The Hillsborough recorder., 1866-09-26

| Iimpairing their constitutional rights; the
Southern minority, dominant in their own
section. persisted in their effort 10 take the
slaveholding States out Of the Union. Now
look at Congress to-day. insisting, as i
does, that it's rights are in danger if these
ten States are readmitted to Congress !; i
claims and exercises right to hold ou ol
the Union almost as many States as ever
strove to 20 out, and it imposes the same
condition Of further constitutional guaran
tees as the price of renewed, much as th,
secessionists did Of d continued. Union.
confess, as q matter of constitutional Law
and common sense, apar. from the intent o
individuals, see very little TO choose be-
tween the man who takes.a State out OF IN,
Union because he cannot get constitutions
guarantees TO suit him, and one who keeps
a State out Of the Union until he can ge
constitutional guarantees to suit him. Ii
both cases we must look for the evil prin,
ciple precisely where the political theoris
would have indicated beforehand, in thu
inherent weakness Of written constitu tions
when the fears or ambition Of dwindlinl
majority tempt them to overstep the limits
Of the organic law to avert their own hu
initiation, and the advent to power ofa riva
party which. of course. appears to the still
dominant faction an Insu tferable calamity.
Now, my friends, this Is the real dangel
which Congress would avert from US. 1t j.
absurd to suppose that the bold and able
men who have welded the whole power o.
the North for years are much alarmed al
the return OF beaten and broken remnant
whose power has passed away, whose pres,
tige is gone, and whose burden is about as
much as they can well bear, to mingle in
the deliberations Of Congress. No: the
organs Of Congress make no secret that theil
real apprehension is not the South, but the
North-no longer the men whom they per,
sist in treating a. alien enemies. but their
loyal fellow-citizens OF the Democratic par.
". II is 70 secure their dear people from
the unuttersble woes Of Democratic rule
and to perpe.uate the inestimable blessings
Of their own administration, that they are
willing to postpone indefnitely..a true res.
toraton Of the Union. This exit act from
Boston paper sufficiently shows their true
intent:
How Love WILL You Krrr rHz sorrH Dur o,
CoseREss I'VE answer; until that nest Of usiton
becomes fully satisfied that IL can never again rul,
the nation BY combinations with Northern allies
Make the Southern leaders reaze that fat, and ih,
pae6ealion Of the formerly rebeous section Of Oh,
country will be speedily accomplished, and its peopl,
will willingly aequiesce in any arrangement deemes
necessary Tor the peace and harmony Of the country
ly the loyal men who preserved the country iron
destruction. When the South relinquishes all hops
Of controlling national affairs. as II did in the day.
OF Polk, Pierce and Buchanan, the time will have
slfived for investing Southern constituencies W III
The rights which they voluntarily forfeited. But
under no circumstances can the tratofous portion o.
the Union be allowed 70 increase IL political strength
In Congress by The events of the var
Now, gentlemen, this doctrine-an II
is the doctrine Of Congress reduced to its
last analysis you and they all know II IS
no one denies lt--seems 10 me 10 strike al
the root Of the very trunk principle OF ouI
scheme Of polity. IL we are to abandon
the plan Of trusting the people to their own
government, we surrender the very citadel
OF our system. II once we snbmit TO allow
maorities 10 assume not only that they are
right aud their opponents wrong, but that
the opposite party is so wicked that the
ruling faction must alter the fundamental
law to ensure their permanent disgrace. We
may as well abandon our central idea ol
self government; and in.its place bring 10
the other theory. on which rests the throne
Of our friend ,he Emperor st the French,
that the people must be taken care oil a
incompetent or wicked. have said thai
Congress seems willing to indefinitely post
pone restoration Of the Union. liIwere
not anxious TO be studiously moderate
should say that the most active and in
fluential Of its speakers and newspaper:
can fairly be interpreted az utterly opposed
10 any reunion at all. What else, | ask,
can we conclude from the incessant stream
of denupciation and abuse the constant