, 1866-09-10

TEE 1E;NT MEzEssLLxoN.
Some days ago Wc called tho attention Of
Our reotirrs 10 tl, 1ns'st plausible Of the var
lous pretcx1s upon whic1, the unconditional
admission Of the -eprts entatsves elected Ii
The rebel States to congress is demanded;
that 1yrctext Is :1.at Congress, representing
The Republican party, rfopo<ed tho iadcin-
itc exclusion "f those Siates from representa-
tion. CTcr sh:s st.;vn,tnt the handful Of
Republican Members ,rt."n.rcss who oppose
their rarity Justify tlt:r approval OF Andrew
Jcl!nson's policy, ard nl'rn it they appeal to
the people to s:r whether the peace and in
tcsFiiy <.f the Union k,stl be jeoIardizcd by
excluding, permanently aud indefinitely, any
Of the States Of tic E:1ion from representa-
tion.
We printed ont The utter want nf f.,unda-
sion ft- srch = statement Of the policy OF
co:esyss. Jl'c riAn "f Congress, Instead OF
being tia: nf MI indefinite exclusion of these
States FROM, representation. Is tlss plan Of all
o:hcrs that opens 10 them without delay
tho doors OF Congress, end places tlle1a In
st2Ht}y ni%,n tlte ss.:,e Eeliny OF repre-
sentaticE that ihe ether States enjoy We
instai-rrd The proceedings in tho case of
II olcsscc, where Congress. cyen in tl.c
busiest hour. Of its session, laid aside all
otiisr 1reasu,cs III wc,sun.c the representa-
lives VI Tennessee Eas!. ~ he other States
ha= il in its pn'Scr, nj s.y ,a.'lns,.t. 10 i,avt
lis representatives admitted, and It Is be- |
c..aEs tl.r; vii! not acrr..t The tcrlls, pre- |
fesri11v 10 re,:2in mt ~ :s--:st Andrew ju.in- !
seu. 1.1ai:sl r.tel!::'1l. tsat ttc.s continue t
H. be ;.i.Ecl lte-ei.{rd il: l::c National Leis'u-
tu7e. d. \
The .,7cw Ya.: 7T;.es wltie!. is the semi
Official u1%an If 1t.r Executive, feeling tho
Tai H., ,cc "T cur cSlossl7e" If the snpls1stry Of
its party, lsa>te;s lu .is.. ic>cuc. 1t asks hy
wilat authority Il n.rr.s can insist upon =
compliance with any itr:us r. Il prerequisite
10 the aslta! sim Of Representatives. This is
silaily absurd, and moTc particularly so
coming fro1u actsnt,er II Andrew .Juhusan,
who notified inc. eleven statcs that they
should n.vcr he recognized as States, but
would Ec ruled by ili,a through military
agents unless thc, abandoned the Constitu-
lion ul,der which they had lived,
some of 1Lcnl for n:ar}v 4 century,
md made Few Co.isti:utitEs, incorporating
thezcin fundamental 1.7;''-- i',1,s known TO be
Tci,1siyc to their roierr. But Congress has
for its Justification am! its autl1urity sonc-
thing letter than the 1,roclanations and
1,rec,f1crts IF An,1rc,r Jnhns,n- II II mad,
tr tic Cousttt ution. the acunsitory Of the
powcr of ,l,,t,it,- whether tte Gorcen,na,,t
f,r A Stain is re,u1]irrn In firm, .nd in a1,c.
s~;a,.re 10 tI.c United ;t.trs. In tt. cycrcise
of this nower. ruurr,.s au,1 mt Tho President
is Included. Soi TO ,,o fr1o n detail of fin
matter n, tl,is ,norn,nt .uf'ir. II to e,v- Con.
rrrss Lea th,. Constitutional nnwrr and
wherever the E.ets exist. will haze
The pnpulnr eupnnrt in cxcrcisfnrr II
of excluding fh,. rcprcsentnt1rcs or
nny Sta.c wttc1, has nt,t a f;orrrn,uent
1cn,,Hi.u,. in G,rtu. anil n.,t in a1lc-;anc. In
trr Uu;sctt statcs wle,, is o,1ccrcd hr mon
vim a,t. ,,o,r,,l fr,;;,,,. and rim AZ .vov.
tdlv L-c1urc thcir 7n,rnosr Of renewing that
trrus.n 1t tl.. orst u,,,u,rtu,.itv. rln,. lilo
Nsw York Tam, t,,.,; l:,c ,n,,rrr oc c,n.
