Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-12-13
> THURSDAY,;DECEMBERI13. I13. 1856.

ti'O RoDA Z, DECEMBER'13, 1855.
millions aofldollarso annually laid IN pom ythe J
United States by, the, act approved 5th
August, 1861 Congress, byiotlle 4act.lof1
March 4, 1862, and BY the. .apportionment
OF representation l. Hereunder also 4recoy-
nized their presence as, States in theuUn-
ion ); and they have, for judicial purposes.
been divided into districts, as States alone
can be divided. q The same recognition APP
pears In the recent legislation in reference
to Tennessee, which evidently rests aupon
the fact that the, functions of the State
We're not destroyed by the rebellion. bnt
merely suspended; and that, principle is
Of course, applicable to those States which,
like Tennessee, - attempted TO renounce
their places, IN the Union hI,oa .,ago,oc
The action of the Executive Depart,
,ment OF the, Governmentnpon this subject
has beer. .eqpally definite and uniform, and
the purpose OF the.s war was specifically
stated IN the PROCLAMATION issued by. my
predecessor on the 22d day of September,
1862, It was then 9sclemnly proclaimed
and declared that s hereafter, as hereto
fore, the war will be prosecuted for the
object Of practically restoring the -consti-
tntioonal relation between the United, States.
and each Of the States and the people there
of, in which States that relation may be
sEspendedeor distur bed p sssissAs
a~ The recognition of the'States by the Ju-
dicia Department Of the Governlncntt has
also been clear and conclusive in al pro-
caedings affecting them as States, had in
the Supreme, Circuit, aI,deDistricts Courts.
In the admission of fiSenatcfssian i'd Rep
resenta.ives fl ON any and all of The States.
there canabe no just ground for appreben-
sion that persons who are disloyaf will be
clothed wlth1thepowers Of legislation, for
thisscould not happen when the Const itu-
tlongand the laws are enforced by Vi gil-
ant and faithful Congress-. Each Houise
is made the judge "sot the. elections, re-
RETURNS, and quail ifcatlons Of IFS own mem,
bers, and may" with the concurrence of
twothirds, s,eXpe1 a" 7melnber." When, a
Senatofiois Representa- presents his GER
tificate OF election, he may at once be ad-
n1itted orgrejected !; or should there be any
question as to his eligibility, his creden-
tials may be referred for inyestigat TO
the appropriate committee All It admitted
to a, seat, It must be upon evidence satis4
factory to the House OF, which he thus be-
comes a member, that he, possesses the re-
HuioitC stllu 1SS uatl ucd1
tions. If refused admission; as a fmember
Efor want Of due allegiance, to, the Govern
ment, and returned to hiss constituents,
lithey are admonished that none but persons
loyal to thessUnited States wilisbe allowed
| |aiYoice, in, the Legislative councils of the
lnation,s and, the political power an do,nofal
influence of Congress are thus effectively
exerted In the interests of loyaltv'<to the
Government, and idelityIto, the Union! L
Upon this question: so,vitally affecting the
restoration of 2thej Union and the aper1aa-
nency OF our present form OF government,
| my convictions, heretofore expressed, have
nildergone>no cIiange;; but, on the contra,
ry, their correctness las been Confirmed
by reflection and time IF tie" admission
ofalo,ai members'to seats in the respective
| Housescf Congress was wise, and expedii.
| ent ayearoago,it q IL is no! less wise and expe-
dient now.q alf this at1omalous Condition is is
figh: now-if, in the. exact condition 81
these States attbespresent time, it is law:
ful IT, exclude them from nrepreseptation,)1
do not see that the, question will be chang
Fed blythe efipx Of 'Iiimye. q Ter, years hence,
if ,tliese States remain, as they o are. the
right Of 'represen tation, viii, be no stronger
T THE right Of, exclusion VII be noweaker.
| The SConstit ption, Of the United States
makes 1.-THE duty Of, lthe, President TO- pel
eolnmeefAilidI tSths Of Gopg gresf
4 siI1cfh measures is he sha al Judge pecsssa
| yv nr oxuodiantO T knn{u of no naaonre