, 1866-09-22

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ct tae people, troubling themselves but tlt,n with
Tho rsaned snbsleties Of ~coppeshead- Jnhnsonin9
Aos1le logic, heae.e To- this day that Richmond !
;s Sas 5R lsGs md quite
= .zGoxs.nos g Xstsa ptg1osued d!sley.l 1eg,sls.
md went home. ..ItW1s eonteuded. however, that |
10 The Constitution pointed ont he mxnner IN /
which she General Assembly should be adjourned,
The Legislature had not been adjourned hut con
tnued ali the time in eeaston- The Supreme
5s5 os bssa esa IT. eth oq
d p.'eeiys - q ~ i
iii seb done by the .sats aoyrinment are aeH
done By the shte, because IN no other WY ean
10 Slate act, The various ordinances Of seses-
and approved bY thetr officers, and were there:
fore the acts Of Tie stassa. Armies wefe rs1sed 70
T.gc Vt sga1Dst ne gnted .ts s.n sts,es y
This was the act Of the St1se, sud tnasmnch
- The act wxs treason. 1t 1as treason committed
ot soE q
aEetast the Government we Eefa quite well awa1s
before being advised upop thst point By Andrew
that .'lks siates" were in in insar1eetion against
"a sasses 1aonsd = /, s6s x as
thslf members isona Congress bv 0e &atts ssaiea
81 ties III :ouy nralr <t 1e eao9x s qIS1S.s5 az
.nsuase rs y nos s aliessther ioss It, force and
words l6er slgnIacauce its, by he portion Of lie
address which lhare read, declased, Ist: Thai ~
I'd. 9hat Mets lao.fs resisted tho Government.
I'd. lhat Aese Aatks were guilty Of acts Of tnanr-
withdrawal of their members vas one. 4th- That
thtss SFefes tnuEht By various means &nd agencies
70 Impair the a1thosity and defeat The action OF the
10 the Government, acts OF insR1recton against it
snd attempts 70 imrass iis aats9stsy ana defeat
by sSe1 Se Fhsasipsls
frs States have cUmInItted-that Is, they :.
hare committed treason andrew johnson
MI es,oo, " whie IT, ' essopS pso@ni so
a1sa s a tassbss ;h hsX
selves N 81 il Condition w6eEe their v1tslity ~ va
azpsaa ees 81 nss ae TT s assn, sse
not oniy impairef theft Vitality bL those acts
Wben a tne Iesislstase Il soatS csroina Declared
that Stat- out ef the uDton, tAat body ceased TO
s;ys any s If hs mo.
sa sesea.o hd 9es put ,hose asloas %as
Z ths State What Il does. he state does. And il
it be true, that In adopting an ordinance OF seces
ttoH. he slate Goycsnnsnt Of Se9th Carolina
roerelJ EvaTtNdEd Its functions willdn the Union.
II would eeem 70 follow that Immediately that tho
ordinance proved practically fsiiu1r, from lack
once sni Il po,Sg IL tSsa Is
ieat IN battle Vas neces.asy to place them urou a
platform 81 eu.tEe equality Ct political privileges
VIZ VIZ the States sseua which they attempted to So
But Andrew Johnsons acts were entirely tneou-
IL his worE Il @ Ea psoeeeaea ss apen
the principle Of s<s!ruelion. and not upon the
thsoss e snspen1sttoa e poissi Ei1ty .nd fupc.
said there are no Governors. Lie g1Fe to the peo-
pie the right TO vote By thst act be .lccla1vd that
psss %e1s
tion TIC old Governor, the cd State Lsgslsturcs,
isy from thels ed constituencies, and all acting
e,ss hsd " sess,:,en proaasea simply .n.p:n;;
ihese altocethsr-did not restore IN ola Gov
esnuen1, bu. created q nt.e one.
Il wss work Ct rf-trfaftoa e and rot = work Of
hts acts declare that there were IN all the sece:d
States no GeveEnore. no State otdcers, no Con.si-
il Congress-, no STATE laws, and no peope possess
inE political privileges. must be excused ior be-
lIsSing TINT .hc political vitality Of thosc states
political functions within the Union were de-
Rat ii it were true thst by the subel1ion the po-
l merely fuspfnGtI /. bero1ncs innnrtsnf io in.
auire how and in xhat VA. they could be right
pvlicy" men thst wien ill., var ceaseG WaT ri meal.
III sea:sd: "a sna .hst in@sdjstely apoa t&e ~.
curions uoliteaS ncehanIsm sIn sck 2 z
Sn nrcsee no.,tn II orcnn,ed hec1 ~ 9ai
began. And Ibis is really whAt ''mJ policy''
o 6no I'D
faiied: md IN conse9nenee of ,aeir fsiiarc iheis
;ln n.W Goapei aecopd,ne .e ,a liz nnW ,ro:as
Tbjs "a ibe cons,ntion "a Is IN SndInw aoi. f..
eod5a. he G0ns!ta92 T. made e r.. has
linn ~ sts,s rnVsSrrs,ts aacor
With he Union Of theso tstes It IN cna, aud eek
ase nn hs r. coed 9y y hey
poiitsai 1ishis sna p1i7ileses, mi shal only e. e.
70 ~ 2, Reh sr ana
tbeiT 10 oe'ea' and surrender
n" t ms "I s1 e. 81 IT, pnlnn l
iccc. ~ trniiors a. inny =. i sbs'i o
tSese sS'. sn "a = ~ s, y, G s sas
81 ~ trstos. n IN m, T. Uc asee ~
III ihoip Il de5est" ~ "e w. "' ~ Consequences VI
9eek sen ,es States
cSon osc. eS9fs S1 ~ nas5 5as e
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h.' ! "a +, Pswss az! II.
nstu,it. y rom sl,e nenn,e Rcreokm anoes 's
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ncs,in, ~ tbe ;n.n11rrianor s III ~ }hc stn;aa
III tSsfs desls,ed ;hat :.adtst5 @s.sgizsi ysp;t
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neopic IL moi inch M rsners safs ihcir rnssio
.aarc IN he uosernneat o. Ct .ac @ cosntsy shs
n3 III n.has tSe hnrnr ihe .re1 ann o
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ne SoahGs G u * sne ns1en & MG 70 ins sTs
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sstea @poH 'Aen " 'ne e"o' ''at'oo o' 1no op'ee
his Ia n. .,fbor4+..,e rnos,,fo,, ,r Nh
ciples Of ihs pslty. whatosef il nsme MI MY y'b5 be
Mhiea osaoanees GoneIess. "aieh aas 1oI IL, Il
aEeTIs md ieutensuts ths Postmastsrs M az an5 IT. II
ReSsnIs osrs 'stonshoat ths county
st1ous ,he Ideas buried ii these sncoth and M oil
hnsases Is. now @!ses , @ aaa saae1as
LEM M h VI iTnh ~ S hoM e.
Mo1,a pe ian a usnmpn oi ueason saon1d taet
aaoptea;; Esan Anafe~ ~ 1onnson nmeei mad ne
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ne s1 hee end Of 5e1s Sa sate 20,
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set a.' H., h 9sI 1 ~ ssns aot9tng
Goseinment nas rs power % oeny ne light
ant s!ate Q. 70 WnaasaW i y t9h 1he people then
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