The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-26

people need tho tribunals ofjustice to be
opened Was there anything wrong in
that The courts were opened. What
else? We looked out and SAW that the peo-
pie down there hud no mail. They had
been interrupted and cut off by the opera.
tons of the rebellion. We sjTid to the Post.
master General: "Lct the people have IA
cilitics for mail communication, and let
them begin again to Understand what we oil
ieel and think. that we are one people. we
looked out again aud saw that there was n
blockade; that The custom houses were all
closed. We said: ''0peh the doors of the
custom house and remove the blockade.
Let trade, commerce and tho pursuits of
peace be restorcd;" and it, was done. We
mus travelled onI step by step, opening up
custom. houses, atpoiniing collectors, es
tablishing mail facilities and restoring nil
the relations that have been interrupted by
tho rebellion Was thcre anything uttder-
taken to be done here thdt was not authorized
oy the Constitutions that was not justified
by the great necessities OF tho case, that has
tot been clearly with the Constitution and
the genius and theory of our governuicnt?
lChcers. What remained to be done! One
other thing remained to demonstrate to the
civilized and Pagah world that we had paSs-
ed successfully through tile third ordeal of
our national existence, and proved that Dur
government was perpetual. sf3" '.tP ~
n great principle was TO he restored
which was established IN ourrevolulion.
When our fathers were contcrdine
against the power of Great Britain,
what was one Of the principie, causes Of
Their complaint? 1t was fitat they We're
denied representation. They COMPLAIN.
ed of taxation without Representation.
lCheers. One Of the great principles
laid down by our fathers, and which
fired their hearts, was that there should
be no taxation without representation.
How, then, does the matter stand p?
Who has been nsurping power and who
Lag been defeating the operation of the
Constitution? And what now remains
to be done to completetthe restoration
OF these States to MI their. former rela,
tons under the Federal Government,
and to finish the great ordeal through
which we have been passing? 1t is to
admit representation. TChetrs. And
when we say admit representation, what
do we mean? We mean representation
IN the constitutional and law .bi,Gng
sense, as was intended at the beginning
of Nc Government.
And where does That powerlie ? The
Constitution declares in express terms
that each house, the Senate and House
of Representatives, each acting for itself,
shall he the Judge of the returns OF elec.
ton and qualities Ons its own mem.
bers. 1t is for each house to settle that
question under the Constitution, and
under the solemn sanction Of an oath;
and can we believe that either house
would admit any member into It's body
to participate in the legislation of the
country who was not qualified and fit to
stin that bodv and participate in its
proceedings. They have the power
not the two houses, but eacl, house for
itself.
The Constitution further declaresthat
no State shall be deprived of its equal
suffrage ih the Senate of the United
States without it's consent Then where
do we stand? All that is needed to
finish this great work Of restoration is
for the two houses respectively to de.
termlne these questions: ooh p but
some will say. IA traitor might come'ihl''
The answer to-. that is:; Eacll Rbnse
must be the Judge; and if a traitor pre-.
sents himself cannot each house knbw
that he is traitor Applause i and ifhe
is traitor, can they not kick him out
of the door and send Him back, saying
to the people who sent him, "'You must
send us loyal man." (Cheers, and a
voice, "That's the logic. Is there any
difficulty about that2 [Cries Of "N6;
no."l
If a traitor presents himself to either
House, cannot that house say to him.,
"No, you can not be admitted into this
body. Go back. We. will not deny
your people of the right ofrepresenta.
ton, but they must send a loyal repre-.
sentative" Cheers.I And when the
States do send LOYAL renfasantatiues