St. Mary's gazette., 1866-08-30

I'd 8, wors ws.el between al'en ana ia''i'e"
a-nt ,a;,a.< nod cr, fsnNe noT p.at-e "f ''''r =
ms regard III wir wa,eA ~
.,,or.,s an i,ls1rrec.Ion Of its ""h poop
60, =. o~.t, .oi! n,-iInst - nTthornY- IL W.
k.5 rsY,;-.y ~, st!rc.sfll war against any ION
x;y, ,,,,,,, yys miyh, thereby have veacqui1e'' l"'
se,s,ou and ruFisdIcti.n OF the'r s"ii' VIZ" III,
r,shf 10 enforce our laws upon their peofe' n,''
n ,,opose upon them such laws ana such o'"i-
cations as we might choose. But we heu "eio'
me war com peie j,,r stic'ion over 'he 'oi' - -
Southern States, hunted arr.y oy our o"H con
s,itu,,on. Our laws were ~. only raslonal law.
IN fore, upo il; the government OF me 'ii'el
States was only the government thro12h "i''oi
,hose States and their peoTle hat feiou"hs
with f,reigA nations and rs Ho2 was t,'e o'f'y
6,g by which shey were recognized or KNOWN
anywhere on the face Of he earth In All these
respects and IN all other respects 'h'o'''''6 ""'
uonsI interest and rights, our posses s'e'i
,r,s ne,f.c, and complete. 1t Odd HR Ereo 10
>. ,coui ed 1,t orly 70 be maintained, ana VIC
.or;o,i. war aylins st the rebellion couio co noun
,py more than MAINTAIN LIQUID ohly Yi"u'ot'7
and re-establsh the disputed supremacy Vi nc
CONSTITUTIONS it couid neither enlarge nor uf-
MANI. h. the nalho.Ity which that cohsU'uioh
con:ers upon Ghe government ny VIM" - ''
achieved Such an enlargement or a5-td@e'nen'
~ t.o,.,;,u,,onal mower can be effected only ny
~. ar.ndn,,ut ot the constitution itse!f, ana
s.ch amendment, c;n be made only IN the iloof7
which the constitution lIself pre3citoes' -
claim that the suppression 0' an i's"
seainst the government gIVes adalto'a' '''' >,
ity and power 10 that governments eS'ee'aiy
tina, II enarges hetIarisdctoh OF long eS0 'Hu
Give, thar hody the right 70 exclude Statef Iroi'
ram feseutatIon IN the national couhCiis' '"'
which tho nation Itself can have no suthoiity
md no .,i,,ence, it seems 10 US Is al variance
.I,La u.,, bentlucpies OF the constitution anu
with the public stety
Third Rat Is alleged that IN certain par
riculurs tho con.ttutsoh ot the H'ii'e
tnil, 10 secure that absolute justlce ahc ii"!"'
,Iai equality which the principles oil ""F S"'e'H
msnt require That II VAS IN these feSPeotS ',e
result OF cpmpronlsea concessions, 20 "hlch.
hou.,.r necessary when the Constitution was
E,rued we are no longer compelled 10 submit,
and that now, having the power, throhgh sac
ce.sful wsr and Just Wnrfant Tor lis exercise, II
the hostile conduct OF the lns"fgent sec'!oh' 'he
actual government of the United States may I'M
pe,e IT'S own conditions and make the consutu-
ton conform, IN all lis PROVISIONS, 10 us own
IDEAS Of eaua;ity and the rights OF m"l
Congress- Al its last session. proposed amend
urents to the conAlltution enl ugmg IN some very
r,nnortant par,Irulars the authority Of the gene
ral s-uyrrnmeni over that OF the several States,
and reducing by IN llrcct dlstranchisement the
representative poM gro: the States III Which sia
very formerly exlS'ed. And it's claimed that
I hesc amendments may be nlaGe valid as part OF
the original constitution without the con-
currence OF the States TO he most seriously al
fected by them, or may be imposed upon llose
States by three-fou,tAs "t the remaining states
MS conditions nf their rea3mIssion 10 representa-
ton in Congress ana III the eItc'oi" 'o'
leoe
ft IL the unouestionabe right Of the people OF
the Unit ed States to make such changes IN tir
cons,ltatom as they upon due d.llhsratlon, may
dem eYpedlent. But we insist that they shaH
be made in the mode which the constitution II
set points out, IN conformity WITH the letter ana
the spirit of that Instrument, and with the prin-
cipl.s pf self government and equal rights which
NJ at-the bass oF our republican institutions -
We DENY the right of Congress TO make these
chances ia thefmn6anental iaW without the con
currxnsc Of three -faurths OF all the States, IN
clutiIng especially those 10 be most seriously al
trct.d hv ,hema 10 IMPOSE them upon States
or p.opir, as condtIonS of rePrcScnauo or "t
adm sslon to any ut the nights, duties or op1@a-
irons which belong under the constitutions, 10 sIl
she States 3d.l1t.
And with sult greater emphasis do we deny
the rgh, OF my portion of tire States excluding
the res, OF the States from any share IN their
councils, or 10 propose or FHnctIun sh'h&ea ~
the cors,liution whi"h are to afiec; perm ;nehily
pclItlc.d relations and contro' or c""frt TIE eis
innate notion Of the several members ot the COM
mon Urion. Such an exercise OF POKER Is SIM
nv, r-ur,,tion- lust os urwarranrable when
.I.rr,x., nv Northern States as IT would be If
c;..Lhl, IN, Southern and not to hc fortified
or pal liza ted bv any thng IN ia" past history eth
o. ar ,h,ss- ~, whom Il IS a:,,mp mpfed or of those
nnon whose RIGHTS and liberties 1t is to take effect
II hnds no warrant in the constitution; il is al
~sr u,,h IA, f,nd d,rlental prln, ples of our form
NJ governmrnt- ,nd +, tolerated in one instance,
:, h.,,,,,.s ,he rre.elcut for future invasion ot
i,,,sr,, .nI constitutional r,oht. dr2cndent sole.
!, ,,,,au ,I. ,,,lI ~ th. r,,tv IN ross.ssisn of
- ,J ,bn. l.,Is hv direct and necessary
f.' =, .hn.,,.t to,,f and ,nt,l.rshI, of all
. t ,l t,,r,n,,os ,f shiftiu, and lrre.-
.o;i',a f,.,,a r.. o,a,nst this. the most
r. :. an 1,r,,.rx Which menace the sta
/ iI,, - f.o. ,,.,r,1,.ut thar th- constitution
- ,i' IY,,.1 S,,,. u.,x intended most carefully
" Wv ,,J I,I , .,1,., ,nd st.,,lf,Sf
y" i''N'''' - .; T., ,h.. ,na j., tins
"tnns r., w. fnI y k,,,s Of permanent unon
nnd pcsce.
Fourth. But It ls alleged, IN justin anon o'
the as"fpauon "n'tn We '"no'',"' , ,,nnnrs ,, *
ro'u''J s"h " :" n"1rrs ' safe thsr rradaISsion to
.hnr. N ,hr government of the country; that
they are srlI dis!oy"l IN sentiment ana par