The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-11

people of every State, the right of repros-
cntation in each House of Congress and
So important was it deemed by the trainers
of the Cons itutioi that the equality of
the States in the Senate should be pre-
served, that not even by an amendment
Of the Const TUT N can any State, without
its consent, be den ed n voice in that branch
of the National Legislature.
1t is true, il has been assumed that the
existence of Il c States was terminated by
the rebelious acts of their inha'itun'>.
and that the ins1rrection having been sup
pressed they were thence toward to be
considered merely as conquered territories
rhe Legislative, Executive and Ju1cial
Departments of the Government have,
however, with great distinctncss and uni
form consistency, refused TO sanction an
assumption SO Incompatible with the
nature of our republican system, and with
the proiesscd objects Of the war. Through
out the recent legislation Of Congress the
undcniable fact makes itself apparent,
that these ID political communities are
nothing loss than States of this Union.
At the very commencement OF the Rebel
lion, each House declared, with unan-
unity as remarkable as it WAS significant,
that the war was not ''wagcd, upon our
part, in any spirit of oppression, nor for
any purpose of conquest Or suhjugation.
nor purpose o. overthrowing Or interfering
with ii hts or established institutions OF
those States, but TO defend and maintain the
supremacy Of the Constitution. and all
laws made in pursuance thereof, and to
prove the Union with all the dignity,
equality, and rights Of tho several States
uiimpaircd and that rs soon rs these
objects" were accomplished, the War
ought to cease" In some instances, Sen
ators were permittcl to continue their
legislative functions, while in other instan-
ccS Representatives. were elected and
admitted to seats after their states bad for
mally c.larcd their right TO withdraw
from fhe Union. and were cndcavoring to
maintain that right Ivy force Of arms. All
of the States whose people were in nsur-
rcclon rs States; were included in the
apportionmcnt of the direct tax OF $40, :
00A,000 annually laid upon the United
States by the act approved Aug 5.lS0l.
Congress, ly the act OF March i. 4.lSO2, and
by the apporlionmant Of representation
Hereunder, also r}co. nized their presence
rs States in the Union; and they have
for Judicial purposes, been divided int,
districts, rs States alone can be divided
The same recrgniz .tion appears in the re
cent legislation in reference 20 Tennessee
which evidently rests upoa the fact tha
the functions of the State were not de
stroyed by the Rebellion, but merely sus
pended; AMI that principle is, OF course
applicable TO those States which like len
ncssec, attempted to rcnouncc their place
in the Union
The action of the Executive Depart
mcn Of the Government upon tbs suhjac
has Ten equally Iciii,c and uniiorm.an
the purpose Of the war was sp,rilicall
stated in the Proclamation issued by IN
pre- lcccs-or on the the - day Of Scptcm
Der, 1862. 1t was then solcmnly pre-
cl lined AMI declared tn It thereafter, Il
heretofore, the war will be prosecute
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resehi"''VeS IRON any ana All OF Inc state
there can be no Just Sr'uni OF "ppreh''
son 'hat persons VINO are dirl1yal VIII
clothed win The powers oil legislation
'or inns conii not happen "hen 'he Coi
si'u'lon ana 'ile laws arc enforce" ny
= vlGIIant ana lu'l'ul congress Fac
House Is haao 'he lau5e o' 'ne clc''ioh
returns, ana q"ai'll 't'ohs OF lis o"
members anu may win Inc concn
renee OF two-thirdS, cXpei member
When Senator OF. Representative presen
his certificate ot election, he may at on
be admitted or rejected or, should the
be any qncs'lon aS 10 h'S elS'mh'y' II
credentials may he referred ior lnNes'l@
non to the appropriate committee
admitted 10 seal, II must he upon eN