The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-11-14


Clevelan& He shows the inpossibility OF
ruling the South BY force, and recalls the
memorable language Of Bonapattr, that an
|insurrection els an event Of Uniform oc.
currence in conquered country"
But the inynlnerable and TO our mind
IRE sistible portion Of this spse CHI is the
argument sgainstthe Radical theory Of State
suicide derived from the JOINT action Of the
three.great departments Of the Government:
|. Congress- recognizes the seeding
States as States by the resolution Of July
%. 1861.
9. BY the act assigning then their quota
Of representatives.. 80
| 3. BY the assent given, as required by
the Constitution, to the division OF vlr.
siuia aud 10 this connection he recalls the
TACT that opinions affirming the validity
and constilut,onaliiy ot this act were given
By all ot Mr.. Lncnln's Cabinet, unloading
Chief Justice Chase.
/ 4. BY the act apportioning taxation a.
mongst the States. aud another extending
the time OF payment IN the South.
1 ). BY the provision fnr the salaries Of
joigs,, marshals. district attorneys. and
other officers. 4
9. Bs the readjastment At the last session
OF the judicial circuits. .
Again. the judicial department is CON,
ml,ted to their recognition as States
|. BY including them in their disribu.
tion Of the judicial circuits made during
the insurrection.
.. BY hearing and deciding causes on
appeal to writ VI error IRON The courts OF
such States.
The President ID COM ilted 20 il by his
approval OF the various acts Of Congress. re.
ierred to. 2. BY the appointment Of or
6cais Tor these States. and The Senate by
confirming the appointments aud by al
ml,llng The Senators from Virginia.
Congress pruden,ly deals with the South
ern States as Territories. anil their CON
dlaon i 10 be altered BY concurrent re-
SOLE. pr"jecl which is both unconsutu-
tlonai larxpedien;, and Hischiesous. The
Presidents policy would admit then AT
once, thereby restoring harmony and sta.
b,lIty. AID preparing the South % develop
IT'S exhau.tiess resources, which. even IN
der a system Of slave lablr. contrast most
fasorab4y silh New England. as he shnws
By number Of facts dawn from the la;e
census. tut which under the s,inalns Of
Tree iabor, will carry II forward on a carer.
81 unexanpled prosperity.
he indignantly disposes Of the charge
that the SUN j. not 10 be trusted. BY re-
'nindIng y. Uf the reputation il has always
borne. OF the eulogium OF Edward Everett.
IN 1858 uf the contributions Of the Caro-.
lInas, IN Revolutionary times. % the cali
Zens ol Boston, and of our willingness 10
receive them aud their territory on their
own terms. u they were under q lnrelgn
protrctorate, from winch We would per-
suade them.
The allegation that Il is the province of
Congress 10 admit o. exclude the Suulh IL
thoroughly Discussed. fhe legislative
powers Of Congress are not llilml able.
rnsy are expressly defined. The article Of
the Constitution creating them speak. OF
+" The legislative powers herein granted
not all legislative posrrs. lfreslsration Is
legislative power, " IS mt conferred IN
Congress. either in terms or BY implication.
Bet the recognition Of belligrreat r,gats !.
With the Executive when the parties 10
those rights are engaged IN CIV war IN
. foreign STATE aud WY nol IL civil var
here Bot the Presidrn, prohibited inter
course. and announced the suspension Of
relations. IN pursuance OF an act u Con.
gres, winch authorizes him also to proclaim
their resumption, 80 that even il Congress
had such legislative power il invested The
President with il. Exclusion from their
rights will only impalf the Union. not re.
.tore the Slulh TO u. rhe relative merit
Of Cancellation and VI force is shown ~
scotland and 10 Ireland.
OF what i said abou, Maryland We .ball
have more % say hereafter. But tho force
Of this mastery argument ag,ln+i ihe ~.
carries 81 kadicali.m cannot Ne d..,tDy.d
/, by abuse Of President John son. I, csnt,o,