Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-04-27

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tional existence and proved that our Govern
! ment was perpetual A great principle wa
to be restored, which was established in oul
4 Revolution, when our fathers were contendine
against the power of Great Britain VIVA
I was their complaint |. They complained o.
taxation without representation Cheers.
4 One Of the great principles laid down by oul
2 fathers, and which fred their hearts was
that there should be no taxation without rep
resentation.@ 7''''-. ''''o' 1sf9A WV 1s..a
! How then does the, matter stand ? Who
has been usurping power? Who has beer
defeating the operation of the Constitution
and what now remains to be done to complete
the restoration OF, these States to- all theil
former relations under the Federal Govern
ment, and to finish the great ordeal through
which we have been passing I? It is to admit
representation. Cheers And when We
say admitting representation what do. We
mean? We mean representation in the con.
stitutional and abiding sense, as was intended
at the beginning Of the Government.
/. And where does that power lie The Con.
stitution declares, in express terms, that each
House, the Senate and House of Representa-.
tives, each acting for itself, shall be the judge
| of the returns of election and qualification Of
its own members. !, It is for each, House to
settle that question under the Constitution
and under the solemn san ction of an oath
and can we believe that either. House would
admit any member intoits body, to partici-
pate in the legislation of the county, who was
not qualified and fit to sit in that body and
participate in its proceedings. They have
the power the two Houses-but each
House for itself.
The Constitution further declares that no
State shall be deprived of its equal suffrage
in the Senate Of the United States without
consent. Then where do we stand? All that
is needed to finish this great work ofrestora-
ton is for the two Houses respectivelyto de-
termine these questions. ooh p but some
will say, "A traitor might come in" The
answer to that is: Each House must be the
judge; and if a traitor presents himself, can
not either House know that he is traitor,
Applause and if he is a. traitor, can they
not kick him out of the door and send him
back saying to the people who sent him, you
must send us loyal man" ]Cheers, and a
voice, Chats the logic Is there any diff
fculty about that? Cries of ...No, no."]
While I have been contending against
traitors and treason and secession, and the
dissolution Of the Union, I have been con-
tending at the same time against the consol-
idation ofpower here. Cries of good | think
the consolidation of power here is equally dar-
gerous with the separation Of the States -
Cheers. The one would weaken us and might
run into anarchy, while the other would con-
centrate and run into monarchy. Cheers and
cries of Cant do it, O, but there is an
idea abroad that one man can be despot
that one man can be usurper, but that hun
bred or two hundred men cannot
Mr.. Jefferson, the apostle of liberty, tells
us, so does common sense, that tyranny and
despotism can be exercised by many more
vigorously and more tyrannically than by
one. What power has your President to be
a tyrant? What can he do? What can he
originate? " a a.
Your President, standing here day after
day, and discharging his duty, is like horse
on the tread wheel and because he dares to
differ in opinion in regard to public measures
he must be denounced as a usurper and ty.
rant, Can he originate anything under the
veto power / think the veto power is con
sentative in its character. All that can b.
done by the veto power is to say, when leg
islation is improper, hasty, unwise, uncon
stitutional, ''Stay-stop action. Wait til
this can be submitted to the people and le
them consider whether it is right Or wrong ;
/ Applause. 49, b
That is all there is in it. Hence I sa,
8 that tyranny and power can be exercised
somewhere else than by the Executive. HI
is powerless. All that he can do is to checl
Legislation hold it in state of allegiance
till the people can consider and understand
what is being done, Then, what has beef
done? have done what I believed the Con
stitution required me to do. Applause. Ii
, have done what I believed duty and con
science required to my position, relying Oh
I the judgment, the integrity and the inteli
gence of the masses of the American peopl
the soldiers and sailors expressly. Cheers.
: l. tuduA you, StHtlSHleu, LUZ Vic eHCOuI
agement. | thank you for your countenanc
on this occasion. It cheers me on and give
me strength to perform the work before me
If we are true to ourselves If we are tru
to the Constitution, the day is not far dis
tant when this government will be restored
| Let us enlarge the area of our commerce an
trade. Let us not only inspire confidence a
home but respect abroad, by letting the ma
ton resume its career Of prosperity and great
: ness. Jaeger
, AS the President closed his speech he wa
loudly and continuously cheered. The ban
performed some more patriotic airs, and tn
$ immense crowd dispersed.
MURDER AND LYNCH LAW IN AcCoMA
County, VIRGINIA. Thursday evenin
of last week Mrs. Drummond, wife of Car
tain John Drummond, resident Of Accoma
! county, near Pongotcague, was most brr
tally murdered by a negro, who was recent