New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-06

open and shameless traitors and had been elected By theft
Law passed during the that before taking their seats hey
should take an oath that they had voluntarily participated
In the Rebellion This brings TO the vital and overshad
owing issue that chains the attention OF tL Convention and
must be submitted 70 the people at tho next election
We we're for long time unwilling TO believe
that President who bad elected by the Union party
would be found Hrrayed against that party aud getting vita It's
scee9 tho facts as they really and mud that the pend
ing issue taat witch exists between the President and Con-
gess That The issue Of the hour that Ia the Issue upon
which this convention mus express US to-day OF course
treat TIE Dmocratc party having no distinct anu indc
pendent policy OF Us own Tor this once proud party now per
orm only :he ignobe Office o dangling a. tail TO The Prcs
dents kite viii state the issue 70 you gentlemen fairly and
squarey Is underestimate H. The President claims that every
entitled 10 representation N Congress by the provisions
OF the Constitution. that power Is conferred ulon
Congress on express terms to deprye sueh se o.
on and therefore, exists. He comedies however DY
singular consistency that Congress may refuse 10 ad
dlsi0ya Representative aAough no such power -
terms Later revelations hove7e Indicate mat
he regards al persons as loyal who are willing 20 taHe
the Constitutional OATH without regl TO ther past ives OF
d)a conduct He therefore denies the power fCongress
~ exclude the Senator's and Representatives the States
lately ~ hobeoh Oy reason OF 'ne lseohuucs VI tnell
stuent or until guarantees Tor the future can pc proeueu
On The other hand Congress claims that IN eIyh
oil legal and constitutional rules ana privileges
OF the insurgents are suspended. and In case the
rebellion fa that these privileges are only to DC restored W
the legislative power Of the victorious paFty that TRAITORS o
felt tier civil and political rights nmong which IS Their right
10 and that Congress representing the people
right provide by Law or the resumption OF suspended
rights such and conditions in their Judgment VIII
resolution Congress has declared that no ron
Rebel State shall be Gdmtted till Rch State be declared IN
emitting IL representation. Congress mas accord
ngy presented Us plan for the restoration o the nsss
people in the form CT proposed CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
10 which will hereafter alude This Is this issue forced upon
the people They cannot avoid H. II Is toe duy oi every
elecOr 10 form an onon upon and 70 regulate MS eoIuuu
accordingly As humble individual having carefully ana
conscenusly considered this question DO not hesitate 70
say that my own Judgment clear and decided TINT Congress
is clearly rzbt aud the President just Clearly wrong Inc
be cnl tribunal OF the country has soemny adjudged
that In is conduct toward tho Rebels the Government OF inc
United States possessed oil the rights which belong ny
international law to any beigerent power as wen %
the additional rights which pertain 70 sovereign delng
With robeous subjects 1t is elementary principle Of the
law OF nations that In great civil all these civil and po
cal which secured 10 the insurgents IN state OF
peace By the laws Of the parent State suspended IL Is
also another principle Of the law that when ono nation
corqusr another IN the conquered naoa can only re-
sumo peaceabe relations with the other hen that Other con
s-nts 20 treaty oil peace containing uch o %
future may eomp0r with its dgny and Selfafe II
IL chooses 10 require security fjr tie fuureor even indemnity
fr te past it possesses fall power demand either or both
Every instinct Of epeseryaou reyots Of the proposition
nrcpt Goyernmen Nor is our Government so powerless
and contemplate that when 1t victorious traitors It
peace belong 10 oyery other civilized nation on the
el,De The Constitution not made In the interest Of trce
itself ag traitors Instead Of fearing admire that Kind
Of Capitalization which c0nsodates toe Government against
feet that safe sovereignty wh.ch Woni1 make
community OF traitors superior 20 the Central Goyernment
Nor read the Constitution does the President enact laws
Tor Congress execute but Congress makes laws which toe
President Is bound executed Al ncesant e1mor has
h action 81 C.ngress 10 excluding the rep
rescntnivcs fg the southe States Tas tender regard
sarb DIriIs 5" P, ar sss5 so2ss a Which & Sn
to crush Rebellion denounced as unconstitutional
TIis the case with the CONSUMPTION law 70
mise men and the legal tender law TO raise
mosey with the arrest dsoa persons or aiding the Rebel
& ps,clnmaii1n and other kindred measures Bat now
Sre chargoa which then as now proceeded from Rebel
p!isrrs only excite they remembered emile 81 der-
H., ,nd centenpf These measures were sustsined they
roveS nv Courts b. Congress By the Uaon party
AMI taly by the Judgment Of the Supreme tribunal INC
PEOPLE Of he counry. In the election q e II the theory
possibly furc Their pltcal
rights confirmed Osfs premium Tor Ihe crime o urea
80 aud NAV resut 10 the destruction Of the Government
In ch case the traitors rule would be Hcads win tails
~ IL the Constitution gave greaer sncton 20 tns
dtrss thar n really does would prefer break the
,ra .avs The eo1ntrv than 20 save the
ton and destroy the country. Tie Constitution was nade iE
he catrv aud not the cofntry Constitution. II the
conutrv il lost all Is lost Wae II The Constitution is broken
and the country Is saved, We can make another ore uh a.