,-re.s to liz: ,l,:~e t,ac, Il s,v that f,u.rrcs,
having tllr 1..,cr tgnu'l .oi he jnsti:i 1t i11
c2erciAir. il wherever the facts stated exist
Coc.res: upun iavtsi; i;~ati,,g the or"aniza.
lion Of ihesc new State Governments, has
discovered the fact t:. iu uurc s.f tl.en has
the ntw Cu1,-ti; u,ill .,rrn ratified by the
rceIic; t!at tho people through tilrir
prtsscs, ts.cir pull its. tlsrir political .ncct-
i.Ss arI conventions VI al kinds. declare q
purpose IL ,,ss;st any pcr.n,, connected with
the Executive department Of the United
States. vLu wit ijtln,,-u.a:,anotl,err r,.1n.]lian.
or,,t :, .l1,,;,, ...,1, IL .,, S++,.,-,
Legislature a.tl ra!, into lcing another
In w1,icl, IL ~, .,n.cs .f,.} II hare I, m,:or;,y
il has !hE!i1 900 INA: l-tH": new Statcs ar;
oaicered exclusively by l'an who have borne
et'- -l'e"o''s i'A'i III LAG sAtc 1cpe4l4oh y
Mcm.,ers OF ,ku ciril government Of the 50
called tcnfrae,.cy d; - n!,:ccrs Of its m1.i;ar,
forces. Urcn sI,v.c .arts. nons of which :.r
J;sFEtcd, LES MT Congress tl.,uc riwlt in tn
c-rreise nr thc ,,wtr xiii vl,irh !. |
c,otbl tt, ,1c,ncri ,.,,t ,c1,,r,. a1ui;tt;nr 70,
reepntntiyes of s,c1, ,,ao,,te. apnofntrl ;,
governments ,hus cons.it ,,te,1 tl,r, sl,,,, !,
annie ,n,a.,ntccs ,irrn IN nrnt,c, anil nrt
ecrre f1,r ,,,+i,na1 1i1,:r;;rs anil n,t;on.
neeccs Would nor can.rr,.s Ia cr;m,u,1 !,
acf o.lrrvisrp
r., ~,
"'s' ~ ea.' 's1en'iou " >. y
,, se"s "A,sa e"ess ai's 1os re'sl''"
n"e sa sue ',. AN, o"e.'s'ss' "
.ass.r "s1'.e ens !,1u'.c' ANU tn..e ~ .I''
- iss'l"s esssue shA' e'".-'ssS MAS oos
1"l tn: 1''no1s a,u 1us sit"sis W
nol eee.n's. -f''ute" -'"'n.,ss''' IL HIS sieeen
nom ~. ""snn .' ~ ~, c' te1ea'eo y.
.,oos .,... ~. sA.e NJ ~" a''n - "s''
ANY, ''.'',e 'ss''se US aefes,es H. ~ s9ss'
,i,. a' tHs!l ne no'c when neeoes q
in :rcct,1 H. csr:. institutional cnr iit;ons ti.,a
ci n to.:s.c:s: VIII consrcss sccrle from
~, 70. e, ,l VIZ, VIII ~ ~ ~, Sl,h 10
se.c..at:on: or vii it adicfc to its cor..litior
a.G "!o Mha; il ca; TO sr;.aer the exclusion r:
1c:c ,,c IN. Ino,.;,;c- .-1..e,, merit ,c .,r
tfon c; 'Lc fricI ~ ct pease sid Cron. The III
!: q, ,ccnr.: hr: wat Of The ts'nsse For IL
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