, 1866-08-20

ain from advising the people TO vote for or -,
,a1nst the ratification Of tho amendment. :,
Inv Is thisf II the amendment be 30 - :.
bfect1onable that 1t onght not 70 :,
e ratified by any State, why was IT not a. :.
ounced; whF were not It's Objectionable - :,
satutee singled cut aud branded With the -
Of Convention embracing - y
more characte and brains n than were ever y
,eforc assembled under one roof Why did :.
be Convention permit that amendment to =
esuain before tho people, whiting for their =
approval, without sounding the proper =
aud notifying the people Of the dau~ :
sesoos trap before themy Is
The Convention in their address md dec
aration not only abstain from any specisl .
opposition to the amendment, but they cor
1iaIly approve and cudorse three OF the hve
propositions contained In the Congressional
plan. These propositions are, first, that
Is the enfrsnehtsed Slaves IN all the States Of
the Union. should receive, In common With
Ill other inhabitants, equal protection In
every right of person and ptoptrt r." That
comes 80 near declaration of universal c1tl-
xenahIp, that be that approves Of the one
can have no material objection to the other.
Second, that they *t regard As utterly invalid
aud never to he assumed or made Of binding
force, any Obligation incurred or undertaken
In mailing var ncatnst tas ruiicd ste.es.'
and third, .hat they t'ho]d tho debt OF tho
,,a.ius to he Ascred and .nFi1fsl9o," inclu-
ti!uE .ts Jus. and r:ghttsl claims Of the Fed
erA. so!dfcsa, and .Ae pensions dae tss saTsi"
yoss, snd 10 The widows aud orphaas ot sao'
fal,ca.
-L.erc, taen, sc hAvs The Convention liter
ally enlorz:ns and rcafar1hing as sacred
",tr!crirles three OF the ilre preparations
embraced ID tLc Coza: lsut!oaal AmcaaEac!'s-
Hiring this nnEroTc.: down the dlefenee
ae.weta the pEAA Of Congress aud theEs own.
let :1s turn back md r1ainaue the t~o ~ I
,rslt}u:: points in t}at plan, Whieh they do !
po& appSoEn.
0nr oc tEesc 10 she exclusion from civil !
and military Office under the United States,
Of those who when holding office before be-
trared their trust and took up arms against
the government Of which they were sworn
members. When II Is remembered
TINT this Is the only punishment
imposed for the double treason Of these 1nith.
less men, when 1t is remembered that all
Offices under their own States are sett open
to them that instead Of being shot as de-
! sertess, or having their Lives and property
contseated, they are punished to the extent
| merely Of exclusion from Federal office, and
that even this punlahment, mild rs It's, may be
| rcmItted By rote Of Congress. It can hnrdly
be said that there is a rational objection to
| that clause, There is law Of the United
[ States nov In force, and 4 like Law has been
| In force from the origin Of the Government.
which provides that any person holding any
of6cs under the United states whou1aJ prove
defau1te1 to the extent Of one dollar IN any
ufa5r entrusted to his official care, Is thereafter
to he excluded from holding any othar oince
under the United States. Is there any per-
/ Bou who approves Of that Law who ean object
for moment TO IN cyen more lenIent proTt-
sion respecting men who betrayed thelr truht,
. ! not alone in carrying of public moneys, but
in using their office to aid treason, and finally
, ! taking part In open war. against tho Union
! Yet that il one OF the tWo points In the Con-
. gresslonsl plan, wfaieh the Philadelphia Con-
= rention refuses to approve.
