Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-18
The Country Has Had Enough Ol
rE l9ds NuIlIlica lion. .

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The Country Has Had Enough Of
gF t9d NuIlIfica IiOn.
We believe the old lady who had the
misfortune to ride behind runaway horse
down hill, and who put implicit trust In
Divine Providence until the breeching
broke, escaped uninjured. She was very
much frightened, simply. Why she should
have abandoned her faith in Divine ProVl-
dence when the breeching broke we could
never imagine. That was the time when
she should have given more activity to her
faith. The editor of the Sandusky Re lister
seems to Illustrate parallel to that old
lady in his comments on the recent decis-
ions of the Supreme Court of the United
States. Evidently, he is under the delu-
sion that every thingis moving to general
smash at the top of electric speed. Exclaims
he: 'sThe latest act of the United States
! Supreme Court renders it certain that the
judicial Department of the Government
is heartily in sympathy with the Executive
and that Congress is now the depen-
dence of the nation" This is non
sense. Be it remembered that five out of
the nine Judges who compose that Court
are indebted to President LINCOLN for their
appointments, and unless he was in the
habit Of appointing "Copperheads," it were
/ well for persons who inveigh against the
Supreme Court not to expose themselves to
ridieule by asking the question, "Shall five
Copperhead judges, who happen to hold
seats on the Supreme bench, aided by an
accidental President who has notoriously
betrayed the nation--shall they be per-
mitted to set aside the undoubted verdict
of the American people by enforcing such
construction Of our written Constitution
as, in case OF another rebellion, must prove
fatal to the Government ?"
Who is going to get up ''another Rebel
lion2" If a set of demagogues in the Re-
publican party and their newspaper echoes
have taken the position that Civil War
suspends the functions of the Constitution
not only throughout the continuance of
the War, but IL need be, after the War
shall have ended, it does not necessarily fol-
low that the highest judicial tribunal in
the land, the duty of which Is to adjudicate
constitutional questions, is under obliga-
tions to adopt views so preposterously abb
surd. In conformity with the ordination
Of the Constitution, and not in conformity
with crude Republican editorials, is the
court constrained to decide, and TIE sooner
suchl editors as he Of the Register realize
this, the better it will be for the tranquil
ity of his mind. That is, the sooner he be-
takes himself to inculeating some reyef-
ence for the Constitution the better 1t will
be for him, and those, who attach faith to
his teachings. The country has had about
enough Of Modification.
| OK the 18th the Journal INDUCED in a
growl over what It lis pleased to regard the
| bad manners Of the Democratic press in
| publishing record of rapes and other
| crimes committed by the rampant freed.
men. ~ The Journal looks upon such Z
I publication as calculated TO foster a preju-
| dice against the freedmen, In its estlma.
| tion, d newspaper is legitimately pursuing
| its vocation II it shall publish everything Il
| can get hold Of conyicting White men o
siepravity, and lin taking no note Of wha
shall be done amiss BY Blacks. Doubtless
\ the Journal experienced an unpleasan
sensation yesterday in reading in the Gin
cinnatl papers an account Of how GEoRGl
| JAMES, colored preacher, had robbed
CI HOPKINS & Co, and McALPIN, Polk 4
| HEBBARD, while serving them in the ca
! paeity Of porter. They, however, gave
as an item of local news.
OrRmmIxatioh of Sine DeEnocrati.
i ~ Execi1tfve Committee.
j ON the evening Of the nth, at q neetint
Of the members Of the Democratic Stat
| Executive Committee, JoHN @. THOMPsol
| was elected Chairman, and y. B. EsHELMAl
secretary, FOR the ensuing year. N'.-'''''a