The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1867-10-12

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mEy' think proper to 1 pose on us,
~ most fae1Y OoroneouG Such a |
theory haA Existence In the
daAk and barbarous Oacs of the
world whehaSaOo obnquS 5r claiV1gdi
tlfc%right to enslavoC0 kill arheSt
captives atpleasurc, 6|nt it EIas |
becp exploded mong piyiliKed 5SIl--,
tions for many ccntur es; and Nc
must bc hagd - ased or miserably !
deficient ininfaGnation who urges
such n doctrine at the present day,
especially as applicable in II limit
cd government. The cOnseque ehce
of permanent conquest, after peace
has been restored, is simply this:
tho govcrnmRRtof tho cOnqueror-
supercedes and kos the placc of
government OF The conquered, se&ssl
ccpt so far.as the, ,conquering pow.
or may permit tho laws of Sth6
conquered power 10 prevail, which
is usually allowed as to mere rights
of property, hutlA lover as regards
pOEzpnal o. political rights. This
has been a rule of thoPpRblic paw
ever since tho Roman Empiro7
began to extend its ddm)nionS hx
conquest. As cOnecNuencS cof1 ]
this rule, the conquCror has mo-
mep power over the Ieonquercd
people than thnlnws o. his goESj
elnment may give. This bOing.
tho general EalC With regard t6atS
bitrary or anllaited gOFernmS Shts,
hOw does the matter Stand with
regard to the gQsernrpeht of the
United States? h is a limited con-
Stiiutional government, and-in..
that charaeter, and insvthat onty,
it,supcrceded' the govcrhment OF
tic Confederate States; conse-
qWcptIy the constitution of the
United States BECAME tle supreme
OF government overEthe South,
cvcu if it was u separate nationalis.
ty;;and Of course when it wac Os-
tablishcd there, it was Established
not I'm part but as YAOlc, with
aAlts guarantees for NC protec-
tioH Of life, liberty and property,
and every person in { - southern
states is entitled to fun protection
under it. Either this-is true or
tire constitution is not-in force ut
all in the south, If it is not in
force, Congress- csnhot -lcgistate
for us, since the power to isgislate
is dctived from, Y X co-e ektcnsive
with. and only cO-extensiye with
tho Constitution If, Oa the other
hand, il iklin f0ruc I'm the Siifth.
tho Legislation OF C0ngress mast
bo in strict subordination to II,
and cannot violate any Of its
principles, OF extend beyond the
legislative power granted by il.
The gOvernment can take no moro
power To tho south than it possess.
cs.H Awuy thcn, Withl this faIl.sey
of northern and southern cxtrom-
ist who strangely eRough have
united on cannon theoryI Fgain
they ara aiding each other as IN
darr pust.0 3 - ldj sd sua ,z8ii.
Having then disposed Of lhIs
/ question, 7 hope Satisfactorily. /
shall proceed TO discuss Tho spb-
iect before me, regarding OfIcoVrse
tho State of Mississippi as State
OF the Union under .thOaCOhstitu-
ton. AS such should her people
ratify, approve, or ~ any act of
theirs, willingly acquiesce in the
military reconstruction acts? For
myself answer most gnphgtgSl- :
| ly in tho negative. by doing SO
we gain nothing in the present,
IjeOpardize all IN tue future, To
arrive at a correct sol 1tion Of the
question propounded, Tho general
scope And Epurp0ses oG thd 1Vts
must be understood, and these are
to be gathered from the language
employed, and the evils or neces,
stiles that gave rise to the enact
ments. 1t seems to be clear be-
yOnd a reasonable ddOnbte thatTIiyy
these enactmonts lone Of two o.
iccts must have been lin ylview
either they were intendcA oIplace
the radical party perm mon tly "a
power by the aid .ofrthe.. negro
vote, or they weRdliintended 20
lead to the utter overthrow lof al
the state goyerRmcnts, ms wcil az
the governmcnt- Of tho, United
States, and to build up q consoli,
datedJgoTerPneBt ona thOtrpinS
Witieh idbjeet pkepOhaenabeu Il
may be difficult TO, say; in efRecI
they win accomplish Both these
sends if put into successful opera,
ktion, and tllu5 fe1 accomplish
nothing else. Ana - men 81
act that certain fesn st fol
low their action. usEl5
Echargoahlo With 4 81 ch fe.
eults. To these ui hd ) 6rpoS6i
then the people or Mississippi ar,
invited tORiVe thoirsanction anS
their aid; indeed they are com
manded TO Do solandOf penalty d
tbe high displeaspre of, the, Rad
lieals, with The threa I &c moro, ,hsral
} moastipes ifathey,dq not. Letlu
500 then. whethelrth Ne A0lsiaOrnR
prove tho object I'd haze bS6,
WHAT / have stated. lwkfch Z ,ad
still more -apparont " hen oonaid
erSdS tilha thdEaiGE nof Rtho1aigHt
fitrniahad hv the acfion ~ othl