The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-06-02
Recommendation

on the laih instant, this explained the plan pro-
Posed by Cougrcss for the reconstruction Of the
rebel States
" congrcss has submitted plan 10 tho eoun-
Try. What is that plan The first proposition
SAYS NJ State shall make OF enforce any Law
which shall abssige the privileges aud immuni.
iies " ciiixcns ~ The United States : NOR shall
any State deprive ANY person of life, liberty or
property. without due process Of lAw,' nor deny
10 any person within is jurisdiction the equal
protection OF the law But the Cons tituiion
means that, " u docs not say II. SO IL does but
4 has eccn interpreted differently. aud the States
have assaulted thosc principles VI gxrs0nAl liberty
aud personal security. liza citxea OF The [ nli,d
States went 20 south Carolina, and claimed 10
cNercise the privileges and mmunitics which he
MAS ircc 10 eNcrgtse in other States. the State
sometimes infused TO ALLOW him 90 TO do so in
some OF the Rebel Smtts the people say now.
that loyal men shall not settle among them. We
intend by these provisions Ia empower Congress
10 lceisiaic upon the subject. aud design 10 re-
move them from the clause of mere GUARANTEES
as they used Ia be called. aud TO place them
among the express powers, 10 that wherever In
this broad had, am man. citizen Of the Uni
TEL states shall be assailcd IN any Of his rights Of
LIE liberty or property, he shall he able 10 throw
around his shoulders the protecting a,sis of the
St1fs aud stripes, and say, am an American
citizen, aud no man dare ssssil me, because the
Constitution and the laws protcc, me the world
over. The secoad proposition refers 20 the basis
OF representation. We have left out the words
thFee-hiths % other persons, aud have added,
that Whenever 10 ans State the elective fran
ehise shall be denied 10 any portion Of lis male
citizens not less than twenty Que years Of age or
10 any Nay abridged, except for participation ia
rebe.ilnn cT other crime the basis vt Representa-
ton IL such State shall he reduced in the propor.
tom which the number % such male citizens over
tweniy-oue yeafsefage. What does that mean
These Southern States would now have repre-
seniAiion Tor All the whites and all the negroes
nov ii,e. Eleven states attempted 10 serede
and wagct the bloody war 70 get out Of the Tn
iou, aud nov, before they have fairly recovered
from the thtcshing they fecsised, come back and
apply Tor admissiOa--havc sent up representa-
tses the most Of them Rebels, and they stand
AZ our doors whining 10 get 10. These eleven
Rebel States had 10 1850. a white population of
., lo0, 600. How many loyai men are there in
those States now hope there arr a great ma
ny Toe aggregate Population Ia All the Slave
states j. sou.c thing lac eight millions IL whites
don believe We could lind more than three
millions loyal 10 the Government o. the United
state. These eleven Tcheilious States have now
ms -tigAi representatives. Under te present
apforuoumeui they could obtain others 10 make
their nguoer ei-hty-iogr. With such a power
10 Congrcs they could stop the wheels Of all leg
islation. without their consent no appropria-
iiuu cogld tr madc--uot a dollar voted 10 the
eqia.izsuon % the b0uniies Of your soldiers n
they were TO take stand, you could pass no
law to pay the naiiOas soldiers, unless Won Maid
iqs all the negroes emancipAied by the war. and
PA he rebel debt. DO Won want the Rebel debt
assumed, Tue freed negroes paid FOR. with horde
81 Helel vuitures from ihe South az Washington
Freying upon your Treasury II you do lei Ia
these eigh;y-iSur gtntlemen, and give ihese Reb-
e. states their twenty-five members Of the SEN
aie. They would have with their allies more
than oae-thiId u the Senate Of the United Slates
All these things arr ia the hands Of American
people We simply stand upon the outer wall
aud sound The alarm. n We are not sustained
hy the people, we are but reeds in the tempest -
W. may fail and he oyerthrown, bat for myself.
II am 10 fail, shall f,ii squartiy on ,hi. pogi.
ton. siu, il Is for the great American people.
looking into the future, as the seefs of the old 20
cay what guarantees aud what irrevefsible seen.
rites they will demand u these Rebels before
they shall aEnin WELD part Of the power 81 the
Sovernmeni. Settle the question FOR yourselves
give you my views.
There are Two other provisions Ia this plan
shieh presume You haze all read. one disaual.
me. from voting for Representatives, or eleciing
President and Vice Prssident, until the year s7O
those who have voluntarily adhered 10 the re-
bellion and the other prohibits the payment OF
The Rebel debt Or amy claims for slaves. With
All these guarantees secured, VIC can lay the
foundations Ofthe Government % deep Ia con-
riiniional amendments that all rebeldom com.
bined cannot overthrow II. lfthey were inserted
10 their State Constitutions merely they can meet
again the day after Ibsir admission, and alter or
amend their Constitutions 50 a. 90 exclude them
and where tl'en Vould be your guarantees7 Can
you expect anyshing like good faith Of these men
4 gu have had b. whip them on the field. Nuw
D. rm 10 exact such terms hall Yield YOU nos
tive happiness aud security, and make this ma
ton safe for M time. How many of these Reb-
eta can You ifnsif Go 20 The honest men among |
mem aud ass them" Ifyou bad the power 10 |
do 70, would yon renew this wAr--would Won |
rather be eiiizfn ofan independent Confedera- |
cy or come back under the Consultation Of the |
Uniirf SslieE p aud they will tell YOU"
would nnew the war iO-inoFfow--l woald rather /
live unfkr The conftdcfaey, aud want thes, |
eleven states nov III in a separate Conleeracy . /
These are the Heniimenls Of mcn fresh from the /
held n battle 1.-THE nekels get into powet In /
Maryland, we will have 20 Eight for our own |
hoaFths aud hearihsionss. We will have 10 fight
70 iaainiain our position upon this soil During
the war tbey would have expelled us like dogs.
" they dared They drove Uniomisis out often.
n's.er 10 ifoope. Read The history Of East Ten
pessee--a history that should he written upon
her eternal mountains, IN order that the human
raee might rvasNaud comprehend the revolving
horrors which treason perpetrafed against the
laws or God and men How WA II IN Relel
prisonsi No civilized nation has ever treated
human beings 50 barbaFously heretofore. Theso
are The genuefntn these are the accomplished
pairois-thtse ARE the friends and confreres oil
my very particular friend, iIr. Montgomery Blair
WHO are al TO come back and elevate him and
themselves again 10 power.
The plan of reconstruction, a. proposed BY /
CONGRESS, u bsfore you without The approval
OF the people u " n0ihing. IN tho nAnis III our
coininon county, invoke you not 10 fail 10
make every Effort that men can make 20 naln-
tain the right aud 10 gather and preserve the
fruits Of onr great victory, aud thus hand down
pure aud uudoiiled 20 your children and yonr
rhidren's chlldren those Heaven given principles
which QUE fathers 1T like precious Jewels In the
glorious fabric Of our Government.