The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-01

mcnt we have yet seen advanced IN favor
OF our participation therein. But how
does the case stand 2 And what is the
position in this matter Of those who
engineer this movement? Let us see.
For our information we have, Grst, the
Platform Of the National Union Club
then its Call and then its lato Circular
appearing in our issue to-day. After
this wo have President Johnson's posi-
tion, as defined by himself then the late
declarations OF Mr.. Seward and tL.cn,
finally, the remarks Of Mr.. Hendricks Of
Indiana, some few days since in his
place in The Senate. Let us take
these several matters up in turn.
The Platform OF the National Union
Club says:
7. Resolvcd, That all the States Of
the Uuion arc entitled by the Consli,u.
ton Of the United States to representa-
tion in the councils Of the nation, and
that ali loyal members duly elected and
returned, having The requisite qualfco.
tons as prescribed by iaw should be ad
ml,tcd to their seats in Congress, with.
ont unnecessary delay by their rcspcc.
tive Houses, each House being the
Judge Of the election, returns and qualiG
cations Of lis own members"
The call fora Convention issued by
this same political organization, says:
Each House Of Congress is made by
the Constitution tho sole judge Of the
election returns and qualifications of lis
members, but tho exclusion Of Loy1i
Senators and Representatives properly
chosen and qualified under tho Consli,u.
ton and laws, is unjust and rovolutiona.
rv."
The late Circular is silent upoa tho
subject, so, taking the position of The
National Union Club TO DO defined by
the language Of its published dcclra.
TONS one finds that position to be in ia
vor Of the admission only Of such Con.
grcssionnl Representative as can stand
the test Of "loyni" Now this, i, is
evident is not what we are after, 50 let
,is turn to our OF. or sources Of nfOlna.
ton. In the Knoxville Commercial, a
paper which vigorously supports he
Convention we fnl that there is kept
standing, some matter, entitled "rhr
Presidents Policy from which we cx
tract tho following:
"Thc Representatives Of ,Ec States
should be loyal men, willing to abide by
and be devoted to the Union and The
Constitution of the States.
"All responsible positions and places
ought to be confined distinctly and clear.
i to men who arc enthusiastically md
umqucStionub'y loyal. l."--Prc&iIcnts Ry
ply to the Vjtyinan CommUcc
Il hold it my duty to recommend the
admission of every State to its share in
public legislation when it presents itself
in the persons of Representatives whosc
loyohy cannot be questioned mdcr ony
cr,sttng constitutional on lcgai tcst."--
Presidents Veto Message.
/ Secretary Stewards position, as set
forth III his Tammany letter, Of Tie
second ofJuly last is rs follows
ut is said in excuse Of the denial OF
representation, that the States and their
chosen representatives still continue to
be scditious and disloyal. | ask, is
Tennessee disloyal7 Is Arkansas sel.
tious2 Are the Senators and Repre-.
scntativcs of those States dlsloval? !
desire, III this respect, that each OF rhr
two Houses o: Congress will apply the
constitutional test, with all the improve.
ments Of legislation upon it, and thus
admit those States and Representatives
who arc loyal, and reject only those
against whom the crime Of diSloyaltv
shall be established"
On the eleventh Of this month this
same very eminent person addressed "A
letter to Hon. j. r. Doolittlc, chairman
OF the National Executive Committee,
approving tho proposed Philadelphia
Convention and then going on to say:
after more than five years Of disloca.
ton by civil war regard a restoration
OF the unity Of the country as its most
Immediate, rs well as its most vital in.
tercst That restoration will be complete
when loyal men are admitted as repre-.
sen,ativcs Of the loyal people Of the
eleven States so long unreprcscntcd in
Congress. Nothing but this can com.
pletoit. Nothing more remains to be
done, and nothing more is necessary"
Snperadded to this information, there
is here subjoincd the language ex-senator
Hendricks in a late occasion in the Sen
ate, Mr.. Hendricks being, rs will be re.
membercd, ono Of tho Conservative
Senators who approved the call for the
Philadelphia Convention. Tho con.
grcssional Test Oath is tho subject of
debate:
"Mr. Hendricks, lin response to Mr..
Trumbull, Radically
ut may suit tho Senator'S purpose
on the hustings, but it will hardly suit
his purpose, here to say that I, or any
who are with me in opinion, are now
advocating the admission to seats in this
body or the House Of Representatives
of persons directly connected with tho
rebellion. The Senator knows very well
that there now stahds upon tho statute
book Of tho United States and upon the
rules of the Senate, provision requiring
every person who takes seat in tho
Senate to take a solemn oath.
Mr.. Trumbull-Js the Senator from