, 1866-12-14
FRIDAY. DECEMBER II. 1865.
SUFFRAGE, STATE AND NA-
T10HAL,

l; ainly u,,cn the objection tlat to establish
Aha, rule l.: an amendment to the Constltu-
ton. would Lc an innovation and foE1nid~
at.!e breach upcn the preserved rights" OF
the States. We have herct ofoFc nhown.that
the right ard authority Of every representa-
;ise government to control the elective ifan-
cti>c is Inherent and indcfcaslble. II Is one
If those powers that cannot be delegated
wi1htul su1rcndessng the TeEy existence Of
tle nation 10 other hands. The Constitution
no more delegates O. reserves to the StAtcs
the authority of lrcsctibin. the qualifications
ofthe electors Of representatives in Congress,
than it does the qualifications Of the repre-
scntutivcs themselves. The trainers Of the
Government understood their business too
we'll to leave in the hands Of any other Gov
crnncnt tbc power Of prescribing the quali+
fcations of Federal officers. or OF the electors
Of thosc officers. There can be no coutro-
vessy OF this point. The qualifications Of
both representatives and tho electors there
olare prescribed by the Constitution. The
States h1vc the power to prescribe
the qualifications Of yotc.s not for
Legislature; having done that tbesr power
in the premises Is exhausted. and It Is from
the Constitution Of the United States thnt
The voter for members Of the most numerous
branch II the Legislature derives his right
to rotc for members Of Congress, and not
frou.&he Inv Of the State. The State has no
authority To 1c@islate one way OF the other
upor t,sc qualifications Of rotcss for u1em-
hers II Congress; but the Constltutl"" hy 'ta
oEn direct power makes the voters Tor neu1-
be1s Of The Legislature, voters ~fso for MEM
hc,s Of Congress. To :~- men, that an
amendment to the f~'stl1n1son establishing
rn:a,,9, - -.ieatiou for voters for national
.:H:TffS w-t'ld be 10 deprive State Of ouc of
iit "n+erEcd Rights" is nonsense, because
.:'a' the foundation OF the Government, the
4e;.!sneatfon OF voters for mcmbcrs Of Con-
.rsss Las been fixed Ly the Constitution, md
rrver left to the States.
We kace discussed 1Lts subject heretofore,
and Tt:erto II again In order to call attcu-
si"n toanitlcr proposition which Is equally
las1l 10 tic rebel doctrine TINT the power to
tx the qualifications Of electors for 1uc0,-
te:* "l ccngtcss Is State, and no. ma
ticnal power. The c1ausc of tho Cous!itu-
tim nl..a this subject reads thus
"7ls Hnrse Of Representatives <hall b. com.
tc~td Q! u'culccrs -el.Aeen t:ery second year by
1T lEo1ie oftfc sstesal States and The electors
II scr slaic sl-n1 lase tho Qualifications rc1uit-
Ee s;:ic legislature"
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4'ie ''i''heht the Sonsutotion was adoFle'
Ut, "'ah ~ tae several statcs VINO thf
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s'aac ta"c away tfom man any raSt
io"eF or nuthositS ol wbicA he has bceoo
possessed aiFecslE from The Constitution
tAe n'eu states. In The case OF Frumbu
tEetoaetH.tfon OF the Stale Of 1ilinpls
e4aFcu maj ali votes EtEen Tor him fos VI
1ed slates senator byf nemoers OF Il
eehcf&1 Assembly fnonld De null ana Toi
ato knonso not be coun'ed. Jud
tsoao"'i possessed Inc auahaeauo
Ao' !"e o4!ct required W 'hc Constnul
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