The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-09-18
AN IMPORTANT LETTER.
Thaddeus stevens AdEr'fs sr1f
The Radicals Have Repn5ias
ed tie Constitution -gO ora
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the Constitution, CT
Guilty of UsurpatfOn,
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CoLuMBIA, Pa, Aug. "a, 1867

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Hon. Ihdd6eus SteUeRs, Lancaster Pr.
DEAR SIR;-Several of your intelligent
constituents in this region, no doubt frnR7
want of proper information, are couplair-
ing of mistakes made by Congress in not
passing laws at the last session restraining
the removal Of certain officers engaged in
reconstruction. | contended thar YOU had
passed an act at the very close providirs
for that very contingency, but which is not
executed. VIII you be so good as to in
! form me how far our representative is re-.
| sponsble for this omission, if omission It
| he. You know we are in the habit of deal
ing tanilierly with the member from the
| Ninth
A brief answer will much oblige your
| friend, SAMUEL SCHoCK.
! LANCASTER, Pa. Aug, "a.
! C0L0ae} Samuel .Schock, Colun,bia Pa:
| DEAR SIR:-You are right in suoposing
that Congress made mistakes as is the in
evltabIe lot of man, but You mistake in
supposlng that there is any law to prohibit
the removal Of the District Commanders,
without the consent Of the Senate.
Soon after the commencement Of the last
| session OF Congress | reported bill from
the Committee Of the House of Represer.
tatives which contained provision prohib.
Ting the removal without the consent OF
the Senate. 1t passed the House, and was
sent to the Senate; the Senate struck it out
and rctgrned it to the House, who refused
0 concur in the amendment. The result
was committee of conference, where an
animated contest ensued. There were sevs
eral other questions in controversy between
the houses, which the House offered to
yield II this could be granted. The Senate
phrsevcringly refused, declaring that they
wo0Id sooner lose the bill. As that would
Illustrate all our legislation it could not be
allowed. The House yielded, with a warn
ing OF the evils it would inhict upon the
country. Some Of the members of the Sen.
Gte seemed to doubt tier power under the
"w"@lHtion aohach they had jat repudidted
end 'chol,y outSede Of 10iich all agreed that
'oewege acfj@g, else our solsole a0orh of Re.
cosStr"ctto@ ,cas asMpat1oa, or perhaps
they had desire to be thought to be grave
y conservative and magnanimous. These
ideas seemed to control the action of some
halt a dozen Senators who preferred trust.
ing the President. My dear Colonel, a few
Senators Of great ability, undoubted pstris
otism. and purity, have become so saturat~
ed with what they are pleased to call cor
Seryatlsm twhose meaning, confess, am
uiidbiC W uiutfStdHu,J tndb rear tHey WIZ
forget the monster that was sain in 1875
and again in 1861, and will thus do great
damage to the creation Of governments
now so capable of being converted into
political paradise. This is liable to happen,
not 80 much by direct and papable at
tack upon its frame work as by gradually
the vital principles of the Decla-
ration of Independence. Strike but one Of
he living sparks which gives life to our
Goddess Of Liberty, and the mysterious
md intense heat, whose Welding fires neaY
l century ago, and at present are fusing
he principles Of freedom and reducing des-
1otism to cinder will gradually cool, un.
il the most conservative despot could thrust
lis sword into it wi thout affecting its tenn
Der.
| have said above that did not know the
meaning OF Conservative. l have since seen
he report of a speech, said TO have been
made by an Ohio Senator, at Canton, Ohio,
which, if it be truly reported, and is to be
considered as definition of that doctrine,
hen it, to me, is very alarming--worse
han Copperbeadism 1t is legislation
Without authority and reconstruction by
| am, respectfully, your obedient SER
ant, THADDEUs STEVENS.