The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-04-26

your courts-thei people need tho tribu-
nails Of justice to be opened" Was
there anything wrong in that? The
courts were opened. What else? We
looked out and sawthat the people down
there had no mails. They had been in
tcrrupted and cut off by the operations
of the rebellion. We said to the Post
master General "Let the people have
facilities for mail communication, aud
let them begin again to understand what
we all feel and think, that we are one
people. We looked out again and saw
that there was u blockade that thccus-
tom houses were All closed. We said :
open the doors Of the custom-honsc
and remove the blockade. Let trade,
commerce, and the pursuits of peace be
restored" and it was done. We thus
Travelled on, step by step, opening up
custom-houses, appointing collectors, es-
tiblishing mail facilities and restoring
all the relations that have been inter.
rupicd by the rebellion Was there
anything undertaken 70 be done here
that was not authorized by the coustitu.
ton, that was not justified by tho great
necessities OF the case, that has not been
clearly concurrent with the constitution
and the genius and theory of our gov
crnmenti [Cheers.1 What remained
to be done One other thing remained
to demonstrate TO the civilized and pa
gan world that we had passed success
fully through the third ordeal of our
national existence, and proved that our
government was perpetual.
\ great principle was to be restored
which was established in our revolution.
When our fathers were coDtendng
against the power of Great Britain.
what was one Of the principal causes OF
Lkeir compl ,inty IL was that they were
denied representation They complained
Of taxation without representation
LCheers. One Of the great principles
laid down by our fathers, aud which
fred their hearts was that there should
b, no taxation without representation
How then. does the miiter stand -
Who has been usurping power, aud who
has been defeating the operations OF the
constitution Aud what NOW remains
10 be- done 20 complete the restoration
Of these states 70 al thur Former rela-
tons under the Federal Government
aud to hnish the great ordeal through
which We have been passing IL Is to
admit representation. lChecrs. And
whom 81 say admit presentation, what
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in the constitutional aud law abiding
sousc ~ W., intended ut the beginning
Of the government
And whore docs tbat power Iie?--
Tho constitution declares Ia express
terms that each house, the Senate aud
lIousc at Representatives, each acting
for itsclC, shall be the judge Of the re.
turns of election and qualifications Of
it, own members IL is for each house
10 settle thnt question under the consti.
tuition. and uadcr the solemn sanction
Of an oath; aud can we believe that ei.
Their huucc would admit any member
into IL, body to participate 10 the legs
l-tiop ot the country Who was not qaAll-
6,l aud " e. sit 10 that body aud pr.
ticip,r iu is proceeding They have
the powcr-uot iAg two houses, but
each house for itself,
The constitution further declares
tina, mo- State shall be deprived of its
rqutl suffrage ~ the Senate Of the
United States without its come It -
'ihon where do 49, ,taal All that Is
uacdcl To finish this great work Of ~.
unrition is ipr the twu houses spcctiyc
Is 70 dr'emiue these questions Oh .
bat aom' will say, y traitor might
come iu." The answer to that isl
Each house must bn tho jude aud II
o traitor present. himself, cannot either
house know that hc II a traitor, Top
pl1u,c, aud IT he is traitor. can they
not Kick him out Of the door aud send
him back saying 10 the people who sent
him. You must scHd Us a loyal man. y
rChccr-, mud voice, That's the
logicl j. there any difficulty about
that ferries Of no, no.
fla traitor presents himself to either
house, cannot that house say TO him 49,
" 80 YOU cannot be- abmtteI into this
BODY Go blck. We will mt deny
your people the right Of represents
lioh. but they must send loyal repre-
sentative" [Chccr And when the
States do send loyal representatives,
can you have any better evidence Of
their fidelity to the constitution and the
Laws There is no one learned ia con.
stitutionnl law who will say that If a
traitor happens to get Into Congress the
body cannot cxpsl him after he gets in.
That makes assurance doubly sure, and
conforms the action Of the government
10 the constitution Of our fathers
Hence say, let Us stand By that con
stitutiou, and in standing by It the
covenant will BE- preserved.
While | have been coutending
against traitors aud treason and seccs-
sion. aud the dissolution Of the Union.
| have been coutendiug at the same
time against the consolidation of power
here. TCrics of good ] | think the con
solicitation Of power here is equally dan
eerous with transportation OF the States.
TChecrs The one would weaken US
aud might run into anarchy, while the
other would concentrate and run into
monarchy. TChecrs and cries of Cant