The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-12

iiSiiS tisS AaiiiS' ANSiSS tndt tile BOARD
has as good riglVlas II SIe De I'd say
how tickets shoulofbe inted, and say.
that in the case rferr1 to they had no
better right IN ~ else. i
In the same paragraph he claims that
taxes are not collected as closely as they
should be, and that they are collected 50
thoroughly that some men suffer there
by.S iOnN complaint will offset the other
If our county treasurers have not done
their duty why has not the Board seen
TO IT. They have theo powerato correct
any wrong custom. Tie says, sand I, I
with some others that Z know oE would
be hard to convince chat almost any sixI
teen men would bemore difficult to In
fluence by designing men, for any selfish
ends, than would three. - will some or
Republicans" low priced 'teachers'
explain the meaning OF that sentence ~
II The Member" asks whylI do not
Recommend that the grand and petit
jurors be reduced to three each?p One
thing nta time is enough, but / will say
that / could not oppose sucha change.
Did the Member ever notice that, as
a rule, those who have hard cases call for
the numerous Jury, while men conscious
of agood case, are willing to trust to one
man, the Judge? He says that I spoke
Of "the three good mcn'' on the Board
did not say any such thing. ] said II
would rather have o,y three members
of tho Board.n 85Ha.,r sz -aw laG .assta
fhadintendedto give some additional
reasons in favor of the Commissioners
system, but have written 50 much that
must defer them till next week, d.
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Synopsis Of the Presidents Message.
! The President opens by saying that
the continued Reorganization of the
Union, to which the President has SO
often called the attention OF Congress, Is
yet Q subject Of profound and patriotic
concern. He says: att Is therefore
source OF profound regret, III complying
with the obligation imposed upon the
President by the Constitution, to give
Congress from time to time information
of the state of the Union. am unable
to communicate any detinitive adjust
ment satisfactory to The American peo-
pie Of the questions which, since the
close of the Rebellion, have agitated the
public mind. On the contrary, candor
compcls lile to declare that at this time
hpr 10, TAI J.,
stood the term, and as they ment it to be I
understood by lis. The Union which |
they established can exist only where |
all the States are represented in both
Houses of Congress" TO the President,
the process Of restoration seems perfectly |
plain and simple. 1t consists merely in |
a faithful application of the Constitution !
and laws. The execution of the laws is |
not now INSTRUCTED by physical force
There IS no military or other necessity, |
real or pretended, which can prevent !
obedience to the Constitution either |
North or South. All the rights and all
the obligations of States and individuals |
can he protected and enforced by means |
r>Hfa"tiy consistent withthc mnnament- !,
al law. 1t Is clear to his apprehension
mat the states lately in rebellion are
SIN members of the National Union
" hen dld they cease to be 50? The Or
aihances OF Secession adopted by a Dor
tiof'-ln most OF them, a very small Dor
lioh--ol their citizens were mere multi
'ies. III We admit now that they were
Vaild ana eiiectual for the purpose in
tended by their authors, we sweep from
under our feet the whole ground unon
which We justified the war.
The President Celebrates these views
at great length, and then says: "Rainr
convinced that these views are
correct, l would he unfaithful to INV
uuty Al ! ald not recommend the repeal
Oh NE acts OF Congress which place ten
OF the southern states under the ,lomin-
atlon or military masters. If calm re-
,'"'s'"h sha,l satisfy majority OF yo;r
honorable bodies that the acts referred
TO are not only Il violation Of the Nation.
al faith, but in direct conflict with fhe
Constitution, dare not permit nyself
To doubt that you will immediately
strike them from the statute book"
he PRESIDENT proceeds To say that he
mas 40 desire to save from the itst and
proper consequences of their crime those
VINO engaged in the Rebellion. but rs -
mode of punishment the measures undrr
consideration are the most unreasonable
that could be invented. Many of these
people are perfectly innocent, and of
Those who are guilty with their own
consent the degrees Of guilt are as yari.
Gus as their shades of character and tenn
per. But these acts Of Congress con.
found them all together in one common
doom fndiscriminate vengeance ON
classes, sects, parties, or upon whole
communities for offlmses committed h,.
portion of them against the Govern
ment which they owed obedience was
common in the barburous aces. mn
Christianity and civilization have maIe
such prograss that recourse to a punish-
ment so cruel and unjust would meet
the condemnation of all unprecedented
and right-minded men. The primitive
justice Of this age especially in his
country, does not consist in stripninr
whole States % their liberties ANA retInro7
ing all of their people without distinc-
ton to the condition of slavery.
lie says he is aware that it is assumed
that this system of government for The
south is not to be perpetual. IF The
guarantees of the Constitution can Lo
broken Professionally to serve a tpmnn-
rary purpose, and in a part only Of line
country, we can destroy them every
where, and for all time. Arhitra',
measures often change, but they ppnnr-
ally change TOR the worse. II + In.
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