The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-12-13

pi4 ought tS bear the bdfaensofG taaaI
tioa, andsyet be denied the fright ii re-
presentation. fIt would have bee4pffns
c6nsonafce9 with the iex press provisions
ofsthep agonsA sAtution,, 1uthaf d seachaStbfe
shaIE hay ebaeF eF:asf' one RepfcsentatiYa Il
anP "ehaB mo- State HieKdfit sfts consent
slfaIl Beadepriyed or its eduafl suffrage
M f'the Senaten fYhese prUvisfons We're
intended toHsecure to- every State ana
to the people Of every Stats,y the risht
Of representation in each H Hbuse of con.
gfess;; and so important was 1t Seenea
By che trainers of the iConstitdtionnthat
the equality of the States iii tlienStenate
should be preserved, that noe cssens BY
ati afaendmentao Of the sG0hstitutioiii earl
any State, swithoutiits consent9 be denied
a alvoicesin that branch Of the aNational
Legislature. .sdj asin7Dt haa sJdgfT ligIe
noItis trne,eit has been assumed that
tile existence ofthe States was tef,nfna.
ted Blythe irebellieus acts Of their intj
habitants. and that the insurrecti6n
having been. suppressed, they we're
thenceforwara to be considered merely.
as conquered territories Tile lie @isEisl
tive, Executive and JadieMf DebarSti
ments of the GOVERNING htiRavvee, however,
with great sdistinetness and uniform eofi-
sistehey refused to osancti0n aniassdfap D.
tion so incompatible with the nature of
our republican system, ar4tid With p Che
professed objects 6fethe war I aT Trough
out the recent qesislation of Congress,
the undeniable fact makes itself appa
renti that thesesBen political confmdni-
ties are nothing less than States 'of,tAist
ttni6h.9 aT5isd taxi yAfzuipS 40 bs1noq
eAgehe COMMENCEMENT ofsshes
rebellions eaeh9hods9 dealaHeds witlnoal
unauimityias refdarNa BReFas atowas1 aiggs
thas1 1the waf was; not sswased. |
uponco our part; niany spirit IF seppfes-
sion, nor fop'anyf purpose of eonqaestaofl
subjugation,l nor purpose of oserthrow-i
ing or interfering with the rights otaeso
tablished ihstitutions sof those iStaees.s
but to- defenfbiahd damaintain thes isapfe-o
macy of the Constitution and 5all laws
made inipursuance thereof, and to pre..i
serve th eTUniont withn alllthes dignityd
andTrights ofthe several States
unimpaired y and2thatas soon ais atheseI
objects" were accomplished the GwarI
ought to cease. a'--e -.as- ''-
In some instances Senators wefe'pe
mitted t0coutinne theirlegisl9iycfunc-
tioppssp while in ether Instances. Repre-
sentatiyes were elected and sadmittedrto
seats after the States had formally de-,
eiared their right to withdraw from the
Union, and were endeayo,riiing to main ma IN
tain .,t that lj;sbb rjj;ssbt bR foree;of arms All
OF the States whose ,people, Were, in I'M in
suTrrec tlon,t as STATES. were included in
the superintendent Of the direct tax Of
twenty millions, Of .dollars annually, laid
upon upon the United States hy the act ap-,,
pryoyed 5th August 1861, J, s = 80, :.
Congress, by,,t the act Of March ~ T.,
1867. Is and hytt,he ,arportiopment, of rep,
res'eenptation, ,thefeunders also recognized,
their presence as States, in4the Union 4
and they n hhaYe, 3t9dej JUDICIAL purposes,
been divided into aistricis,,as States
alone can, be DIVIDED, aThesame ,reeogg7r,
nltlon appeaors i i, ,bfF ,tbba resent sent lesis latiop
in IN Jr;ssfsreHee ts 4 npssse which evident
y rests upon the, fact That the fune etiiensi
of & the apte State Nere pot dsS tsoyed by the
rebellion. NiIlGip gbutti but merely gpspepdedi and,
thai principle is Of course Applicable to-
those States, Which, like Tennessee, at,
tempted t0o orrep0gppee tier plaeeS in the
y e1hl9qh 1hll9qh odt en- deBs .s1nooo sneva haioesi
elIheaaption of the Exeeutiye Depart
ment ofthe Gosennmeat upon this subri
jeet has, been equally ade6niteoand uni-I
torms1and the spurposeItofo theowar, WAS
speeificall lyI stated iRsthe, PFeelamationr
issued by myli predeeessorsIca therl22dl
day of September, lS62GuItsMasntheni
selemply proclaimed land declared that
ihereafteEi las heretoforei the war will
be prosecuted for the 5objeet of spraotir
cally restoring thesDcenstithtional qrela-G
ton between the. United States and each
qfthe, States and the people thereof in
which States, that relation issorsmay, he,
oridistarbed. Il isslw ot bol
The recognition of the States, by the
Judicial Department of the Government
has alsoaheen clear aud cenolusiNeiin all
proeeediRgsI afIeetingg thepatas States,
hladia the Supreme, Gircuito aud Iipis7
tnct COURTS sissoNns siM asssasx sosAna
eInl the,i admission of sSenaterssyand
RepresentatiVesifrom any and lall sftiei
States pthero lcanlbe no just greundisof
ion that tpersonsswho are dis
loyalIwillibe clothed with the po8ers4 of
Legislation; for this couldnus Happens
whenatl G6nstitutiun aud IKE DAVIS are
enforced sby ~ nyigilant apdfaithfdl. Conf
gresssoaEach HOUSES is1niade the siudga
9,itetu,sns aalsthalifieasl
tiohs :ofIits owDEmsmberss' ''sIhnditnayd
's1Miththc' 'coneurfennc ofstwothicda leNsi
peba membgr. YtinWhen Ia .SeBatorI rosi
RepresentatiNc iprsdntso his aserfificate
OF felection he may at once be admnttcd'
orsreieotetlgEersdsl1u thareE beIaaby
questions as oisfl1eEsieli bility,s Aisocresl
dentialDmayEbeeifcf feurefl forsinxestigas
tion tosthe appropriate te cohnkittedDobiosE
Observation-Disclosures at anast.be upon
esidanpe satisfactory tgIstheg III odseaof
which he thus beconesh nnsniber3thatl
bespossessesfhe requisite coaistitutioual'
and legal qualifcationsLestIf &c refused aa.l
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