Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-01-17
Thaddeus stevens snubbed.

Thaddeus Stevens Snubbed.
Republics are ungrateful'- so is
the old .sKeystone" State! Is it not un-
gratsful.in Pennsylvania to snub her faith
full aud honored son, Thad. Stevens--he
who has served her thro' evil and thro'
good report? Oh, ye mulles~headed con-
sumers of>saur- kraut, how could you snub
Mr.. Stevens !? Did not the ''rebels' burn
his furnace and has he not practically
demonstrated the equality of the negro
with himself? What more could lie do
Would you believe it that hardened oln
sinner, Simon Cameron, has been. elect
to the q. 5. Senate over Thaddeus 8
vens, on the first Cameron recel.
wing as, Governor Curtin %. Steven
7, and Grow 5-and then the election wag
declared unanimous This was ..the mosi
unkindest cut of all p How are the NIGH
ty fallen! 4
EKWhile the demagogues at WASH
ington are getting up bill for the odami,s11
sion of Colorado Territory into the Union
as State, the people Of the Territory are
not only not asking for admission, but are
earnestly protesting against the measure 4
The Constitution provides that new State,
a'ay be admitted into the Union, who
they shall h@Te population sufficient !,
entiese them to member of Congress ac
eording to the last apportionment, and
shall have adopted arepublican form of 60 !
vernment; but Congress is notinvested with,
power to force Territory into the Union
before these indispensable conditions exist.
The Legislature of Colorado, in view Of
the proposed action of Congress, adopted
the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas it is announced in the pub
lie prints that it is the intention of Con-
gress to admit Colorado as State into the
Union Therefore
"Resolced BY the Hopse of Representatives.
Of Mas TERRITORY, That, representing as
we DO the last and only legal expression
OF public opinion on this question, we ear
nestly protest against the passage of a
law admitting the State without first hay
ing the question submitted to vote Of the
people, tor the reason First. That we
have a right to a voice in the selection Of
the character of our government. Second.
That we have not a sufficient population to
support the expenses of State govern
ment
'for these reasons we trust that Con-
gress will net force a government upon US
against our will
Where does the radical Congress Get the
power, we should rather say. the au-
thorlty,-to compel the people of Colorado
to assume the functions of a sovereign
State, before they have sufficient popula-
ton to entltle them to representation in the
popular branch of Congress? Where do
they lind the authority for forcing upon an
unwilling and unqualified people condi-
tlon' of the propriety and necessity of
which the people of the Territory, and not
Congress, are constituted the Judges p
We answer, they find not the authority for
these extraordinary acts in the Constitution,
nor IN any precedent upon the subject:
these are all against them. The trae Sc
cret OF the source of the radical power and
authority in Congress is to be found in the
fact that they have acolthards najoritv
IN both Houses! They can make or un-
make States, as the interest of their partv
or the behests OF their leaders may require
Ehey have the pe~er to prevent Virginia
assuming her place in the Union, because
her restoration might weaken. their power:
and they have the po,eer to compel the peo-
pie OF Colorado, against their will. to come
into the Union, because it would probably
increase their majority in Congress. En-
short they look upon the Government as a.
mere machine" to be manipulated ard
worked for the exclusive benefit of the ra-
dical party, and not for the interests of the
whole country
SfaV Law Decided EIuennct:tut:oos