The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-03-17

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have been mlaled. ! say Ienleney,
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My eounifymen, when iaok back
over The history n The rebellion, |
am MOI vain when ! ask yeu N I
have not given as much evidence N
NY devotion ~ The Union ~ some
who crmk 4 grcai deal about NJ
When | look back over The battle
fields ~ the rebellion, | think of The
brave ncn In whose company was.
| can not best recollcct, though I
was sometimes IN places wherc The
contest was most difficult and The
result most doubtful, but almost be-
fore the smoke has passed away,
before The blood was done reeking,
before The bodies Of the slain have
passed through the stages Of dccom-
position, what do we now fnd9 The
rebellion has been put down by the
stcady arm Of the Government IN the
field. But Il that the only way In
which you can have rebellion? Our
struggle was against an attempt to
divide the Union; but almost before
the smoke Of the battlefield has
passed away--beforc our brave men
have all returned TO their homes and
renewed the ties of affection and
! love 10 their wives and childrcn-we
find almost another rebellion inaugu-
rated. We put down the former re-
bellion In order to prevent the scpa-
! ration Of the States, to prevent them
from flying of, and thereby changing
, the character of our Government and
. weakening its powers; but now thai
that struggle, on our part, has beer
successful, and that attempt has beer
put down, we find now an effort I,
concentrate all power in the hands o
| a few at the federal head, and thercb,
bring about a consolidation Of tn
Government, which is equally objcc
tionablc with n separation. Vociier
Gus applause. We find that power
: are assumed, and attempted 10 be ex
excised, Of a most extraordinar,
{ character. II seems that Govern
ments may be revolutionized. Gov
ernmcnts at least may he changct
? without going through the strife o
: battle.
$ i believe il Is a fact attested il
! history that sometimes revolution
I most disastrous TO people are eilcc
ted without the shedding Of blood
The substance Of your govenmen
] may be taken away, while th
! form and the shadow remain. w
e find that in point Of fact nearly al
the powers Of the Government ar
r assumed by an irresponsible centru
directory, which does not even coun
I sci the legislative or the executiv
e department Of the Government.
: seems that, practically, the legislativ
c power Of the Government Is no'
e vested. That great principle Of th
i Constitution which empowers th
i legislative departmcnt-the Scnnt
e and the House of Representatives
/ to Judge for itself Of the election n
o turns and qualifications Of lis ow
3. members, has been virtually take
Il away from the lower branches Of III
u legislative department Of the Go,
's ernment, and conferred upon a con
e mittee who must report before eith'
Q House can act, under the ConstitI
&c ton as TO respecting the mcmbe
!, are to take their seats as compile
'e parts Of the respective bodies. i
Ie this rule II Il assumed that there mu
e. be laws passed recognizing a State
in the Union, or its especial relation
'e to the Union are restored, before II
ot respective Houses can judge Of Il
ID election returns an qualifications
le their own members. What oppo:
in ton Is that? You struggled fo'
] years 10 put down a rebellion; y
at said that L had neither the right n
&c the power to do SO; the issue W
ir made, and Il has been settled that q
OF States had neither the right nor I
r power 20 20 out of the Union.