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EAndr-ss CHICAGO TRIBUNE Chicago. III.
MONDAY, MAY 81, 1865.
oHJEcrsons TO IMPARTIAL sUf.
FKAGE CONSIDERED.
In opposition to the extension OF the right
OF suffrage. the following objections have
been urged, md We believe they comprise the
entire list:
/. Congress has no power to do So.
2 II is too latc; the President ought to
have done so by his proclamations.
5. II is too carly the negroes are not f1t to
vote.
4. It win create war of races.
S. It will add to the political power Of their
Into masters.
6. The States, II let alone, viii extcnd1t
Z. The liberties Of the freedmen can be pro-
tectcd without It.
s. It would demornllze and retard the pro.
gress ol the people under tue State and Fed
c1al Governments.
!. To the plea that +Cougress has no pow
CT 10 extend the right OF suifnge," there are
three answers.
First, That this is no objection to It's being
extended by Constitutional amendment, the
very object OF which Ia to enable some
thing TO be done which Congress has no pow
CT 10 do.
Second, Congress has the power to extend
the right to vote for United States Senators
md Representatives In the opinion OF Mr.
Madison and other authors Of the Constltu.
tion, under Section Of Article !, Of the
Constitution, which provides that though the
times, places and manner OF clecting Sena-
tors aud Representatives shall be pre-.
sc1ibcd by the State Legislatures,
yet Congress may at any time
by law, make or alter such regulations, Mr..
Madison, who furnished the original draft Of
the Constitution, slated In reply to aucs-
ton put ly BIZ. Jefferson, before the Virginia
State Convention, which ratified the Constl-
tuition, that 1t was deemed necessary By this
clause 10 lodge the primary power to rceu-
lu.~ thc right Of suffrage in the States, sub
5ect TO the overruline power Of Congress.
Neither Mr. JcnesHon nor any other member
of the Virginia Convention WIS able to sec
TINT the clause meant anything else, and at
least one Of its trainers and one Of the Con-
ventions Which adopted 1t, did so distinctly
designing to give Congreas the power 10 regu-
late the right Of suffrage In all elections
of Senators and Representatives, and We be-
llevc there is no precedent, Legislative or ju-
dicinl, In conflict with this manifest Intent of
the document. Since the United States Sen
ators are By another clause OF ~ same in.
strument to be chosen by tbs. eAatnre Of
each State, and the members Il fbs House OF
Representatives, are TO be chosen "electors,
haviDg the qualifications requisite for electors
OF tho most numerous tranch OF the State
legislature - II follows that Congress could
not prescribe who should elect either Senators
or Representatives without prescribing who
should elect the State Legislature. Hence the
fair intent Of NIL these clauses was that attri-
buted to them By their author, MI. Madison,
Tix.: to vest in Congress the ultimate md
overrulfnE control of the States relative to the
right Of suffrage at all times. But at present
Congress has Jurisdiction Of the right of sut:
1rnsc in another md extraordinary manner.
By the 18th clause Of the 6th section o.
Article ] Of the Constitution, Congress has
power I" TO make all laws which shall be ne
cessary and proper for carrying into execution
any and all powers vested By the Constitution
In the Government Of the United 9tates, Of
any department or officer thereof"
Now, one OF the officers Of the Government
10 the freasaent. Therefore, by the above
clause, congress nas power to make au Laws
whieh tney shall ace" neceAsaf, .nd proper
iof carrying lnto execution @os po"e1s sea'eo
IN the ffes!oeot'
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