Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-11-16

ton Ol sucn questions pcipNE>. luC ihtnEy L
Of this government is that the President is |
what he is described 10 bc--the ErscUfirc |
officer Of the nation. Ii il his business TO do |
the peoples will, not to declare it for them
1t Is the business Of yourselves, through your /
representatives in Congross, ~ declare rtaf 4
lal0 is or shall be. and it is his business - I
put your will in exocuti5R-not biz own.
The rightlul disposal of this question there
fore rested with the Representatives Of the /
people, because there was no law in force
providing for such an exigeucy. NJ rrayi-
sion had been made for II by law.
Now, gentlemen, # You will pardon me
for a moment, YOU will see the difference IN
effect and result 10 which this first step of
the President has brought us. Had We in
sisted on submitting this whole matter to
our Representatives do Won fancy that rebels
who Just land down their arms would have
been thought suitable and proper agents ,r
representatives for the exercise of tbs power
OF restoring loyal mon 90 their rights? |
think Won would have declared that If there
were but five thousand loyal mod in any
State 1t should he 90 h.n and % 40 oflerS
that the work OF Reorganization should be
submitted Let that have been done, and
there would have b1cn peace as the .rlocll-
nation Gays. Tie southern States were
then IN a condition Ear more favorable 10
such an end than they are Row. They were
ready 20 conform 10 the Just requirements Of
the loyal North. Bu, where Do We find our
selves now Va ini the Chief Executive
undertaking 10 uSup the rishtful powers ard
prcrosati'es OF tic Peoples Representatives
and recognizing every ono Of the rctcllious
States On the same basis, and in the same
old OligaTchical and anti-rCpublIcan spirt in
winch they existed before. On the ore side
Is the theory Of lrJth-rly love, and tCe are
& shut our eye and cars t0 everything
which comes from any other quarter, and We
are 20 bclcyc against the cyilcuces Of our
senses and the instincts Of our hearts that
there Is peace No are q admit TO con-
trolling political power in those States al
those who have imhrl,I their hands in the
blood Of OuI son, and br.thcrs-6ui even #
their own fellow citizens. who remained
stetilst ami true 90 tie flag during this
great rebellion On tie other side !, the
hard fact which We have % deal with that
there Is disorder, thlt there i rebellion.
that there is wrong which il j. the highest
duty OF the loyal men no.th ami luth %
suppress. And lt is proposed THAT this shall
Dt done by CouEress-hv your Representa-
/ u'ts. 10 has been their aim O. do It temp
cfately' but kindly. and IL Is a.. high pre-
Io-i'I'e WIN winch You have invested them,
/ under the Constitution. II Will Pc tor tie
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/ el~'7 anu iieH-s 81 Tie President, which
met at iAlil-cllHA log tae express AMI
/ a'J"eI plrI ~ " opposing the policy o.
/ congress cared L.t O. llt upon PAPER one
Wo'l oil condemnation, .lc word oi c-iii-
oism' one Word about t-e.e constitutional
anne Hlmcnis. with t.is g-r vague exception
the most h'Mcntau- question: 70 81. Day
/ j. dismissed q That '.lF no u.n. "a1
cill'n,I o. icI ..s nt both t.e nth and ,he
south, Wien Massachusetts ana ~'rta tir-
DINA came, 10 i-..a,I.F Jose. .iu and a-l
INTO the e'n' alton. with te woods .-
We revere IT, Cor. .iiul.1 4s DO $50, hand
ca Gown % o.. "F cog i't.,-e lhI- sg-
renee lismi--o- t-c constitutional amend
ment IRON t..ir notice. I.ly d1 H1t GT-
peal O. the north ur tac s.--a -1 as-.u, q. u
oI REJECT Il. tHcy 'Ia. o. .T 90 t.c other
side as did Tie L-yI-e.
Now then. s,u,l.m... what fl these
amendments r,guire3 They declare. first
that an persons horn in tfr United ~-l-r.
shall be deemed o. Pc citizens ..errlt Some
provision %. tin. kind has i..r rendered moo
ce,,lrv bv OIL. infamous Died S..tr t..i-; n
which was .l.1- i..i,. 10 e.l- wsrc ND, ci-i-
z-us and had ul rights ur riyilr.., that
white men were bound g. respect. II IT,
therefore rCge--ary lilac -ae uTrea. ',w of
the land Should declare Who are 1ui who
are H9f dii1,u. oi -te tmt. j States Then
II declares, ll the second place that Whenever
the right Ut franchise ami suffrage is denied
any Ioru-n 0i tie male u.a'lan 'i voting
age 10 any STATE t.e IeIr, lliatia1 oi that
state shall lroI -,.p1Ahir reduced. BY
TIE cons ti,uil"a a d. Do" Stands tw.-a.rHs
ol the slave population were excluded, while
tlrtc-l-tts woe United o. representation
Under Tie Constitution a- -a- liW r1w rc-u-
h.o- Dc, Il. Whole number o. representatives
IN the L. ). t.nEl-s- o. -, ol which there
came from tLt iits States u. and - tom .
the slave State. Slavery, however. has Dee .
come a1oli- I'D ana n..-.l. those who were I
ei-N-' are u"" titt.-s anu iA' southern /
States. under the constitution g., DO now /.
stands, are entitled 10 IcVIc,oI .ati.l ior tlc /
whole numa-I Tie JAYS % the southern I.
States preclude tie right of slaves aui also /
OF free colorci persons, 90 vote. Although, /
therefore, these colonel citizen, src 5sgr.s.1- .
ted they are denied the right Of suffrage /
they have o.. GIT g. vote W exercise any Oi /
the luncti Us which long % any man Do
his political capacity. Ia c1usc4uouce oi the
abolition q slavery, Che sIutl'rn States
gam as o., clear p7,ht % their rebellion
proportion l- Jusl twelve and one hali mem
bcls ~ congress, for ttoir slaves who have
never, Ae-c'3.olc, been rcprlseuttd-yet the
limit by .a". oi tac whole number oi repre-
seniatIyos D, %. Therefore this twelve and
one-hali Members are % De deducted from
tie representation the north tas heretofore
enjoyed. Tie Consequence of letting the
thing s;aad as D, now is, is 70 take twelve
members from The loyal north and hand
them over % the rebel south This S the re-
suit which the President OF the United States
ana his party call upon tlC people OF tli.