The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-13


ing name of traitors against righteous and
to the rank of selfsacriicing patriots, con-
secrate them to the admiration Of the world,
and place them BY the side Of Washington,
Hampden and Sydney No, let us leave
them to the infamy they deserve, punish
them as they should DC pumsned. according
70 law. ana take upon ourselves no snare OF
Tue oalum wnlch tney should pare alone.
IL 10 " part oi our Puuiic history, WHICH
eau never DC 1olgotten, 1nat Dotn HOUSES Oh
congress IN July, 1901, declared IN tne form
u s9'e ell resoiulion tnat Tue war was ana
snonia De carried on 1or no purpose OF SUD
Jegaeon, Dut soieiy TO ENFORCE the Constitu-
lion ana laws ana tnat wnen TINS was Yield
zeu ~ 'he parties IN repeiiion t''e contest
slo ,u cease win the CONSTITUTIONAL rights
0 VI .lie otates anu OIL lnaislduais unlmpaired.
nis resolution was adopteu ana sent iortn
20 tse worid UNANIMOUSLY ~ me senate ana
" M''n oiiiy .wo a'ssen.ing Voices IA Tue Rouse
:; wa Was acceP'eu ny tue iiieaus u Iae Union
~ 'lie ooutii, as "eii as IN ehe Noreii, as eA-
Plessing iiones,i! alu uru'y 'ne onJec. o, tne
war. on the Ialtll OF IL many thousands OF
pe.soas IA po',i sec.lons gave sreir hVes anu
:: .ieir fortunes 70 Inc FAUST: 10 fePuaiate
~ now, Dy refusing 20 .ne lnuivoauais with
~ snein tne rignIs winch ,Io CONSTITUTION
anu Jaws OF tne Onion wouiu secure 70 tnciI,
70 oieac'i u our Pilsnloo nonol ~, which
: eau l,llaglne No eAcuSe snu 70 WHICH ! can
nv NV soiun,arliy .s'om. Paiv.
.ne eVilS WHICH ePlius iioui .ne uuseet'eo
oca'o ~ oui e,hllion. "i po aohho"i
euseu ny al: CoinnieIcial intercourse IS
innPeoeu, capitai Is III const''iil peril, Pupiic
securities nuctuated IN value, peace ltseiI IS
NOT secure, ana the sense oi moral ana poht-
lcai auty is impaired. 10 avert tnese CAL
amities rom our country, II Is !mPerativeiy
required tnat we shouiG lmmetfiateiy decide
upon some course OF admlmstranon winch
can De steadiasIly adnerea 70. am thorough
~ convinced that any settiemen., OF COM
promise, OF pan Oh aGtioh WHICH Is ihconsis-
tent Win the PrinciPies Oh tle Ions.ita.ion
VIII NOT only oe uhasalnng put miscnieV-
Gus; that IL VIII Dut multiply the pfesent
evils, instead OF removing u!eth. nc ool-
sCtutioh, IN us Whoie integrity anu vigor,
throughout tne iength ana preaa.n Oh tne
iand, Is the pest OF al compromises. be
sizes, our outy Goes not. IN my guagment'
leafe Us cnolIe oe."een 'nas anu any o1li-
er. peiiese INA. !. .on.",ns .ne ,cneoy
that is SO mucn heeae.i, anu that II tne CO.
ordinate branches OF the government would
unite upon It's provisions, they would be
found Droad enough ana strong enough TO
sustain IN time OF peace the nation which
they bore safely through the ordeal OF pro-
tracted civil war.
Among the most sacred guarantees of that
instrument are those which declare that
teach State shall have at least one Repre-.
sentative and that "no State. without its
consent, shall be deprived of its equal stuff
rage in the Senate" Each House is made
the Judge of the elections, returns, and
qualifications of its own members" and
may, "with the concurrence of two-thirds,
expel member" Thus, as heretofore urg-
ed, in the admission of Senators and Rep
resentatives from any and all of the States,
there can be no just ground of apprehen-
sion that persons who are disloyal will be
clothed with the powers of legislation; for
this could not happen when the Constitution
and the laws are enforced by a vigilant and
faithful Congress" "When Senator or
Representative presents his certificate of cleo
ton. he NAV at once be admitted or rejected !.
or. should there be any question as to his
ELIGIBILITY his credentials NAV he referred for
<inyestioat;on to the annronriste committee
Ifadmitted to seat. It must be upon evil
dence satisfactory to the House of which he
tbns becomes member flat be possesses .sS the
reonisite Constitutional and local malifica.
want of due allegiance to the Government,
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