Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-12-07

thanks to Providence for peace ant
prosperity, in the abatement of the
pestilcnce. and restoration of civi
authority throughout the United
States.
RESTORATION.
4 review is then to be had of the
facts set forth in the last message
relativcto the measures which the
executive had taken for the gra dua
restoration cf the southern states to
the union, such as appointing pro-
visional governors. etc. Only one
thing then remained, the message
says, to be done, and that was the
admission of loyal representatives to
congress. In the meantime, the
president says, no other plan having
been proposed, he continued his eff
forts to perfect restoration through
the judicial, revenue and postal sys-
TEN Of the country. The south had
also ratified the amendment abolish
! ing slavery. conformed their social
laws to the fact; repudiated the
rebel debt. and proceeded, in good
faith, to ]egis)ate for the ameliora-
tiou Of the colored race. The pres
ident then speaks as follows Con-
grcss. however, yet hesitated to ad-
nit any of these states to represen-
tation. and it was not until the
close Of the eighth month of the SEES
sion that an exception was made in
favor of Tennessee. l deem it a
subject Of profound regret that con-
gress has thus far failed to admit to
seats loyal senator's and representa-
tives from otner states, where the in
habitants. with those Of Tennessee,
had engaged in rebellion. Ten
states-more than one-fourth of the
whole number-remain without rep
resentatlon. The seats Of fifty men,
bers Of the house and twenty of the
senate, are yet vacant; not by their
own consent; not by a failnro Of
election, but by the refusal of con-
gress to accept their credentials.
Their admission, it is believed,
would have accomplished much to-
wards the renewal and strengthening
Of our relations as one people, and
removed serious cause for discomfort
on the part Of the people Of those
states. 1t w.uld have accorded with
the great principles cnunciated in
the declaration of America indepen-
dence, that no people ought to bear
the burden Of taxation and yet be
denied the right of representation.
1t would have been in consonanca
with the express provisions Of the
constitution, that each state Shall
have at least one representative,
and that no state, without its con-
sent. shall be deprived of equal suf-
frage in the senate. These provis-
ions were intended to secure to
every state the right Of representa-
ton in congress, and so important
was it deemed by the trainers of the
constitution that the equality of the
states shall be preserved in the SEN
ate, that not even by an amendment
Of the constitution can any state,
without its consent, be denied a
voice in that branch of national leg
islation. 1t has been assumed that
these states, by rebellion, became
territories; but all departments of
the government, with great distinct
ness. refused to sanction an assump-
ton so incompatible with the nature
Of our republican system, and the
professed objects Of the war
Throughout the recent legislation of
congress, the undeniable fact makes
itself apparent that these ten politi-
cal communities are nothing less
Than states
The president then quotes the
Crittcnden resolution of 1861, on
the objects of the war, and reviews
the legislation of congress, wherein
the states are recognized and also
in Mr.. Lincoln proclamation. He
then proceeds again, asfollows: 'In
the admission of senators and rep
rescntativcs from all of the states.
there are no just grounds Of appre.
hension that persons who are disloyal
will be clothed with the powers Of
lcgislation,-for this could not hap
pen when the constitution and the
laws arc enforced by a vigilant and