ma;
o. government 70 eNet! ,s"'s = s,,., ~
piil psovldes tiat N q, 49, ,;,a.b, IN.
pc m fepelioh tuete sns.,i ~,
vested with pecular
there saaii pe 10 aeniai y
on account OF Color VI faoe p.s 81
be equal Deiore .ae ia"' @io .sss.....-.a -
room OF ct tne pao'poA .nu 'i.,s ~ A., -,
IN pursuance y .,e : ~ ca,,s,it,,
prehie ~" ~ w ~
non OF Avs q any suoii ga = = ~
wieassanaiiis ;s =
4 ai s7an'nei - a,oa, o,,
were not impossiose ior nun 70 nave eleai anu
correct iaea upon t'es i.,
see that we power given 70 sile oiiiseu
mat eiaase y she 49,,
repannean form u soNeiiiiiiens ue ,
70 eaeh o.a'e was oo'to'ais |
security 10 tie S'a'es aais' any .ass
N theif iorls y y af
enee of eise WIS iseiiueo ~ : 60,
a liasfaht usulpsslon ~ m,
themselves feihaps NJ. .7''-' na.,s,a 10 Ia
upon tils iae'et nue. sa.,,, 80 ror.
neVes tiat eiefe is ~ i,s;.4,a - tha
ernmeht Whefe We asio = ny ~, tars
q .le :; sa, ft4,s
y no republican TORN u -
OF the states Oh the ohiou. ~ IS NY -
form in Connecucut--nof III New Aoih--hoi ~
any OF the western states-hof, ~ .ae., any no
in the Union except TWO OF three u ene Ss.a'es u
New england. Y We tlousht u. Sulinei
believed IN the mofa1ty 81 ule scriptures, "e
might point him TO that eSeelent aaslce apou.
removing the beam from ms own eye as ~ is' ne
must content ourselves Win processing against
that undue soicltude for our forms q o'a.e sos-.
eminent which ne has lately eAhipltea, uhiess he
become more comprehensive IN ms ieglsiatloh 4
and take Connecticut and other ne" higialo
States under hls protecting wing as ~eh as
Louisiana.
And, indeed, supposng Mr. sumner $ constfue-
ton OF that clause Of the Consttulioh 10 De correct
we think it quite evident that IT was IN contempla
ton of the trainers OF that instrument tnat TINS
republican form = should be guaranteed TO a
State in such case only as the State should ask lof
it. Mr.. Sumner served in the Senate when the
States to which his bill applies were IN his opinion
not so republican in form as they are at present
| Was it culpable remissness Of duty on his part
| that he did not then move to make them repubh-
can? Or have some new lights of political wisdom
lately displayed themselves to his vision by which
he is now enabled to see that States against rfch
! there was no charge Of unrepuhlioanism from 1852
to 1865, have recentls become sadly 1nfeesea WIN
that complaint, even though tney now approach
/ much nearer bis ideas OF repuehcahisln than pc
fora2 II LOUISIANA was repuoiican ota.e sleh
Mr. Sumner sal u me senate WIN NJ. ',iiueli-
and the inference Is tnat ne g cohsiuefeu, TON
1 MS silence on lile poit-no" % - |ias - -
4 not now repnphcah STATE Hheh sue has aus
ished slavery ana sunhi'.eu " oeiei oOno,.1ns
supposed to be agfeeaple 70 MI SUMNER, anu nas
acknowledged her inapil1y 70 heip hsiseii' eAoep'
by protest, IN any MISFORTUNE "non nay ~.
upon her by reason q hef iaiiuit " aphV, enas
she considered the true principles Oh inc o oir
stitution?
It is easy enough to see that Il MT. sumner ;
construction OF that clause OF the 0onsrluuon pre-
walls, there Will pc no such thng as stare III sne
sense in which that word has al1ays neen nndef-
A stood in the American mon. sihe iatltudihous
construction Of MT. sumner ADMITS OIL oonSfessiohal
Legislation upon every detaii OF internal OF comes
n TIC policy Congress may take me coues q ~
several states separately oyefhaa every Prosis.oh
4 OF law, declare them one py one inconsistent WIN
/" republican form q government, anu apoisi L
thela N aeeah OF supstilu'e soiie oons
c,,;narv of State Governments is nut absolutely