, 1866-06-20

e1pre.s1ou 81 pure md un4lloyed Democracy.
.ihe setoua teeton eQnsi'zes reptesentaton IN
nom ihe white people O. The States lately IN rebel
hon the right to represent In Congress more than
lou. millions Of neeIoes living in thess midst, "nom
aset o. na all p2f.nss be as1s Ms,,s neop:
OF the Southern States have ,;!1ty per cent
more Of political power IN the House 0. Rspte- pr
President. ihnn an equal number Of white people
in the Northern states. This Is gross and nn-
IRh,eons inequality and an aesointe injustice to
aere iii ioyal sney could not have the shsn'ss:
clarns 10 snJ such adv1ntsse. But when We con-
.lu.r that nearly all OF Them Democratic renels,
acsinst the GoEerpment. the Idea OF ,he,r rstatn-
Ing snch an enoruous md nnholy advantage is
too monstrous to BE- calmly considered.
proposed auendment would be measure Of simple
bur imperative justice; but when We consider the
character q the Southern ReGpls sad %, Ct taelI
have brought uoon The country. The claims Of jus
t,ce are Intensified, and longer Submission 10 the
inequality on our part becomes an humiliation:
lhs Democratic Leaders IN Indfaua h3rs declared
themselves against The amendme ment tand their mem
b1ts OF e'ongrezs opposed II by their votes. The
personal degradation which they suteE. nh1ch tdfA
one Qf utxa suB<rs, IN beng practically treated as
sixty per cent lesa ot thau his fellow Democrat
Of Geosgfa they care nothing nbout They will swal
low with ay1di,y this or any other thst msy
who have been shareholders and tebela ia AIMS and
Who give reasonable as=prance that they vii vote
TIE Coppe1hesa ticket greater political political dsgta. TT
country tnan that which now eIsts In the tneqaan'
y OF representation, cannot BE- imagined. and the
cheerful 10 ey No1neIn y ssa G,'s
p1eaeaas e Es'e: eoRtsmpste FL 1ateaon oi tbs
amendment Is ono Of the most Important issues
ELECTION Thens,1cs Of II, and the necessity for IT,
lie upon the surface and are too plain for argument
We inictt as well alGre that two ard two Hsaks
four. OF that a whole is equal 10 all JUS parts.
The Ibird tec1ion provides IN substance tcat er-
cry person who as a member o1 congress, u1acer
iatnre, Or Judicial officer Of my STATE, bad taken
an oath 10 support the tous:ttuion Of the United
Ssa,es, and afterwards ceamiued PERJURY By en-
offee n the United, Suites or any &tale. The OBJ
tect Of II Is to exclude peured rebels from power.
| II man has once 'akeu an Ga. Il 70 airport the
mitt. to take 1t apain IN the same way You Will
! coubt1ess aprec wllh Congress tha1 men enonRh
can be found who have never conrnltt.d this stck-
State md National, and tha,i1 is but reasonaoia
pr c.u;,ou for puoic safety 10 prevent these men
1ron acain coming Into poaet. There IS no polt,
Union, ana abhorrence Tor The rebellion demands
that the5 .houlo not be aeaia trusted. us,,,.,
public debt Of the uuted states, including debt1
fncur1sd for payment OF DECISIONS and bounnes Tor
seryee in tuppressng Inc rebellion, and prohibits
pa,trg auy debt inquired IN aid OF he tebelliop or
any cia,m far ,he Ipss or en,apcinatton or slayes
The strong ssnpa,h'es mantle ted BY NortheE1
| Democratic leaders for The holders OF The rebel
war debt and Their unlfgnant hostility to the hold
crs ot the bonds Of the United stares. males this
amendment uece:.ay. Should nc Erest calamity
| INTO The pos:ess1on OF the Democratic parry. we
are cot at liberty to. doubt but what they would
dehI Not n " are the fnclfnslious Of lie Eorth-
efn members slresdy in TINT dltect1on, put taeir
WcltEnogn pusIlan,mity in 1he presence oi
~ nennis,,,r al home and 1hev sxnuid
marci ~ nrnnoof;v IN Ihs snnnort or the n,e.anna
a soon IS It was demanded BY The. Southern wing
sid 1or ina;1 aIsyea ss sbn IN don ~: nen
%htn ,hsy consider ,hs .eys sna aeyo,on Q!
~ the naseane ~ fhe Eehs,sts Hi. snff hnnnTe
othar nnJjiirsi erents Wh1ch have arrnrred n the
st 80. sLae ~ Sa,an-S ,.;ii ~ .-,r.ntis
sss ,nhg e'S 'ha' 'Ae oe''4to NJ" W pfonpa'
RE Amendment ~ ths,e6ore. I,nne,arfye,v r.
on,rta hv he sy1nnathIe.. cowatdIcs' and he
ssbiis o. rnomMs,9a TO- sou'he% M msn ~ sa'en
To NV hi men VIC mi Yesterday VIE II Iebet.
I'm ~ nes;rov H. Goyrrnmeni h3,,n1 hsea IN.
qunen as. nIs ;si "i1a9st - T". a,ii
tate nalt N ibe ad4snistrs,fon nr atsts wonla he
ns6nos,t,on n NJ Of Wnicla We mIsht aaY. IN bome1y
ieatro1 ali disttoct1ons Between ]o7s,,y and tres
soa; s % g eonsouad al aiaefsees between he sap:
port q tes Government ND she Destination q 4:
i II M 0!o taJlnK laai ueasan 1a.1nsa ~ ae
oat Ids SGoa ns1H ces " H. II asea sn
| isl1ies wnerewl!a t1t country Mas assallea a. rs
BEGINNING o. ano fnfoaehons the VIZ, and Mhicn
The msy ona ~ e. garments % wessn
'.the Government eonId not coeIee State: thas Y
vas incompanoie Wlln sae 1at1te o. oossnmea!
l
Government had no E1Eht y losce Q! RIMS 10 pre-
serTc H. NE aeafnst N =. tsoerlons violence. =.
M. bnGnnnah, IN his messaee 70 congress n ue
cember. 1850. committed hinself TO The tnconeesvs
niy ioolisn pslaao1, snat sia'es nnnss " Soasu
tn,ion haa no nEn1 70 seseae, nas tnas M 1ney 81 q.
TO prevent them nom 80 dolnG: ana ngt1n. during
Inc war. Hhen II became mafasest 10 Inc WORM '6a1
the rebellion could NOT be tnpnsesssd md klaEer1
ueurper sJrant. and fend. fol his great pEocla1aa
ton oItlsedon: Ana pow a proper toncias1en
Rs af .od 9y 1as a9tao1s e, OF .nese IN noas @ sa1
| without condiiioos hlndfance OF dclaJ. rel1Jn II
ttslr places Of trust, profit and power IN The Gov
eIpment. Just ~ u nothing had happened.
! The right to protect n-e1 sEainst puhhS OF ses1e
enemies, snc 10 punlsh or impose conditions npot
traitors 10 an estental pftncioie N every form
ad w1,neqt # no . 5.a
death a. the punishment for Treason. but It b tru
IN Govesnmea1, a. ~ eTerythiuE else, thai sh'
sis tSs ~" q destn e a
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