Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-13

respective Houses of Congress was wise anG
expedient year ago, it is no less wise ant
expedient now. If this anomalous coudi
tion is right now-if, in the exact condition
of these States at the present time, it i:
lawful to exclude them from representation
do not see that the question will be
changed by the efflux of time Ten years
hence, if these States remain as they are
the right of representation will be no stron.
ger-the right of exclusion will be nc
weaker.
THE NECESSITY FOR SPEEDY RESTORATION
The Constitution of the United States
makes it the duty of the President to re,
commend to the consideration of Congress
"such measures as be shall judge necessary
or expedient." know o. 20 measure more
imperatively demanded by every considera.
tion of national interest, sound policy, and
equal justice, than the admission of loyal
members from the now unrepresented
States. This would consummate the work
of restoration, and exert a most salutary
Influence in the re establishment of peace,
harmony, and fraternsl feeling. 1t would
tend greatly to renew the confidence of the
American people in the vigor and stability
of their institutions. 1t would bind us
more closely together as nation, and ena.
BILE Us to show to the world the inherent and
recuperative power of Government found,
ed upon the will of the people, and estab.
lished upon the principles of liberty, justice,
and Intelligence. Our increased strength
and enhanced prosperity would irrefragably
demonstrate the fallacy of the arguments
against free institutions drawn from our re,
cent national disorders by the enemies Of
republican government. The admission Of
loyal members from the States now excluded
from Congress, by allaying doubt and ap.
preheusion, would turn capital, now await
ing an opportunity for investment into chan
nels of trade and industry. 1t would allie.
viate the present troubled condition of those
States, and, by inducing emigration, aid iu
the settlement of fertile regions now uncul.
tiVated, and lead to an increased production
of those staples which have added 30 great
ly to the wealth of the nation and the com
merce of the world. New fields of enter
prise would be opened to our progressive
people, and soon the devastatious of war
would be repaired, and all traces of our do
mestic differences effaced from the minds of
our countrymen.
A WARNING AGAINST CONSOLIDATION
In our efforts tu preserve "the unity of
Government which constitutes US one peo-
ple," by restoring the States to the coudi.
tion which they held prior to the rebellion,
we should be cautious, lest, having rescued
our nation from perils of threatened disin-
tegration, we resort to consolidation, and
in the end absolute despotism, as remedy
for the recurrence of similar troubles. The
war having terminated, and with it all oc-
casiou for the exercise of powers of doubt.
full consttutionality, We should hasten to
bring Legislation within the boundaries pre-.
scribed by the Constitution, and to return
to the ancient landmarks established by our
fathers for the guidance of succeeding geo
eratioDs. "The Constitution which at any
time exists, until changed by an explicit
and authentic act of the whole people, is
sacredly obligatory upon ALL" "If, in the
opinion of the people, the distribution or
modification of the constitutional powers be
in any particular wrong, let it be corrected
by an amendment in the way in which the
Constitution designates. But let there be
no change by usurpation;" 'for it is the
customary weapon by which free Govern
nents are destroyed" Washington spoke
these words to his countrymen, when, fol-
lowed by their love and gratitude, he volun.
tariy retired from the cares of public life.
ITO keep in all things within the pale Of
our constitutional powers, and cherish the
Federal Union as the onl y rock of safety" 3"
we're prescribed by Jefferson as rules of &C.
tion to endear to his "countrymen the true
principles of their Constitution, and pro.
mote Union of sentiment and action equal
ly auspicious to their happiness and safety"
Jackson held that the action of the Gene
raj Government should always be strictly
confined to the sphere of its appropriate du.
ties, aud justly and forcibly urged that our
Government is not to be maintained nor our
Union preserved "by iuvasious of the rights
and powers of the several States ID thus
attempting to make our General Govern.
lieut. strong, we make it weak. Its true
strength consists in leaving individuals and
States as much as possible to themselves
in making itself felt, not in its power, but
in its benefcence; not in its control, bat
in its protection; not in binding the States
moye closely to the centre, but leaving each
to move unobstructed Id its proper cousti-
tutioual orbit" These are the teachings
of men whose deeds and services have made
them illustrious, and who, long since with.
drawn from the scenes of life, have left to
their country the rich legacy of their exam.
pie, their wisdom, and their patriotism -
Drawing fresh inspiration FROM their lessons,
let US emulate them in love of country and
respect for the Constitution and the laws.
FISCAL AFFAIRS
The report of the Secretary of the Treas
ury affo. ds much information respecting the
revenue and commerce of the country His
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