The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-25

This move was commenced IN my sec
ton when left home on tho 9Th inst,
and the planters have the thing in their
hands now for the first time, and can
use their powers over this article with
more efficacy than amy combination
among the manufactures"
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The legal Effect of the Amnesty---W
tho People Should do and What tho
President will do.
TAe following article taken from tie
Washington Nuttonoi MtUiyenccr may
be regarded rs scmi-olliciaI
President ana his entire Cabinet who
attended the consultation upon the sub
jcct, were unanimously Of opinion that
the amnesty proclamation which was
then agreed upon, and subsequently is
sued, would have the legal effect OF re-
licving every person embraced within
its torms of all disqualilica,ions, rs well
as all penalties, incurred by completely
in the late rebellion. We added that
no urist Of responsibility OF either party
would, uninllurnccd by the violent pres
sure Of polcal necessity, deny the sound
ness Of this opinion. We rc(raincd,
however, rom any speculation as to the
means proper to bn employed III giving
practical effect to the exercise Of The
privileges restored by that important
document. II by no means follows that
the Executive branch Of the government
while possessing and exercising ample
authority to remit the forfeiture Of
rights, is tic proper channel through
which these rights may be asserted and
maintained This pertains rather to
the judicial aalhority.
In this view Of tho matter it is a lit,
tie surprising to witness the crude sug.
gcssluns and wild spcculations indulged
by the Radical press as to the past and
future acton Of the President Thry
say that Congress has enacted law bv
two-thirds majority which provides that
''no person shall Dc registered or vote
by reason Of Executive pardon or am.
ncsty," and that The President in
tending to mullify this provision by hi:
proclamation, has rendered himself liaW
to impeachment We have sccp II
suggested in no quarter friendly INC
administration, that tho PrcsiIht M
tends to interfere, directly or N'lrcc''y.
in the miserable farce OF 'Is','Si,.f"'loN
now going on at tho SouW Ills proc
lamalon, in effect, puts whom it en-
braces upon an equal f,o'lhG with other
citizens OF the unilc'Statcs-tlat is It's
LEGAL effect hc l1icvcs-and if this be
, SO, and the unconstitutional provision
quoted is thcr,ny nnl'licl, it only shows
/ his opponr,ts to admit virtually, that
5 net only It, but all other legislation cl
Congress setting at naught the constltu'
tionai powers OF The Executive, were
null and void from The beginning. The
r.",, ."'.'U'o.. ..---y- ,...,. tl.o xNr.t, am
doubtless will, Of bringing the question
OF the consli,ulionalily oil the main fen.
turcs of What is called the Rcconslruc
ton laws before the legal tribunals o
tho co"atry. Npluces tic great mas
Of the Soahc'w pcoplc IL an attitude L
assert od maintum Mcir rights auo
rr'rlcgrs and il, rhcu EnaUy 2,assec
upon by ire Supreme Cart, obstruction.
are still in,crposcd by unauthorized
agcnc:cs, military or otherwise rcvou
: tlonary, it again becomes the duiy Of tn
ErccNtirc to tnicr/trc and carry inte
effect, at every hazard, tho mandate 0
the jul iicial authority. And tins, th,
country may rely upon, will be done {,
the letter.