Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-21

is the tint assumption that they are Statea
outside the Union. This Congress assumss
that they have right 70 govern these :a:vso
States With ten millions Of people, without
giving them any right 70 represen'asson
At al. Is that Republican! lVnss Of
mo, don't re- it"] Where, ! ask yol,
fellow citizens, among civilized nations Of
modern times will such an idea be tolerated
- the governing ofelesen millions OF people
without any representation at oil. APP
plause THIS Congress assumes that these
states are out OF the Union, and that these
States shall have no voice wha'sver IN the
Congress which il to determine their rights
in the Union. Suppose that instead Of be-
ing thirty six States, bound together under
common Constitution as States in one
Union, We were thrty-six independent
8 :ateaut hat hi been at war. weh oaco Oh 4
Z 10 ~ lAink the treaty, = panQf DuQA
- negoeia1sd by one side alonsf Do you
think that the twenty-five States could en-.
ter int negotiations for peace with The
eleven, e0o ~ those elevea no represent
stioa whatever in the Congress which Was
! 81 =: a.ss.S K s.,.ps s..s.i.
Austria and Germany here u : war now
goirg On-to u poeG)blg ~ ND power 70
kess alsns, ~itkont 4aSiag GnySjprsssnta-
lion whatever from The other pastyf 30
impossible, - unjust, - QppelseVa n ~
proposition that eleven great States are 70
have fheir destiny disposed Of, and they
have no voice in Il 1t oil, either in Congress
Or any.vhge, pRs1, Espov atiscs, the
r~sl point 6ffssus bstSeea me President
and those who have ruled this Congress 10
this-nos whether the nation is 10 Be main
tanned, fos both hold that-but the real
question il whether the States under the
Constitution shaA live u de. Tie men
who control Congress assume substan-
TALLY that eleven Of the States are already
dead, that - States they have ceased
to have rights to representation,
esopt By lhs psssalsisa -of Congress,
although the Constitution in 70 many words
says t6at no SAts shall u deprived Of ito
equal suffrage N The Senale ,es HsssA o.
anywhere else. Az 70 The remaining t&sh-
ty-6W 0Ga.sA nhat q thasa Qsn aDunns
q ,what deea lheir proposition - to On
ApspdGaent OF the Constitution implyl II
you will Rad and carefully study the first
ssctisa a HE ssAAIsd ensiGt zutional
amendment, il any lawyer Of expsrisnes and
sasscty will sludy that, end st,,d0 klvdl,
he will end invslvsd IN il n entire shssap-
ton Of the power Of the Fs6esA) 0esesus
meat Il assumes Substantially 70 give 70
(CkAsS ~ osWss, otdtall Tie laws Of The
Ststss, % = 10 secure, In opiniso Of Con.
gress, exact justice among Ill the citizens Of
all lhs Slalse. lt y Q s1DosoolsaAieor1f ~
ssviscSy power 10 Oongssso evss ~ essiso
legislalion end ell the civil odd criminal
equity Of a the States, and Of ~ adminis>
trseion by The judges Of the Stats cosrts.-
And jueetng ffom the assumtien Of power
Witch Coogyeee = Mktay 10 glvo " shsus
clauses, II adopted Into TIE Constitution,
CeeG4ess will assume that they have the
sighS y staai ~ - 0i0inals ihrobe
Federal courts I'll ths State judges Of The
United States, q they did in the civil rights
fAe,. ~. ou. ~ Asu,.a ut IA
clause 10 submitted 70 cure On evident defect
in the civil ights bill. TO make constitutional
e. ,; !: Mt cSE ss9st' ~ r..
gress last winter. but which would become
constitutional Y this amendment should be
\ adopt.d. -
REPRESENTATION.
To pass over that, and to come to thu
second proposition, to-wit: The subject
VI rsw sssatatiea il the several States. Il
10 proposed substantially that rsprssentar
ton ahall be based upon population, wist
| All. s,env;sn ;s,e.~A~.l o., e>ech auN arc1.
particularly 10 the States Of the South
provided, il ~ States Of the South Do no
adopt negro suffrage they shall be deprivst
VI sspsesentatiDn 10 Coaefoes 70 csaeiA
essbls extent, ID so0e q them - %,
amount Of one hslf, end In others less. :
Nov, fellow citissns, hsa Cooersse b figh
~ prescribe asy such terms 10 the Stats
Of the Union-that o. condition Of havinl
representations they shall adopt negro sui
, fragcf The leader in the House said h
N e1pect the people Sc IL Soon 70 dor
negro suffrage, but hS desirsd -. tpni
| Mem Nr not adopting il IHjsa0. Us 4
- - tolerated that to s6ed@lut 66ensli
ment 10 to assume the right Of punishin
Mates Tor not adoetisg or Gur adopliqo an,
to1dsassS GGich ~ B. m1t nO& bt8 &C
cordanee with the opinion Of Congrcssi
, assume to cay that il y . degradation I
y k9hish no State. end - set Of - eight t
sutslit. Ifths peo( Spf AStan % vii
4nng y submit u . dsgVA dsNisa ME- shat,
begin 10 doubt whether they are fit to b
~ Snd b BE- equals ofthS peSplS r. ~
y Northern States, under the Copstitution.-
4. tApplauss.l ~ g CIV
Il 10 sometimes ssid that this propositio
Of Congress 10 proposition 70 base Ispf.
. eeutAlion on soeess. u \ ne Sack lhh4 I
Had the proposition been fairly made sha
representation should be based upon voter
> ne could veil understand nov, The States !
/ the South, - we'll - the States Il Il
, North, might adopt the proposition. 70
/ may say With great force that it would
desirable in the House Of Representative
! tthat svsgy voter 1Aould havs.sa epu,
) xOies. lf0aenty sbeu1npd war asc rel
resented BY aember Of Congress in Ne
! York, twenty thousand voters in Hrgfni
, should also Be represented BY = member
CongNss.s can we'll understand that
That lsnse the 0dettiss (hey Vi(hst< 4
ply 10 Ill. They viii not make tia voters
cb6s1s Of ftpsss1fnAGaA Thly ih1st that POI
n ulation shall b. tbs basis Of sepsssentatiol
1 cid t6srsobgs n.y. "a u 'Uoube Asll
! wsoss and cAildrsn. md even IA .the,
+ Southern Ssatss sAey win esuns ths ~
I Who ars not permitted to vote, The Who
purpose being 70 apply i % the eolessd 20
Q ulation Of the South, and 10 force the Stat
qt the South - obliged sqdfags. How
) pspulatien, - that I'll are 10 b. counts
{ 6aschs and whitss-nol thrss-Gfths Of u
1 blacks, % under the Ccnstitntien hefetolor
} nv fiiths Of the 0kefl ~ n S6~k {
Se b 4sntsd for taxa0q bat 1ens :
eoue them q ell loe dbprsaoan We q
a e0Aesy are permitted A6'Rotde<# ~A@
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