, The other point Is that relating to the basil
8 of representation. Upon this the address:
! |. does not bestow word Of direct argument
$ but lsbora heavily and terribly to uaiutair
( tint the rebel States alone have the right o
5 conceding 10 tho uhite men Of the North AZ
r equality with the white men Of the South
Il Thus, the rebel States have mixed popula
= tion-whites, blacks and mulattoes. In som
@ Of these States the whites are In minority
q Atpresent the Constitution provides FOR
n Representation computing all the whites, sl
II the free colored, aud thrce-1fths Of tho slave
It as The fcderal or representative population
It Here there Is representation based upon I'd
u number Of free inhabitants as In other State
it With IN additional representation for proI
It CITY. The abolition Of slavery has rendere
r, this basis Of Representation obsolete in part
- and necessftated new one Heretofore II
ID white male adults Of these States hhFe exc
ve cIsed q political power far exceeding tn
b. entrusted to white male adults Of the Nort
D. In these States the white voters have u
II only chosen their own represent
he tlves in Congress and the Electot
do Collcea, upon an equality With I
cy white votcfn in the Northern stAss
&C. but they have chosen also Representative
Il, In Congress- snd In the Electoral collcge
r. the negro population. Thus voter In 0
en-. Of these States votes not only fc- hims
an and tho white people be represents, but
ms yotcs for m additional representative Will
tty Ia awarded 10 the negroes Of his nelghh
Id. ! hood. This anti Democratic, auh-Reput
the cau mode OF double representation,
put amendment to the Constitution proposes
1ey break up. It docs not propose to take aH
bey from any State the exclusive right OF dec
Nv. ing who shall be voters therein; 1t does I
en-. tnkc away from tho State the exclusive ri
ow- Of deciding whether Il will OF Will not b
es . representation In Congress and IN
the Electoral College for It's colorcd popt
re- tion, but It does say, that In th
I OF states and In I'll other States, that the pc
lied Iatiou represented In Congress, and In
e. ELECTORAL College, be It white OF black
, the both, shall be bnch, and snch onay -
State law mny be represented at The poll
It's adult male population Thus, u Hl1E
=. or Kentucky or Illinois wants rcprese
RyI ttycs in Congress and in tho Electoral
1ecc for their black population, then
the black population, be 1t great Of small, Z
phia rote with tho whites In the choice Of
The representatives. The system Of htving
the negroes represented In Congress and In
( re- Electoral College, and Of having tholr r.
futed sentatircs chosen for them by, other pe<
,tosa- is 10 uanifestly unjust, unequal, sad
/ aud trary to all rule Of representation that u
d at- conhdent the Southern people theu1s
,uaer would never insist upon It, were they nc
met cop.acra to do 70 by the President an
more the men assembled at Philadelphia.
n as- This, therefore, Is the only point
n be- plan Of Congress which these men At I
, ass delphia seriously opposed. They did not
o pro- to asssll 1t upon it, merits but they
tat3on forth, ~ y substitute fos It, the plan q
<. 1t President that plan ia, to admit the
Q take scpta.lycs OF the rebel States without h
Of. I'll the amendment rata1cd, and then, the
, or to States having secured every possible po
ration right, privilege, and function, may LAT
Of tho any demand that they plaes represeu
them upon any honest, Just, or equitable
Jon in | The Con. sn&lop, not dartug to oppos
perfect pstt OF u, amendment upon Its mcsits
iege OF tents Itself with M appeal to the peo
: adop- elect Congress that viii restore The
smark. without requiring their previous ratia
ety and ! Of an honest basis Of representation.
hitting
rs one COUNTY CONVENTION.
1t, Or Th.dernani1 Of the hi sses OF the Hept
i dele - ~ = .,r,,l. -onrc1t,on In f,ook {
reso.n this fall, to nominate all the eandtd'
IT, the ~ rnted fir. TO The end that Justice
cnafac secured to the soldiers, and tSe Court
lolea N clique oyerthrown, ia alnost mar
mv1seo The argument In favor Of such poll
soeistes against two separate conventions,
vithcet Ehich might be controlled By the ell
'orthess1 unanswcrable. We trust that the cl
e1egates Of the committees, Colonel Hancock
onld aot Eterhcrd, Will call their respective {
Of their tees together at the same time and pl
1as"egea hare this question settled In accorda'
ota eAs, the Wishes Of their constituents.
~ .Ss,- HEERT GNBEEBAUdl
rt.3ne to The Coppeshethead concern, In eli
It's object the politics Of the oouGlsa a1on
ecoutro1 Committee, SCI aoNn akSRi oaE'
. nj thrfr ESQ.,, 81 uncertain" which was a<tr
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