The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-03-07

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sou the form and the shadow. And now,
what are the attempts. and what is being
proposedf We find that by an irresponsi- !
BILE central directory nearly all the powers
OF Congress are assumed without even con-
sulting the legislative and executive de-
partments OF the government. By a rsso-
luton reported by committee upon whom
and IN whom the the legislative power Of
the government has been lodged, that great
principle in the Constitution which author
ICES and empowers the legislative depart.
ment, the Senate and House Of Represen.
tatiyes. to be the judges of elections, re-
turns and qualifications of its own mem
bers, has been virtually taken away from
the two respective branches OF the Nation
al Legislature, and conferred upon a COM
mlttee who must report before the body
can act on the question of the admission Of
members to their seats. BY this rule they
assume State is out of the Union, and 10
have Its practical relations restored by that
rule before the house can Judge Of the quail
ilcatlons OF lis own members. What DO
sltion is that! You have been struggling
Tor four years to put down rebellion. You
contended at the beginning Of that strug-
gle that State had not right to 90 out.
You said it had neither the right nor the
power; and it has been settled that the
States had neither the right nor the power
to go out of the Uuion. And when you
determine by the executive, by the militia
ry. and by the public judgment, that these
States cannot have any right to 90 out,
this committee turns around and assumes
that they are out. and that they shall not
come in.
am Tree TO say Il. you as your execu-
tive that ! am not prepared to take any
such position. Great cheeriRg] l said
IN the Senate, in the very inception si the
rebellion, that the States had no right to
secede. That question has been settled.
Thus determined, cannot turn round and
give the lie direct to all that profess 70
have done during the last four years.
say that when the States that attempted to
secede comply withsthe Constitution, aud
give sufficient evidence Of loyalty, shall
extend 10 them the right hand Of fellowship,
and let peace and union be restored.
am opposed 10 The Davises, the Toombses,
the Sllsells, and the long list of such. But
when perceive on the other men-[.A
voice, Call them OF" II care not BY
what name you call them-still opposed 70
the Union, am free TO say to you that am
still with the people. | am still for the
preservation OF these Ststes-for the pres
eryation Of this Union, and in favor OF this
grea. government accomplishing its desti-
ny.
/ Here the President was called upon TO
i give the names of three OF the members Of
Congress to whom he had alluded as being
opposed to the Union.
/ The gentleman calls for three names.
am taking to my friends and fellow-citi-
Lens here. Cheers. Suppose | should
name TO you those whom look upon as
being opposed to the fundamental princi-
pies Of this government, and as now labor
| ing 10 destroy them. | say Thaddeus Ste
vens, OF Pennsylvania say Charles Sum-
nsr. Of Massachusetts,; | say Wendell Phil
lips, Of Massachusetts,. Great cheering,
and Voice, Forney'1
do not waste my fire on dead ducks.
/ Laughter. stand Tor the country, and
though my enemies may trsducs, SANDER
and ,ituPerate, | may say, that has no
force.
i SIN addition TO this, do not intend TO be
governed by real or pretended friends, nor
do | intend to be bullied BY my enemies.
j Cheers. An honest conviction is nv sus-
tenance, the Constitution my guide. [
know, my countrymen, that il has beca IN
slnuated-nay. said directly, in high Pla-
ces-that il such an usurpalien u power
had been exercised two hundred years ago,
10 particular rrigns, It would have Gust an
individual his head. What usurpatlon has
Andrew Johnson been guilty or Cheers
aud cries Of "none." Ny only usurpa-
tion has been committed by standing be-
tween the people and' the Entertainments