Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-01-16

MoNTpELIER. JANuARY Is. $50.

MONTPELIER, JANUARY IS, 1866.
senator Edmunds was sharply cross.questioned,
from both sides of the Senate, on bis amendment
to the bills for the admission of territories to the
Union; but he bore himselfwe Senator Fessen-
den raised the important question, what is to bo
done if o territory, when admitted as state, shall
refuse or neglect to comply with the condition inn
posed by Congress. Senator Edmunds replied that
the wrongcd citizen will seek his remedy In the
courts; and Congress Dust the Senators and Menu
bcrs, whose seats would be forfeited. This was the
correct answer. and it seems to that it indicates
a weak point in the Senator's amendment 1t may
be that the Supreme Court of the United States will
sustain the condition imposed by Congress and en-
force it against the Constitution of the Statoi but
what VI 10 does not and what also, it, iH the
of political changes, majority of Congress shall
be opposed to the condition and refuse to Dust the
members? OF course then there would be a failure
of hc conditoa. Possibly we would take the two
territories ON this condition, believing they will
comply with its but we would not take a late rebel
state in that way. Rather let Congress. require an
irreppalable provision in thc constitution of such
State declaring equality of civil and poliuchiieht
irrespective of color orrce or else am amendment
to the Constitution of tho United States to the
effect.
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Senator johnson Of Maryland denies the power
of the President TO re appoint officers who have
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i'm hast. Fl, declare oripiop. An instance of impro-
prioty i. CHARGED uron Senator Doolitc. in that he
has assured the President that he will not Doe inn
pcached Ifthis Doc true ought the Senate allow
Mr.. Doolittle TO sit ON a trial for impeachment
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AS we supposed Senator johnson OF Maryland
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d.t,,ot evan. .t,,,d ,iot President johnson b,. in
.oy,~.l ,,..s c,,,,..i himself tn ccn.ur, i'm tbi.
,,,, Norcoy,y il y,as declared in debate that AN
act of $685. torbdding payments to officers i'm Ger.
tain cases had been deliberately disrcgurded hy the
Treasury Department, on au opinion Of the Auor-
ney General that the act was unconstitutional
This is bringing Congress and the rresidon, into
close quarters. Appropos to ths Senator Ed
munds has reported d mli ON this subject pronbit-
log suchopponment- and making it a penal offence
for amy person TO accept such appointments or for
an! o"c'I 10 commission "'"'i OF ''I "NJ oi-
ncei To pay lheh' Inns Ull is ho" pelo'e ''e '''-
ate ANA VIII Hnu' "D'e"y pass proo"oy ny TWO
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A dispatch from Washington of the 18th. init
mating that Surratt is to nplieate both Jen Davis
and President Johnson in the assassination of Pres
ident Lincoln is probably piece OF mlschieyous
guess-work, and of no better authority is the report
lhat the judiciary committee nhu no lupea'ii"o'o
eonane' III the PRESIDENT Inc oo'lnl'No n'S no.
eNannneS'N"' question: yet anu we po"D' il IL VIII
Io It, T" ANY ','''''' '''',
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