New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-23
ANOTHER srEEcm By GOV. MORTON.
HIS REVIEW or TnE AMENDMENT AND THE GALL
FOR THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.

FOR THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION
81 a large meeting Of Union men held Of New
Albany Ind "Wednesday July Is for the purpose Of rat
Tying te nomiGs'ion OF Wtlier G. Greswe for Congress
GOV. Morton reviewed tie Congressional amendment at
length md discussed the revived diunion schemes Of the
Corpeihead. In the following he shows how &c party Of
Nlardicham and VOORHEES, have eaten their own vo'is
Some three weeks ego Democratic Convection
held in tbs q Which cluC.iat for Congress nom
nutcI. speeches msdc bt Messrs. voorhees, and Me
which declares "te just necessary pre-
yeh the disruption Of ihe nioi tni toe overthrow OF the
'"nuon and thanAs TIE scifs Tor their valoi ~ IRE
sixteen mo1hs FER tie ovor. the composing
The Coaveniioa discovered Tor ~ hrs Tine l Tho
Just and ncccsssT" orr paris truth Which ad beeh
arrived at by the great body Of tue people % the Unei States
Tis rrselaon j, complete and unrssorved confession Of
@ oa s,i 5o.o loi no & isI ara o. @ IL a,
mission tat tler slc cl aal practices were hostile TO Tie
+ The whole country win rcrard o dying fsp,n,-ncr
cei from CONVICTED criminal Who j. standing DO view
4 sclf1d bot ui fcenri 30 Or confeszor swinging
nat rap ne'fHsce men 'i 3lieessoa AK 10 e
nv 20 receive Ct evidence that they have from .
bon 10 Of The and demand hat they shall be
ccived as cool un.on mon "no -',e loen sni
their couauy and not es fcuis md-rs end uos@s Of re-
n the war WINS at and necesslfy" why did tie Demoo.
raey Il Washington loHntv. % meeting held NJ 81 a. IN
d rfb md c soatb ,he n. Of separation
80 Wellington Co1rif AID l.t iiey we're co~ysIn %
et either eide they would De iund AsAlns il 'Ae e'
II tie war was a.t ed necessary part then OF
pnni.hel and exc 'uled fr M Congress
II TIE was n and nege Why aIa te sons OF
I.bl prisoners seize Trnnl murder tie Executive and
I rreCadtlfe Indiana into rrleliont 90
Nh" WI wss Ist and necessary" why did not esenen
encourage ctmcas the Themselves contribute
10 tir Shnitary CounisJn help support soldiers families
and nntc m IL Loe things which should be ohecffuy per
formed by every lryai md ratr U'ic cltIfnf
ro,s co TO Chicago 10 ne midst the lss great can
pscn II f6 on hc very cr.l az lh. nsi1 a. o. 80
ISi Il wa. failure and ought to lay down our arms and
sue oI i Mon, If The war was Just and necessary why
5I c politicians flse T. proclaim t.e iae unu, 10
months after Il was over snd asl ty S avs,nr,snt
could co 10 good ,-.,..
There nre two Kinds Of representation 10 Congress Ihe
representation 9th states ard Of ths I hsGP ssis has las
tended hat the people shall be equiaby anu equ'P repre-
'eneu ~ f,rroation OF the Constitution representatives
were among the several states by adding TO the
Whole humber Of free persons excluding indians not taxed
These three iihs a persuns laws and IN
effect every i've counted three Tree persons 10
making no TIE representation. Tbs was FerJ hhrd pro
vision for the people free States but II was demsnded
BY shareholders aud conceded 1y osr isaeiS S
could not endure quarter Of century and J, ocsne hny
an ost intoerabc burden and Injustice a. II ave 70 the
Sb alton of % states the HDu.eof kenre-
ntve aid in the IL ctoral College for President anu Vice
On @eG1anI co.g Of % he eleven Rebel States
o, including IN their number Kentucky Mar land lawae
"a NissouT had a vhito population Of 5,02O5 aud had
ne non"aiion of s750O5 by the last appoTtonment
which allowed Tor e' cry Wv
42 representatives; aud the eoored popnauon now .nn'
slavery abolished and each negro counts as zoe person
would entiIle them to 30 representatives, noi" A'"s "
in all. ,-,,,, ,r.,o,,. s,o,as ,aa,o nervo
pop9lation OF 1900 Of whom lived IN INDIAN ana a,o
mo INT half enough Representative. And
now IN these eeyen Rebel States le negroes ENJOY pa
rights considerations "hhtey'r. ~ ,,aS nv :,
ce in making the laws by which they are governed OF IN
choosing their rulers the beasts Of the d ana YET as
t now stands their late masters VIII have W
v,es In Congress aud In the Electoral COHtgeon tueI &c
Cum 10 be white men these Rebel Stats nineteen
tenetb of whom Rebels and were III WV .'o
The negroes who stripped Of all political tgh e.
for himself amounts ga 70 Tx he amount.
20 man aud counts for man for ne Daen, "a " ~ 1hI
by whom he surrounded me T d ,ien vii have 20 yotes
no,ntc ooliticians appeal the vulgar Irndees OF
- 1,,ns tsat th,s a white mans Government but
III, kind of white mans Government Is II VDicn mas ~
& and 80 votes in electoral college based
w ,po renrrsontaonsf This advantage which the Rebel
states now have IL mOnstT0us and Is not 10 DC
No Nothern man who last respect III himself can
40 consent that they shall retain H. Even they
we're cva-if they had tried 10 sustain the 4.
80 81 dero, ug -thcy could have possitle eiAm 10 ~
tave 20 votes in Congress that have constituency
ao ots 40 from thirty rotten boroughs under se Enesh sys
tenn Ard these 80 just balance and set on v ~ 'oS
scnt up BY 6ig white people from OHIO ana nan
gross ineqsay and would seem 20 saw uu' hlte
@ a1erament hat Tie states regard 20 their ppn
aon should equal representation IN ne senate anu "c
are moi ~ oryeet he shameful aud nastlce have
10, Congress has pat'ed J,uI ios"'ulio,
mendng the Constitution Of the United a'as ,ne seeohu
clause Of which provides tha, s ipbnbsrfs ot snch
State 81 years age and citizen o. ne USs ssiSs ~
~ Cher crime The bass Of representation therein sha De re
daSed in the proportion such male easss 'n Sss 70
whole number Of citizens 81 years o. sEe IN saen
he erect Of this amendment VII 10 70 e1csde the negro
,onnaton nom being counted IN mailing up ne bass o.
sntson in any State which negroes are aenle 'he g
~ Suffrage II assumes the male negroes eyer u years
age beer the proportion 70 Vac ssU. ., G n
nonul,tou aud deducs the negro population " hA po1l
,Ioo from the whole number for which ropisseaaoa y 70
OF The Rebel from the aggregate number 20
wbich to be rivsn anu VII oepfVe sae
~ Iotsl " G4DUsa lad y ss &nsess s'eN@