, 1866-07-12
SOUTHERN COPPRREEADS In
CONGRESS-.

T. Patterson, Senator elect, Is cross be-
tween salisbury and Doolitt1e. The position |
Of j. s. Fowler, the other Senator, is not dis I
tinctly known. Stokes, Maynard aud Hawk !
ms arc the ouly members who are likely to |
act with the Republicans. But says the |
Journals:
Let Couerr.s make its loyal test qualification |
for Submission jns as ttingent. severe aud 1oyioa.
HE o. strong sna pointed En:li-h words CID make
the National Legislature"
Nobody proposes to make the test oath any
mere *'striugcnt or seyere' than it now is !;
Yet all CVpperheads swallow 1t without blink
Ing. Ross and Marshall Of nlinoia, Eiblnck
and Kerr Of Indiana, G5ider md Garrett Da-
Wis Of Kentucky, salisbury Of Delaware, Har-
rls OF Maryland, Rogers Of New Jersey, Ben
Wood Of New York, and Eldridse OF Wis
consin, a1l gulp down the test oath with ease.
Yet, how much better at heart are those men
than ex-rea,els like Akin, Stuart, Stephens OF
LanEdon, who are elected to Congress from
States that eecedcds When the Tennessee
members are admitted, Gvt of them in the
l4ousc and one In the Senate will
v"te with the Copperheads to repeal
the lest oath. johnson has already de-
c]ascd himself In favor Of repeating 1t.
This Is the game to be played: First, elect
to Congress Copperheads from the South
who Gun take the oath, aud, with their votes
united to the Northern Copperheads, -epcal
the oath at tue earliest moment possible,
Doughiaces perslstently shut their ewes to
this view Of the case, like the ostrich which
hides Its head In the sand.
Our " Causeryatiye,' ueighbor makes this
owlfsh observation in resnect to the Tenncs.
see Cepnerbxaax:
All thew ate NJ, nro,,e. ,aen IN occuov er,f. IN
CONGRESS: We bold thst 1hey should not 6s a1mIted
Lave been Tsttdt LUZ '1sf 'n' s1ne"ao'ea' s'ai
The i've or six members In question arc
neither better nor worse than an eou,, nnm.
ler Of Northern Copperheaas, But thew can.
NOT he excluded fnr that reesor ,nv mora
than Northern Copperheads cop bc. But the
constituencies vghirt th.,, ,rn,easnt ,ooasst
s "a AA'S asp4escut conAss
chlcuy Of febels. VILE Small spr1nklins Of
1oot .t 1rths 49, -. - aas.,a. s sr ~
Ao'A ~ " tne t1ce oe pau II cauaot pfoouce
good ifuit. the constituents be dis,oyal
al heart thn roprazart a%3,-n ,,.,c+ =,
s e.aa 49, :, .1e "eseu.Ate uus. ee i.he"ise'
tor Inc stream cannot rise higher than Its
fountain.
..uu, - .ho. 80. a ~, q. >, T.. ..,,,..s. ~,
they te more III Mhen 1bets state sh,i hsye rS,aed
Tie Const,futional amendutntF
We answer, that when the Constitutional
amendment is ratified, there Will be fewer Of
these Copperheads from Tennessee aud the
south TO take the oath; and the amount oi
mischief they can accomplish VIII bc i'm
to Congress before she ratides the amend,
ment, She will never tatify it aftcrwards
and SO OF all the other insurecnt States.
| Thev must be required to ratifv. as condi.
| lion precedent OF their admission, else they
| rcyer will, and the amendment will be lost to
| the Constitution and the coudtry. In another
| column Of the same issue, the Journal inserts
| the following, editoriaily:
WHAT 1uE AMENDMENT VIII ACCOMPLISH.
The pending Constitutional amendment VIII, 1t
Insure the edtszrnship of Al, per.ons whatever,
burn o. natusai.ed To ,hit country.
"a 1n, .o ona o actds sT .1d ,,,x
III Who, hs.inE ence sao.n 10 support she S:oa-;,,
tnalon, aoos & PIT IL Or gave conn;tnsnee + to ths
Vote Of Enrsresa 81 inp reuulrs.a to rernsc snch
disqualification:
paionsi d. e b. '1' te0s' se'' 2D1 '"''e1's 'u'
can any truly loyal ard national naan object 10
fcco Ms'
ANY VIC a,"lm tua1 ~ u1is iosal ano III
loua4 Wao "no '1laes sne 'utole pe1ce' Sc
Sa.4ts anu "en"de VI LUG ,'ePuplic' can pos-
s.o'f .oeeea' 10 iesto1e 10 Ane teoe.9 ene pf1s'
heees "alcn tney aoanooned aau 1orialeo'
sd 10 aafall lac seeeaeo STATES 10 partlcl-
pauon 10 me government, untn 1hcy have
hrst ratified that vitany essential amendment.
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