The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-07-04
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RALEIGH, n. WEDNESDAY, JULY i, 1866.

; ordinate departments OF one single gn(.
| integral whole the one having the powerot
! legislatiuns and administration " in affairs
which concerned their own citizens only.-
| the other, whatever concerned tareieners or
| citizehs of other Statcs.n Within their re-
| spcctive limits each is paramount. The
| States, as to all powcrs not delegated to .he
| general government. are as indrnendrnt of
/ that government as the latter in r.,,. ri :,
all powers that are delegated to # Is inds.
pendent of the governments Of tbe states =
/ The proposifion then that Con,yress can l,r
| force or otherwise pnder t;e a.a- ar ;nsur.
| rect;onary or any other mower nx,,el a Stata
! from In. Irn;o, .,r rel,ic. Il -, tarr;t,,r;s
! condition, and govsrn II as such 4 ntterIx ,r
I without fs,undat;en iI1e pnferx;,,,.d ,lae,,
it unnecess.rv To examine, the onast;o,
further 4 ,,,on t,,e t;o,s
s,fbn,itfdtl fons;r,;n,y II ,,erf;srtJv .,nar tat
Staf,s IT. In,
I t;nns cont;rrs ,e ~. Ss,,as or ,,.ls t!,;,,n
Th;rdly IF .I;s i ~ = na..sso vi, foilons
that flo r;,b.s. nf stst.s ,,,,ror ta cons.;,,,
ti,n ne oriS;nal,v ,ossesssd and ,.n;,ved bv
them arc st;ll theirs Ard these tIev are
nnw crioyint, as far nc tLav f,.nend uncn tho
ex,rnt;yc and ;ndc;arv sIsn,,.t ,nents If the
governmenf Ry each of these el.nartmerts
fhcv arc recooniyed SO States Rv thc onc
MI officers IS the government re(,,,;rcd Inv
law to he o,,nn;nte5 in such Statcs hive
been anpointed and arc d;sc,,a rc;n,r without
onestion their resncc;ive functions By the
! other they are. as States. enioyinp the bene
| fit and subjected to the powers of that de-
nartmept-a fact conclusive tn show that
| they are, in the opinion of the judiciary. as
they were at first. States of the Union, bound
| by the laws ef the Union. and entitled to all
| the rights incident to that relation. And
| vet. SO far, they are denied that right which
| the constitution properly estecns as the Sc
| cu1ty of all tile Others that right without
which government is ANYTHING but repui,-
| lic-is indeed but tvranny-the right of hay-
ing a voice in the legislative department
| whose laws lind them in person and in pro.
| perty. This, it is submitted is state of
! things without example in a representative
/ republican government; and Congress, as
| long as it denies this right, is mere despo-
tism. Citizens NAV he made to submit to
! it by force or frra.i of force. but fraternal
i spirit and good feeling towards those who
/ impose 1t, soi important to the peace and
prosperity of the country, are not to be
hoped for. bat rather unhappiness. ,lissatis-
| faction enmitv. There is but one ground
ON which such conduct can find auy eycuse
"A sunnos,d puhtic necessity tle Deri, of
| d.strrt;on IN which tho ionvcnmont would
| lie su,;ectcd ;f tba r;ybt Voc sJlowad Rut
for such a supposition there is not in the
on;,iop of The on,Iers;oned oven !. shadow
| of fnnnd.t;on The renrrsent.,;v,s of the
States in which, there was NO instruction if
| the others wcre represpnted wouId in tbe
| IIonsc undcr t,,e prescnt onnort;onmant
eycced the latter br q maior;tv of SEVENTY
two votes and have = decided nrenondcr-
| ,pc, in, I'm senate Wb.t dant,er 70 tba
] ooyernmcnt then c.n nos.;.lv sr;s, from
Soptl,crn ra,,r.scntat;on Are the nresent
| Sano1.,rs onl Eonr..s..,,t..;,ns G.. FIJI nf
themselyesa Are thev nnnrehe,sive that
they miubt he lei to tbc Destruction of our
inst;tnt;ons NV the n,rsu,s;.,n or .nv otber
! ;nf,,ercn of Sontbarn ,.e,,,l,ar,2 ITor, i;s
noragino TO themselves is such AN snnrchen.
sion. Are they apprphensive that those who
NAV succeed them from their resnectiye
States may he so fatally led astrav2 How
disparaginr is that suppositiou to tbe pat-
/ uotism and wisdom of their constituents
Whatever effect ON mere nartv success such
renrcsenta,ion may have we shall rot ston
| to INQUIRE The idea that tho countrv ;s r.,
be lent in t,,rn,n;I St.tes r., be red,,co1 IN
bonda"c and tI,e;r r;gbts nnder the const;.
tuition denied, and their citizens DEGRADED
with "a view to the continuance in power of
party, cannot for a moment be entertained
without imputins gross dishonesty of mr.
nos,, and GROSS derejiction of dntv In those
who NAV entertain it. Nor do we deem it
necessary to refer particularly to the evidence
taken by the committee TO show that there
is nothirn. in the present condition of the
people of the Southern States that warrants
on that ground denial of representation to
them. Ne content ourselves with saving
| that in our opinion thc evidence nost r. I1s
relied upon. whether REGARDING the character
of the witnesses of their means of informa-
| tion. shows that representatives from, the
! Southern States would prove ne,fectlv Iov,I
| We spccially refer for this only tn tbc tcst;.
| mony of lieutenant General Grant His
/ LOYALTY and his intelligence NO one can
! doubt. In his letter to the President of tj,e
18th of December 1sS5 after he had regent
! ly visited South Carolina. North Carolina
/ and Georgia. he saws =" Both in travelling
and while stopping saw much and convers.
ed freely with the citizens of those States. as
! well as with officers of the army whe have
been among them. The following are the
7, conclusions come to by me II am satisfied
that the mass os thinking men of the South
accept the present situation of affairs in
good faith. The questions which have hith-
/ erto divided tue sentiments of the people of
! the two sections-slayery and State rights.
/ or the right of State to secede from the
Union-they regard as having been settled
forever by the highest tribunal al-arms-that
man can resort to. 1 was pleased to learn
from the leading men whom met that they
not only accepted the decision arrived at as
| final, but that now the smoke of battle has
arcdaway and time has been given for re-