Good As the Of one with II modern improvements peQied
connected intimately with the question to wbcl have
iTsl siaadsee Proposed asg 2thf Cep'Wg Iae
Congregational tommIttee r"@siiting oi -
careful elaboration amer taking avoume Of testimony Ieiutns
to the condition 81 affairs 10 the niursent States ana after
presented plan Of construction coniiinS OF ths proposed
Pen WI a ~. 10 b s be- entitled
representation IN the person Of natos aud Repre-
ooyed tie assent Of more than Woihds Of the senate
aud Of bur.hfths Of the House. II now comes aoWh
20 the people for their sanction. and constitutes
scrvaiiye feature Constitution thar IL provides for
amendment Whenever events or changes ooelr which
render necessary conform the framework Of the Govern
ihO existing state OF thns That sneh an eEgenoy
This change called article u Of the Amendments'o tho
Consultation and consists Of five sections which are Is fol-
lows, VIZ
lat The first defines citizenship Of the United States and
prosib any state from denying TO any person rs privileges
ithol legal process The second creates basis Of rep
reenston founded upon population except that persons who
sre denied the privileges OF the elective frnnchse by the
state are excluded from enumeration. 3D. The third renders
ineligible to Office certain persons who having held public
ocrs and taken oath % support the Constitution OF lie
Hated states became actors In the beion but provides
tgO-thirds remove the disabfy
an The fourth ans the validity Of the public debt OF tho
eatss the Confederate debt illegal AID void 5h The h
conier power Congress TO enforce e Amendment Dy ap
proprs'e essa,9I % l nsi created ,tpeSmsa e
rights OF citizenship In the bred scott ease INC
supreme Court Of the Oaed STATES seeiuso h aua
bought and sold slaves was not cinn OF the United
States and could not Therefore although not h,,e san
enforcement OF his rights the redress OF his wrongs On
plea In abatement setting this h bred Scott
n WINS adnlged that lie could not MAINTAIN his action for
assault and battery himself or upon bis vile ana children
II further decided that IL was not within the power ary
state TO any person by s Constitution audaws citizen
the United States IL was also declared ha tue power OF
naturalization conferred upon Congress applied only TO persons
q foreign birth aud TO Congress no authority to make
native persons Of African descent czens OF the United
states Free eolored persons have always been citizens OF
our State by the laws New YORK In hrst Safe Con
situon adopted 10 I'M thoy were placed upon an entire
equality with white the exercise OF even elective FRA
efse Under the present constitution they are called
zens Cnn good be assigned why such persons
should be citizens OF the United states born upon our
soil ana WITHIN Jurisdiction The eoored population have
been best friends during the war We have awaited oar
ye. Of their services BY tho employment OF 10000 troops
in our army They are loyal and faithful TO the
non we owe them heavy debt Of gratitude Which we are
bound in and good faith to discharge The Civil Rights
m has been assaed by the President and BY ReVerdy John
and other leading statesmen as anu seV
eY Southern Judges already decided What may b.
the decision Of highest tribunal only be known here
after the law be upheld at AL times liable 10 repea
and there q no viii not be repealed when the
eleven States are represented seems therefore TO be de-
manded by every consideration OF justice and wise
,tassnanship that these persons should be- secured
In the rights and privileges OF citizenship the right
20 sue make contracts 10 hold and transmit property
the section seeks wipe out from the Constitution the
last remaining recognition OF African Slavery an existing
institution We have already by abolshng Slavery nuhed
the provision for tho return Of iitYe slaves anu the oh
Slavery reAlninn In Tint Instrument Che anOma