The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-11-13

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mtHt Hn power nt go aa bass
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tme ih governments NN.s Il IL.
Iau usl power q tho aseamnoGF
tae tAo w rs
Hn wl ol3 lh h.eht psAaseu .
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t pap t9gSeeate thCit will merols
y as a.saxs scented Is that uapas
s.h question could nise uen lht
point Is q uhai portion II tie COS
Heul rested the roeouaructtn fssV
E 4ta do not seem O. mo 81 b
nom CT single reasonable doubt
ana to1 Androu johnson, the executive
q Tee nation b ,ako this matte
put y ths bands 8t tpbElcH. aud %
Il ihe hands u tha pcoplc whom Goa
represents S nothing short 81
a9a snd downright usurpatieu on hiH
part When tbe rebellion was naugn
tae3 and unhl mned rebelhon was
euWtud end rebels Nanqnietd the "a
Hceutlo officer as commaud9insglns
bad n9ht q perfect right. To- impose
conditions eu iho fee. bu, tho AIMED he
bolton having eoasod, tho military paw
4 Is mnaan and tho imposing II ennda-
tlons rests with The Legislative pawgl u
the Government and not Hith tAe lpsu
fWho heads tho military power during a
lrcVolt and | assert gentlemen, taat
Mr Johnson had no more huslnoas ~
undertake TO csiablisha provincial Coz
Iernmout ia any one of these states than
/ ( had Il was a matter that belonged
#eSclusacly 70 Congress and N that
|alone But wt aro not dispos
tea 20 @yl with Mr. Johnson
|upon That point SIS far as ho
has imposed conditions upon them, 50
far as bcrequired thcm toropudiate tho
4rehel debl, Ro say Amen Ills work j.
$50 iar complete, but IN no mannor
! 4abrdges the power of Congress, nor tho
IugAta or duty ii Congress, II farther
conditions arc necessary Ia order to
imakc the Union safe, and in order 10
secure 70 the loyal people Of the Gov
ernment the effects lor which they have
carried on long aud bloody war, it is
the duty Of Congress to see that these
conditions arc imposed, | viii take no
more time. gentlemen, in discussing tho
ipoint rs to whose duty it was and Il, 10
impose conditions upon tho robellicu8
Ihtatoa. 1t has always seemed 70 me that
there was no question upon tho subject,
and NO man who protends to have any
knowledge Of constitutional law, vii !.
say otherwise than that Congress is tho
power, and the only power Tor the pur-
pose Of which have spoken
Are these conditions unjust to tEo
South2 DO they require any more than
We, in justice, have the right to demand
whom they have robelled against tho
government of the nation When wo
have been required to suffer such an
immene loss. Of hle, and burden ibc
country with such an immense deb. .a.d
when - many, many homes throughout
the mHd have been made dct0late, AID
mouipfal and sorowfuI, have we not
right % require ali that these cons,itu-
toHa amendments do require Of. tlcn
prior 70 their admission into the Union
~ IL hry moro tLna, ~ vus.ht Il ,vqdtio
in order to insure tho safety Of tho 10y
I al people Of Of the North2 Let usloek
lit Those amendmontsfora ycryfew no
ments in detail The first amendment
says
9All persons born or natuulizod in
the United States and subject to nle
jurisdiction thereof arc citizens 81 tic
United States and Of the sta wherein
they reside. No state shall make or
enforce amy laW which shall VI ridge the
privileges or immmitics Of citizens Of
the United States nor shall any state
deprive any person Of life, libcrty or
propety without due process of law, nor
deny to any person within it's juGsdic-
tion tie equal protection of The lass"
Now, more than ever before is IL IN
portant to have ain amendment 10 the
Constitution Of the Unitod States 10 tliat 1.
there shall be one universal rule of cil
izeuship throughout The United States
We never doubted III Vermont 81 ii
North Carolina but what pei8on born
upon our soil who should tf8t feG tllo
light upon our soil and ahoudliwhGfe
from that time forward was a tiEzcn.
1t was hardly doubted think, anywhere
in the United Statosunlil il was brought
about by that infamous Dfed Scott h.
ciaion, as Nh Edmynds has alroadyto'd
you That doctrine that nolI0 liza
no rights that a white man Is boundto
respect establishes tAc fact that, H.
some manner, We ahould have nnifoi1n
and wel defined rule cf citizll8lp.
But there is q great deal moeo than this
in reference 70 tbs amendment.
The Ciyil Rights Bill etced bf ptcs-
iGelt johnson, and passed ofor lis se-
to by taothrAs vote, cnihodies tlo
same principles as ale cn.hraeed III tl4.s
article of tho amendment. and I have
heard il asked sWhat is tic ueteabi-
", wAle We have tic Civil Rights Bill.
Of adopting such an amendment AZ tliisg
You assume that Congress already pos
sesses The power g par 4 ae Ike This,
nos what doyou want eAfodt tliis auo
Lass inn Constitutional au hdIaentfUr9
Al! Int don't you know that President
johnson, when ho vetoed that I}dy 80
Civil Rights Bll won't INTO Il ,cfv biz