The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-09-26
The bawiiiny of u New Civil
Maf.

In feplv % sn a!tiGlS in the Pi,,shurg
Chronicle asking, "Do you hold the pres
ent' Congres. to he constitutional, and
Hha, do Won think Of the distinct declara.
tion of the President at Detroit. that il ia
"nc"nst,utiooali Do you undera,aud
the President 10 have resolved, shourd tIiS
Republican p'ePond.ranes he peffstusted
in Congress, to disregard ,kat ss ths tfSs
Congress. AND 'ae6enizs the SoIthSrn
m.mhtfs. snd such as sill 90 with ,ham.
n ihS itas one md il h- has formed
.uch . purpose. MA. do you think Of
i, ~
The New Yo,k Times. Of ws8aSsdss.
xHs@": in = long editorial, h,u, which
~e make ,hs following strac,:
"By Law Congress thus consist. Of 24t
m''nbsrs. and bv Law. also. . majority Of
tbs whole number. or l2l members. con
s'i,uts = quorum. SdFpsss that msmbsfi
elected from ms Southern S,a,As shouI d
meet in b-sshite'. 1856. and bs enough,
added to Northern members Who believe
in their right to representation. and Who
would meet win thsm TO constitute a
quorum and iupf6as the Not,hsrii mem
b-, Who do moi beIists tho SoulR en,i.
tied to fsbr.iesiatioo. and .ho would ~,
tfsst With them, should NEE, by them
.elvss. constituting less than . qrorum of
the whole nnmbef The P,,,shurp CAto
nieie L~g'n. to e.,he po..ibilny Of such
an occurr-rcsi aud II also sees ihai ihS
President viii be unde, the tece..i,v ol
f-cogn'sinv onS Of ihs o,hef Of tho bodi.s
I. the Salia eYnlii,H,iynsI Hou.e Of r.
p,..Sn,.,i,S Il. mus, sshd hi. u. .s.av,
to The ono or ID. other. lie riu., sitd
bills passed BY the one or the other. H.
mus: tssSt one or the Other 40 branch
OF ConRrsss. clothed With the p".er OF
tHakina Is~s; and the other - having no
such authority. And under the circum
stances assuftisd. there can BE- very li,,is
doubt. i" vie" Of his knSah opinion. o.
the subject. tbs, President Johnsoo will
tsco0nizs The numerical quosum-,hs
body which contains = msiosiiy Of all the
m.mbe'a-. the only body authorized
bv the Constitution to msks laws fot thu
United States. He ~i!l probably ssnd bii
m.ssaes to ,kai body hs will sign ,b.
bilk ihsv pass; u eoncur,ed in by ,b,
Senate. and Rs Sil 10; rseopu;s. IL. act.
Of ,hs S,hs' i. ,.lid in Any respect. fb.
Senate; IN the contrary. Gill rscoenits 1
majority OF membeh iFolh oil the State.
bu: ten. even IL they aiS 4 ,no,i,y Of ,b.
.he'e. as the real Conere'i; shd q. c,s,h
ysd .i,h sil the powers of Istlia,ios.
Hs.s. certainly. 10 dsngsf Of Solli.;or
d ad'hSh,t.. W. hass fots..su Il, and
hsvs varied 'hs sdHhiiy u il. The H..
dicah have o.Sssen IL. and have bee,
P'ap.fihq ~ Il 4a.y 1sx aSi es.senlsd
tAeir psrpos. ia iseA a. syssi. % sYpra
to farce. aad ress Ms oosssry 70 enoihs,
.fief cf arms. !, ~aa wi,h diseSi 70
fsre"e" 20 such contingency that Gen
B. + Batter ~as last w,n,st ti,sds com
ttiandSt Ih'sbisf d ,bs f,iIi,ia Of N....
chu..,,.. |. "a. 10, the puipo.. Of pr.
pairing for this. that . bill! ~as brouah
iTo CosPrsss Isst winter ealing on oil ,h.
Northern s,A'sa TO tsorg.oite. discipiin,
and sfm ihsif militia. aud ptopo.ius ..
take nom the P,ssiash, cbo,rsl Of ID,
arm. and ms.i,lSsa ol<a, SsIshsiss I.
tbs U"l,sd Sta.Ss. and 70 dis,situtl ,hya
ancog the Go,s,soss OF The No,,h.r,
States. Radical msubsn said oteaIy y,
the hoos Of CcaRrsss that ,hsy io,esdes
70 b tsAay fsf sach = Soahic. ef su,kysi
ty &hsb Il sh66M sk;ss. ,ha, the ssssSs
OF tbs Sou,h shosle b. pssps,.d cd.
Astisd foe 10 sIso. ssa thst The Psssids,
ssd his Csbiess. and ststy body is CSs
gssss who ssood By hin. sbos.a b dsiys,
hsadfopg into the Poseusa