The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-05-16

70 NtNAitllL
T. lol Tel. Us thel have suffered. 80 ha,
"r Peace has come 40 last. bns.ne
p prosperity wild return the insignia
= mourning Will he laid aside: bat I'm n
q heart oi every family there is an unsnoke
d s"rro" That wu Salden life ,yen 10 N
grave Now, He are admouishri 10 D.
ma-nAulmaus 90 fhe authors OF all mi
suffering accep. The almonifian lpt
submit ihai we are 80 already The la'
c'n.iemnel Them 10 delih ana We hav
s|riutel taen. Their estate. were nr
'rltrt 1ni we have restored them. "
traitor has been hung, nor ono convicted
- not one trlei; not dozen arrested hn
many have been honorcl A. ruler, I'm Sate
lhc3 once isAel 70 ruin. The hi.h-sOuni
.l- eloquence OF The gentleman irOm Ner
orS NJ. Raymond. calling upon as d.
admire the courage AMI devotion VIII
WHICH these bad men prosecuted a crua
war against our kindred. our homes. an.
our country Tor tour years has scarcel,
>upsiiel When our 'e1r- arp invoked oNr
iheir self inflicted Su.Ierinrs Thus NJ fhi.
emf ol the avenue Ue are alfernlfely calle,
apnn io admire and puk them. while ~ IN,
eihtr ihe green seal is k,pt hDt Wiih u-
work OF clemenCy -clemeuct nutu nu-a
is
even ordered historic inscrinrans ?, h4
erased Rom captured cannon al West Point
il1t ihe BOYS educated ar the expense. ni Il,
Government their fathers could not quite
destroy, mght not De irritatel What moro
can gentlemen ask IN the name of mag
ndnimtN GIVE 10 this one-serenih oi
your population more than oue-ihlrl oi
Your political power l. that what vou
a I"| ..H.H
false men oi the country Can 70 rather
tr"achef io The faithful. or. if that sounds
too harsh. call ll Submission. snrrenle~
what lon Ae' hut for the sake ol truth let
no one call betrayed of clautr, ami f-len b.
mlgnanlmity % enemie-
Again SIR the effort f0 crf OH the e,
cess oi tins unpAtroIic and sectional rep
re~cniai0n is aScrihel % party motive.
J. unt ihe Opposition exposed o. the same
charge j not The Democratic nlriA AS
anxious io sccnrr friends asWe are to avoid
enemies For the last five years they have
been beaten everywhere Every election
has prove 90 them That they were ..roAing
-mdIl hy large degrees W0ul 90 God
That night nr the reh.ls would come has
been Their daily PRAYER Does their haste
lo embrace tle misguided brethren come
solely irfm pure love and aHcciion- Isn't
uol possible ih1i Their passion Is somewhat
like ihat oi
" Tic immortal Ctpisin Naul.
Who MAS all iur 1--we AHt nitiu far tl0 bottl. 81"
Is il not possible tha, they hook a little
to party. too That they long not only for
The alliance bar The leadership OF the
~onth They must remember that this
leadership was generally able ami ALWAYS
consistent. however unwise II was NOT
under that lead that they proclaimed both
secession and coercion unconstitutional.
that the war iOr tAe Union was a coustitu-
Nonal mode oi conducting 10; that an army
should he raised. but Volunteering was inn
practicable and drafting unconstitutional.
thal it was right 10 raise money but wrong
,o TAX or borrow that they were opposed
io emancipation, but not iu IaNor of slave
rr. 10 was under hat lead that Andrew
Johnson was denounced "a. Iincoln's sairan
when be- consented 10 he provisional gov
ernOr 0l "A State from which the old Gov
eruor and Legislatures had run away. ami
cheercl a. patriot wheh be drove out tb,.
Governors ami Legislatures ofhllf a dozen
states and supplied their places with an-
psniors OF his own. + Il not probable
that, tiel ui their c0ntrlllctor, and hvp-
ocritcn position. they crave The undissem-
bling leadership OF Bgechnrl.r and Hun
Ter, Davis and Toomhs as much as We can
possibly dread D..
~ another excuse for opposition TO this
plan Of restoration 10 l. said there are oth-
cr uol Iailues JOB representation that 0u-ht
to Dee removed rs well rs this An honor
able gentleman from Pennsylvania com
PLAIN, That the six Eastern states have each
two senators while New York and other
large states have nO more u is true that
some 90 the Eastern states are small. but
lAc Constitution provides that each state
whether large or small shall have two
sehator- aul ii further provides that while
r hat instrument maN be amended in other
RESPECTS. with the assent OF three -iOnrth-
nl iue states. ln This respect DO shall not be-
amended without the assent Ofallthe States.
Bat WhY point only % the EASTERN State
90 illustrate tho inequality OF senatorial
represent alton The best Illustration al % I
b. nDt 90 hc found there The population o.
these states Is 3. l3j.223. IH the South y0u
can ini smaller population with a larger
representation n the senate. The popula-
ton 90 Arkansas Texas, Florida. south
Carolina. West Virginia. MARYLAND. and
Delaware IS only 3. 032. 7Gl Here are seven
states with more than loo 600 less pOpula-
uOn than the siA Eastern States. Oue-third
Oi that beng negroes. with fourteen Sen
atOrs, two more than New England Why
iid not tie gentleman make bis point on
these States Was lt because the Eastern
states are free AMI l0Yai and the Others
were slaveholding and in part dlsloyai
And why, Just IN this connection. does hc
that bOunties are paid for catch
ing fish. He never complained when high-
er bOunties were paid for catching men and
women Tor tie southern market These
are the OLD complaints Of the south warmed
over, in anticipation Or It's return: ground
less. no doubt, hnt II ever 90 Just. furnish
ing no good excuse tor allowing 70 the
a twOfOld representation in
this House.
Once more we are reminded that taxation
and representation should 20 together.
True slr- bat that would not enfitle them
to donble representation nor deprive
Congress ~ a reasonable tine for leii1era-
ton as ~ the extent of the right aud thp
best mode Of securing 10. Bat u ltismeant
that they are entitled on the score Of taxa
lon 10 instantaneous, unconditional and
-prop0ruonate representation, ! must
1eg leave 10 inquire, where are the immense
axes palu by them np0n which % base
such extraordinary claims. The loyal pe0-
pie OF the country have been paving bur
iensome taxes. a million per dav imposed
)y their rlisc0niuct; but when and where
have they paid taxes, For the last i've
ears they have paid none, and The amount
Ley are now Just beginning % pay is TOO til I
Ing TOR argument. 1.-THE right Ofrepresen-
alton conld be acquired rs imposing tax
= upon others o. nv robbery ~ tie Gov
their claim would 81 indisnutabie
hey robbed TIE Southern post offices Of
money. stamps and mails the arsenals and
military lepJts 0i ammunition. arms and
;l)ih'ng, the cgst0m-hOgses and suD-treas- /
irles oi goods bonds and money. AMI the I
>ew Orleans mint Of $500 00U .n gold. ana
lave never male restitution Blf fbrv /
laFe plld very few taxes. aaI loug before I.
hey viii be- caliel upon t5 i0 80 - i..ir and /
.'iequate representation win De accorded /
hem.
Bnt they have -tii another argnment-l
be ono relel on when al others l4l. their
eiuge from discontinue ID every other /.
eii n debate and that is what thcv call T
be- constitutional argument when they
ind themselves unable 10 maintain IN dis
u5si0n TIE prDprletv oi aIOWric the dis