The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-31
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dsssrsd Il s sas lie sSa sd navy ss employed
POSSES the 70 ts arsenaa and navy yar to enforce the
odnary judicial proceedngsto preserve the Constitution
and the Unon to restore speedily peace and tranquility
taxes are imposed according the basis fixed BY
enorce the revenue laws the statutes Of limitations are sus
Ipended against certain class persons in these States
long the condition Of hostility continues In reforming the
judicial sysem which has been applied exclusively States
since each one Ct the Southern States was assigned
The 18th amendment 70 the Constitution " y ~ Can
gress in 1865 submitted to each the States
acted upon BY the Legislatures the southern States
ognized and counted the Secretary State (under the act
Congress for that purpose and their adoption as much
the States OF the North East and West made part
An eminent Judge Supreme Court 81 the United States
has held that SO soon as the suppressed and
civil law and order restored the Constitution became OBJ
eatiye and supreme and tribunal unknown would try
convict the citizen for offences against the United States
same doctrine has been recently announced by the entire
Inview all this would seem to be too clear for cav or
debate that the United States estopped deny that the
States lately instruction members Federal Union
MEMBERS they States in the Union all purposes
equal IN rights with the others under the Constitution The
peaed deliberate official acts of the United States that
moment the military and forcbe combination against the laws
prmacy was reinsated and law and civil tribunals
placed then the work of preserving the Union
and relations in it, Wy aegsa
Mississippi is now entitled to every benefit of the
a.
completely New and Indiana then the
not been mantaned and the Union has preserved
II in our complex system that state can oc
cupy amdde It is revolutionary subyersive of fun
damenal principles that State may be the Union for
purposes and of for others That she may through
Legislature ray amendment of the Constitution and at
the same time be excluded from the consideration and vote
the amendment in Congress. slss4asa r4es sd3
So far from according spirit Constitution
in disagreement with all right ideas of Representative Gov
eminent to hold allegiance any of the ola State
10 deny to the State representations and especially to with
on tn
the organic law particularly affecting her. and the
time on her people direct taxes which can only be
Government to hold the State and people under the sab
tiles Of conquered territory War; foreign domestic works
alteration in the Constitutional neither enarges d
minshes the of the General Government Our fathers
contemplated the contingency Of domestic conflict and strife
hence they conferred Congress the power to suppress
surecons The grant power was very purpose
of perpetuatng the Constitution and the Union under not
make the instruction the petext and occasion prver
the and subvert the other. @ae ssras - " q
The CLAIM of the consequences of the war; that the
States engaged it, have been subugated is but another form
of speech for the doctrine that the United States may conquer
part of itself Ta9 a9eaHsa 80 sd q
The assumption that twenty States can govern the other
eleven in mode different from that prescribed the Go
sttution and the Union created by it ss. s
There is no such thing Mowp to the Constitution
er in Congress to expel State from the tno
There ghtfu power Congress all the departments
of the Government combined refuse admission to their
er reason than they accredited State
The Senate and House respectively the judges of the
enquiry is limited to examination of each individual app
cant for seat. go G8a s3ge qfg 500
What the qualifications are plainly written in Cons
tuition If the Congress can outside OF the constitutional
rule and exclude entire State delegation because
cal opinions those of their constituents then majority
Congress may pepeuate its faction or party in power
shutting the doors of Congress all who do not with
The Committee the adoption of the joint resou
80 8 Y. So - e sIMRAIL
a .sassaaa s. s5 ssssa as,ga So Chairman h i
ssolvea BY tie Legislature Of Tie STATE Of sssissppi That
the State Of Mississippi refuse to ra the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States proposed by Congress
tcle fourteen 1919 IA. S - #sae 4ess 4skf
The following the vote Of the House of Representatives
YEAs--Mr. Speaker, Messrs Acker Barry Beauchainp
Boddie, Bonner Boone Boyden Brown of Kemper Brown
,ron Caperton, Carter Cole Cromwell Daniel Darden
on Duff Dunlap Easteng, Ellis Foxworh Gilstrap, Cow
IN, Graham Griffin, Gresham Hamilton Hanson Hearne Hen
ey Hunter, Hudson Huffman Hllyer Iby Jones' Kennedy
Kendal Labauve, Lewis Levers, Ldde Lse Lyles Mabry
arable 1ayson, Meares Merrill Milton Montgomery Nor
his, McEroy, McInns Mel McRae MUIR
lock- Mckinney Murray Owen Philips Pope
'hpps Pound Reid Robertson, Seal Shannon Slower Steele
Ame Webb, Of Franklin, West, Williams So sssd sagaaE
The last Holly Springs Reporter mentions that Col Scott
prisoners sent to the Dry Torugas during the
nder the charge OF being passed through
aughte obtained his release It isqHie common, Col
the to be sevey lashe ths bare backs
the least mprudence indiscreon The Repsrtr says
mong the prisoners st in that horrible basle, are
oil st Leger Gfenfel Inspector General on GEN Bragg
ta General Of Cavalry 81 the
TENNESSEE who has severely logged q number az
mes and Mr. zAlexander B. Steward Of Bolivar county,
ss Mr. Steward was tried and sent 70
several gallant in 1863 made an
tack upon the steamer Randolph
ptred and burnt the and destroying
dillon dollars IN greenbacks tafsssb 4sas3 a
The prize fight between John McGlade, Of New York
Samuel Coyer Goldsboro station fourteen miles south
st Of Harrisburg Pa resulted victory Coger after
fy six rounds, lasting SIX minutes faagnp 81