The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-31
. Boutvvsl1's Bin.

1ne fecen5 decision OF the Supreme
Court, will give the President q
splendid opportunity to send q
powerful veto message 10 Congress.
It says:
"The gag which the majority Of
the House put upon the discussion of
Boutwell's bill for overriding q re-
cent decision Of the Supreme Court
has accidentally been of great service
The topsy -turvy night session to
which it led has done more to fix
public attention on j'o measure than
could have been accomplished by the
widest latitude Of debate; and it is
Of so extraordinary and indofensible
q character, that little was needed in
the way of discussion but to make it
conspicuous. TO choke OFF and
strangle debate was itself n great
blnnder; but it was greater blunder
for Congress to make a great dccll-
ration OF war against the Supreme
Court. The great English philoso-
phcr, Locke, said that certain classes
of rclgioniSts never make an outcry
against human reason Until they Gnl
that reason lifts up its voice against
thcm. BY an open quarrel with the
supreme Court, Congress advertise
to the country that the authoritative
cxpounder of the Constitution and
by fair Inference the Constitution it
seifu'sis;'lfows their measures.
+" hch Congress undeftail"s to
"v"rr;Ae Judgment of the Supreme
I""ff they proci;um, III "Acct, tii>'r
:atrAii"n |" abolish the Constitution,
ana SET up Their own 'r1eS3ons!l''n
VIII. th1 CONSTITUTION r"nS:s'ne Il
l"H& ~! ol festrh tloHi upon tilv
l'"""i' OF congress. 3ut what ruahi
ne NOR huS"tory tn"h l"r the Con
S;1 cut'on TO forbid Congress % ia
,AlS or 7" do tha:. II congress ar
:AcNis2-N.S I" ne ~ >":H az; iil's'
J "'|S'' W!etil'f Illoir acis i''ii wiJh1'
1",' prom g'd9h, - Say lh&i their
;'ct &-;it'l De Reid 'alld IN spite oi til
.0n:'rnn'e Ic;irt, Is lha p:actltNl ,oin4.
~ SaJiaS 'i1''t thct hllau pr"Saii ~
spite OF the Con>Atu'!on, That in-
sVf,'Acht can nave u" resff%in'nc ''f-
icF' cAcePt y 'ile EeIuS;i! .: tt:a
Go''''S % aaniihiS1Sr ';neonstit'tlop"l
,''"S. y "flttSii c"AStiidt'un. lnnit-
iA& !h" power oi TIC j. r$isliitHrs,, !
- ios'r'u'y. = sham, i the lHd!"iA-
r. - ~: 4, AbeIty t" trca: All !lN,
~ f""iti'.f Wittl Il ~ Eold.
Il ms hi'i' assuming {" :""-'r;a
\ ''''SS',;a IN" 9"nEenlr i'9Art,
y" ''I'' thr Nrhtic, u wiil Sir ;Ar
Sfr-'t?' "inA':|r 'ar y, i"i-can
parry A.'i @G' il'tii&. Il Wi enable
t''1 resident % s'nd IN E"to incs-
sage moro crushing IN argument, and
more telling IN It's exposure OF dan
Sero'lS u9slSilS' ti1n any state paper
eyer p"piiSnco either i'll England OF
-Nne1ric3, ,, it is such ;'h opportunity
rs w '"i'!."oA mas every reason to
c'vc1;
~ Il ,l'Ar When he is about % DC
''i''5iite' q, ~ !: "sHfpei' ne can turn
~, ..tc 2'Dllc @ 'oh1ihleht OF me civilized
"oll'l against ms "cc"scrs. BY show
.l6 .l.6 ."'.. .''f, ii'se A'l5'lSs tribunal OF
,,..: ;-'o i'a.!"'l i'''N Fl1hohhcea thclr con
-. a';'.l'.''i' '.'i.t 'ii'',' SA;'rtln@ under
40 J",'7 , ''l'l' 1i my nave 'irN'aiiy re-
u:l',. 4'4:' ., an ','4ts''"ilce 10 'Ae Constr
I.:''t,i Is ~ ny nave sworn I" support.
u,,,,ni u .iio 'ot,ia.1 ',!I'1 c"he"fS with the
% - .;IS ~, ~ ~. i;Loi sliIi 'no opportunity,
:. We DI J1 liec d i:1I'l ialse lnan"uvre
'.el.. u1 lI,''!ic' ~ "'l'cil me op-
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