The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-04


mentOus polnt-l want to go back once more.
(Laughter.) You had a convention here in this
city, where men sat with pad-locks on their
lips, and Doohttle had the key. They elected
temporary President OF that Convention, who
was obliged to say 81 thank you gentlemen"
and If the others had said as much, it would
have afforded much matter worthy of COM
ment.
And General Dix, its temporary chairman,
uttered some words which will bear me out in
corroboraton of the principle which / assume,
that the President has exercised these acts in
violation of the Constitution. General Dix
said:-
"The President, not in pursuance of any constitu-
tonal power, has called ON the Confederate States
TO accept conditions for their admie son to the
OF their legitimate functions as members OF the
Union"
Here is a distinct admission on the part of
General Dix that there is no legitimate conattu-
tional power for the President to exercise Let
me read from the 7th OF Howard's reports of the
United states Supreme Court which comes pre-
cisey in point, and in relation to article 4, sec
ton A. of the Constitution, The Court says:-
Under this article of che Constitution 1t rests
with Congress TO decide what government ls estab
liz he'd S,ate, for, as the United states guarantee
to each State repu 1lican form of government,
Congress n ust necessarily decide what government
s established in the ate, before 1t can be deter
mined " he her II 10 republican not. Aud wuen
the Sepa ors and Representatives OF the state are
admitted INTO the councils of the Union, the autho.
rity OF the Government under which they ap-
poInGd as well as It's republican character is re0og
nzCd by the proper Constitutional authority, and
this decision Is binding upon all the departments OF
the Government ~
This is the opinion of the Supreme Court of
the United States
Another proposition in the amendment limits
the Representatives that each State enjoys IN
CONGRESS- according to the number of voters.
The South were formerly entitled to have three
tifths OF their slaves represented in Congles
and the white men did the voting Now they
want to count the ive-ffths, and SO secure an
increase in their representation. Should such
be the case, you will see at once that the white
man in South Carolina will exercise about two
and a half times the amount OF power that a
white man possesses in Pennsylvania. Is that
right Is that republican? And yet this
Democralic-mongrel party are very
earnest IN rejecting that proposition to amend
the Constitution. But when they know that a
Democrat in the North will not have as much
power as Rebel III the South, they will gladly
adopt the proposition.
Another part of the proposition is that
affirming the validity of the national debt and
the, obligations, we owe to the widows and
assumed. If this was not done, there is great
danger that there would be an attempt made
not to repudiate the national debt, but in some
way to assume the Rebel debt. The speaker
instanced the case Of the Texas bonds, many
years ago, which he very bandly limited had
been distributed to the Senators as induce.
ments for them to support 1T. AT first there
was scarcely any members in favor OF assuming
the Texas loan but gentlemen came and told
members that they could buy the bonds in per-
| fectly legitimate transactions at five cents on
| the dollar, and at last the bill was passed. In
the same way the Rebel debt could be got
through.
The last is one which meets my full approval
| in depriv ing the men who deserted the service
| of the Government after having sworn to sup
| port it, from again holding office under the
| Government. Is not this an awful punishment
| (Laughter.) They should be prevented iron
exercising the right OF suffrage. But let us take
what Congress has done, and trust in God for
| the future.
am desirous, and trust that all of us are
| that this conflict shall be ended. We wish tina
| it might be so to-day, but not until we can have
such guarantees as will satisfy us, Justly and
properly, if it be until the last syllable of re
corded time-until then we do not want the
States back again. (Appause.)
There is a practical solution to the difficulty
! and that is, go to work, every one OF you; dc
your duty in the Keystone State. Let every
man devote hmself-I will not say for day
but AK you, as YOU love your country, as yol
rights as free citizens, from now until the da
| of election, [ ask you to devote yourselves Il
your country? (Appause.)
| Come one come ALL from every valley an
every glen in this mighty Common wealth
come, and in tones that cannot be mistake
express your opinions as freemen sent abroad
as we in the little State OF Maine, have sen
the moral influence, and-(Ihe rest OF this ser
tence was lost in the loud huzzahs which 70
lowed the mention of Malue.) Oh! and ho
proud will be the consolation OF every ma
that can feel his heart and say, in this hou
of our country's peril:-'I did my duty to IN
country and my God"
Mr.. Hamlin then resumed his seat amid pre-
longed applause, and Hon. Galusha A. Grow
late Speaker of the national House of Repre-
sentatives, was introduced, and addressed tn
audience at considerable length on the issues G