The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-05-02

ID ia body. TO participate in the legisla-
zion az the country. Who was not qualified
and ct TO sit in that body and participate
IN is proceedings, They have the power
mot the two Hooses--but each House for
itself, 49,
Tho Constitution farther declarse that
no State shall be deprived Of its cquai suf,
frage in the Senate os the United States
withou, its consent. Then where do We
standi All that is needed to finish this
great work of restoration Is lar the two
Houses respectively to determine these
questions, "Oh" but some will say, |" A
traitor might come in" The answer 10
that is: Each House must be the Judge !;
aud il traitor presents himself, cannot
either House know that he is traitor.
Applause; and if We IS . traitor. can they
not kick hun out Of the door and send him
back. saying to the people who sent him,
/" You must send US loyal man." Cheers,
sRd voice. g That's the logic. Is there
any difficulty abou, that . Cries " No. no."
While I have been con;ending against
traitors and treason and secession. and the
dissolution st the Union, have been con-
tending at the same time against the con.
solidatIon of power here. Cries Of good
l think the consolidation OF power here Is
equally dangerous with the separation Ut
the States. (Cheers. The one v oald weak
en- us and might run into anarchy, while
the other would concentrate and run into
monarchy. [Cheers aud cries Of "Caa't
do it'll O, but there is an idea abroad that
enc man can be despot; that one man
can be usarper, but that hundred or two
hundred men cannot
MIR. Jefferson, the apostle Of liberty. tells
Ms, 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 Pres
ident to be tyrsnts What can he do:
What can he. originate
Your President, Standing here day after
say, and discharging his duty. is like .
horse on the tread wheel; and because he
aares to differ in opinion in regard to pub.
lie measures he must be denounced as a
ssarper and tyrant. Can he originate any
thing under the veto powers ! think the
veto pewer il conservative in its charac-
ter. All that can be done by the veto
power is TO say, when legislation j. i'm
proper, hasty, unwise, unconstitutional,
"Stay-stop action. Wait till this can be
Submitted 10 the people and LEI them con.
slider whether il j. right o. wrong" Ap-
plause.
That is all there Is 10 il. Hence saw
that tyranny and power can be exercised
somewhere else than By the Executive
He is powerless. al that he can do IS 10
check lesislatien-i0 hold il IN stare Of
allegiance tilt The people can consi'ier AMI
understand uha, i Ue,ng done. Then,
what has been done: have done what
believed the Constitution required me to
do. fApplause. have done What be.
lived duty and conscience required me "a
do. TCheers.l So believing. intend Il
stick % nv position. relying on the judg
inent, tie integrity and intelligence Ut The
masses q he American peeplr-the SOL
diers and sailors expressly Cacers.
thank ron, gentlemen. fnr the encOar.
agemeni, thank 5ou Tor your oountcnancC
on this occasion. I, cheers me on and
gives me strength 70 perform the work be.
fore me. II We ste true 70 ourselves
We are true 10 The Constitution, the day !,
not lar distant ~her this government vii
be restored. II. - enlarge the area o
our commerce and trade. Let u not onl,
inspire confidence a home bat respect .
broad. BY letting The naIipn resume is ca
reer Of prosperity and greatness.
As tie President caJ,ed MS speech h,
was loGtly and continuously cheered. Tn
band performed some more patriotic ait.
and The immense crowd dispersed.
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