The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-09-27

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IT, will prevail at the next session n
q; disabled man can support his family o,
~ Al 90 smenth' Congress passed a law 4
ne equallze bonnties! Not such q law AZ
u approved OF, because it was partial
e Put 1t was beginning and so far good
1t would have been better had It no
~ Deen for the administration. Early II
'e the session bill was reported GIVING
L equality in bounties. The Secretary q
+ the treasury wrote letter to the Sen.
u ate saying that it would take from the
: III treasury $3.50, ,000 900 or $500, 900, 600.
The Proyost-Marsbal- General Frv
wrote still more frightful letter saving
y that it would cost $3.50, ,OOO,O 900. The
I commissioner of Internal Revenue de.
: elared it would destroy the public cred
> IT. Hence Congress was deferred from
: making, what / considered lust ar
rangement of the bounty question; still
some justice was done, and complete
justice will be done to our gallant SOL
dlers when this Administration shall ha
removed, which now sits like an ipcu.
bus on the breast of the nation. Asa
further enumeration of some of the acts
OF Congress, | would refer you to a
speech of the Hon. Schuyler Coifax late
~ made to his constituents. No sound.
er patriot than Mr.. Coltax exists. And
will take this occasion to saw that aq
speaker believe no ADLER officer ever
presided over deliberative body. -
In cr;ticising Congress will try to
be impartial. / will not ask you to be-
stow unmingled praise. / feel that we
omitted some important things which
we ought to have done, and for which
omission we deserve the censure of the
people While it was impossible, OBJ
structed, as we were, by the President
and the Copperheads, to make this a
Republic of "liberty and equality" we
might have approached it more nearly
than we did. We might have treated
the Rebel States as what they are. in
fact conquered provinces, and, through
enabling acts, we could have fixed the
qualifications of voters SO that everv Low.
al man could participate in the forma-
ton OF their organic laws. We should
thus, with entire certainty, have secured
the Government to loyal Union men
have formed in every one of those States
constitutions giving equal privileges to
oil, and which would have curbed the
rising spirit of rebellion which is now
rampant in every one of those States {
For, J assure you, from irrefutable evil
dence, that traitors are now triumphant i
In every Confederate State. No Re-
doubts the power of Congress
to do what l have stated. No sound |
constitutional lawyer believes any one v
# the organizations now existing in v
Snose States to be Legitimate govern
ments' Formed by the DEGREES of a Q
military conqueror, without consulting j!
The people they can be tolerated only n
as temporary arrangements, until the ri
aw-making power provides them per- Il
NJ nanent laws and forms of government tt
They are SO considered by the Rebels Z
themselves. Chief Justice Ruffin. of I'll
North Carolina, one of the abest and re
arrest of Secessionists, has lately given al
he following opinion, The Chief JUS "
ice says: ,7, .. .. .. m
consider that this Is no Constitution, because 81
our convention was not legitimate Convention. 81
nd mad no power TO make Constitution for us u,
r to alter that which we had and have: and that W.
cannot be made Constitution, even by popnIar WI
melton: Ii these positions be correct Ii ought ab
DC rejected by the people as the easiest. aim -
est and most efficient method of setting the Fo
olnts at rest and avoiding many perplexing and gu
'ngerous questions before the judiciary 7 oh f.,
ct to the organization of your BODY as COnven. Au
On, because 1t was called without the consent of OR
e people OF North Carolina by the President of of
ear and despotic usurpSton wbcS coud dcr @ Ot fer
We the body any authority to bind the State or ins
traphs Governor m os 'I v .e rresiaent a or MS mir
rather constitute the Convention, but the See. wh
yes were elected by the people, and thereby the AM
dy was duly constituted Ideny 1t directly and 4N
sitlvely. Mr.. johnson required Convention aCe
perform certain specific acts; to annul the or. DIV
lances OF secession and tender return to the anf
lion, or claim its continued existence upder the ant
Institution of the United States: to emaneinate O
yes and ordan that Slavery shall never hereaf z
exist In this State and to repudate the State
r debt. All these were done. the two tirst SER
'mptly and In satisfactory terms and the third maj
he last moment, under subjection and In con- and
pt the measure All was done, say, that was ing
uired. and Mr.. johnson proclaimed that he had The
OIL ne wanted; that we were back as q State ,,o.,
might choose our Representatives In Congress Fea'
conformity to our rights as State, and to our Bul
s regulating elections. Was there ANYTHING IN a
re for that Convention to do? Were thew chn, w Q
for any other purpose even bv those Who we're I'D
wed to vote for membersa How dare they, Y
go on to framea Constitution, q law for ali oc
Q, which Is 70 be binding on those who elected vi
n for the ends. and also on that large portion wha
ne patriots and heroes 'unpardoned rebels" tho
were not allowed to vote at all1 The preten o'io
is without parallel or precedent, until the w
ent term OF Radical assumption of power In a II
llnant military or numerical majority, without L:
ect for rights or the Constitution Az far as hlgn
safely can, and whenever they can, the peo- OF {
ought to resist that pretension. This they can corr
eiully DO when called on and allowed to vote; =.
trust they will do so on this occasion with. unnt
commotion, in support of the great principle Gov
nman llberty-that people have the right to -.
c their own Constitution, and not be made ruieI
ect to one.imposed on them BY force or fraud supp
" Oo' citizsns power OF Uyairaction Of their Dem
=. -. '''' ' fall.
he ChiefJustice Is right. Not a vests
'ei State has this day lawful Gov ton,
nent. They are mere territories tratit
quered by our arms from the "Con- Cove
rate States of America" Why then that
not Congress give them either ter lativ.
rial governments or enabling acts SO ever
they could form State governments, porti
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