The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-05-12

under the Constitution TO prescribe
such condition If Georgia i. =
State in the Union, her people feel
that she Is entitled to representation
without conditions imposed hy tom.
gross, and If she is not a State in
the Union then she could moi Lc
admitted rs nm equal with the others
II her admission were trammclcd
with conditions that do not apply To-
all The rest alike General universal
suffrage among the cplorcd people.
as they are now, would bv our reo.
pie be- regarded as about A. Great a
political evil a. could lciall theu
= IF the proposition were To OK
tend the right of suffrage 10 tho,
who could read, and those who had
served IN the Union armies. would
ih1t modification affect tho action Of
the Ntatc2 \ ! think the people Of
the State would he unwilling 10 do
mere than they have done for re.to.
ration restricted or limited suffrage
would not he Objectionable a. gene
raj or universal bat it is matter
that belong, to the State to regulate
The question of suffrage. whether
universal or restricted. j, one Of State
policy exclusively, a. toy believe
Individually, | should not be- op.
posed To a proper sy-tom IF restrict
ed or limited suffrage to thi. class of
oar population but ia my jude
mcu' it Is matter that belong. at
constitutional right To the States To-
regulate exclusively. each for itself
Bat the people of that State. 10. !
have said would not Willingly /
think do more taau they have done
for restoration The only view in
thcJropiuipn thatoould possibly lust.
fy the war which was carried on Ly
the Federal Government against them
was the idea Of the di,-ouhlcnc-.
of the I mon that those who held
the administration for the time were
bound 90 enforce the execution af
the law. and the maintenance aud
integrity nl the Hiuu under the
Constitution and since that WAS zoe.
compli.AcA since those who h1d as
.umoi tie riehtot secession. and the
reserved sovereignty of the States.
jHbl abandoned their cause. and the
Admin tranon here WAS successful
iu maintaining the idea upon which
war va- Irr.laimci and Uaecl aud
the Only y.cw IN which thcs ,uppa-.
rl 10 could hc justified at uli aud
when tAat va, accomplished. ! say
tar pc pie at Gcor-.o imposed their
state WIS Immediately entitled 20 "a.
lrr ri no, under tho Consultation.
That is my opinion IT the sentiment
1T flr people of t,c9r.ia and | d.
mot lhIuA they would bee willing TO
dp anything further as q condition
precedent To their bp,u. permitted to
enjoy the full measure OF their con
rights only give my
opinion of the sentiment Of the poo
pie. at the time they expected that as
soon n7 the Confederate cause va,
'''nd'ne'. that Immediately the
States would be BROUGHT huck into
l'.''''.a' rotations WITH the ""'Hrn-
l,'H' p" previously constituted
IH'' Is WhA' it'E i'"@rl &C.. they
r., yea mat ,Nr N'''' would '"mr.
i'''' nave '"',' i'f''''n'''.',' D."
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{ constitution -1 ,n1p,rf tho L.,-
.runaut an.ar The Constitute.
That was their rrip,- IL 4jII
what thew ala believing itvl. Ls..
.nr the protection of Constitutional
I.hor'N Toward the Constitution ot
The luttcI State a- they construed
b. TIE s'"ai wH#. uI Hrr (! r. rrrn
'lv'H as much devoted DO their Gee.
mos os amy people 60 AMY cause
fhH my opmlon. a- ! remarked
before they rr~'r'et To secession
Uth view of maintaining moro -o.
.Hrr'F these principles. and vhu
they found thc} wore not .uony .u.
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