The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-03-01

borders all the labor that is needed
for the development Of its resour-
ICES. The laws that regalato sup
ply and demand will maintain
their force, and the wages Of tho
laborer will be regulated thereby.
There is no danger that the great
demand for labor will not operate
in favor of the laborer, neither is
cientconsidcration given to the
ability of the freedmen to protect
and take care of themselves. 1t
is no more than justice to them to
I b, lieye, that as they have received
their freedom with moderation and
iorbcarance, so they will distin.
guisb themselves by their industry;
and they will feel and soon show
the world that in condition of
freedom, they arc self sustaining
and capable Of selecting their own
employment and their own places
Of abode Of insisting for themsel-
YES on a proper remuneration, and
lof establishing and maintaining
their own asylums and sehools.-
1t is earnestly hoped that instead
of wasting away, they will, by
their own efforts, establish for
themselves n condition ofrespecta-
Ibility and prosperity. It's certain
they can attain TO that condition,
only through their own l., ,srits and
exc tons.
In this connection the query
presents itself whether tho system
proposed by the bill will not when
put into complete operation, prac-
ltically transfer the entire care,
support and control of four mil
lions of omancirate slaves to
agents overseers or taskmasters,
who, appointed at Washington,
arc to be located in every county
! and parish throughout the United
States containing freedmen aud
, refugees, such system would in
, ovitably tend TO such concentra.
tion of power in the Executive,
which would enable it, II so dis.
posed, TO control the action of n
numerous class. and use them for
the attainment Of his-own political
ends.
| cannot hut add auotlirr very
grave objection to this bill. Tho
Constitution imperatively declares
in connection with taxation, that
each State shall have at least one
Representative, and fixes the rule
for the numberto which in future
times each State shall be entitled.
Ii also provides that the Senate Of
the United States shall be compos-
ed of two Senators from each State,
and adds, with peculiar force, that
, no State. without its consent, shall
be deprived Of its suffrage in tho
, Senate. The act was necessarily
passed in the absence of the States
chiefly interested, because their
: people were then contumaciously
, engaged in the rebellion. Now
/, the case is changed, and some at
least OF the States are attending
D Congress by loyal Representatives,
n soliciting the allowance of the con-
!. stitutional right Of representation.
/ At the time, however, Of the con-
$ sideration and passing OF the bill,
# there was no Senator or Represen-
6 tative in Congress from the eleven
!. States which are to be mainly af.
fcctod by its provisions. The very
fact that reports were and are made
fIagainst the good disposition of tho
country, is an additional reason
, why they need and should have
4 Representatives Of their own in
# Congress to explain Their condition
3 and assist by their local knowledge
,f in the periecting OF measures i'm
g mediately affecting themselves,
r while the liberty of deliberation
!. would then be free, and Congress
}, would have full power to decide ac-
Y cording to its judgment. There
4 could be no objection urged that
@ the States most interested had not
f been permitted to be heard. The
principle is firmly fixed in tho
J.. minds OF the American people that
, there could be no taxation without
Q representation. Great burdens are
now to be borne by all the coun-
try, and we may best demand thpt
y they shall be borne without mur-
Z mur when they are voted by a
J. majority Of the representatives of
all the people. ! would not inter-
lcrc with the unquestionable right
= lof Congress to Judge, each house
for itself, Of The election, returns
. and qualifications of its own mem
bers but that authority cannot be
construed as including the right to
|, put out in time OF peace any State
from the representation to which it
is entitled by the Constitution
AT present, all the people of the
) eleven States are eXcluded--those
who were most faithful during the
war not less than others. The
State of Tennessee, for instance,
/, whose authorities were engaged in
the rebellion, was restored to all
, her constitutional relations to in
!, liured and betrayed people. Before
/, the war was brought to termina-
ton, they had placod themselves
/, in relations with the general Gov
ernment, had established State
: Government OF their own. As
, they were notinciuded in the eman;;
cjpation proclamation, they, by
their own acts, have amended their
Constitution 50 as 70 abolish sls.