Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-24
THREE CENTS.
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CURRENT POLITICAL, ESSEEa.


Aie'srs. E9tors:-Does it not appear singular that
ahe press OF this country should be so greatly in
aueneSed hy party prejudice and passion as to ig-
more the great constitutional questions invnIve6 in
theissue, between the President and Congress- The
every citizen, the interest Of our children
are involved IN the present national troubles Ttis
the duty Of each and every man TO examine carefiy
INTO these matters and Judge for himself So far "a
can understand. the difficulty is smpIv this. proSi
dent johnson advocates strict adherence to fhe Con-
Sutuuon, and the maintaining the supremacy Of the
laws. lie Yetoes the enlarged Freedmap's Bureau
Bill and the Civil Rights Bill because he beiisVes
them unconstitutional and inexpedient Now feI
lowctlzens, read the bills first and the yeoes after
wards and whilst carefully reading these important
papers forget not the great and impressive fact that
the novelty, the beauty the harmony and the per
manency OF our institutions, Of our Government
entirely upon the Federal and State Governments,
each moving in its own sphere. Find out for your
selves, what are the powers delegated given to the
General Government, and what powers the States
kept for themselves. Read the United States Con-
StitUtiOn and the Constitution Of your own State q
little time every day will soon enable you to under
stand the question and to decide it for yourself For
Instance; you will learn what are and have been the
duties O our legislators what the duties of Congress-
if these duties have hitherto been distinct and sepa
rate; where the authority for uniting them now when
they worked tremendously for eighty years. To il
Iqsrate Tor eighty years we have had free negroes in
IdaIyland' ana we have had slaves; The State made
such laws as 1t deemed suitable and fit for each class
ana hnaliy placed by emancipation. the two classes
on the same footing. If the State for eighty years
exercised the w-making power over these people
without Congress exercising or claiming the right to
interfere whence does Congress obtain the right now
to come into Maryland and discriminate between her
citizens. and establish courts for the specal benefit
OF any narticu lar class. If it be done in favor of
the negro day. tomorrow il can be done for tho
rich as against the poor Should not the constitu-
tionslity of this claim on the part Of Congress, be
eternal vigilance. The price Of our institutions is that
the Federal Government and each State Government,
should march pGri pdsser its appointed road, Re-
construction The President favors the admission of
the lately rehel States representatives into Congress-
members. If the members elected cannot take the
oath prescribed and are dslOyal refuse them admis-
sion, and these States must send loyal meD if they
90 not Seho loyal men, theIr not exercising the right
OF representation IS their act because they have
refused obedience to the laws of the United States
Congress declarce the abolition of slavery bv the
amendment of the Constitution, which amendment
admitting that they are States in the Union t ie9ai
ize the abolition of Slavery but in every other re-
Spect, they IRE Territories. Certainly we the people
arc fuly qualified to judge for ourselves in this case
ana u is our bounden duty to to judge, and decide
and declare our judgment. Repentance and forgive
ness arc necessary to Salvation. | ask every man
VINO mas been loyal. to conS'ientously answer the
question Have youtorgven the seccessiouists of your
qTn state, even after you have well whipped them
Il you have not place yourself in the position of the
thought they werercht, fought for what they thought
right. lost all, and are now suffering from blasted
hopes mortified pride and poverty and as Won have
not forgiven, do not ask or expect from them what
forgive Remember Mr. STcbaro f0Ii tbc 80 %iu ~
United States Government could not interfere and
IN iac was unable to protect ard defend their rights
rom the usurpation Of bad and ambitious men. The
resented; uisIranchlso the dlsloyaI: make treason
Odiou5 But restore the Union and unite us once
more in the bonds of fraternal affection.
Congress refers the whole matter to Committee
OF ReconStructon, neither House of Congress have
reported on the credentials of the elected Southern
delegates, although four months have elapsed since
Congress met; and think neither house have refer
rcd these credentials to their appropriate commit
tees. The Constitution says Each house must oF
the qualifications OF its own members" The COnsti-
tuition Of tine United States and the laws enacted by
Congress in agreement with the Constitution, are tho
TrnT llT n = Fhn tT111 tingn
cordance with the letter and spirit of the Constitution
to be Of force. The President says the aforenamed
bills are unconstitutional and incxpedient, Congress
says to the contrary. Before the Supreme Court can
decide, shall be called on to express our opinions
al al me poiS should we not vote undCrstandingly?
PRESIDENT honroe vetoed the internal Improvement
BILL because 1t was unconstitutional for the Federal
Government TO 90 into State and take the lands of
TIE people, and establish laws for the punishment of
offenders who might injure these works; tho people
sustained Mr.. Monroe. although the measure was
approved by Clay, Calhoun and other great .tates-
men. If this interna! Improvement bill was uncon-
stitGtiona. whence the cOnst tutional authority to
come into Maryland or any other State and discrini-
United States Courts and United States Commission
ers try the of the negro against the white
man? iuard with vigilance any wandering Of the
States from their spheres; be equally watehfu over
the Federal Government, the harmony of these
depends the continuance Of the beautiful structure Of
the Union, which the wisdom of our fathers planned
and built.
Seccssionists rebels and copperheads are terms in
constant use and are antagonist to loyal men Ara
those only loyal Union men, who blindly or congci-
entousy follow Congressional OF any other leadP If
this be so, sincerely hope they Overwhelmingly
IN the minority. because we, our own rulers would
become contemplate, if we did not think, act and
judge for ourselves.
Do those who style themselves loyal Union men.
now, think on every political question as they did
i've years ago? If they have changed will not thev
allow others to change? Terms of reproach are not
arguments; most frequently they used to conceal
the truth. The Press seems very desrous to estab-
lish new principle in morals. 1t is this. A man
convinced of truth must abandon it, because some
OF ms nelghhorS who formerly denied, accept It
truth. and act in accordance Herewith.
SULLY