The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-01-26
The Governors Message.

The LouisviIIe Courier thus commen's
upon the last Off cisl ui,srsncs oi Goyernor
Norton
" The messsge. ike the preceding mes
sage Of Governor Morton, 10 sdrolt but 90
|phis'icsi aud in,efminsble. Judg' d BY The
radical STANDARD. ho~rver. the uesssg- III
airhly respectable. And the Governor
must be euppesed 10 have drown W the
message with the radical sishdsrd ia HE
Ieye
Governor Norton 10 Of course pleased
9th thu const,,usicns! smsndo,eni, which
ne ssys " e-tsolishss equsiiiy ot sepresen.
,s,lon 10 the lo~rr House oi Congress. snd
10 the electoral college. by excluding from
the bs-is ot representation any race " cis-s
Of people who are deprived oi the rigat u
sufIfrg~.' Now, il 80 hspPsns 'hs' the
snsndmens toes no such thing. bat on
1.-THE con rsry, estsbiish.s IN. .sushty o. rev
,lres~atslisn il the lover l.Cus- of Con-
lgssss. by excluding trom thr bsss o. repre-
sentssion . cisss oi non-vonng people pc.
cul,sr u the South. while iacluc.ng 10 'hst
lsssis I'll The numerous classes Of non voting
II sesple il toe North. The smeniing Ia
lcospofaivs inssutiisy Of representation into
he rule. and 6x-s Il 10 ,hs Consultation.
lHs~ Governor II ,rlon never rssd be sr-
-l,icie
'The Governor ssys 'sbe PsYsicen'
cou:d Dos estsblish q b ate government. .nd
sesept Il 6asIly - loyal s"d sepuo'ic.n 10
10 iosm and legal .nj cosnp,~te IN u
sssucssss. without sssv niag M he 10 n,
GOv ssnm~n, o. fhs Uni,vd states. ~hlch
~oU q sssn,f-s,iy b. stsusd lie could no.
do this without assuming smucn mosr bu
he hss not done Ibis. The Presid.st b..
not established Safe governments. h h..
! merely f-ciIissted the ss,sshshm-n, u v"s
ernm-s s,s by th- states themselves, WI,
sivne ass ccmpe,en' 40 ~-tssl,-h their o~i
governments. B-sises. the Precedent a.,
Congress together could not rst~blisn
. they are ths State, winch siso ~uud y
uissiie.:ly sb.nrd. iet this thing Congr-sI
( would do end q .ver.or Morton. % con-
Z. moa ~uh .is party, ss.sr's the sght Q
!. X rer,ess 70 d. u.
"Th- Governor dilstes upon the sushori
liy sos'eu.d BY iLe gusrsn,y slsu-e. n.
lssys: Il Sac g"vsfn'arnt his been d.
suoysd BY rebeIl.un. III Up.iss Ssss~s 'sus
: o., " o. 20 estsbrrh : s-pub f'eso torm y
GovesnmenI II s ate government -h"ul'
10 converted into ~ sris,ocssev. ~ Uar''
: State NUT restore II 10 . rspuUiirsn 'orm
!. Not 90. 10 cur opinion NJ, 90 10 the or'r
ion Of the irsmers Of h. government. No
90, 10 any s.nensl view Of tie case. |
!, Sac gov rnm.n, hss seeo dssuny.r. %
) Unitrd State, u necessary, mus, pro'ec
9 the people q ,hr Ss'e 10 ,h~ re.es'rbI'-h
: a ~ o. heir government, bu mos' ~
Itself ssssbi.sh their gvvrr.mr.s. tyr 50
lerrmSnl 90 ss'sb bish.d. beng made for -
people and no, ov them. ~"uld b- snyih'"
but .. .pubic.n "a form. sno 'he sxsrcis. 4
such su,horits under the susrsniy cl.us
would be self s,uiulyinf. IL nAe msnss
liz : State government should br convsrs
into sn srissocfscy. the Unnrd S,sss mu'
!" 0v~skrow the srs'ccrscy, and leave n
! p-vpIe tree 70 re-. establish ' government q
|. II eubliesn ia torn. bu, must not itself vs'st
! iish ihs,r aovsrnme.s. for The idss ,hss
sepublicse form. OF government nav BE- =
'lssbsished By sry power sxcepi The psopl
s,hemselve', is issttionsl X is the cree
. of sbsusdisy. VIVA f
"Yet Governor Norton ro' on'y sdop
,hs ides, but assesr, hist, In pursvsnc "A
lit. Ccngress msy IswioIIy decree neg
|suftsee 10 The S,stes. This come que, 9
slnis true, The Governor s~sIlows ~iih
= wry fsce but he swsIlows Il. With vs'
Z Z Iiiule wriggIing BE- gets down I've ea'i
programme ei the snsrchis,s q WasbioI
~ Ton. Wilt sesss with him., W. ino