The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-15
From the New York World, 18th

A few weeks ago we showed from the
text of the Constitution, that the denial
of representation to the States of the South
had destroyed the congressional character
of the assemblages sitting in the chambers
of the Federal Congress. If any formulary
can be held necessary to complete the alb
solute right Of representation guaranteed
the States of the South in the letter and
spirit of the fundamental law we presume
the loosest believer in the rights of the
States must confess that that formulary has
been supplied in the Presidents proclama-
ton of peace. Peace declared officially to
reign from one end of the country to the
other, the States declared officially to be
all, except Texas. completely restored to
their original relations to the Federal Gov
eminent, the exclusion of eleven States
from representation 10y a tyrannical major
ity, Is an act of revolution, which has plain
ly stripped the men committing it of all au-
thority in constitutional law
Radical journals have, in their recent at
tacks on Mr.. johnson stated, in terms of "A
cusation, that he cOntemplates 'convening
another Congress Our own Washington
correspondent has referred to such an inten-
ton on the part of the President and in
Wednesdays News hints at some measure of
the same character, when he states that Mr.
johnson is determined to follow out this
principle to its legitimate conclusion; and
TO see TO it that the Southern States are no
longer deprived of their rights by a factious
majority The course indicated in those
words would it istrue, be one of apparent
holiness but no man ever yet has proved
himself able TO grapple with revolution who
did not dare to be bold even to daring Mr.
Thaddeus Stevens is bold Mr. Charles sum
ner Is bold; Radicalism, in every instinct of
its soul, Is bold and men may abandon all
present hope of dealing with it from the mo-
ment at which Mr.. Andrew johnson shrinks
from advancing to its overthrow with the
courage of Cromwell.
The men who occupy the Legislative
chambers of the Capitol do not. we repeat
constitute Congress. Their deliberate de-
NAL of representation to eleven States of
the Union, has clearly, DESTROYED the dis
tinetive feature of the Congressional ex-
Istence-geaerai representation. As the
sworn guardian of the right of the States il
Is. therefore, the bounden duty of the Presi-
dent to use every lawful means of restoring
these States To their place in the Federal
Parliament And. no other means being
open to him for that act of constitutional
duty, he cannot, unless he lend himself to
the wrong by continuing to recognize the
revolutionary bodies IN the Senate Chamber
and the House of Representatives. avoid the
obligation to convene a Congress of the
restored Union The Southern delegations
and the eUnstitutionalists who now
form the minority of the revolutionary
AtAAAt@ a hAAC NtkAAt84= III ItS JuLtA 10 the
Presidents call, and, throwing open their
doors to all duly qualified members, viii,
from that hour, have become the Congress
of the United States Less than quorum
though they might at first be. they would.
from the moment of their assemblage, have
power to compel the attendance of Others
and though in the end the revolutionists
would probably constitute a majority in
both chambers, the country would, at all
events, have thenceforth been blessed with
the fact of a restoration of the Union. This
Is, we repeat, sworn duty of the President:
the necessities of political repose demand ii;
the legislative wants of the country call for
it; and bold though it be. let Mr. johnson
remember that no man who has dared as he
has done, 10 cross the Rubicon of the revo-
lutionary power, can sustain himself unless
he rush on in resolute adoption of the Ro-
man text: Qaid times Cgsaren5 rehis!